T.H.E. SmartClassroom :: May 1, 2008
Focus
Assessing New Knowledge in 21st Century Teaching and Learning
Designing with the end in mind: cell phones as the smallest distributable point
As technology continues to change and affect how students think and process information, instructors must realize that there is an opportunity now to capture and assess in ways not formerly possible. Research continues to enforce the importance of learning as a process, student engagement, and learning outcomes in the process of learning. Technology does not change this reality, but it can provide new ways to evaluate learning....
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Ed Tech News
Web 2.0 Event Draws the Bleeding-Edge Cloud Crowd
Tim O'Reilly woke up his end-of-the-day audience when he took the stage at last week's Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco. The publisher of the popular "In a Nutshell" computer books series declared that the Internet is fast becoming "a global platform for everything," and an "amazing tool for harnessing collective intelligence."...
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Turning Launches Computer-free Classroom Response System
Classroom technology developer Turning Technologies has launched a new classroom response system that doesn't require computers or projectors. The new ResponseCard AnyWhere is a wireless, handheld system designed for standalone use to capture data from interactive classroom polls and other types of feedback....
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Chicago Public Schools Taking Grades Online
Beginning this summer, Chicago Public Schools will implement a Web-based gradebook system, piloting GradeSpeed.NET from Campusware at select campuses....
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rSmart Releases Commercial Sakai CLE Update
Education support services provider rSmart has rolled out an update to its commercial implementation of the Sakai Collaboration and Learning Environment, bringing it in line with the latest major release from the Sakai Foundation. rSmart's version is built on the regular Sakai software but also includes additional functionality and contracted support....
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Apple iMacs Get Processor, Graphics Upgrades
Apple this week upgraded its iMac line of all in one desktop computers. The new models now sport frontside bus speeds of 1,066 MHz across the board. hey also now offer options of processor speeds up to 3.06 GHz and Nvidia GeForce 8800 GS graphics....
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Events Calendar
May 4-5, 2008
Security Professionals Conference 2008
Arlington, VA
http://www.educause.edu/SecurityConference
May 4-6, 2008
Leading Learning Conference '08
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
http://www.leadinglearning.org/
May 4-6, 2008
CMMA 2008 Professional Development Conference
Baltimore, MD
http://www.cmma.net/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3502
May 5-6, 2008
AALF 21 Steps to 21st Century Learning Institute
Lambertville, NJ
http://http://guest.cvent.com/i.aspx?5S,M3,78a07057-86d6-460c-be10-f86fef877f0c
May 7-8, 2008
Educause Policy Conference 2008
Arlington, VA
http://www.educause.edu/content.asp?page_id=1477&bhcp=1
May 9, 2008
DLA 2008 Annual Conference
Dover, DE
http://www2.lib.udel.edu/dla/conf/index.htm
May 13-15, 2008
18th Annual CardTech/SecurTech Conference & Exhibition
Orlando, FL
http://www.sourcemediaconferences.com/CTST08/
May 16, 2008
Tech Forum West 2008
Long Beach, CA
http://techlearning.com/events/techforum/west08/
May 18-20, 2008
Ed Tech Industry Summit 2008
San Francisco, CA
http://siia.net/etis
May 19-23, 2008
TechMentor 2008
Orlando, FL
http://www.techmentorevents.com/
May 20-23, 2008
18th Annual Conference on Computers, Freedom & Privacy
New Haven, CT
http://www.cfp2008.org/
May 22-23, 2008
Designing the 21st Century Classroom 2008
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/los_angeles.htm
Find more events at THE Journal's online Conference Calendar.
THE Journal Opportunities
Share Your Best Practices
T.H.E. Journal is currently looking for the following types of articles for future issues and for our eNewsletter, T.H.E. SmartClassroom:
- School Perspectives -- discuss a specific topic, trend, or concern about education technology.
- Case Studies -- have you implemented technology and learned a lot from the experience? If so, share your efforts about what worked -- and what didn't.
If you have a potential article, or questions about the above topics, please e-mail [email protected]
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