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N.J. High School's Plan Includes Getting Rid of Textbooks

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Tue, 04/30/2013 - 11:45am

Watchung Hills (N.J.) Regional Board of Education members have been working on a new three-year plan to guide technology development and systems at the school, and the primary goal of a new plan set for a board vote next week is to expand the school network to a 1GB wireless system.

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Good Reads

Noteworthy Books

Recommended reading for district leaders.

Lauren Williams

District Administration, May 2013

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At Virginia Schools, Technology Makes Learning More Fun

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Mon, 04/08/2013 - 3:21pm

Search YouTube for "York County School Division Young Adult Literature Reviews" and you'll find 56 short videos of Grafton High School students talking about books they recommend to their peers. These tech savvy reviews—a reinvention of the classic book report—are just one example of how the York County School Division's bring your own technology initiative is changing the way students are learning.

Daily Press

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Fiction Novel Opens the Door to Life Skills in La. District

Curriculum Update

Lauren Williams

District Administration, April 2013

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Noteworthy Books

Recommended reading for district leaders.

Lauren Williams

District Administration, March 2013

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Research Proves Libraries Far from Dead

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Publishers will continue with printed books.

Susan McLester

District Administration, March 2013

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Lauren Williams

District Administration, Feb 2013

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Ga. Schools Encourage Family Involvement

Submitted by klacey on Mon, 12/03/2012 - 12:33pm

Barrow County School System has engaged in many activities in November to encourage family involvement in education.

Barrow County News

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NETS for Students Curriculum Planning Tool

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Fri, 11/16/2012 - 11:03am

The National Education Technology Standards (NETS), conceived by the International Society for Technology in Education, provides examples of what the NETS look like in practice. Included in this tool are measurable skills students can be expected to achieve at specified age ranges and content-related examples of activities and tools that build proficiency.

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)

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Pre-kindergarten Education Calendar Promotes Language

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Mon, 10/22/2012 - 5:33pm

Take me outside when it's snowing. Help me find words to describe what I'm seeing, feeling and experiencing. Say the name of an animal and have me make that animal's noise. When we're reading, ask me to turn pages and predict what will happen next. It will keep me interested. These are examples of activities listed in the Nebraska State Department of Education's new pre-kindergarten education calendar, all written from a child's point of view.

The McCook Daily Gazette