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volume 2 number 7
March 2009
Dear Subscriber to ETC,
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On March 9, 2009, Governor Mitch Daniels endorsed development of many more New Tech high schools in Indiana by the time he leaves office in 2013. Six Indiana high schools are currently implementing the model program, while four more will begin next fall. The Indianapolis Star provides more details.
Observation, collaboration, perseverance, and appreciation are a few of the skills students are learning as they become high-tech hunters seeking the hidden treasures of geocaching. Learn how students of all ages are using this problem-solving activity.
The United States Capitol is the site for the 30th annual International Society of Technology Educators' (ISTE) National Educational Computing Conference (NECC), June 28-July 1, 2009.
Virtual Expert Clinics, Inc., brings autism education into the 21st century through technology. Autism Pro®, a "customizable package of tools, content and programming," can enhance the way autistic students are served by schools. A two-pronged technology solution, AutismPro focuses on teacher education and best practices as well as practical classroom applications.
"Thinkfinity brings the power of learning to your fingertips," according to the Verizon™ Foundation which has organized a consortium of respected educational organizations to provide an abundance of content for educators, students, parents and after-school instructors.
Follow this link to find tons of educational grants for everything from A to Z!
"PowerUp is a free online 3-D multiplayer game that allows students to experience the excitement and the diversity of modern engineering while saving the earth from disaster. It is a learning resource that will engage your students as thoroughly as the video games they play at home and on their mobile phones. The game is designed to motivate students to apply science and math concepts in tackling real world environmental problems."
Visit this web site for more online science activities.
Articles appearing in the ETC...and More! newsletter are published by the Buddy
Project
(Corporation for Educational Technology), in
collaboration with the Hoosier
Educational Computer
Coordinators (HECC),
Indiana Computer Educators (ICE),
the Indiana Department of
Education, and Promoting Achievement through Technology and INstruction for all Students (PATINS).
Send your ideas for stories, school project write-ups, and/or suggestions to Rex Church, et cetera editor, Rex Church.
Short for iPOD broadCAST, a podcast is a recording converted for playback on a personal digital music player such as Apple's iPod or other computing devices. Originally audio only and predominantly verbal, podcasts have evolved to often include combinations of speech, music, images and video information.
Source: PC Magazine
