Tech and Learning - May 2010

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Online learning in higher ed goes the distance
How one school translates ESL as success
VOLUME 30
NUMBER 10
techlearning.com
IDEAS AND TOOLS FOR ED TECH LEADERS |
MAY 2010
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Top 11 free tools
for schools
Screens
Full
When
cyberbullies
turn deadly
Ahead
Making PD more
user-friendly
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A bonanza of new projectors
Sanyo
Mitsubishi
Epson
Hitachi
America
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FEATURES
PRODUCTS
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SCHOOL CIO: Going for Distance
Despite essentially flat college enrollments, the number
of postsecondary students taking online courses
boomed 17 percent in 2008, to 4.7 million, and the
growth shows no signs of abating. See how they do it
so your students can be prepared today.
By Pam Derringer
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Put to the Test: T&L editors take some
new products for a test drive.
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Bretford LAP20ULA-CT Intelligent Laptop
Computer carts
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ELMO CO-10 (i-Pochette)
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Absolute Manage
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FileMaker Pro
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Pano Logic Zero Client Desktop
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StrataLogica Nystrom
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SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT
Classroom Projectors
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3-D COMES TO SCHOOL
We’ve all heard of 3-D movies and
the newly announced 3-D television
technologies, but does this emerging
technologies carry any learning potential for
K–12 classrooms? This article breaks it down and explores
the reality of 3-D projectors in schools.
By Len Scrogan
PROJECTOR NEWS
T&L highlights the latest news in projectors and projector
supplies for the classroom.
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Shine a Light
Today’s projectors are getting smaller, cheaper, and smarter,
thanks to rapidly evolving projection technology. T&L spoke
to schools around the country about how they are using
projectors to engage students.
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May 2010 What’s New
Bento for iPad • Cognite • EasyTech Online Safety • Fraction
Nation • LabSim A+ • Netop ProtectOn Pro Update •
Remote-Learner with Adobe Connect • Toon Boom Animate 2 •
Tree Ring • Web>clicker • HP EliteBook 2540p • SMART
Response VE • Universal Mobile Power Lift Stand • and more
DEPARTMENTS & COLUMNS
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Editor’s Desk
Enough Gloom, More Boom
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Top 11 Free Tools for Schools
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Sites We Like
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Back Office Business
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They Said It: How to Make
PD More User-Friendly
By Jennifer Wagner
Instead of teaching tools in our PD
workshops—such as blogs, wikis, Prezi—
we should put the emphasis on student
learning and teaching objectives.
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News & Trends
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Next Big Thing: Digital Signage
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Top 10 Sites for Back Channeling
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Gaming and Education: Are We
There Yet?
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Is Cyberbullying Deadly?
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Pop Quiz: Is Digital Information
Protected by Privacy Law?
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A 20-Second PowerPoint Makeover
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How It’s Done:
Speaking Their Language
What do you do when 56 percent of your
students are English-language learners,
80 percent come from low-income
families, your students speak 14 different
languages at home, and 215 new students
arrive in the first three months of the
school year? Bring in the tech.
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Lisa Thumann expores the latest updates to Google Docs
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collaborative projects.
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Gues blogger David Kapuler lists his top ten favorite tools for
making digital books.
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Technologies
Check out these free Web 2.0 tools from T&L blogger Ozge
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Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano explores ways teachers can help
make students become contributors to their own learning.
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PC Double Duty for
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This interactive whiteboard roundup showcases how districts
are using these tools to transform lessons and classroom
presentations.
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