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Paint Valley school board to meet today

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:11:29 +0000

Agenda items include accepting a donation of real property and directing the superintendent to “take commercially reasonable steps in connection with the donation,” approval of a David Meade Massie grant application and approval of an agreement of participation between the school district and Jefferson County ESC Virtual Learning Academy.

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Students Tell the Story at ISTE 2010

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:08:33 +0000

DENVER, June 28 /PRNewswire/ — Educators make up the majority of the membership of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE®), but students were a primary focus at the education technology conference and exposition ISTE 2010. The initiatives geared toward students included a program with The Denver Post in which a group of young journalists served as special correspondents for the newspaper and also contributed to The Daily Leader, ISTE’s newspaper published throughout the conference, and the ISTE Connects blog.

ISTE 2010 attracted other groups of students who attended and participated in an array of different hands-on activities, including a group of students involved in the robotic arena.

“Robotics is a hands-on, tangible science that teaches students how to be part of a team and solve theoretical problems,” said Vignesn Muralidharan, recent graduate of Fairview High School in Boulder, Colo. “In school, you work solo, but with robotics, you work as a team.”

Along with speakers, workshops and discussions, the conference pushed new boundaries in social media, virtual learning environments and other exciting new forums for K-12 classrooms.

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Look, But Don’t Touch: Student Access to Classroom Technology Limited, According to CDW-G Study

admin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:23:06 +0000

DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Annual Conference – CDW Government LLC (CDW-G), a leading source of Information Technology (IT) solutions to educators and government, today announced the results of the 2010 21st-Century Classroom Report, a national survey of more than 1,000 high school students, faculty and IT staff members to understand how students and faculty are using technology. CDW-G found that just 8 percent of high school teachers said that technology is fully integrated into the classroom; and the technology that is available is primarily used by teachers and not students. As a result, 43 percent of students said they are not – or they are unsure if they are – prepared to use technology in higher education or the workforce.

“A decade into this century, the door to 21st-century skills remains locked for many students,” said Bob Kirby, vice president K-12 education, CDW-G. “Today’s students need an interactive learning environment in which the technologies that they use outside of school are integrated into the curriculum. With that in mind, districts need to focus on providing a hands-on technology experience that translates to students’ futures, whether in higher education or the workforce.”

While high school IT professionals provide support for technology such as wireless Internet access, student computing devices, interactive whiteboards and even vi rtual learning, less than half of faculty members are designing lesson plans that enable students to use technology in class, and just 26 percent of students report they are encouraged to use technology throughout the school day.

Nearly all students (96 percent) said they use technology at home to complete class assignments. However, lack of technology integration means most students are “powering down” in high school, even though 84 percent believe technology is an important educational tool.

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