T.H.E. News Update :: October 22, 2008
News & Issues
Report: Personalizing Assessments To Improve Instruction
Can technology improve the effectiveness of assessments? According to
a new report issued Monday by the State Educational Technology
Directors Association (SETDA), it can when it's used in a less formal
setting and applied for the purpose of improving instruction and
outcomes for students rather than merely taking a snapshot of
students' knowledge at a given point in time.
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Malware Disguised as Social Networking Tops Emerging Security Threats
What's the top threat to data security going to be in 2009? According
to the GTISC Emerging Cyber Threats Report for 2009 out of Georgia
Tech's Information Security Center, the answer is malware specifically
disguised as "benign social networking links."
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Science Activities: Students To Participate in Astronomical Observations
From Oct. 20 to Nov. 3, students and other volunteers around the
world will be participating in the "Great Worldwide Star Count," an
effort funded by the National Science Foundation to map global light
pollution and educate participants about astronomy. Students
conducting observations will share their results via the Internet,
which will be used in the ongoing annual research project.
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Professional Development Program Targets 21st Century Skills
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is expanding its efforts to
bring 21st century skills into the classroom with a new program
focused on professional development.
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Independence Hall Association Launches Free, Online American History Textbook
The Independence Hall Association (IHA) in Philadelphia has released a
free digital American history textbook for middle- and high-school
students, which will evolve to include interactive displays, video
streaming, simulations or dynamic versions of the text, and
opportunities for collaboration by students and teachers.
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Pearson To Manage ELL Teacher Certification in California
The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing has awarded a two-
year contract to Pearson to manage certification testing (CTEL) for
ELL teachers. Pearson already manages three other certification tests
that are part of teacher credentialing in California: the CBEST, CSET,
and RICA.
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Follett Expands K-12 eBook Line with 4 Distribution Agreements
Follett Digital Resources has signed four additional publishers to
distribution agreements for its line of K-12 eBook titles.
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Pembina Moves to Unified Communications
Pembina Trails School Division in Winnipeg, Canada is moving to a
unified communication solution that was the result of a partnership
between Objectworld Communications and Grandstream Networks.
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Coming Up
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Nov. 2-7, 2008
TDWI World Conference
New Orleans
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Nov. 5-9, 2008
AECT 2008 International Conference
Orlando, FL
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Nov. 5-7, 2008
SC EdTech 2008
Myrtle Beach, SC
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Nov. 5-8, 2008
MAME 35 Annual Conference
Dearboarn, MI
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Nov. 5-7, 2008
Systems Change Conference 2008
Rapid City, SD
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Nov. 6-8, 2008
56th Annual TEAP Conference
Camp Hill, PA
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Nov. 9-11, 2008
Public Education Network 2008 Annual Conference
San Francisco
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Nov. 13-15, 2008
Educators' Symposium on Accelerating Learning
Irvine, CA
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Nov. 16-19, 2008
SETDA Leadership Summit & Education Forum 2008
Washington, DC
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Nov. 18-21, 2008
2008 CETPA Annual Conference
Sacramento, CA
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Nov. 20-23, 2008
2008 NCTE Annual Convention
San Antonio, TX
Find more events and calls for papers and presentations at THE Journal's online Conference Calendar.
THE Journal Opportunities
Share Your Best Practices
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- 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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