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T.H.E. Journal June 2007	PowerMediaPlus.com by Discovery Education Discovery Education has announced upgrades to PowerMediaPlus.com, its curriculum-oriented media-on-demand system.
T.H.E. Journal December 2005 Jacob Milner	VoIP to the Rescue Faced with the challenges hampering school communications nationwide, three districts forge into the 21st century with Web-based telephony.
T.H.E. Journal August 2006 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	The 4-1-1 on District 219 This year's Charp Award winner is honored at NECC for its unique and compelling use of technology, particularly in support of teachers.
T.H.E. Journal January 28, 2010 Scott Aronowitz	Wisconsin District To Launch Online School Howard-Suamico School District of Green Bay, WI, has announced it will partner with Kaplan Virtual Education to launch Bay Port iAcademy to provide full- and part-time online education opportunities to middle school and high school students throughout the state.
T.H.E. Journal March 2009 Charlene O'Hanlon	Resistance is Futile Even as technology use grows embedded in education, some teachers still prefer the old ways.
T.H.E. Journal November 2008 Dian Schaffhauser	Is VoIP Worth It? School districts have by and large had great results implementing VoIP, which has become the conduit for delivering expanded functionality, achieving greater internal control, and gaining freedom from onerous monthly phone bills.
T.H.E. Journal July 2005 Wolf & Hall	Fighting the Good Fight Can the ed tech community convince policymakers that states and districts desperately need dedicated technology funding to ensure no child is left behind?
PHONE+ July 20, 2009	Case Study: LifeSize Takes Teachers to Class With looming budget cuts, one school district turns to video communication to keep teachers connected for professional development, staff meetings, and training sessions.
T.H.E. Journal January 11, 2010 Dan Thompson	Arkansas Cooperative Brings Online Simulations to Middle Schoolers The Northwest Arkansas Educational Cooperative is bringing online simulation tools, called "Gizmos," to middle schoolers as part of an effort to increase student proficiency in the areas of math and science.
HBS Working Knowledge June 16, 2014 Michael Blanding	The Unfulfilled Promise of Educational Technology With 50 million public school students in America, technology holds much potential to transform schools, says John Jong-Hyun Kim. So why isn't it happening?
InternetNews July 19, 2010	Microsoft Lands Cloud Deal With NYC Schools As it continues efforts to entice large, public-sector organizations to sign up for its expanding portfolio of cloud services, Microsoft lands e-mail partnership with New York City schools.
T.H.E. Journal October 14, 2009 David Nagel	Study: Games, Video Improve Preschooler Literacy A new study has shown that educational videos and interactive games can have a positive impact on preschooler literacy when incorporated into the curriculum in a classroom setting.
T.H.E. Journal June 2004 David L. Benson	AAL Helps Blue Valley Stay on the Cutting Edge With a Customized Student Information System The partnership enhances the school district's SIS and brings added value to every student's home in the district.
T.H.E. Journal July 2007 Christine Fox	Professional Development :: From Technophobes to Tech Believers High-quality professional development can turn the most reluctant teachers into enthusiastic users of classroom technology. It's key to any effort to reform the way students are taught and data is collected.
T.H.E. Journal August 2004 Bob Owens	Database System Helps Keep Everyone Informed in Rural Vermont School District An educational management system built on FileMaker Pro database software helps teachers, parents and administrators find new ways to collaborate in order to improve the education of students.
T.H.E. Journal June 1, 2010 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	A Revolution on Hold In their push toward using digital content in the classroom, many schools are stuck in second gear until basic changes to both infrastructure and entrenched habits are made. But even as school districts grapple with making those changes, policymakers have begun to move forward.
T.H.E. Journal June 2009 Christine Fox	More Than Machines Comprehensive technology integration programs go beyond laptop initiatives to provide teachers with the support they need to improve student engagement and achievement.
T.H.E. Journal May 2001 Ruth Watson	The Trumbull County Community Network Project In the early 1990s, the school districts of Trumbull County, OH were similar to most schools in the amount of technology available to teachers, administrators and students. The project that changed that situation made an organized effort to infuse technology into K-12 schools...
T.H.E. Journal November 2004 Joni Lindquist	The Future of Anytime, Anywhere Education Many districts are now looking at anytime, anywhere access to multimedia content as a next step in accomplishing educational goals and expanding the learning environment.
T.H.E. Journal March 17, 2010 David Nagel	Snapshot: Students Want Online Learning High school students seem to be overwhelmingly in favor of online instruction as a component of their educations.
T.H.E. Journal May 2001	First Annual State-of-the-States Survey The goal of the survey was to gather state-level information about educational technology in each of the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, and then to track this baseline information over the coming years...
T.H.E. Journal July 2004 Brenda Williams	Leadership & Advocacy: Integrating Technology to Improve Student Learning West Virginia works to create a statewide technology infrastructure with student achievement as the ultimate focus of leadership.
InternetNews October 16, 2007 David Needle	Nortel Boards Microsoft's Office Communications Train Nortel details offerings built around soon-to-launch Office Communications Server.
T.H.E. Journal July 2007 Cathy J. Poplin	Professional Development :: Arizona In Arizona, one-and-done workshops are a thing of the past, replaced by ongoing professional development that enables teachers to use classroom technology to full effect.
InternetNews May 4, 2004 Ron Miller	Nortel Notches Charter VoIP Deal The deal impacts Charter's Midwest and Great Lakes divisions and builds on a 2002 partnership.
T.H.E. Journal July 2007 Stuart J. Ciske	Systemic School Reform :: Wisconsin Wisconsin officials recognized a need to turn their attention from the technology tools themselves and focus on how the tools could be used to stimulate learning.
T.H.E. Journal May 2006 Matt Villano	One Server Fits All E-mail, telephone, chat, instant messaging - so many communication technologies, yet we still can't track each other down. Some school districts finds that a centralizing unit is the solution.
T.H.E. Journal June 1, 2010 Christine Fox	Alabama Gets on Board The changes seen in the Roanoke City Schools in the four years since Tools for Life was launched are remarkable.
T.H.E. Journal October 2007 Susan Brooks-Young	Help Wanted For an alarming number of new teachers, the school gates have turned into a revolving door. Here's how technology can assist districts in addressing the reasons for the rampant turnover.
T.H.E. Journal February 2006	ISKME Special Series Part I >> Data Driven Savvy school administrators are using data to improve instruction district-wide.
T.H.E. Journal January 2006 Joseph C. Panettieri	A World Without Wires Whether helping to resurrect the Katrina-devastated South or upgrading educational access in districts far and wide, more affordable wireless mesh and voice networks are changing the learning environment across the nation.
T.H.E. Journal March 2000	Worldwide Technology Education Program to Train 400,000 Teachers Intel's Teach to the Future is a worldwide initiative to address the barriers teachers still face in effectively applying computer technology to improve student learning....
T.H.E. Journal February 1, 2010 John K. Waters	Now What? We put the question to a host of K-12 IT leaders: If you had a one-shot chance to spend a big sum of technology money, where would you begin? Here are their shopping lists.
T.H.E. Journal October 2004 Hofer, Chamberlin & Scot	Fulfilling the Need for a Technology Integration Specialist A look at the current role of a school-based technology coordinator.
InternetNews January 7, 2004 Colin Haley	Verizon Calls Nortel for VoIP The carrier drafts a five-year equipment deal with Nortel as it embarks on network tranformation to add services for customers and revenue for the company.
T.H.E. Journal January 2006 Elaine A. Studnicki	The Unkindest Cut of All Technology budgets are often the first to be reduced. The following eight questions will help you determine where to start trimming.
T.H.E. Journal September 9, 2009 Joel Shore	Profile :: Carla Wade Whether working at the classroom or state level, the former science teacher has shown a passion for teaching educators the most effective ways to integrate technology.
T.H.E. Journal July 2004 Richter & Steele	Data-Driven Decision-Making: Linking Data Collection & Professional Learning at the Britton-Hecla SD This example from the Britton-Hecla School District may serve as a model for other districts to consider in their efforts to leverage the use of data and impact the use of technology for improved teaching and learning.
T.H.E. Journal July 2006 Mary Ann Wolf	Using Technology to Improve Achievement: Making Data Relevant New information systems are helping states and districts individualize instruction and boost student learning.
T.H.E. Journal November 2001 Philip J. Bossert	Lessons Learned An inside look at four of the top technology school districts in the nation...
T.H.E. Journal May 2008	Extracurricular :: For Technologists Who do Their Homework Though stationary units are most common, the prominent use of mobile computing devices in schools indicates the rise in 1-to-1 implementations.
InternetNews June 22, 2004 Colin C. Haley	SIP-Shape VoIP Supercomm -- Nortel reaches out to Texas Instruments to improve VoIP interoperability.
T.H.E. Journal July 2007 Carla Wade	Professional Development :: Oregon In Oregon, professional development experts built a team to foster networking among educators about ed tech.
T.H.E. Journal March 2006 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	A Laptop for Every...Teacher! Is the laptop program good technology policy? It depends.
T.H.E. Journal November 13, 2009 Scott Aronowitz	Educator Use of Social Networking Lags Behind Interest Educators suggested some factors inhibiting the growth of this technology in educational settings include privacy concerns, schools/districts that block access to these Web sites, and time pressure.
T.H.E. Journal September 16, 2009 Patricia Deubel	Social Networking in Schools: Incentives for Participation District leaders want some evidence that social networking would fulfill their expectation of adding strong educational value and purpose.
T.H.E. Journal April 2009 Jennifer Demski	Up Close and Virtual By adding web-based offerings to traditional in-person sessions, school districts can continue to provide support to teachers when face-to-face visits aren't possible.
T.H.E. Journal September 2003 Tom Mykl	Rural Wisconsin District Improves Teaching and Learning Through Worldwide Connectivity School districts are providing services that support and train teachers in everything from basic computer skills to how to use the Internet in the classroom. It's time for the institution of education to get off the dirt road and become the leaders of the information highway.
T.H.E. Journal May 2007 Wendy Chretien	An Urge to Converge Combining several commonly separate communication systems into a single IP network offers a slew of benefits for K-12.