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ISTE 2013 Roundup - Student Leadership, Hard Fun, and More!
We are looking forward to another fantastic ISTE - the grandmother of all education technology conferences. This year ISTE will be in San Antonio, Texas June 23-26th, 2013. Generation YES will be there in force (meaning kids!) GenYES students from … Continue reading
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Tagged conference, educational technology, GenYES, ISTE, ISTE13, technology literacy, tinkering
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Student Techs Have Their Heads in the Cloud
From THE Journal: There is a positive environmental impact in bypassing printed materials, but the time savings and increased communication are what really makes the cloud indispensable for educators as well as students, according to Debbie Kovesdy, a media specialist and GenYES … Continue reading
Posted in Generation YES, GenYES, student project samples, student tech support, web 2.0
Tagged cloud, GenYES
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Will these new tech supplies get used? Yes!
Many times in schools technology supplies are purchased - then sit in closets unused. Why the waste? They were purchased with all good intentions, but no one at the school really has the time or inclination to put the plan … Continue reading
Wauwatosa School District Turns to Kids for Help with Tech Upgrades
As the Wauwatosa School District moved ahead rapidly to upgrade to the latest digital technology and information systems – open mail and document sharing, iPads with open applications, e-readers and more – it found it had a problem. Easy as … Continue reading
“It’s about student engagement and student empowerment”
Mount Airy News - Empowering students through GenYES After some of the members of the Surry County Schools Board of Education visited a technology conference, they brought back an idea the school system will begin implementing in the fall. Middle … Continue reading
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Tagged GenYES, Mount Airy, student technology leaders, Surry County
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Syracuse here we come!
I’m heading to Syracuse, New York next week to keynote the March ITD TALK series at the Central New York Regional Information Center (CNYRIC) on March 17, 2011. We have a really special day planned for all the attendees, because after my … Continue reading
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Tagged CNYRIC, GenYES, leadership, student, Syracuse, technology, TechYES
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Jamesville-DeWitt GenYES students teach teachers technology
“Students are reversing roles at Jamesville-DeWitt High School, where they have become the teachers and are helping faculty learn tricky computer applications.” GenYES school Jamesville-DeWitt in New York was profiled in the Syracuse Post-Standard last week. We are really proud … Continue reading
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Tagged DeWitt, GenYES, Jamesville, professional development, student, Syracuse, tech support, technology
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Connecting Curriculum with Community
The current issue of District Administrator magazine (October 2010) is online with a great article about service-learning. Now, service-learning is not just “kids helping out.” It’s a way to combine academics with real-world applications and authentic learning. Connecting Curriculum with … Continue reading
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Tagged GenYES, San Juan School District, service learning
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They’re Taking Requests: Student Techs Command the Help Desk — THE Journal
They’re Taking Requests: Student Techs Command the Help Desk — THE Journal. THE Journal profiles several student-led technology support programs across the U.S. and finds that students can be a big help in providing high quality, low cost tech support. … Continue reading
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Not enough tech support = no technology use
Yes, it’s budget time again in K-12 schools in the U.S. - time to do more with less, push the limit, and strive to achieve the vision of 21st century learning for all. Technology is a big part of that, … Continue reading
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