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Digital lab prepares teachers for 21st-century classrooms Saint Leo University in Florida used to teach one course on technology to its teaching students, but now digital course materials will be infused throughout the curriculum. Administrators invested in a resource lab where students can tinker with digital whiteboards, tablets and video cameras. The new materials only cost $60,000 thanks to a donation from DYMO Mimio, which sells classroom technology. "The technology allows for instructors to model a variety of teaching strategies -- very important in an education classroom," said Candace Roberts, chair of the education department. T.H.E. Journal (9/27)
IBM analytics solutions enable institutions to improve the management of advancements, students, operational, and overall performance. Institutions can spot trends, patterns and anomalies, compare “what if” scenarios, predict potential threats and opportunities, manage key business risks and plan, budget and forecast resources. Visit IBM at Educause, booth 931.
eLearning
Ga. school follows Khan Academy model with lectures at home The Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology in Lawrenceville, Ga., now uses class time for hands-on instruction and discussion. Rather than teachers lecturing during school hours, the students listen to instruction online at home. This "flip model" is based on the growing popularity of the online tutoring venture Khan Academy. Critics of the method say more needs to be done to give student access to technology first. Education Week (premium article access compliments of EdWeek.org) (9/28)
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Systems Management
Students' hunger for data stresses college networks A software glitch at the University of Missouri earlier this fall left some students frustrated that they couldn't connect to the Internet through their laptops and smartphones. The problem was fixed, but the temporary frustration showed how dependent today's college campuses are on wireless Web access. As many as 8,000 devices have connected to the university's network at one time, up from a high of 900 last year. Administrators say the increase most likely is because of the popularity of iPads. St. Louis Post-Dispatch (9/26)
Technology companies join group eying speedier broadband to college towns: A handful of telecom carriers were part of a consortium of more than 50 companies, including Google and Intel, that was presented a plan Monday to deliver high-speed broadband service to more than 1 million people living near 37 college campuses. Not-for-profit computing firm Gig.U wants the group to fund the project in hopes of spurring innovation. "This is about providing abundant bandwidth that drives innovation that filters out to the broader community," said Blair Levin, Gig.U's executive director. Bloomberg Businessweek (9/28)
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Managing finances in a rural district This blog post highlights a study that looked at the strategies of successful rural superintendents. Researchers conducted one-on-one interviews with a group of Texas administrators from small rural school districts that faced a stagnant local economy and inadequate state funding. The superintendents said they aggressively pursued opportunities to accept transfer students to boost revenue and worked to create efficiencies in staffing, purchasing and energy use. Education Week/Rural Education blog (9/26)
What's next for e-Rate users and social media? Last month, the Federal Communications Commission cleared up confusion that led many schools to block social media websites for fear of losing e-Rate funds, writes Nora Carr, chief of staff for Guilford County Schools in North Carolina. FCC officials now say social media is not necessarily harmful to students. However, Carr warns that districts still must develop acceptable use policies regarding Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in the classroom and schools still are obligated to teach students how to behave online. eSchool News (free registration) (9/26)
Employers struggle to set social media rules for workers More employers are crafting social media policies in response to online comments posted by workers, but the policies they're coming up with may not fly legally, experts say. "Most of the social media policies that we've been presented are very, very overbroad. They say you can't disparage or criticize the company in any way on social media, and that is not true under the law," says Lafe Solomon of the National Labor Relations Board, which has more than 100 cases pending that involve social media. CBS News/The Associated Press (9/26)
Last Byte
Survey: Colleges use Facebook to find information on students About one-fourth of colleges use Facebook to find out information about applicants -- up from 6% the year before, according to a recent survey by Kaplan Test Prep. Admissions personnel also use Google to search for students, and 12% say online searches turned up information that could hurt an applicant's chances of admission. Purvi S. Mody, co-owner of an educational consulting firm, recommends students search for themselves and pay attention to the information they -- or others -- post online to maintain a positive online image. USA TODAY (9/23), San Jose Mercury News (Calif.)/Palo Alto Daily News (free registration) (9/26)
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