http://www.edtags.org/ http://www.edtags.org/css/EdTags.jpghttp://www.edtags.org/bookmarks.php/all/educational technology Recent bookmarks posted to Edtags.org 60 http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2008/11/the_education_departments_edte.html cherylforman Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:39:52 +0000 t561 educational technology policy margaret spellings http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/11/10/how-twitter-is-a-communications-game-changer/ The effects of twitter on blogging. Twitter has amazing and untapped potential for education; especially when you consider the ability to search tweets. This article describes some of the practical and cultural influence of twitter amaechi Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:02:31 +0000 t-561 t-656 educational technology cultural impact of technology educational impact disruptive technology http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/FETC-2009-Registration-Open-Flagship/story.aspx?guid=%7B0E4A3C8E-F1FE-4553-A56B-108C9A8D9966%7D FETC Ed-Tech Conference in Orlando, Florida run from January 21 - 24, 2009. It provides educators and administrators from K-12 an opportunity to learn about technologies for the classroom. amarjit Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:10:05 +0000 t561 fetc ed-tech conference educational technology k-12 http://www.thejournal.com/articles/23551 State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) released a report highlighting the need for professional development as a way to empower teachers and the role that technology can play in teachers' ongoing learning. amarjit Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:01:23 +0000 t561 teacher training teacher development educational technology setda teacher attrition http://www.vanguardngr.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16395&Itemid=0 Computer and Associated Products Limited, in partnership with European Institute for E-learning have concluded arrangements to host this year’s Learning Technologies Africa conference and exhibition, tagged "Learning Technologies Africa 2008." The event, with the theme “Delivering Qualitative Education,” is billed for Abuja Sheraton Hotels and Towers next week. Addressing a press conference in La ivywriter Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:43:15 +0000 t-561 dede eugene lee it education europe africa educational technology http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/north-carolina-state-university-ibm/story.aspx?guid=%7B81C041F9-5264-4D55-89B1-77A926626B0B%7D&dist=hppr North Carolina State University (NC State) and IBM in a collaborative effort are providing every student in North Carolina access to educational resources through the Virtual Computing Lab, a cloud computing-based lab, at NC State. amarjit Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:14:58 +0000 t561 educational technology cloud computing open source community virtual computing lab vcl http://www.thejournal.com/articles/23481 Education technology developer Saba this week debuted a new solution it describes as an "enterprise social networking platform." The new system, Saba Social, is designed to extend Saba's collaboration platform and provide a vehicle for delivering and capturing informal, peer-to-peer learning and knowledge exchange. jinsilmock Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:47:09 +0000 t561 web 2.0 social networking peer to peer learning saba educational technology http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7007.pdf An Educause article on augmented reality. shilpa.patwardhan Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:09:42 +0000 t-561 educational technology augmented reality education http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5jSSKwBbVM A virtual reality application which teaches kids the essential skill of crossing streets. "Crossing Streets" is an application in the virtual reality (VR) CAVE at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. The project used virtual reality to teach young children, including those with disabilities, a safe way to cross a street. shilpa.patwardhan Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:11:56 +0000 t-561 virtual reality educational technology http://www.brandon-hall.com/awards/award_winners/2008_winners.shtml Winners of the 2008 Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Awards shilpa.patwardhan Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:06:54 +0000 t-561 awards learning excellence educational technology http://eastsidebusinessjournal.com/Women-in-Business/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2389&Itemid=1 Microsoft hired L. Michael Golden to take on a newly created position as coporate vp of the Education Producst Group. He will be responsible for the company's education vision and strategy to drive product development and business development amarjit Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:23:59 +0000 t561 private industry microsoft educational technology product development http://www.thejournal.com/articles/23421 Educational technology developer LearningExpress is launching a new program tailored specifically for the writing portion of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). jinsilmock Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:24:58 +0000 t561 online learning educational technology fcat writing http://blog.futureofed.org/ A great blog from the KnowledgeWorks Foundation written by educational technologist Eric Grant. cac400 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:11:26 +0000 future of education educational technology progressive education t561 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/08/nyregion/08video.html?ref=technology 109 Middle Schools in New York are trying out Dimension M, a video game that tests students in algebra. amarjit Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:34:03 +0000 t561 algebra video games educational technology gaming and learning http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/06/books/06games.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all Some game designers are using video games to encourage reading. Players read a book to answer questions that are a key component of the video game. amarjit Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:01:58 +0000 t561 video gaming reading educational technology educational video games books and video games