Superintendents Extending Education Through Technology

The potential of collaborative learning being enhanced by technology is truly exciting!  More students working together to learn and explore is a very exciting prospect.  And the students collaborating  don’t have to be in the same room, school, district, state or country.  Very exciting!  And potentially very motivating for learner!  Read more:  http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/04/15/six-technologies-soon-to-affect-education-2/?ast=40

The cloud may prove to be a major value for schools.  Read more:    http://www.eschoolnews.com/2009/03/04/cloud-computing-the-economic-imperative/?ast=40

After you read this article you may want to explore the eSchoolNews web site – there is a lot of information here.

Here is what Palm Beach County Florida is doing. Take some time to explore.

http://vodcast.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/

Multimedia mavens: Students champion bond issue with multimedia

http://www.hollandsentinel.com/feature/x427972217/Multimedia-mavens-Students-champion-bond-issue-with-multimedia

Tech adoption was highlighted in a recent issue of AASA’s The School Administrator. From the article…

“Technology adoption is no different. By engaging with stakeholders, school leaders and staff members using Web 2.0 technology tools, I am demonstrating my high level of involvement in the district and my accessibility. As a result, our wide use of technology is connecting us with parents and community members more deeply than ever before — and that is giving students the support to be successful learners.”

Read the full article at… http://www.aasa.org/SchoolAdministratorArticle.aspx?id=12392

There are world-renowned software products being designed and programmed right here in Michigan, made by the TechSmith Corporation.  They are giving back to the Michigan community by donating $2 million worth of software to Michigan K-12 schools.

TechSmith  is based in Okemos, and builds tools such as Jing and Camtasia that aid in screen capturing, recording and file hosting. This type of software is almost essential for re-mix projects being assigned in multimedia classrooms.

To apply for one of these grants, visit http://www.techsmith.com/michigangrant/ There are four rounds of grant awards to go, with application deadlines in March, April, May and June. Grant applications can be written for a single software license, or for districtwide implementation.

Do you have an idea already for how this software could be used in your district? Do you want to brainstorm potential ideas? Leave your thoughts in the comments.

Welcome to SE2T2 (Ess-Eee-Two-Tee-Two. Yes, it’s a mouthful).

Watch our introduction video, shown at MASA Midwinter conference 2010, to get a better understanding of what we intend to do here.