http://www.edtags.org/ http://www.edtags.org/css/EdTags.jpghttp://www.edtags.org/bookmarks.php/uma Recent bookmarks posted to Edtags.org 60 http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=78890 In the heart of India’s mountainous state of Uttarkhand, Parambir Singh Kathait has spent a decade teaching English and social studies to students in government-funded schools. Because his school’s computer lab had only four computers, Kathait struggled to demonstrate projects on the computers while stll giving students their own time on the machines. Three years ago, Kathait underwent a comprehensive IT training program that redefined his understanding of teaching with technology. The training program, called Project Shiksha, is a Microsoft initiative that has helped 200,000 Indian government school teachers become computer literate over the past five years. Says Kathait: “It was a turning point in my teaching career. uma Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:47:02 +0000 ed tech rural project shiksha http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,446905,00.html EChalk designs, hosts and manages Web sites for elementary, middle and high schools nationwide, providing e-mail and blog support and requiring secure logins to maximize student safety. On eChalk-based school sites contain information such as homework assignments, syllabi and upcoming tests so students, parents and teachers can all be on the same page. uma Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:59:38 +0000 echalk k-12 ed tech http://www.theitem.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081029/ITNEWS01/710299978/-1/ITNEWS The media center was transformed into the students’ polling precinct, and 14 computers were set up for students to electronically register their votes. Students voted via school district software called eChalk, and for those who had any difficulties voting electronically, paper ballots were available. uma Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:12:58 +0000 civics politics k-12 echalk http://virtualschooling.wordpress.com/2008/10/25/virtual-schooling-in-the-news-149/ uma Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:42:03 +0000 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/technology/17essay.html?scp=6&sq=technology%20in%20education&st=cse wow! I had missed this article at the end of the summer; I'm definitely going to check out this New Technology framework, and possibly use some parts of it in our research projects. I especially liked teh line about students feeling more ownership over a project when they are engaged in it, rather than receiving it lecture-style. Encouraging ideas for sure! uma Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:15:09 +0000 http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20147791&BRD=2731&PAG=461&dept_id=574908&rfi=6 Hosted by eChalk, the site is interactive and has both public and private (log in required) Web pages. eChalk is an online system that creates a virtual school community. Homework assignments, classroom materials and other information can be accessed from any computer — even at home. Students will benefit as they will be able to view their assignments and discuss the curriculum with their peers; uma Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:14:34 +0000 http://kids.audible.com/adkd/site/k/homepageGuest.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes Audible, Inc., an Amazon.com, Inc. subsidiary (NASDAQ:AMZN), is the leading provider of premium digital spoken audio information and entertainment, on the Internet. Audible specializes in the spoken experience, providing digital audio editions of books, newspapers and magazines, original programming, and TV and radio subscriptions. Content from Audible is downloaded and played back on personal com uma Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:57:25 +0000 http://www.allianceforchildhood.net/index.htm The Alliance for Childhood promotes policies and practices that support children’s healthy development, love of learning, and joy in living. Our public education campaigns bring to light both the promise and the vulnerability of childhood. We act for the sake of the children themselves and for a more just, democratic, and ecologically responsible future. uma Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:39:35 +0000 creative play children http://www.allianceforchildhood.net/projects/play/pdf_files/WDCP_fact_sheet.pdf WHERE Do the Children Play?” is a PBS documentary, book, and outreach project about the vital importance of open‐ended creative play for the healthy development of children. This kind of play is disappearing from children’s lives because of unsafe neighborhoods that parents’ fear of “stranger danger,” even in safe neighborhoods; the seductiveness of electronic games and entertainment; an increase uma Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:38:27 +0000 pbs creative play children http://www.nspra.org/ Since 1935, the National School Public Relations Association has been providing school communication training and services to school leaders throughout the United States, Canada, and the U.S. Dept. of Defense Dependents Schools worldwide. NSPRA's mission is to advance education through responsible communication. We accomplish that mission through a variety of diverse services that we provide to O uma Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:22:39 +0000 nspra http://www.techlearning.com/showArticle.php?articleID=196605275&page=1 eChalk has become a vital part of my instructional program. In the Resources section of my class page I am able to post class work activities, and laboratory, homework, and reading assignments that students can download and print from home. I am also able to create links to various online tutorials and animations that I use in class. Posting these links prior to class enables students to have more uma Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:46:45 +0000 echalk online learning environment resouces online resources http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?&i=53964 With so much money at stake, and a byzantine application process, the E-rate is the source of nightmares for many participants. Yet, despite the program's complexity, three out of four applicants say the E-rate is meeting its goal of connecting schools and libraries to the internet, according to a comprehensive new survey--and many applicants say they couldn't do without it. uma Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:03:29 +0000 erate k-12 ed tech http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/10/education/10asians.html?ex=1213934400&en=f6cfea91e6eb7b9e&ei=5070&emc=eta1 The image of Asian-Americans as a homogeneous group of high achievers taking over the campuses of the nation’s most selective colleges came under assault in a report issued Monday. Skip to next paragraph Multimedia A Wide Range of Academic InterestsGraphic A Wide Range of Academic Interests Related Read the Report (collegeboard.com) The report, by New York University, the College Board and a commission of mostly Asian-American educators and community leaders, largely avoids the debates over both affirmative action and the heavy representation of Asian-Americans at the most selective colleges. uma Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:00:04 +0000 asian-americans model minority higher education http://sev.prnewswire.com/education/20080627/DC2646027062008-1.html the Vision K-20 initiative states that every K-20 institution can and should embrace technology in order to achieve the following: help schools meet the needs of all students; support accountability and inform instruction; deepen learning and student motivation; facilitate communication, connectivity, and collaboration in learning environments; manage the education enterprise effectively and economically; enable students to learn from any place at any time; and nurture creativity and self-expression amongst student and educators alike. uma Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:25:57 +0000 siia ed tech k-20 http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080627/LIFESTYLE/806270305 By spring, nearly all of Brown?s students -- including Baker -- had passed the OGT and demonstrated growth in Lexile reading test scores. In between jobs at fast-food restaurants and school, several were making serious plans to become teachers, underwater welders, construction managers and politicians. What happened? Technology. Not just any technology, but tools that look and feel like MySpace or Facebook -- integral social networks for most American teens. Using Read 180, a reading intervention program, Brown facilitates differentiated learning for reading and writing through a "wiki," a collection of Web pages and other documents that can be created and edited individually or collectively online. uma Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:24:36 +0000 ed tech english lexiles wikis blogs read180 online learning