T.H.E. SmartClassroom :: May 15, 2008
Profile
Teachers Talk Tech: English with an Edge
Andie Brown believes in sedition--well, a form of it, anyway. She purposely gives her students the assignment to challenge the status quo, and they use technology as a means toward that end. The result is truly meaningful education; students learn that what they do may have a powerful impact....
Click to continue | Back to top
Ed Tech News
Study Reveals What Kids Are Reading for School
According to the first study of its kind released in the United States, kids are reading an average of about 26 books per school year. That's the great news. The less than great news is that their volume of reading peaks in second grade, and the level and volume of books that they're reading stagnates from about sixth grade onward, even dropping off in high school....
Click to continue | Back to top
iCue Combines Gaming, Multimedia, Collaboration for Education
NBC Learn, the education arm of NBC News, this week launched a new collaborative learning site that combines gaming and multimedia for students aged 13 and up. Called iCue ("Immerse, Connect, Understand, and Excel"), the service builds on research out of MIT's Education Arcade, housed at MIT's Comparative Media Studies, to integrate traditional learning activities with new technologies....
Click to continue | Back to top
NSTA Teacher Site Bolstered by $3 Million Grant
The National Science Teachers Association this week announced that it's received a two-year, $3 million grant from the GE Foundation to support the NSTA Learning Center....
Click to continue | Back to top
Vocabulary System Adds Differentiated Instruction
Curriculum developer Dynamic Literacy has expanded its WordBuild Elements vocabulary building system with the introduction of new materials to provide differentiated instruction for students who are either lagging or excelling....
Click to continue | Back to top
Site Provides Free Reading and Math Tools for Teachers, Students
K-12 reading and math tutoring provider MINDsprinting has launched its online tutoring program as a free service. The service is designed for use either by educators as part of the K-12 curriculum or by students and parents as a supplement to classroom-based learning....
Click to continue | Back to top
Events Calendar
-
June 1-4, 2008
ASTD International Conference & Exposition 2008
San Diego, CA
http://astd2008.astd.org
-
June 3-4, 2008
17th Annual Teaching and Technology Conference
Bismarck, ND
http://www.bismarckstate.edu/cce/tnt/
-
June 4-6, 2008
AEP 2008 Educational Publishing Summit
Washington, DC
http://www.aepweb.org/summit
-
June 11-13, 2008
IDC 2008 - Interaction Design and Children
Chicago, IL
http://idc08.northwestern.edu
-
June 14-20, 2008
InfoComm 2008
Las Vegas, NV
http://www.infocomm.org/cps/rde/xchg/infocomm/hs.xsl/events_5105.htm
-
June 15-18, 2008
38th National Conference on Large-Scale Assessment
Orlando, FL
http://www.ccsso.org/projects/National_Conference_on_Large_Scale_Assessment/
-
June 17-20, 2008
Alabama Educational Technology Conference 2008
Birmingham, AL
http://www.aetc.cc
-
June 19-21, 2008
EduComm Conference '08
Las Vegas, NV
http://www.EduCommConference.com
-
June 20, 2008 Deadline: Call for Presenters
FETC 2009
Orlando, FL
http://www.fetc.org/CallForPapers/Application.aspx
-
June 23-25, 2008
Texas Assistive Technology Regional Conference
Houston, TX
http://www.texasatconference.net
-
June 24-26, 2008
Teaching with Web 2.0 Workshop 2008
Dedham, MA
http://thwt.org/workshops.html
-
June 29-July 2, 2008
NECC 2008
San Antonio, TX
http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2008/
Find more events and calls for papers and presentations 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]
========================================================
EduHound.com
- EduHound Directory is a highly specialized K-12 educational directory with categorized resource links.
- EduHound Lesson Plans feature thousands of free lessons that meet state and national standards.
- EduHound Site Sets are collections of topic-based online education resources.
- Classroom Tools & Tips: Eduhound's highly popular newsletter that provides valuable ed tech resources to incorporate into K-12 curriculum. Educational topics, preformatted templates, technology tutorials, and practical tips are featured. Published on the 1st & 3rd Thursdays of each month. Sign up for free by clicking here.
Awesome Clipart for Educators
Awesome Clipart for Educators offers educators FREE clipart, backgrounds, fonts, icons, worksheets, wallpaper and more. See how easy searching for clipart can be!
EducatorTemplates.com
Your FREE directory of customizable & printable education related templates.
=========================================================