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This was saved in another Diigo list recently. VERY cool app for syncing Microsoft Office with Google Docs. Watch the video overview. Sadly, this is Windows only. The Premium version is $12/yr or just $30 lifetime purchase. If you're a windows district I think it would be well worth the $30 fee.

The second edition of the ACM Model Curriculum sets the context for computer science within K-12 education today and provides a framework for state departments of education and school districts to address the educational needs of young people and prepare them for personal and professional opportunities in the 21st century.

"In August, the FCC clarified an earlier ruling that led to widespread blocking of social media networks by school districts receiving discounted internet access through federal e-Rate dollars."

Fourteen of us-special education teachers, school psychologists, speech therapists, and other educators-recently spent six hours brainstorming with the goal of producing a starter iPad app catalog for teachers and students in our district, and beyond.

"The Ambidextrous Professional Learning Community holds a dual focus, both internal and external, simultaneously. They focus on developing strong norms, processes for communicating, problem solving, building consensus, etc. This is important, but Professional Learning Communities must recognize that equally important, is a clear understanding of how their work fits into the needs of those outside of the team. They clearly understand that their work must fit within the greater goals of the school and the district. They are externally focused and internally focused. "

Second in the Ambidextrous PLC series by Rob Jacobs

"These segments were recorded in Colorado classrooms during the 2008-2009 school year in Aurora, Denver and Colorado Springs District 11. C21L continues to produce videos that encourage support for teachers and administrators who wish to bring 21st Century learning skills into the classroom."

Keystone Commons is the networking platform for PAIUnet members to communicate, create, and collaborate. PAIUnet is a statewide, high-speed educational network that enables educators and students throughout Pennsylvania to access and share valuable resources for enhancing student learning. PAIUnet helps to transform the way educational services and information are delivered by connecting all 29 Intermediate Units (IUs) and their member school districts throughout the Commonwealth.

"To clear up some of the confusion around these comments and assertions, I went straight to the top: the Department of Education's Director of Education Technology, Karen Cator. Cator parsed the rules of the Childrens Internet Protection Act, and provided guidance for teachers on how to proceed when it comes to interpreting the rules. To that end, here are six surprising rules that educators, administrators, parents and students might not know about website filtering in schools."

Islamia College Peshawar fact Peshawar was earlier identified as the Darul-Uloom-e-Islamia Sarhad isn't actually the name of an educational institution activity though it directs explanation to be a journey within education. The place of this great manufacturing arrangement consists of at the back of it an extended statistics and it attains for an excellent change which in the extended run modified the complete of N.W.F.P and the connecting common districts. The change is large for allowing property practice, the reliability of constitutional institutions and certainly an effort to obtain freedom from unusual government.

Sanchi Stupa information is a Buddhist involved, famous for its Royal Stupa, on an elevation at Sanchi village in Raisen district of the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is situated in 46 kilometers (29 mi) north-east of Bhopal, the city of Madhya Pradesh. The big stupa at Sanchi is one of the beloved rock arrangements in India and original creation of Indian design It appears as at the start selected by the emperor Ashoka within the 2nd century BCE. Its focus became a simple hemispherical stone frame created over the remains of the Buddha.

Mohenjo Daro strength is the most beautiful traditional decoration inside the US. That is well known within the program of the area. It is a member of the Larkana District of the region of Sindh and it's greatly presently on the top financial organization of the sound River Indus. The archeological remains of the section relish us yet newly into the story until 3000 BC. So, this gives it 5000 years excellent capital that's the beloved civilization considered to the stay behind the Chinese. It has ended up additionally the urbanized and the most significant improvement in South Asia.

"Secondary students took part in the 21st Century Program, meant to enhance academic performance." - posted in the ASCD Smartbrief

Congratulations to Lebanon SD. Would this model work in YOUR district?

Great news for Google Apps for education districts.

Nation Making Progress in Ensuring More Teachers Have Deep Content Knowledge and Mentoring But U.S. Teacher Development Lacks Intensity, Follow-up, & Usefulness

If you're a Mac district, check this out. I think this is a KILLER tip.

How to get the Mac OS Preview App to allow you to annotate non-pdf files, like jogs, etc.

Check out NECC 2009

Here's the link for NECC next year. Submit your paperwork to your district now to attend!

The School 2.0 eToolkit is designed to help schools, districts, and communities develop a common education vision and explore how that vision can be supported by technology.