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Project RED To Tackle the Impact of Technology on Education

The Project RED coalition has launched a new initiative this week, one aimed at change the way the United States "looks at technology as part of teaching and learning." The announcement came at the National Education Computing Conference (NECC) being

Jun. 30   5:13 pm

Full Story at T.H.E. Journal


Project Tomorrow Data Released at NECC

Project Tomorrow released its latest analysis of survey data at a breakfast meeting at National Education Computing Conference this morning. The project's CEO, Julie Evans, said the findings of its Speak Up survey related to online learning identified

Jun. 30   3:54 pm

Full Story at Education Week


Maine expands Apple MacBook program to high schools; 71,000 MacBook order is largest of its kind

Thousands of Maine high school students will receive new laptops this fall through an expansion of the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI). The Maine Department of Education announced it has placed an order for more than 64,000 MacBooks for

Jun. 30   3:45 pm

Full Story at MacDailyNews


PBS TeacherLine Professional Development Program Receives ISTE Seal of Alignment to Ensure Educators Master Technology Integration

PBS TeacherLine updates its graduate-level ISTE Capstone Certificate Program to align with the refreshed National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS?T) Arlington, Va. (PRWEB) June 30, 2009 -- PBS TeacherLine® (www.pbs.

Jun. 30   1:48 pm

Full Story at Emediawire.com


Student alleges sex with teacher

A Middletown High School business teacher is charged with having a sexual relationship with a former student that began when the student was 17. Robert R. Schumacher, 39, is the third Delaware educator this month -- and the fifth this year -- to be

Jun. 30   8:41 am

Full Story at The Delaware News Journal


Web 2.0 Tools Expand Global Audience for Educational Technology Conference

WASHINGTON, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- While thousands are attending the International Society for Technology in Education's (ISTE(R)) 30th annual National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in Washington, D.C., many thousands more are participating

Jun. 29   11:59 pm

Full Story at RedOrbit


ISTE Unveils the Next Generation of Technology Standards for Administrators

WASHINGTON, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE(R)) launched the next generation of standards for administrators' use of technology at a celebration on Monday during the 30th annual National Educational

Jun. 29   11:33 pm

Full Story at RedOrbit


Ed-Tech Event Hosts Obama Officials

At a reception honoring the winners of Virginia's Innovative App Contest on Saturday, Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra and Jim Shelton, head of the Education Department's Office of Innovation and Improvement, shared the stage to give remarks and

Jun. 29   11:22 pm

Full Story at National Journal


2 picked for Miss. USDA posts

A veteran row crop and cattle and poultry farmer and a longtime aide to 2nd District U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson will fill two key Department of Agriculture posts in Mississippi. The Obama Administration today announced that Michael Sullivan will serve

Jun. 29   11:00 pm

Full Story at The Clarion-Ledger


Obama Administration: Technology at the Heart of Education Reform

"Technology is core and essential to the strategies we are using to reform education." That was the message from both Jim Shelton, assistant deputy secretary for innovation and improvement at the United States Department of Education, and Aneesh Chopra,

Jun. 29   8:53 pm

Full Story at T.H.E. Journal


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