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Live from Denver – ISTE 2010

The CB&A team has traveled to Denver for ISTE 2010 – the conference formerly known as NECC.  The theme of this year’s most comprehensive educational technology event is Exploring Excellence.  Nearly 20,000 teachers, technology coordinators, library media specialists, administrators, policy makers, industry representatives, and students from around the globe have gathered in the [...]

Flags & Bridges

With ISTE 2010 right around the corner, it may be a good idea to brush up on your media training skills. Whether you have meetings already set up with members of the education trade press, or you just want to be prepared in case someone stops by your booth for a quick interview, it can’t [...]

Learning? There’s an App for That!

More than 75 percent of teens own cell phones, up from just 45 percent in 2004, according to Pew Internet & American Life Project.  However, nearly 70 percent of schools nationwide ban mobile devices during the school day, according to a survey conducted last year by CommonSense Media.  But some districts are beginning to realize [...]

Denver Highlights for ISTE 2010 Attendees: Encore

With ISTE just six days away, we’d like to share one more list of restaurants, shops and entertaining venues in and around Denver. With this and our previous three posts in hand, you’ll have no trouble navigating the city for good food and fun. Thanks to Jeanne Hayes, President of The Hayes Connection, Inc., Kevin [...]

CoSN Calls for Presentations for 2011 Annual Conference

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 can find innovative [...]

Why You Should Check Into Foursquare

Dubbed “the next Twitter” by some tech experts, Foursquare is a location-based social networking website that tracks its users’ whereabouts as they “check-in” on their smartphones from wherever they happen to be.  Users can then elect to share this information, along with comments on the places they visit, with friends and colleagues on Foursquare, [...]

Denver Highlights for ISTE 2010 Attendees - Part Three

Our two prior posts covered dining venues in the immediate Denver area; our final post shares suggestions on other eating establishments outside of Denver:

240 Union, 240 Union Boulevard, Lakewood, Colo. (www.240union.com)
If you take Route 6 to the mountains, stop by 240 Union for a perfect glass of wine, incredible service, and great food. Don’t let [...]

Denver Highlights for ISTE 2010 Attendees – Part Two

Our second post in the series explores the eateries of central Denver (thanks again to Dodie Ownes, editor of SLJTeen, for the suggestions). Haven’t read the first post?  Be sure to do so - you don’t want to miss the great tips and dining suggestions for downtown Denver!

The central Denver area is southeast of the [...]

Denver Highlights for ISTE 2010 Attendees – Part One

Thanks to our good friend, Dodie Ownes, editor of SLJTeen, we’ll be sharing a three-part “guide” to Denver for ISTE 2010 attendees. Over the next few days, we’ll provide some tips for surviving Denver, lists of area restaurants and information on other entertaining local venues.

For any first-time visitors traveling from a sea-level location, keep these [...]

Are You Ready for Augmented Reality?

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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 [...]