http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:23:29 -0700 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:54:43 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d23-State-Board-of-Education-revises-minimum-and-distinguished-achievement-graduation-requirements?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner Photo courtesty of lumaxartwww.lumaxart.comThe Texas Education Agency (TEA) has announced the State Board of Education's revisions to the graduation requirements for the Distinguished Achievement (DAP) and Minimum graduation plans for students i... Teachers TEA Graduation department of education Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:54:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d23-State-Board-of-Education-revises-minimum-and-distinguished-achievement-graduation-requirements?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Collaborate-in-really-real-time-with-Etherpad?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner There are several free tools available on the web that purport to be a great place to collaborate. Google Docs allows several users to collaborate on documents, spreadsheets, forms, and the like. Zoho has a similar function in its suite of online ... Technology Tools Web 2.0 Review open source Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:34:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Collaborate-in-really-real-time-with-Etherpad?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Cator-named-director-of-education-technology?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner Karen Cator has been named the new director of education technology at the U.S. Department of Education. Cator will fill the role of former director, Tim Magner, who was appointed in 2006. Cator has a long history in education. A former teache... Technology News department of education Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:18:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Cator-named-director-of-education-technology?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m9d6-Local-districts-announce-varying-policies-concerning-Obama-speech?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner photo by jurvetson (flickr)In a recent article, Education Reform Examiner, Sasha Sidorkin posed the question "Should Obama speak to school children?" Sidorkin equates the discussion about whether the speech should be aired in... Students Teachers News President Obama Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:08:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m9d6-Local-districts-announce-varying-policies-concerning-Obama-speech?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m9d6-Blogs-and-Wikis-in-the-Classroom?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner Over the last few years, more and more educators have begun using blogs and wikis in the classroom. This article will discuss what blogs and wikis are, some of their uses in the classroom, and provide resources for teachers who are hoping to begin ... Students Teachers Technology Technology Tools Education 101 Back to School Sun, 06 Sep 2009 06:57:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m9d6-Blogs-and-Wikis-in-the-Classroom?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m8d6-Singlesex-classrooms-arent-the-answer?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner Dallas ISD will be experimenting with single-sex classrooms within coed schools for the 2009-2010 school year.DISD made headline news five years ago when they opened their first single-sex school, Irma Rangel Leadership School for Girls. The school i... Students Teachers News gender single-sex classrooms Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:36:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m8d6-Singlesex-classrooms-arent-the-answer?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Copyright-101-for-Educators?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner As educators increase the use of technology in their classrooms, many find opportunities to assign work that results in great multimedia productions by their students. Often, teachers cite "fair use" or "educational use" as a reas... Education 101 Back to School Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:06:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Copyright-101-for-Educators?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m7d26-Back-to-school-technology-lessons?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner Graphic created at www.wordle.net As teachers begin to prepare for the new school year, part of the planning is what to do in those first days of school. There are some things that will always be there: discussing the rules, getting equipment and su... Students Teachers Technology Technology Tools Education 101 Back to School Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:47:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m7d26-Back-to-school-technology-lessons?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m7d18-Twitter-101-for-educators?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner Click icons on a Twitter profile to find others to followThe world has been all a-Twitter for awhile now. Recently, Twitter has found its way into the news, churches, businesses, and classrooms. I have found Twitter to be a valuable tool for me as an... Teachers Technology Technology Tools Web 2.0 Review Twitter Education 101 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 08:33:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m7d18-Twitter-101-for-educators?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m7d18-Failing-or-learning?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner  "Our failures do not influence our grades, but our unwillingness to learn from them does." Wayne Cordeiro in his book Leading on Empty I came across this quote while reading a book that was not about education, but the words reso... Education quotes Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:24:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m7d18-Failing-or-learning?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m7d18-TEA-clarifies-graduation-requirements?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner  Photo courtesy of lumaxart.comThe Texas Education Administration (TEA) has released a document that further clarifies the new graduation requirements for the 2009-2010 school year in light of the passage of House Bill 3.The new requirements wer... News TEA Graduation Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:56:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m7d18-TEA-clarifies-graduation-requirements?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m7d14-What-they-did-this-summer?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner As the summer winds down, there are over 3500 Texas middle and high school students choosing to spend a portion of their summer with TexPREP, the Texas Prefreshman Engineering Program. TexPREP is a four-year commitment with students earning high scho... summer programs Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:55:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m7d14-What-they-did-this-summer?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m7d6-Let-the-fireworks-begin?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner Photo from www.bigfoto.comAfter the fantastic views seen all around the metroplex on July 4, many people may think the fireworks are over for the year, but with the passing of Texas House Bill 3, Texans may be seeing more fireworks as the school year... Students Teachers Technology News TEA Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:51:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m7d6-Let-the-fireworks-begin?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m6d30-Using-open-source-in-the-classroom?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner  We've all been there. Attended a workshop on a great software application or heard another teacher talking about how much they think this or that program is helping in their classroom. Often, reality sets in when we find that the price of the s... Students Teachers Technology Funding Technology Tools open source Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:55:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m6d30-Using-open-source-in-the-classroom?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m6d28-5-cool-tools-I-discovered-without-going-to-NECC?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner Venn Diagram created in Crappy GraphAs many people in the educational technology world know, the 30th annual National Education Computing Conference (NECC) sponsored by the International Society for Technology Educators (ISTE) will begin Monday,... Technology Technology Tools NECC NECC09 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:08:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m6d28-5-cool-tools-I-discovered-without-going-to-NECC?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Teachers-may-receive-funding-despite-tough-economic-times?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner IDallas area teachers may have a way to pay for much-needed equipment in their classroom. DonorsChoose is a website dedicated to putting donors and grantees together. Through the website, philanthropic individuals and businesses can fund or help fund... Students Teachers Technology News Funding Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:46:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Teachers-may-receive-funding-despite-tough-economic-times?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m6d15-FotoFlexer-useful-as-a-photoediting-tool-in-the-classroom?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner Logo courtesy FotoFlexerThroughout the summer, I will be doing a series of reviews focusing on free Web 2.0 tools that can be used in the classroom. The first site I am reviewing is FotoFlexer. FotoFlexer is a free, online photo-editing tool that I h... Technology Technology Tools Web 2.0 Review Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:33:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m6d15-FotoFlexer-useful-as-a-photoediting-tool-in-the-classroom?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m6d11-Plagiarism-dishonesty-and-academics-where-do-we-draw-the-line?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner  "The dog ate my homework." Some teachers may have actually heard this cliche excuse in their own classroom. But with the 21st century bringing us higher tech classrooms, so the excuses are getting more technologically complex.Sho... Students Teachers Technology Technology Tools Ethics Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:56:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m6d11-Plagiarism-dishonesty-and-academics-where-do-we-draw-the-line?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m6d9-Top-5-free-technology-tools-for-the-classroom?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner  When we talk about technology in the classroom, many of us automatically think about computers and software. When I sent out a tweet on Twitter and Plurk asking teachers “if you could have only one technology tool in your classroom, wha... Teachers Technology Technology Tools Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:07:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m6d9-Top-5-free-technology-tools-for-the-classroom?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m6d5-Schools-may-have-new-way-to-pay-for-technology?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner AP Photo/Harry CabluckDallas area schools may be able to use textbook purchasing funds to purchase more innovative classroom materials and technology. That is, if Texas house bill 4294 is approved. The bill has passed the house and senate and was sen... Technology News Funding Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:10:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12200-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner~y2009m6d5-Schools-may-have-new-way-to-pay-for-technology?cid=exrss-Dallas-Educational-Technology-Examiner