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Tweet this! Let's face it - there are more conferences on the planet than one can possibly attend. While I always appreciate the opportunity to participate and share stories about "Re-Imagining the Classroom", I simply cannot be traveling all the time. So I have recently tried using HP...
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Tweet this! I recently had the privilege of introducing 50 middle school teachers to their new tablet pcs. It was great fun, and everyone left with something simple they could try the first time they fired up their tablet in class. If you've just acquired a tablet pc to enhance your teaching, or...
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Tweet this! With all the "Race to the Top" coverage in the US media as of late, there's a resurging interest in using technology to enable breakthrough innovations in education. But let's make sure the national, state, and local district discussions get it right: If we want to positively...
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Tweet this! In our ongoing quest to find ways to share the expertise of innovative educators, we have been collaborating with ISTE in the use of Second Life as a professional networking venue. The education talk show, "ISTE Eduverse Talks" has just completed its 8 th episode - and each one...
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The tablet pc project at Clemson University continues to grow. With grants provided from the HP Technology for Teaching initiative, teaching and learning is taking on new forms - with measurable improvements in student success. Marilyn Reba, Lisa Benton, and Barbara Weaver (all from Clemson) took the...
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Back by popular demand, next Thursday, June 11, 6:00 pm-7:00 pm SLT (6:00 pm-7:00 pm Pacific Time) is another virtual poster session in Second Life, this time focused on science & math Education... Just like the " Celebration of Environmental Education " poster session / social that was...
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Registration is still open for the upcoming "Workshop on the Impact of Pen Technology on Education" (WIPTE) conference. The acronym may be mysterious, but the event is excellent.... Hosted at Purdue University, the WIPTE conference is a very interesting convergence of K12 and HiEd educators...
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Having recently exposed my newbie-ness regarding 2nd Life (see " Questions from a Second Life Newbie ") , I am pleased to give you an update. After participating in the Second Life Education Community Conference hosted on ISTE Island, I have to say I'm finally internalizing the value and...
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I was recently asked by a school district to describe "the future of technology and learning". It's a great question, even though we all know we should distrust anyone who says they have THE answer. However, there are enough clues and innovations in the works today that I can honestly say...
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As more faculty explore the benefits of Tablet PCs, I am hearing about more “Tablet PC Tips” being made available to help accelerate their effective use. I thought you might be interested in seeing what Virginia Western Community College and the University of Dayton have created – and I suspect there...
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Looking for some IT talent to drive innovations in teaching with technology? At the Colorado School of Mines, students stepped up to the challenge… Students are amazing, and Frank Kowalski tapped into their talent and drive to create a Technology in the Classroom Committee comprised entirely of students...
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Check out the new book from the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), entitled Tablet PCs in K–12 Education . Sure, it says “K-12”, but even higher education faculty will find it to be useful… From the ISTE catalog: http://www.iste.org/source/Orders/ISTE_current_catalog.pdf Edited...
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A colleague just referred me to a thought-provoking article that ran recently in the Educause Quarterly. John Campbell (Purdue) and Diana Oblinger (Educause Learning Initiative), and colleagues, provide us with a thoughtful list of important issues faced by academic technology professionals… The article...
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Microsoft One Note uses an “electronic binder” metaphor to organize your life. Students use it for replacing a shelf full of 3-ring binders and lab books. Some faculty are using it for presentations in the classroom. But have you tried recording audio while you write?... MS OneNote has some of the same...
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I’ve received several emails from faculty who are using their tablets to markup homework. You’ll find this particularly helpful if your students are already creating and submitting digital projects in MS Word, PowerPoint, or Adobe PDF formats… For PowerPoint projects, use the same “ink your slides” instructions...