Digital Directions December 2010: N.C. to Offer Microsoft Course in All High Schools

[Howard Hartman]

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	December 2010
>> EdTech @ Work TOP + Ohio School Goes From Dead End to High-Tech Star After graduating only 20 percent of its students a decade ago, an Ohio high school completed a turnaround by restructuring itself as a technology school, attracting students who wanted high-tech careers. (AP) + N.C. to Offer Microsoft Course in All High Schools The state's Department of Public Instruction said the course will give students real-world technology skills from a globally recognized brand name. (Education Week) >> Read the Fall Issue of Digital Directions TOP + New Policy, Attitudes Signal Shift in Ed-Tech Perspective Digital Directions Executive Editor Kevin Bushweller says you know the ed-tech landscape is shifting when federal policy finally adjusts to advances in technology. (Education Week) Read the entire issue. >> Gadgets and Games TOP + Va. Students' Phones, Laptops Can Be Searched In the wake of nationwide incidents of cyberbullying, Virginia officials consider search and seizure policies as a way to monitor students' online behavior. (AP) >> IT Management TOP + Parents Go Online to Monitor Behavior, Grades School information systems, like Parent Portal, are expanding to enhance communication between schools and parents. (Digital Directions) >> E-Learning TOP + Maryland Launches Internet Hub for STEM Teachers STEMnet Teachers Hub, an Internet resource for teachers in math, science, engineering, and technology, will allow teachers to submit lesson plans that other teachers could upload and use. >> Digital Education Blog TOP Check out the Digital Education blog for solutions and analyses of the technological challenges you face today. Recent Posts: + Murdoch Dives Into Ed-Tech Market + New Elementary Digital Literacy Curriculum Out >> Ed-Tech Leader Videos TOP Watch video interviews with prominent ed-tech leaders such as Bryan Setser, the CEO of the North Carolina Virtual Public School. >> TechTalk TOP Using Professional Development to Create Effective Teachers Thursday, Dec. 9, 2 p.m. Eastern time Sponsored by CompassLearning Join Education Week and a pair of professional-development experts for a conversation about what best practices consist of and how districts can think systemically about PD goals, strategies, and spending. Sign up for an e-mail reminder. >> Spotlight on Middle and High School Literacy TOP Many educators know that it's not just young children who need strong literacy instruction. This Spotlight explores unique strategies and programs for working on literacy with middle and high school students, and how to encourage reading in the "new-media" age. View our complete collection of Spotlights. >> Ed-Tech Events TOP + The iGeneration: How Technology is Changing Brains, Learning & Lives + Instructional Technology Strategies Conference + To search for more technology-related events, visit our online calendar of events.	Advertisement View All Top School Jobs + Multiple Secondary Positions, Modern English School, Cairo, Egypt + Professional Positions, Boston Public Schools Office of Special Education and Student Services, Boston, MA + Leadership Opportunities, The School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA + Principal, New Orleans Marine and Maritime Academy, New Orleans, LA Advertisement Advertisement K-12 Industry Solutions White Papers Leadership Series: Improving Classroom Learning Blackboard K-12 Digital Teaching Platforms: A Research Review  Time to Know Longitudinal Data Systems in Education SAS Same Goal, Different Strategies Solution Tree The Middle School Algebra Readiness Initiative Carnegie Learning Center for Technology in Learning: The Power of Project Learning with ThinkQuest Oracle Education Foundation Learning in the 21st Century: Taking it Mobile! Blackboard Differentiating Instruction: Teaching Differently to Improve Student Outcomes Compass Learning Blended Learning: Combining Face-to-Face and Online Instruction Aventa Learning >> Education Week Events TOP Using Professional Development to Create Effective Teachers Chat Dec. 9, 2:00 p.m. Eastern Sign up for e-mail reminder. Sponsored by: CompassLearning
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