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T.H.E. Journal January 2006 Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
Sharing and Rewarding Your Successes, Failures The Sylvia Charp Award for District Innovation in Technology will once again honor a district for its pioneering application of technology districtwide.  |
T.H.E. Journal June 2008 Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
A Winning Vision This year's Sylvia Charp Award recipient brings a clear and determined purpose to its technology innovations.  |
T.H.E. Journal June 2004 Geoffry Fletcher |
Redefining Professional Development Texas' Irving Independent School District receives the first Sylvia Charp Award for District Innovation in Technology.  |
T.H.E. Journal February 2005 Geoffry Fletcher |
No More Excuses - Children's Lives Are at Stake Announces acceptance of applications for the second annual Sylvia Charp Award, given to the school district that exhibits effectiveness and innovation in the application of technology districtwide.  |
T.H.E. Journal June 2004 Patti Fusco |
Conn. District Revamps Web Site with finalsite The finalsite program is extremely user-friendly - anyone who can use a word processing program can use it to put up a Web page in virtually minutes. It is also possible for teachers to post homework on a daily - even hourly - basis, while allowing parents to see what is happening inside their child's classroom.  |
T.H.E. Journal August 2005 |
Grant Program Helps Integrate Technology Into the Classroom InfoSource is accepting applications for its grant program, awarding $2.5 million in online tools and training to school districts.  |
T.H.E. Journal June 2006 |
Industry News ISTE Announces Election Results... Illinois School District Wins Charp Award... Educators Meet to Talk Design... etc.  |
T.H.E. Journal August 2006 Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
The 4-1-1 on District 219 This year's Charp Award winner is honored at NECC for its unique and compelling use of technology, particularly in support of teachers.  |
T.H.E. Journal December 2005 Geoffrey Fletcher |
Slowing Down for Progress The fastest way to incorporate technology into your district is to pause for a thoughtful consideration of what you want to achieve.  |
T.H.E. Journal December 2004 |
Editorial One of the joys of technology is the obliteration of location as a barrier to working together. The examples in this article are simple but necessary first steps in using technology to collaborate for the ultimate benefit of students.  |
T.H.E. Journal April 1, 2010 Bridget McCrea |
It Goes Both Ways The days of using the internet as merely a one-way supplier of news are over. With social media tools encouraging a back- and-forth exchange of information, parents, alumni, and other stakeholders can participate directly in the life of their school.  |
PHONE+ January 8, 2010 Mike Rosen |
Telephony 101: Targeting Educational Markets School districts today require telephony systems that address a variety of communications needs. But with budget often being a deciding factor in upgrades, finding a system that doesn't compromise these needs can be challenging.  |
T.H.E. Journal February 2006 |
ISKME Special Series Part I >> Data Driven Savvy school administrators are using data to improve instruction district-wide.  |
T.H.E. Journal March 2006 Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
A Laptop for Every...Teacher! Is the laptop program good technology policy? It depends.  |
T.H.E. Journal September 2005 |
Pinnacle Enterprise Pinnacle Enterprise allows district administrators to manage, monitor, and implement system operations districtwide, from one centralized location, using Microsoft SQL server technology.  |
T.H.E. Journal July 2005 |
Using Data Systems To Meet AYP Although more data is now available for all education stakeholders, the issues of ensuring data quality, and utilizing the data to make decisions about teaching and learning, are critical to making the data useful.  |
T.H.E. Journal November 1, 2010 Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
A Look Behind, a Step Ahead The editorial director of T.H.E. Journal leaves the publication to work with State Educational Technology Directors Association.  |
T.H.E. Journal October 2007 Matt Villano |
On Alert Recent events point up the need for school districts to upgrade campus security procedures. But while some have acted by adopting emergency notification systems, many don't seem to have gotten the message.  |
T.H.E. Journal February 2005 |
Calif. Community College Districts Launch Online C.B. Database The Online Collective Bargaining Database system aims to help administrators better manage collective bargaining negotiations and contracts.  |
Reason January 2006 Tim Cavanaugh |
Kentucky School Days Faced with rising fuel costs and flat school budgets, a Kentucky county has begun playing hooky one day a week. Should public school administrators be proud or ashamed that students who stay home one day a week appear to be doing as well as full-timers?  |
T.H.E. Journal February 1, 2010 Vanessa Hua |
Scare Tactics In April, as public fears about a mysterious new strain of flu grew, the Los Angeles Unified School District moved to forestall a panic. Many districts are using technology solutions to respond to emergencies such as this.  |
T.H.E. Journal March 2006 Jonathan Kantor |
When Disaster Strikes The lesson to take, in Katrina's aftermath, is how a fully managed wireless broadband network, with remote turnkey support, is ideally suited for disaster recovery.  |
Information Today August 4, 2015 |
The Open Data Institute's Open Data Award Finalists Winners were chosen in five categories.  |
T.H.E. Journal January 2003 Jeff Jennings |
IT in a Time of Budget Cuts How school funding will affect the quality of education  |
T.H.E. Journal October 2007 Jensen & Fletcher |
Preemption, Not Reaction Districts must take steps to ward off threats to school security, rather than responding to them once they occur, when it may already be too late.  |
T.H.E. Journal February 2008 Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
Extracurricular :: For Technologists Who do Their Homework According to surveyed school districts, the use of online assessment to track students' progress and performance is surprisingly widespread.  |
T.H.E. Journal June 2000 |
Late Breaks - Macromedia eLearning Innovation Award Program The Macromedia eLearning Innovation Award Program aims to advance the burgeoning e-learning marketplace by promoting the exchange of ideas, the development of computer and Web-based instruction, and the quality of instructional content....  |
T.H.E. Journal January 2004 Jennifer W. Lovitt |
Successful Strategies for Saving & Securing Technology Funding While locating funding for technology can be a challenge, financial support can often be found if a school district searches in both conventional and unconventional places.  |
InsideFlyer January 2015 |
Delta SkyMiles Eliminates Stopovers Delta recently announced as part of the new SkyMiles program, stopovers are no longer allowed on award travel booked on or after Jan. 1, 2015  |
T.H.E. Journal February 2008 |
Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships A new study says the potential educational benefits of interactive technologies remain untapped... Curriculum Associates will integrate its line of instructional reading and math programs with Let's Go Learn... etc.  |
HBS Working Knowledge December 19, 2005 Mallory Stark |
Public Education Goes to School Can the art and science of business management help public schools improve student performance? Several Harvard professors discuss how business and education might work together on the leadership and management challenges facing the education sector.  |
T.H.E. Journal April 2005 Leslie A. Pulliam |
The Quest for Quality Instructional Data The most successful school districts are embracing the philosophy that accurate data plays a critical role in driving instruction and making informed decisions. But there is still much more to learn.  |
T.H.E. Journal June 2005 Wendy LaDuke |
New Beginnings T.H.E. Journal is now part of the 101communications publishing family.  |
T.H.E. Journal April 2009 |
Special Section : Outsourcing School districts are discovering the benefits of shifting some of their operations onto online providers. It's a new way of doing business that has brought a change to K-12 environments, processes - and mindsets.  |
T.H.E. Journal February 2002 David Tapang |
A 21st Century Model for Maximizing Technology Purchases The author, a Microsoft marketing manager, promotes Microsoft's tool for helping educational institutions choose which operating system is right for them...  |
InsideFlyer October 2005 |
Consumer Reports Validates Award Availability A recent issue of Consumer Reports reports that, after some 300 telephone calls to various frequent flyer programs, nearly 93 percent of the time they were able to secure an award.  |
T.H.E. Journal December 2004 Keith Murphy |
Wisconsin Districts Collaborate on Web Development Seven school districts in Southeast Wisconsin have worked together on a Web development project that helped combine resources and meet state requirements by putting information at the disposal of parents and students.  |
T.H.E. Journal May 2003 Dave Brittain |
My Database Will Call Your Database, But Can They Talk? Currently, we face a national dilemma in how to promote a seamless technology system for tracking and reporting on our students' educational histories, achievements and needs.  |
T.H.E. Journal May 1, 2010 Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
The Meaning of Innovative Using older or common technologies in new and innovative ways in the classroom.  |
T.H.E. Journal May 2001 Ruth Watson |
The Trumbull County Community Network Project In the early 1990s, the school districts of Trumbull County, OH were similar to most schools in the amount of technology available to teachers, administrators and students. The project that changed that situation made an organized effort to infuse technology into K-12 schools...  |
T.H.E. Journal November 2007 Charlene O'Hanlon |
The Teacher Becomes the Student The same online technologies that districts have adopted as tools for learning are being used by instructors to augment their own education.  |
CRM August 2, 2004 Joshua Weinberger |
School Districts Use CRM to Balance the Needs of Their Constituents Education officials taking a customer service approach to students and parents.  |
InsideFlyer August 2009 |
Priority Club Points & Cash InterContinental Hotels Group has added a new "Points & Cash" option that allows members to redeem fewer points plus cash for award nights.  |
T.H.E. Journal July 27, 2010 Charlene O'Hanlon |
Shape, Throttle, and Roll Bandwidth management technology enables school districts to keep their networks running free and easy.  |
T.H.E. Journal February 11, 2010 Bridget McCrea |
Overcoming the Learning Curve Teacher Tim Zavacki integrates technology into the curriculum by having students create photo essays that correspond with one or more of the five themes that Zavacki teaches in his semester-long course.  |
T.H.E. Journal October 2002 Recio et al. |
New E-Technologies Simplify NCLB Requirements Utilizing new technologies that integrate data proves to be the most efficient means of approaching a comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation and review of improvement efforts.  |
InsideFlyer June 2014 |
Hotel Points & Cash For most hotel travelers, Cash and Points offer an award option that frequently reduces the cost of hotel stays while conserving points in your account for future hotel award stays.  |
T.H.E. Journal May 2003 Berger & Gunn |
Challenging Districts to 'Put Reading First' When it comes to the legislation known as Reading First -- a law with profound implications for how our children will learn to read -- the administration has backed up its words with forceful policy, its policy with unprecedented amounts of money, and its money with a plan for vigilant enforcement.  |
T.H.E. Journal July 2007 Stuart J. Ciske |
Systemic School Reform :: Wisconsin Wisconsin officials recognized a need to turn their attention from the technology tools themselves and focus on how the tools could be used to stimulate learning.  |
Teacher Magazine August 2000 Julie Blair |
It's A Steal Bidding wars break out as districts battle teacher poachers.  |