October brings a chill to the air in Wisconsin, and another deadline nipping at our heels. Oct. 30 is the final day for CoSN members to submit nominations for two particularly notable awards, the Withrow CTO Award and the TEAM Award. Nominees for these awards are not required to be CoSN members....
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CoSN Award Nominations Due By October’s End
Posted on October 4th, 2010
Personalized Learning and the Five Monkeys
Posted on July 13th, 2010
What a successful ISTE 2010 in Denver! Reflecting on that week, we learned about a number of exciting new initiatives, trends, product launches, and more, emanating from the conference and the trade show floor. One of the most interesting sessions we attended was a Feedback Forum hosted by the Consortium of School...
CoSN Calls for Presentations for 2011 Annual Conference
Posted on June 18th, 2010
I’m very pleased to announce that we have opened our Call for Presentations for the CoSN 2011 Annual Conference, which will take place in New Orleans, La., March 14-16, 2011, at the Hilton New Orleans Hotel. The conference theme is “Mastering the Moment,” and we will focus on how ed tech leaders...
Are You Ready for Augmented Reality?
Posted on June 1st, 2010
One of the newest buzzwords in the world of technology is a concept called augmented reality. According to Wikipedia, augmented reality is a term for a live direct or indirect view of a physical real-world environment whose elements are augmented by virtual computer-generated imagery. In plain English, augmented reality is the practice...
Emerging Technologies Profiled in 2010 Horizon Report: K-12 Edition
Posted on April 22nd, 2010
Last week, I participated in a webcast from the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) on Emerging Technology Trends in K-12. The webcast previewed the 2010 Horizon Report: K-12 Edition, the second in a series of annual reports focused on emerging technology use in elementary and secondary education. Produced by the New Media...
Ed Tech Funding Update From CoSN 2010
Posted on March 13th, 2010
As my colleague Emily Embury noted in her blog entry on ed tech policies, it’s an interesting time in education. With Race to the Top and Investing in Innovation (i3) funding included in the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the federal government is making an unprecedented investment in schools. Continuing this...