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Calling guest bloggers - What is your Internet safety curriculum?: I've had a few readers submit guest blogs. The extra perspective is great and I'm always willing to review more. Today, though, given my last article on Internet Safety classes in Virginia, I'd really like to get some writeups of curricula posted for other readers to peruse (and...; Tags: Curriculum, Health Care, Blogger, Internet, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-04-09
OLPC XOs rolled out in NYC schools: The non-profit group, Teaching Matters, is donating OLPC XO laptops to selected New York City Public Schools to assess their effectiveness in city classrooms. While only a small number of classes are currently piloting the miniature laptops, one such rollout has spawned a very interesting blog, chronicling the good,...; Tags: Curriculum, Blog, Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-02-06
Engineering a new curriculum: Engineering a new curriculumSome smaller schools are way ahead hereI teach engineering at two schools in CT. One (University of New Haven) has a core (required) course for non-technology students to give them an appreciation and understanding (as well as the necessary vocabulary) of the role that engineering and...; Tags: Sastry, Cornell University, Cornell, curriculum, new curriculum, social science, democracy, Siemens AG; Discussion threads 2007-09-10
RI offers online teachers' guide to state standards: As part of Rhode Islands plan to provide accessibility and uniformity to the states education standards, state education officials have unveiled a uniform web-based learning plan for grades K-12, reports the Providence Journal Rhode Islands education standards for each grade were developed two years ago, but until recently, no...; Tags: Education Technology, Standards; Blog posts 2007-02-14
Curriki a 'dangerous and exciting proposition': Flying in the face of proprietary educational software, a new online educational community allows educators to share curricula with the goal of expanding educational resources for everyone, reports eSchool News. Called Curriki, the software melds social networking with open-source technologies to create an ever-evolving online resource for teachers...; Tags: Education Technology, Teaching, Bobbi Kurshan, Curriki; Blog posts 2007-01-08

Conflicting priorities: My Christmas gift this year was supposed to be a big chunk of money to jumpstart lifecycle funding at our high school. I wasnt surprised when the initial number shrank by $10k, then another $10k. Obviously, there are lots of competing interests in a small, economically depressed town....; Tags: curriculum, software; Blog posts 2006-12-17
Developing Basic Applications Using Microsoft Visual Basic.NET: Increasingly, nowadays students must learn more advanced technical skills in order to secure jobs in a competitive 21stcentury workforce. Yet the curriculum that is available to teach them these cutting-edge skills - such as developing software applications - is often textbook-based, uninspiring, and limited in its appeal to only one...; Tags: Curriculum, Student, Microsoft Corp., Programming, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Development Tools, Recruitment & Selection, Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management; White papers 2006-11-27
Publisher's digital curriculum being adopted in Calif.: In an experiment that could set an educational trend, some California elementary schools are using a custom-built digital history curriculum in lieu of traditional textbooks, reports eSchool News. The innovative history program called History/Social Science for California (click here for video) is a product from educational publisher Pearson...; Tags: Pearson, curriculum, digitaL; Blog posts 2006-08-17
Cal. bill to give students a balanced view of copyright: California students will get a reasonably balanced view of copyright law if a bill currently in the state Legislature is passed, Ars Technica reports. The original bill, AB 307, introduced by Rep. Ed Chavez, was pretty much dictated by Hollywood lawyers. It would have withheld technology grants to...; Tags: INTERNET, Ed Chavez, Electronic Frontier Foundation, curriculum; Blog posts 2006-08-03
So what should we be teaching?: A couple of recent posts on this site touched off considerable debate on the state of the American educational system. Overall, most of us thought it should be improved (no kidding) and most of us felt that we need give kids a rigorous education in academic basics (again,...; Tags: Word processors, Blogging, Scripting languages, HTML, productivity software, curriculum, software, spreadsheet; Blog posts 2006-04-12
Innovative Technologies in a Systems Integration curriculum: XML and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET: As a part of an upper-level systems integration course, the author incorporated instruction and projects in current integrative programming technologies, XML and Microsoft Visual Studio.NET. This paper provides an overall background on XML and IDEs and a review of the literature concerning their instructional implementations. A program of basic instruction...; Tags: Microsoft Visual Studio, Pennsylvania State University, Curriculum, Microsoft Visual Studio.Net, Author, Microsoft Corp., Systems Integration, Programming, Microsoft Development Tools, XML, Development Tools, .Net, It Services, Enterprise Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software; White papers 2006-03-28
Implementing Wireless PDA Technology in the IT curriculum: Colleges and public universities must stay abreast of rapid changes in the application of information technology, typically on very limited budget. This paper briefly notes prevailing literature related to wireless technology use in the classrooms and examines the processes and methods used to successfully integrate wireless Persona Digital Assistant (PDA)...; Tags: Curriculum, Information Technology, Wireless PDA, PDAs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Strategy, Handhelds, Hardware, Management; White papers 2006-02-03
Notorious B.G. on MTV: I know I've been plumbing the intellectual depths this week, first with my last post (the invincible points of which no Talkbacker managed to defeat), and now with a post that will consist almost entirely of quotes from Bill Gates. Hey, if you knew how my week has been going,...; Tags: job, Bill Gates; Blog posts 2005-10-28
Professor gives Cisco manual away for free: Professor gives Cisco manual away for freeBooks are the biggest barginWhat a bunch of nonsense. Technical books are some of the biggest bargins around. compare the cost of a 1 week class to a book at Barnes and Noble for the same material. you could buy every one on the...; Tags: book market, Books, Cisco Systems Inc., CCNP, CCNA, curriculum, network, computer; Discussion threads 2004-07-06
Delivering Online Examinations: A Case Study: IT academics need to keep curriculum material up to date in an ever-changing technological universe. Establishing a new subject accounts for just a fraction of the overall investment in time and money. A greater proportion of expense occurs in the maintenance cycle. This is especially true in the IT discipline,...; Tags: Curriculum, Information Technology, Industry, CSU, Strategy, Business Structures, Management, Finance; Case studies
Accessible Web Design and curriculum - Part One: This webcast discusses on some issues about accessible Web design in a broad sense. The webcast then discusses on how to use those principles in developing online curriculum and online resources for learning. It focuses to some degree on courseware tools, and what is happening out there. What is working...; Tags: Web, Curriculum, Webcast, Web Design, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Webcasts
Accessible Web Design and curriculum - Part Six: This webcast discusses on some issues about accessible Web design in a broad sense. The webcast then discusses on how to use those principles in developing online curriculum and online resources for learning. It focuses to some degree on courseware tools, and what is happening out there. What is working...; Tags: Web, Curriculum, Webcast, Web Design, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Webcasts
Handhelds Improve School curriculum and Student Homework Participation: Topock Elementary and Middle School's Superintendent, Brett M. Agenbroad, was concerned that the district's curriculum did not adequately address the Arizona state academic standards in the areas of technology/computer education. Agenbroad decided that handheld devices would be a key element for improving Topock Middle School's reading, writing and technology curriculum....; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Curriculum, Handheld Device, Handhelds, Hardware; Case studies
Enabling Communication With the Help of Technology: The critical component of the Kansas School for the Deaf's communication initiative was in its keyboarding curriculum. All students participated in this coursework, taking two to three classes per week. The keyboarding skill application is made in all classes as students communicate ideas and present work. The Kansas School for...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Curriculum, Student, Desktops, Servers, Hardware; Case studies
A Leading Project Management Organization Uses MindManager to Plan, Develop and Deliver Customized curriculum and Solutions: PM College, the training arm of PM Solutions, provides project management training and professional development programs to Global 2000 corporations. In a crowded field, the college needs to differentiate itself from the competition by responding quickly, comprehensively, and creatively to corporate requests for training programs. The college uses MindManager to...; Tags: Curriculum, Training, Mindjet, Workforce Management, Project Management, Human Resources, It Operations, It service Management; Case studies