Technology
EDITURE DSS HAS BECOME A CERTIFIED TRAINING ORGANIZATION IN GOOGLE APPS
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...
Alchemy Systems and Editure Professional Development Form Strategic Partnership to Enhance K-12 Offerings
Austin, TX, July 2010 - Editure Professional Development, Inc. has entered into a strategic partnership with Alchemy Systems, LP to provide one of the most comprehensive professional development and technology offerings to K-12 schools. The combined partnership currently provides products and services to over 12,500 schools around the world. This extensive expertise and experience will allow the combined team to offer an unparalleled level of service to K-12 customers in the United States.
Ahead in the Cloud
It’s not about a product … it’s about an approach. The ideal professional development, even for specific training on a particular piece of hardware or software, expands the conversation to consider the culture of the school itself. In professional development that goes beyond the tradtional expectations, teachers do more than implement a new tool; they grow their interactions with their students, their peers and the world itself.
Giving Students a Voice: Digital Storytelling
What do you get when you combine pictures, text and voice recording? Digital story telling. Some of the schools I work in were looking for software to use when the school Internet is slow or on the occasions when the Internet is not working? My answer this spring has been Photostory3, a free software download from Microsoft. I have used the...
Our 'Creating A Culture of Innovation' Workshop Was a Tremendous Success
What does it look like when technology positively impacts the daily practice of a learning community? Participants gathered together with AUSSIE consultant Sandy Scragg to explore case studies of schools that have transformed their culture by integrating shared learning and communication innovations (e.g. Google Apps) and talk about...
Alan November & Digital School Solutions Conduct Workshop for NYC Network Leaders, Principals, and Innovation Teams
On 3/17, DSS consultants and Alan November facilitated a lively hands-on workshop at the NYC United Federation of Teachers head office. The guiding question was “Who owns the learning?” The goal was to help participants rethink the role of school leaders, librarians/media specialists, classroom teachers, and students as they begin to build (or evolve)...
US DOE Study Finds that Good Teaching can be Enhanced with New Technology
Less class time means more learning. Upon first consideration, that might not make much sense, but the conditions are clear according to the latest research release by the Center for Technology and Learning. Department of Education's Office of Policy and Program Studies Service. To maximize content knowledge and change practices, the key is...
Loyola Marymount University and DSS Professional Credit
I have exciting news to share. After reviewing our program quality, Loyola Marymount University, based in Los Angeles, CA, will grant DSS school customers professional credit toward salary advancement. This is a huge testament to the rigorous, high quality work demanded of our DSS job-embedded consulting and...
The 21st Century School
- From Wed, 05/19/2010 - 9:00am (EDT) To Wed, 05/19/2010 - 12:00pm (EDT)
- $150.00
- One New York Plaza, 31st Floor,
1 Water Street, New York, NY, 10004, United States
; See map: Google Maps
THE 21st CENTURY SCHOOL
How do you prepare young people for success in a global, technology-infused 21st century workplace? A key component is the use of educational technology as a means to facilitate new ways of teaching, learning, and communicating across your learning community.
During this session, participants will explore:
Honing Media Literacy Skills Via Project-Based Learning
- From Thu, 04/29/2010 - 9:00am (EDT) To Thu, 04/29/2010 - 3:00pm (EDT)
- $150.00
- One New York Plaza, 31st Floor,
1 Water Street, New York, NY, 10004, United States
; See map: Google Maps
HONING MEDIA LITERACY SKILLS VIA PROJECT-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES
How do we prepare students to thrive in a media saturated world? Media literacy provides a framework to access, analyze,
evaluate and create messages in a variety of forms — from print to video to the Internet.
During this hands-on workshop participants will explore:
