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Mid-Atlantic Regional Technology in Education Consortium
1301 Cecil B. Moore Ave.
Ritter Annex 9th Floor
Temple University - CRHDE
Philadelphia, PA 19122
800-892-5550
215-204-5130 (fax)
General Inquires:
Laurence Peters
Technical Assistance:
Barry Mansfield
Professional Development:
Joan Pasternak
Online Portal:
Johann Sarmiento
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Temple University Center for Research
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e-Learning Summit
July 12-13, 2004
Secretary Paige and other keynote speakers, engaging sessions, networking reception, cyber cafe, virtual schoolhouse, and an exhibit hall featuring the latest in e-learning solutions.
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National News:
NetDay Online Survey Captures Voices and Views of Teachers on Technology Uses in Education
11,132 teachers representing all 50 states, District of Columbia and DOD Overseas Schools participated in NetDay Speak Up Day for Teachers
IRVINE, CA, May 25, 2004 - NetDay, the national education technology nonprofit group, announced the successful completion of Speak Up Day for Teachers, a unique online opportunity for teachers in all grades and subjects from communities around the country to share their voices and views about their personal and professional use of technology and the Internet. Speak Up Day for Teachers is supported through a grant and in kind support from BellSouth Corporation and through the outreach support of Apple, Sun Microsystems and Google.
During Speak Up Day for Teachers, 11,132 teachers in 1,885 schools from all 50 states participated by completing the online survey, exceeding NetDay’s original goal of reaching 10,000 teachers by over 10%. States with the highest participation rate were Texas, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Florida and New York.
Visit NetDay.org to read complete press release
Oracle Education Foundation Congratulates ThinkQuest International Winners
Students From Around the World Recognized for Creating Educational Web Sites
The Oracle Education Foundation congratulates the winners of the latest international ThinkQuest competition. Teams of students from 29 countries collaborated -- across time zones, languages, and cultures -- to design and develop educational Web sites. An international panel of educators selected the 12 winning Web sites from nearly 400 entries. The Oracle Education Foundation will host the winning teams at ThinkQuest Live, a four-day event held in San Francisco during Oracle Corporation's global technology and business conference, Oracle OpenWorld, from December 6-10, 2004. The winning teams are featured on the Oracle ThinkQuest Web site at http://www.thinkquest.org/winners and their Web sites will be displayed online in the ThinkQuest Library.
Read Compete Press Release at Oracle.com
Play Games, Be Better Students?
The conventional wisdom about the video-game industry is that it's all about entertainment. But a group of 350 game designers, educators and government officials think that games can be used as a tool to teach critical thinking, and in the process, improve American education
Read Compete Article at Wired.com
Dot Kids Gains Momentum
At a recent hearing in the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, project leaders on the "kids.us" Internet domain delivered a status report on the domain following its launch last September. The domain, which Subcommittee chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) likens to "the children's section of the library," is intended as a child-friendly space with pre-approved, filtered content that is appropriate for minors. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), along with NeuStar, Inc., has been tasked with establishing this child-friendly space, filtering Internet content from registered sites, publicizing the domain, and educating potential user groups such as parents and schools.
Read Compete Article at ISTE.org
IDEA Passes the Senate
On May 13, 2004, the Senate approved its Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Reauthorization bill, S. 1248, in a 95-3 vote. The Senate's approved version of IDEA incorporates all of the technology language that the Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP) Committee passed in July 2003.
The HELP committee bill infused the concept of universally designed technology into the reauthorization bill mandating that technology products and equipment be accessible to people with disabilities from the outset instead of being retrofitted with assistive technology for accessibility.
IDEA Update: IDEA Passes the Senate
Read Compete Article at ISTE.org
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