THE Journal

Display, Presentation, eLearning

4/1/2010

Spotlight

Library 2.0: 8 Tips from Teacher Librarians
School libraries across the country are increasingly fine-tuning and debating the best ways to use Web 2.0 technologies. THE Journal talked with several teacher librarian (TL) enthusiasts about how they incorporate technologies at their schools and what tools they find most useful.
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Ed Tech News

Humble ISD To Implement Web Platform for Collaboration and Social Networking
Humble Independent School District in Texas will be implementing a service from Schoolwires to manage content on its Web site and provide social networking and collaboration tools for its community of teachers, administrators, parents, and students.
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Moodle Connects with Adobe Acrobat Connect
Open source learning management system Moodle is gaining additional Web conferencing capabilities thanks to a new open source plugin from Remote-Learner that integrates the LMS with the Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro service.
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PBS and Penn State To Bring Digital Media to Schools Throughout Pennsylvania
PBS and WPSU, the network affiliate operated by Penn State University, in partnership with the PA Department of Education, will be bringing the Digital Learning Library (DLL) to classrooms throughout the state.
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Qwizdom To Ship Large-Screen Classroom Clicker
Ed tech developer Qwizdom will launch a new wireless student response system next month, one that offers a 2.3-inch (diagonal) LCD screen and cell phone-style keypad for student interaction and formative testing on the fly.
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TechSmith Revs Camtasia Studio, Camtasia Mac
TechSmith has released Camtasia Studio 7 and Camtasia for Mac 1.1, two software tools designed to let instructors create and edit presentations using screen capture technology.
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Cetacea Sound Rolls Out 40W Projector Speaker System
Cetacea Sound has rolled out a classroom speaker system designed to be used in conjunction with projectors.
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Companies Look To Grow Moodle LMS Video Usage
Two companies have teamed up to expand the use of video capabilities in the Moodle online course management system.
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