Superintendents Extending Education Through Technology

Take 8 minutes and watch this story of using technology to improve learning.

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Officials in every school district need to have the mentality of Bay City Public Schools Superintendent Douglas Newcombe, who says he won’t be happy until his district graduates 100 percent of the kids who come through school doors. So says  the Bay City Times – click and read more.

http://www.mlive.com/opinion/bay-city/index.ssf/2010/06/our_voice_educators_must_conti.html

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/

A Free Webinar – Online Learning

Faced with the challenge of boosting student achievement amid tough budget constraints, many school districts are turning to online learning as a cost-effective way to offer individual learning opportunities for their students. This approach is supported by a growing student interest in onli

http://www.eschoolnews.com/e/webinars/UntetheredLearning3.htm

Here is a site specifically related to Learning Disabilities and thus a site that you can explore for information related to the technology connections to helping LD students achieve.

http://www.ldonline.org/

There is a growing sense of urgency among educators, parents, policy makers and the business community for K–12 educators to provide students with skills that will enable them to compete with their peers internationally.  Here is a staff development opportunity that may be of interest to you or members of your staff.

Here is a short video that makes a clear case for learning institutions to expand into the world of technology to help all students learn.

http://www.pearsonfoundation.org/education-leadership/video-series/cosn-voices-in-education.html#

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Multimedia mavens: Students champion bond issue with multimedia

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

Grand Rapids is moving toward online offerings.

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/03/grand_rapids_schools_superinte_4.html

Focusing on helping students graduate is one of SE2T2’s important lens.  Alternative education students benefiting form technology.

http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2010/03/alternative_education_students.html