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The Office of Educational Technology (OET) is located in and supports the Office of the Secretary (OS). OET provides leadership for powering education at all levels of learning with technology. OET develops national educational technology policy and ensures that Department programs take advantage of the productivity and learning opportunities technology can provide. OET supports the Department's Mission and the President's and Secretary's priorities by leveraging the best modern technology to support:

10 Things You Didn’t Know About William the Conqueror

0 Things You Didn’t Know About William the Conqueror

With iPad, the classroom is always at your fingertips.

Apps for Education With iPad, the classroom is always at your fingertips. Right now at the App Store, there are thousands of apps available to download. Students can track their assignments, take notes, and study for finals. Teachers can give lessons, monitor progress, and stay organized. And that’s just the beginning. The App Store Volume Purchase Program allows educational institutions to purchase iOS apps and distribute them to their users. Learn about the App Store VolumePurchase Program iWork for iPad: Pages, Keynote, and Numbers iWork Powerful iWork apps, completely reworked for iPad. Available for $9.99 each from the App Store. Download Pages Download Keynote Download Numbers The three iWork productivity applications help students and teachers put together professional-looking documents, presentations, and spreadsheets no matter where they are.

With iPad, the classroom is always at your fingertips. Right now at the App Store, there are thousands of apps available to download. Students can track their assignments, take notes, and study for finals. Teachers can give lessons, monitor progress, and stay organized. And that’s just the beginning

What are "illusions"? Illusions trick us into perceiving something differently than it actually exists, so what we see does not correspond to physical reality. Hence, the word illusion comes from the Latin verb illudere meaning, "to mock."

Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim reminds us that education "statistics" have names: Anthony, Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, whose stories make up the engrossing foundation of WAITING FOR SUPERMAN. As he follows a handful of promising kids through a system that inhibits, rather than encourages, academic growth, Guggenheim undertakes an exhaustive review of public education, surveying "drop-out factories" and "academic sinkholes," methodically dissecting the system and its seemingly intractable problems.

Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim reminds us that education "statistics" have names: Anthony, Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, whose stories make up the engrossing foundation of WAITING FOR SUPERMAN. As he follows a handful of promising kids through a system that inhibits, rather than encourages, academic growth, Guggenheim undertakes an exhaustive review of public education, surveying "drop-out factories" and "academic sinkholes," methodically dissecting the system and its seemingly intractable problems.

The program, which was initially funded at $700 million annually but had dropped to $100 million by 2010, was the only federal program within the U.S. Department of Education’s general funding devoted specifically to education technology.

Student Motivation They like it better Increased family involvement Improved teachers’ skills Improved School Administration and Management

A PBS Teachers blog offering strategies and resources to help you create rich, engaging learning experiences with multimedia.

June 27, 2011 – To foster classroom innovation and engagement, PBS and WGBH, and their producing partners WNET and KET, along with 31 other PBS member stations, launched PBS LearningMedia (pbslearningmedia.org), a free service for all teachers, students and families nationwide. In addition to a rich public media library, PBS LearningMedia has content contributed from other publicly funded organizations, including the National Archives, the Library of Congress and NPR, as well as content funded by NASA, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and the US Department of Education, to deliver thousands of resources for use in the classroom and with home-schoolers.   more »

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Math & Science Teaching Fellowships Announced Education Week Heads-up for up-and-coming math and science teachers: The Knowles Science Teaching Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2012 fellowship award. Valued at $150,000, the award includes financial resources (including tuition assitance), professional...  [view full summary] Heads-up for up-and-coming math and science teachers: The Knowles Science Teaching Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2012 fellowship award. Valued at $150,000, the award includes financial resources (including tuition assitance), professional development, teaching materials, and access to the Knowles network of teachers.[hide full summary] Teachers and Scientists: Building the Future Scientific American Teachers can invite researchers into the classroom to lead a lab exercise with students, inspire kids about what being a scientist is really like, and update them about the latest findings in their field. Teachers can invite researchers into the classroom to lead a lab exercise with students, inspire kids about what being a scientist is really like, and update them about the latest findings in their field.[hide full summary] Learning and Remembering Linked to Holding Material in Hands, New Research Shows ScienceDaily New research from the University of Notre Dame shows that people's ability to learn and remember information depends on what they do with their hands while they are learning. New research from the University of Notre Dame shows that people's ability to learn and remember information depends on what they do with their hands while they are learning.[hide full summary] Vehicle-to-Grid: Genius or Waste of Energy? Reuters A professor at the University of Delaware has patented a vehicle-to-grid technology for parked electric vehicles to return power to the grid and teamed up with NRG Energy to commercialize it. But the idea is not without its critics.

Parents, business owners, educators and other citizens are speaking out about school accountability at forums throughout the state this fall. Results from these conversations at seven locations will be submitted to the governor's education task force. For more information, and to join the conversation, go to the Speak Out Wisconsin Facebook page, click the "Like" button and tell us what you think. The video playlist to the right is from the first two forums, held September 26 in South Milwaukee and September 20 in Eau Claire.

Help Put the Nation Back on Top, Obama Tells Students In his third annual “Back-to-School” speech on Wednesday, President Barack Obama challenged students to start making an immediate difference in their communities and to set high education goals.

Math: Math Formulas - Reference Guide - This app contains over 100 math forumlas at a high school level. Most formulas have examples for ease of understanding. A great app for higher level math. The Ruler - measure things in inches or centimeters Math Quizzer - Math Quizzer is an interactive and fun way to, not only learn, but also to boost your skills in; Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division. It offers an easy to understand chalkboard visual, which keeps track of your "score" as you progress. Bloomberg - Bring the power of the most trusted source for financial information to your iPad, along with tools to help you analyze the world's markets. Fractals - Move and pinch fractals in real time. Geometry Stash - Access the most commonly used theorems, postulates, and corollaries.