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TechLearning News A bi-monthly update brought to you by Technology & Learning and the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN). August 1, 2002 - No.15 IN THIS ISSUE 1. Under the Sea 2. Putting Handhelds Through Their Paces 3. Technology and Student Assessment 4. Getting on the Cyber-Bandwagon 5. The Army Wants You ... To Play 6. New at TechLEARNING.com 7. CoSN News --------------------------------------------------------- This issue of TechLearning News is sponsored by Proxim Corporation: 802.11a -- The Clear Choice. Free WLAN White Paper. - When should you upgrade from 802.11b to 802.11a? - What is the best upgrade option? Learn the differences between 802.11a and 802.11b in a FREE white paper from Proxim. Go to http://www.techlearning.com/080102/proxim. --------------------------------------------------------- IN THE NEWS Visit TechLEARNING.com for the full story: http://www.techlearning.com/content/ednews UNDER THE SEA Using the same robotics employed in sea explorations, visitors to the Immersion Institute at Connecticut's Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration, are able to explore Monterey, California's National Marine Sanctuary. The project is the creation of Dr. Robert Ballard, the researcher and explorer who discovered the Titanic. Source: National Center for Supercomputing Applications http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/News/Access/Briefs/020701.Aquarium.html PUTTING HANDHELDS THROUGH THEIR PACES K12NECTS, which stands for K-12 Networking Education Community Teachers and Students, is a three-year experiment to test how handheld devices can be integrated into the curriculum. The district expects to have an instructional model developed by 2005 that other schools can follow. Source: Federal Computer Week http://www.fcw.com/geb/articles/2002/0715/web-frost-07-19-02.asp TECHNOLOGY AND STUDENT ASSESSMENT An article in the new online publication, the Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment, argues that the inexorable advance of technology will force fundamental changes in the format and content of assessment. Source: Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment http://www.bc.edu/research/intasc/jtla/journal/v1n1.shtml GETTING ON THE CYBER-BANDWAGON Concerned about extending the reach of their schools systems, about 80 Ohio public school administrators met with the Ohio Department of Education to learn more about operating electronic charter schools. The Department says 75 to 100 school districts have shown an interest in converting a public school into a charter school or in setting up an "e-school." Source: Distance-Educator.com http://www.distance-educator.com/dnews/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=7103&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 THE ARMY WANTS YOU ... TO PLAY Faced with a massive recruiting problem, the United States Army has turned to gaming technology, in hopes of attracting today's computer-savvy generation of young adults. The Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Institute at the Naval Postgraduate School designed the game, "America's Army". Source: The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/11/technology/circuits/11ARMY.html ---------------------------------------------------- NEW AT TECHLEARNING.COM Visit TechLEARNING.com for the latest reader-written articles and Web tours plus features and departments from the new issue of Technology & Learning magazine. http://www.techlearning.com/content/new/new.html http://www.techlearning.com/content/about/tl_current.html READER-WRITTEN ARTICLES * Classroom Discussions for the Twenty-first Century Beth and Tom had a hunch and their findings supported their belief - that a moderated discussion forum has a positive effect on student writing abilities. This article will explain what they did and what they discovered. http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/WCE/archives/bethtom.htm * Teaching and Learning with Computers and the World Wide Web This is the story of a personal journey - the story of how, for the past five years, a two-person teaching team in a Massachusetts middle school has infused instructional technology and online resources into the classroom on a slow-but-regular basis. http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/WCE/archives/jackeane.htm * The Administrator's Role in Professional Development and Technology Integration Several leading authorities share their opinions on how administrators can encourage and support technology integration. http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/WCE/archives/adminbb.htm T&L CONTESTS * Calling all Teachers, Technology Coordinators, and Administrators! Enter Technology & Learning's 2002 Ed Tech Leaders of the Year contest. http://www.techlearning.com/content/contest/etloy/index.html * Technology & Learning invites K-12 students to participate in this year's digital photography contest. http://www.techlearning.com/content/contest/photos/index.html ---------------------------------------------------- INTERESTED IN STAYING AHEAD OF THE TECHNOLOGY CURVE? IF SO, JOIN US at... TECH FORUM: "Breakthrough Technologies for 21st Century Schools" Thursday, October 10th, 2002 --- The Roosevelt Hotel--- New York City. This interactive event was created to meet the needs of school and district decision makers charged with the challenging task of keeping up with rapidly changing technology in order to plan wisely for the future. Tech Forum offers a combination of thought provoking keynotes, focused breakout sessions and lively discussion groups on such topics as: *Virtual Learning *Mobile and Wireless Computing *Digital Multimedia *Professional Development for Next-Generation Technologies. Premiere Speakers to date include: *Kim Carter, Director, Monadnock Community Connection School *Hall Davidson, Director of Education Services, KOCE-TV *Gwen Solomon, Director, techLEARNING.com *David Warlick, Director, Landmark Project There will also be numerous opportunities to network with colleagues and corporations who are shaping the next generation of technology applications for schools including: AEL, AOL@SCHOOL, Apex Learning, Epson, SurfControl For updated program and speaker information please visit: http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum Tech Forum standard registration is $199 per person (which includes forum attendance, materials, continental breakfast, lunch and an afternoon reception.) To REGISTER online visit https://secure.pnmi.com/tltf2002/ SPACE IS LIMITED- REGISTER TODAY! ---------------------------------------------------- NEWS FROM CoSN Visit CoSN.org (http://www.cosn.org) for information on advocacy and leadership development. CALL FOR PRESENTERS The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) will be holding it's 8th Annual K-12 School Networking Conference: Achievement, Assessment & Accountability on February 26 & 27, 2003 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA. CoSN is soliciting presenters for this important national conference on how the Internet and information technologies infrastructure can improve learning and student achievement in the K-12 classroom. The conference program will focus on: * How can real-time assessment change instruction? * What is data driven decision making? * What does scientifically based research mean as required by No Child Left Behind? * What is technology leadership in the age of accountability? * Where have we been and where are we going with education technology? * How can eLearning address equity? * What is the promise of broadband in schools? * How do we define literacy for the 21st century? For further details on how to submit a presentation, please visit http://www.k12schoolnetworking.org. TEACH ACT APPROVED BY HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE After months of inaction, the House Judiciary Committee reported favorably on S. 487, the Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act of 2001. Advocates hope to get the House leadership to place TEACH on the House calendar on "suspension." A suspension vote requires 2/3 of the Members to support the bill, but it precludes amendments and procedural delays. If this happens and the House approves the bill, it will go directly to the President for signature. The TEACH Act updates the existing distance learning exception to the Copyright Act to accommodate the growth of digital age distance learning, allowing the exception to apply to "anytime, anywhere" learning and expanding the categories of work that can be used in online distance education. COSN READIES NEXT PHASE OF SAFEGUARDING THE WIRED SCHOOLHOUSE CoSN received a $50,000 grant from the BellSouth Foundation to help develop and disseminate a toolkit for schools entitled, "Talking to Your Parents and Community About Internet Safety." The toolkit will include a short handbook, an A-V presentation and communications to parents and the community that schools can customize for their own use. Schools will also be able to make arrangements to receive a short video, adapted from a nationwide satellite broadcast that CoSN sponsored in October 2001 with the Satellite Educational Resources Consortium (SERC) and Kentucky Educational Television (KET). The toolkit is the next phase of CoSN's "Safeguarding the Wired Schoolhouse" (http://www.safewiredschools.org) initiative that was launched in October 2000 to help schools understand their options for managing students' access to Internet content. In addition to Bell South, Microsoft Corp. and AOL Time Warner previously had agreed to provide underwriting for the new phase of the project. BRINGING A NATION ONLINE A new study, published by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund and the Benton Foundation, offers evidence that America has a long way to go before the digital divide is bridged. "Bringing A Nation Online: The Importance of Federal Leadership," documents the necessity of continued federal leadership to expand digital opportunities for people in underserved communities. It uses state-by-state analyses to demonstrate the way in which federal grants encourage partnerships and help to leverage additional investments in states and local communities. The report profiles two important federal programs that help enhance access: the Technology Opportunities Program (TOP), administered by the Department of Commerce; and the Community Technology Center (CTC) initiative, administered by the Department of Education. Both are slated for elimination in the Bush administration's 2003 budget. The study can be found on the Digital Empowerment web site at http://www.digitalempowerment.org . CoSN's INTERNET & EDUCATION WEB TELECAST SERIES In May, a three-judge federal court panel declared the portions of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) that apply to libraries unconstitutional. Under CIPA, all schools and public libraries that receive federal funding (including and especially some kinds of E-rate funding) must implement a technology protection measure that blocks and filters certain kinds of Internet content. Since this decision only focused on libraries, the portions of CIPA that applies to schools still remain in force. To get an update on the steps schools are taking to comply with CIPA and related developments at other government agencies, register for CoSN's inaugural Internet & Education Web Telecast on September 18, 2002 from 1:00 pm-2:00 pm ET on Internet Safety: An Update on the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) and Schools. PLUS, hear about the new Toolkit from CoSN on "Talking to Your Community about Internet Safety". 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