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28 Jul, 2009

Gates: U.S. ed has no choice but to improve

Posted by: Michael George In: News

Gates: U.S. ed has no choice but to improve Shared via AddThis

PARIS — A globe-spanning UN digital library seeking to display and explain the wealth of all human cultures has gone into operation on the Internet, serving up mankind’s accumulated knowledge in seven languages for students around the world. James Billington, the librarian of Congress who launched the project four years ago, said the ambition was [...]

http://www.cellphonesinlearning.com/ A conversation about integrating student cell phones into classroom curricula.

12 Dec, 2008

Engaging Education using Web 2.0 Tools

Posted by: Michael George In: News

Conference website: http://www.etlc08.org/home.cfm Engaging Education using Web 2.0 Tools Presentation - Engaging Education using Web 2.0 Tools Keynote SWF file Jog the Web sites link - (updated) Michael George Instructional Technologist Fredericksburg City Public Schools 2300 Washington Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA 22401 (540) 372-1100 x2411 www.cityschools.com Passport2Web20.com

13 Nov, 2008

Passport2web20.com

Posted by: Michael George In: News|Web 2.0

Domain name purchased - http://Passport2web20.com   Ok so it may just be exciting for me.  I guess next I need to come up with a logo.

15 May, 2008

Tell Congress to Support Ed Tech Funding!

Posted by: Michael George In: News

Congress is starting to work on its funding bills for FY 09 and now is the time for you to weigh in on the importance of the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program. Earlier this year, the President called for the elimination of the EETT program in his proposed budget. Before the House and Senate [...]

23 Apr, 2008

i-Safe newsletter

Posted by: Michael George In: News

i-Safe The March / April issue of the i-EDUCATOR Times is now online and ready for downloading.  Here are a few of the highlights of this month’s issue – i-EDUCATOR Insider – The New World We Live In – blogging and wikis are entering education and the workplace Did You Know? –         Safer Internet Day [...]

06 Apr, 2008

Fastbreak - Delivers RSS to your mobile device

Posted by: Michael George In: News|Web 2.0

  http://feeds.fastbreakmobile.com/ Fastbreak delivers latest updates from your favorite websites to your mobile phone. All you need to do is enter the RSS or ATOM feeds you want it to watch and specify when and how often you want to be notified. Done. As soon as there is a new story you will get it [...]

17 Mar, 2008

Go2Web20.net

Posted by: Michael George In: News|Web 2.0

Most of the sites I am providing were found on a great website- Go2Web20.net   Many of the sites are fun and take a creative mind to implement in to your classroom curriculum. I will be featuring some of them on here and some creative uses for them. Have fun exploring!