Digital School Solutions

Blog entry posted June 7th, 2011 by manningr

The 2011 conference of the National Association for Media Literacy Education Registration will be held in Philadelphia, July 22-25 and will include over 150 sessions and workshops, screenings, and youth-produced video. Keynote speakers include Douglas Rushkoff, noted scholar and author of the book, Program or Be Programmed, Mohammed Bilal, Executive Producer of Media for One Economy Corporation, and Madeline Di Nonno, Executive Director of the Geena Davis Institute. 

Blog entry posted April 11th, 2011 by manningr

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust selects AUSSIE/Editure Professional Development as professional development partner for Bronx schools

Funds will support professional development services in approximately 25 Bronx schools

New York, NY (April 8, 2011) – Leading global educator professional development company, Editure Professional Development, announced its partnership with The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. AUSSIE/Editure Professional Development will use funds from the Helmsley Charitable Trust to help K-12 schools...

Blog entry posted February 23rd, 2011 by Samantha Calamari

 When I was asked to work on a video highlighting the use of Google Apps for Educators at PS62 Chester Park School in Queens, I thought it would be a great opportunity to combine the educational technology consulting work I do for AUSSIE/DSS with my video production skills. However, I did not realize that I would learn so much from the advanced and integrated uses of Google Apps in...

Blog entry posted February 16th, 2011 by Angela Watson

 Saturday, February 5 was a professional development day for all consultants at AUSSIE/Editure. Consultants from every area—literacy, math, science, social studies, and instructional technology—gathered together to learn best practices and strengthen their expertise. Our focus was From Spark to Flame: Igniting a Culture of Innovation.

This particular PD was unique in that the Digital School Solutions (DSS) department headed the workshop in an ...

Blog entry posted February 7th, 2011 by Kwaku Aning

 Hey there! I just wanted to write a short blog post about the AUSSIE Digital School Solutions screencasts on Blip.tv. I decided to record these instructables because through my experiences as an instructional technology consultant, I found that teachers in the schools that I work with would always have similiar questions about the Google Site. For that reason I thought why not ...

Blog entry posted January 26th, 2011 by manningr

AUSSIE was proud to attend the launch of NYC Connected Learning, an online home learning initiative for low-income families. The NYC Connected Learning Initiative is funded by a $22 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act award from the US Department of Commerce. AUSSIE is providing job-embedded support to school leaders and teacher teams. Read more about the initiative.

Blog entry posted December 14th, 2010 by manningr

For Immediate Release - New York, NY, December 2010 –Editure Digital School Solutions has become a certified training organization in Google Apps for Education and will become a Google Premiere Partner. The partnership will provide premiere educational consultancy services to Pre K-12 educators by building a strong emphasis on whole-school and district-wide communication, instructional collaboration, data-driven instruction, and...

Blog entry posted November 14th, 2010 by Rhys Daunic

I am proud to announce that the work of several of the students and teachers I work with will be featured in an upcoming film screening at the National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention on Saturday, November 20, 2010 in Orlando, Florida.  Congratulations to all collaborating students and teachers -- your productions will demonstrate for teachers around the country how to successfully use media literacy concepts and new media to enhance traditional classroom work!  

Below is the write-up that will be distributed at the convention: 

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