Technology in Education

Magazine articles on technology used in education and school administration.

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T.H.E. Journal December 8, 2009 Dian Schaffhauser	New Jersey District Protects Computers with Application Whitelisting Phil Robinson looks forward to the day when he can eliminate anti-virus software from the 1,300 computers in his district. The secret weapon that could get him there: an application whitelisting program from Bit9.
T.H.E. Journal December 9, 2009 Bridget McCrea	Nebraska Wind Farms Generate Tech Funds for School District Elkhorn Ridge wind farm has generated a windfall for a Nebraska district, enabling it to purchase new hardware and software to boost the school's technology infrastructure.
T.H.E. Journal December 7, 2009 Scott Aronowitz	Promethean Launches NatGeo Interactive Whiteboard Lessons The Young Explorer ActivLessons feature stories and photography supported by group activities, printable worksheets, and a full teacher's guide.
T.H.E. Journal December 2, 2009 Bridget McCrea	Setting the Stage for Distance Learning Distance learning capabilities are made possible by Afton, TN-based Chuckey-Doak High School's new video collaboration system and the school's newly formed partnerships with other Northeast Tennessee districts.
T.H.E. Journal December 3, 2009 Bridget McCrea	Keeping on Task in a Digital Environment It doesn't take much to disrupt an entire high school classroom and get a student off task, particularly when that student is using a desktop or laptop computer to finish a lesson.
T.H.E. Journal November 30, 2009 Scott Aronowitz	Publisher Launches ELL Resource Center EBSCO Publishing has introduced its English Language Learner Reference Center, an informational database with enhanced technology for text-to-speech functionality.
T.H.E. Journal November 12, 2009 Denise Harrison	Middle School Preparations for Live Video Conferencing Ensure Success Mount Washington Observatory offers an interactive videoconferencing distance learning program for grades 4-12.
T.H.E. Journal November 19, 2009 Bridget McCrea	K-12's Stab at the Killer iPhone App Following a path paved by Stanford University, K-12 schools are utilizing the mobile apps to get information out to students, parents, faculty, and employees via mobile devices.
T.H.E. Journal November 18, 2009 Ruth Reynard	HTML5: The Web Beyond Web 2.0 HTML5 should bring the Web into maturity as a full-fledged application platform where video, sound, images, animations, and full interactivity with your computer are all standardized. The implications for all of this are huge for instruction.
T.H.E. Journal November 13, 2009 Scott Aronowitz	Educator Use of Social Networking Lags Behind Interest Educators suggested some factors inhibiting the growth of this technology in educational settings include privacy concerns, schools/districts that block access to these Web sites, and time pressure.
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