""The whole evening is about educating parents about the technology that's out there," said Laura Boss, director of communications for Newport-Mesa Unified School District, who stressed that parents should not be afraid of the every-changing technology and that being informed is the first step. "This is the world [today's] kids live in." The presentation encouraged parents to embrace their kids' digital world, support balanced use, monitor their kids' digital media use, and discuss what sites they are allowed to visit and what they can and can't download. A few tips shared during the presentation: Give kids a code of conduct. Remind them not to post/IM/text anything they wouldn't say to that person's face; Discuss cyber-bullying with kids and ask if they know anyone who has been bullied; Talk about the importance of privacy and how to protect it; and discuss their online identity and possible risky behavior. "Raise good digital citizens!" a slide stated."

"It's no longer one-size-fits-all curricula and testing which fosters invisibility" - Randam Samrall, CIO of Education Service Center Region 10, in IBM Conference in Las Vegas, on "Preparing Students for the 21st Century."

Education Technology Company blackboard says it will support the publishing, sharing, and consumption of educational resources across its platforms.

Texas Intruments and Intel are developing partnership with Indian firm CORE and others on education technologies. "Advances in technology continue to transform how we live, work, play and learn. Intel is committed to making education accessible and engaging for all students," says R. Ravichandran, director of sales, Intel South Asia.

"New technologies have transformed the way students interact with the world, with information, and knowledge," said Dean of Harvard College Evelynn M. Hammonds.

Harvard Recieved $40 million from Rita E. and Gustave Hauser to support excellence and innovation in teaching and learning.

"The world is ripe for another revolution - this time in education. Technology has advanced so much over the last two decades that we can virtually change the way we educate." - Vivek Wadwa, senior research associate at Harvard Law School and director of research at Duke University's Center for Entrepreneurship.

"We can do to schools what PayPal did to banks and do to college networks what Facebook did to friendships. We can now make education affordable and pervasive. All this requires is investment in the right technologies and the type of mentoring and support being provided to students, such as the Thiel fellows. You could impact the lives of billions" - Vivek Wadhwa, Senior Research Associate at Harvard Law School and Director of Research at Duke University's Center for Entrepreneurship.

Much debate continues on the effectiveness of software applications on learning and assessment of outcomes. The story focuses on claims made by "Carnegie Learning" on claims made about its math software products. This highlights challenges faced by teachers and parents in identifying educational software for children.

In Victoria, Australia, schools are signing up for the eSmart program, a cyber-safety program that is intended help students learn safe ways to surf the net.

"This cyber-safety program will eventually be provided to all Victorian government schools and about 300 Catholic schools in the next three years."

Dr. Lawrence Summers, former President of Harvard, tauts the role of technology in educaiton in NYTimes' "Schools for Tomorrow" conference. #HGSET561

Videos from "School for Tomorrow, Bringing Technology to the Classroom", NYC, Conference. #HGSET561

Integrating technology into teaching and learning at CPUT

#HGSET561 Integrating technology into teaching and learning at CPUT

"A continually improving collection of questions and answers created, edited, and organized by everyone who uses it."

#HGSET561 A continually improving collection of questions and answers created, edited, and organized by everyone who uses it.

The best way to study languages, vocabulary, or almost anything P.S. It's fun, it's free, and you can share with friends!

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A timely article in the Economist. Some teaching practices entering mainstream.

Technology made difference in educating children.

A timely article. Technology and internet made real difference in educating children.

A timely article in the Economist. It states that technology and internet made a difference in educating children.