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This year’s CoSN Conference took place during a dynamic time in education. With two education policy initiatives about to be released, I had the opportunity to attend sessions regarding the National Educational Technology Plan and the National Broadband Plan. National Educational Technology Plan Educators gathered during the CoSN 2010 Conference to discuss Twitter use in K-12 education. Twitter’s user base grew to more than 75 million subscribers in 2009, with its number of unique visitors increasing by 1,382% from 2008. Through its explosive growth and mainstream acceptance over the past two years, Twitter now offers schools and [...] Congratulations to all the 2009 Edublog award winners and nominees! The winners were announced in an online ceremony last week. Four of the edubloggers nominated by the CB&A team were among the winners, although all the nominees are winners in our book. You can view the list of winners, and the first and second place [...] Now in its sixth year, the Edublog Awards program celebrates the achievements of edubloggers, twitterers, podcasters, video makers, online communities, wiki hosts, and other Web-based users of educational technology. It’s a wonderful opportunity to recognize the hard-working, dedicated, passionate educators who are using the Web to share their vision and ideas, and to collaborate with [...] Tech & Learning magazine recently announced the winners of its 27th Annual Awards of Excellence. The awards program recognizes software, hardware, network, and web products that bring something new and innovative to the industry, as well as those that add significant enhancements to proven educational tools. A panel of more than 30 educators chose the [...] During EdNET 2009, we were able to hear James Shelton, Assistant Deputy Secretary for the Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII) for the U.S. Department of Education, give the conference’s keynote presentation. Throughout his address, Shelton discussed the areas the current administration aims to focus on in the next three years, and how these focus [...]
There are several award programs in the education industry offering companies and organizations a chance to stand in the spotlight. One of the most widely known programs is the CODiE Awards, sponsored by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA). Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, the CODiE Awards program recognizes the software and information industry’s [...] |
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