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A Guide to Online Tech Tutorials
Be your own tech support: Get technology training from your computer.
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Readings, Viewings, and Listenings
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New Mexico School Tries to Reach Students Via Podcast
This past semester, nearly all the roughly one hundred students at one New Mexico high school were outfitted with the Microsoft Zune, similar to Apple's iPod, enabling them to watch videos and listen to recorded lectures created or recommended by teachers and fellow students. -- Associated Press
Related Edutopia article: Best Educational Podcast
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Fewer Students Pursue Computer-Related Degrees
Fewer college students are pursuing computer-related degrees at a time when demand is increasing and thousands of baby boomers are retiring from technical jobs. -- Washington Post
Related Edutopia poll: What can schools do to increase interest in science, technology, engineering, and math?
Young People and Social-Networking Services -- Not Another Moral Panic
A new U.K.-focused report published by Childnet International aims to support teachers and lecturers who wish to explore the use of social-networking services by young people. -- ZDNet
Related Edutopia article: Use Social-Networking Technology for Learning
Reading, Writing, and Virtual Reality
Students grasp concepts better and are more engaged in lessons when teachers use digital technology such as interactive whiteboards, say teachers involved in a professional-learning project. -- Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, Australia)
Related Edutopia article: Why Integrate Technology into the Curriculum?
Computers a "Distraction" in Schools
An Australian report shows teachers are avoiding computers and view them as a distraction. -- Age (Melbourne, Australia)
Related Edutopia poll: Should teachers always use the latest tech tools, or does that approach result in technology overkill?
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Opportunities and Resources
The George Lucas Educational Foundation Grant Information List
NECC Ning Network (starting June 29; online community for the National Educational Computing Conference)
National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights Video Contest (deadline July 31; youth video contest; win a trip to New York and media training)
Technology Not Being Used Effectively in Schools (summary of and link to National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers study)
U.S. Department of Labor's Technology-Based Learning Grants (deadline August 19; $100,000-$500,000)
News from The George Lucas Educational Foundation
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