Technology in the Classroom - Business Exchange Most Active Articles 2009-11-24T12:35:55.910-05:00 Business Exchange Business_Exchange@businessweek.com urn:com:businessweek:bx:topic:most-active:technology-in-the-classroom Aaron Ricadela aricadela612 The True Cost of Open Source urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1681823349392212317-7bd2d69ccdd08530074d3dee29ccfd78 2009-11-18T14:16:39.055-05:00 Have you ever calculated the true cost of an “Open Source” project? At our company, we’ve reviewed a few open source components for our own products, including some aspects of Moodle and Boonex. In certain areas, the integration of these has been... Have you ever calculated the true cost of an “Open Source” project? At our company, we’ve reviewed a few open source components for our own products, including some aspects of Moodle and Boonex. In certain areas, the integration of these has been... interactyx.com http://www.interactyx.com/blog/the-true-cost-of-open-source Jeffrey Roth jroth968 2 2 0 0 Interactyx Limited's TOPYX is Named Best of Elearning! 2009 Award Winner urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15345523273083599989-8606bd12bf8718eb7e675ca638b73552 2009-11-10T11:30:36.689-05:00 We are proud to announce that Interactyx Limited’s eLearning solution, TOPYX®, was named a Best of Elearning! 2009 award winner by Elearning! Magazine. TOPYX® is an affordable eLearning 2.0 Software as a Service (SaaS) solution with integrated social learning, mobile learning and eCommerce functionality fulfilling the modern eLearning needs for corporate training, academic institutions, and small to midsize businesses. We are proud to announce that Interactyx Limited’s eLearning solution, TOPYX®, was named a Best of Elearning! 2009 award winner by Elearning! Magazine. TOPYX® is an affordable eLearning 2.0 Software as a Service (SaaS) solution with integrated social learning, mobile learning and eCommerce functionality fulfilling the modern eLearning needs for corporate training, academic institutions, and small to midsize businesses. interactyx.com http://www.interactyx.com/interactyx-limiteds-topyx-is-named-best-of-elearning-2009-award-winner Jeffrey Roth jroth968 6 6 0 0 Roemtech Introduces New PMA-245 PlenumAmp with More Power and Greater Clarity for Classroom and Commercial Installation - Electronics News urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16437595029943741370-09bdec49bad045ee12c7ad7020fe67ee 2009-10-30T15:14:09.909-04:00 DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 29 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Roemtech™, LLC has announced the availability of their new Plenum Classroom Amplifier, model PlenumAmp PMA-245. It is designed and approved for above ceiling installations allowing end users to have a... DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 29 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Roemtech™, LLC has announced the availability of their new Plenum Classroom Amplifier, model PlenumAmp PMA-245. It is designed and approved for above ceiling installations allowing end users to have a... send2press.com http://send2press.com/newswire/2009-10-1030-002.shtml Christopher Simmons csimmons281 1 1 0 0 Does Twitter have a place in Education? urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:17489210283281561969-e21fe0277e2a1968b10ae958ee9386dc 2009-09-18T12:43:47.796-04:00 Free Webinar - Social Networking Around the Classroom - Thurs, Sept. 24 2pm ET Free Webinar - Social Networking will revolutionize your training program - Weds, Sept. 23 2:00pm ET Free Webinar - Use Social Networking and eCommerce to Create New... Free Webinar - Social Networking Around the Classroom - Thurs, Sept. 24 2pm ET Free Webinar - Social Networking will revolutionize your training program - Weds, Sept. 23 2:00pm ET Free Webinar - Use Social Networking and eCommerce to Create New... interactyx.com http://www.interactyx.com/blog/does-twitter-have-a-place-in-education Patrick Batty pbattypmp177 14 14 0 0 What if Textbooks Disappeared? urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:8034076705727477675-82ae276d6aec3274774e2f41c75f85f5 2009-08-13T11:17:01.452-04:00 “Colleges are trying to preserve student services as money gets tighter”. Yet education is as important as ever, given the competitive nature of globalization and the rapidly changing demands and demographics of society and the economy. “Colleges are trying to preserve student services as money gets tighter”. Yet education is as important as ever, given the competitive nature of globalization and the rapidly changing demands and demographics of society and the economy. interactyx.com http://www.interactyx.com/blog/what-if-textbooks-disappeared Jeffrey Roth jroth968 13 12 1 0 Shaking Up Blended Learning urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:2040303774095201811-229a2705f9d012e3524788f6d10bf54a 2009-08-27T17:30:26.813-04:00 Blended Learning as a concept is widely used in the academic, corporate and non profit sectors throughout the world. We're seeing a great deal of change in it's utilization, and in my blog today, I'll try to highlight some of the changes. Blended Learning as a concept is widely used in the academic, corporate and non profit sectors throughout the world. We're seeing a great deal of change in it's utilization, and in my blog today, I'll try to highlight some of the changes. interactyx.com http://www.interactyx.com/blog/shaking-up-blended-learning Patrick Batty pbattypmp177 7 7 0 0 Colleges are Failing urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:9095789388810022296-901852fb3e6bd1b73b15df66ebade76b 2009-09-10T17:35:59.283-04:00 David Leonhart of the New York Times recently wrote an eye opening article entitled "Colleges are Failing in Graduation Rates." The full article can be found online at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/business/economy/09leonhardt.html? David Leonhart of the New York Times recently wrote an eye opening article entitled "Colleges are Failing in Graduation Rates." The full article can be found online at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/business/economy/09leonhardt.html? interactyx.com http://www.interactyx.com/blog/colleges-are-failing Patrick Batty pbattypmp177 4 4 0 0 Women in Tech urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:9687387647303379864-310e8b5833faac00dd7c80b5c9cc01cc 2009-09-16T01:54:50.067-04:00 While women have made some great strides in the tech world, there’s still a ways to go, as evidenced by Allyson Kapin’s Huffington Post article, “Giving Tech a Bad Name.” While women have made some great strides in the tech world, there’s still a ways to go, as evidenced by Allyson Kapin’s Huffington Post article, “Giving Tech a Bad Name.” blog.pr-vantage.com http://blog.pr-vantage.com/2009/09/15/women-in-tech Rob Adler radler888 3 3 0 0 As Classrooms Go Digital, Textbooks May Become History urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15166183891256260651-5a8d2adf040e112f7782ea36d8ea8e72 2009-08-09T07:45:21.500-04:00 Empire High School in Vail, Ariz., students use computers provided by the school to get their lessons, do their homework and hear podcasts of their teachers’ science lectures. Down the road, at Cienega High School, students who own laptops can... Empire High School in Vail, Ariz., students use computers provided by the school to get their lessons, do their homework and hear podcasts of their teachers’ science lectures. Down the road, at Cienega High School, students who own laptops can... New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/education/09textbook.html?_r=1&hp Roger Neal rneal074 7 6 0 1 Effective Ways to get Teachers to Use Technology urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:13547150539127727774-4c8b726e8d0ba8a7b10ce2c34922f528 2009-01-10T17:07:00.000-05:00 Being a technology coordinator at my school, i have had my share of frustration trying to get teachers to adopt technology in the classroom. Being a technology coordinator at my school, i have had my share of frustration trying to get teachers to adopt technology in the classroom. Discussion Forum - Classroom 2.0 http://www.classroom20.com/xn/detail/649749:Comment:259015 37 37 0 0 Understanding the Benefits eLearning 2.0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:7341143587426675147-a252f60523e9341f1745c9df068eac80 2009-08-06T14:06:28.289-04:00 Trying to communicate all of the benefits of what TOPYX has to offer is no easy task. When we say "eLearning 2.0 Software as a Service solution with integrated social networking, content management, mobile learning and eCommerce functionality" many people not familiar with these terms are left wondering what we mean and how it applies to them. Trying to communicate all of the benefits of what TOPYX has to offer is no easy task. When we say "eLearning 2.0 Software as a Service solution with integrated social networking, content management, mobile learning and eCommerce functionality" many people not familiar with these terms are left wondering what we mean and how it applies to them. interactyx.com http://www.interactyx.com/blog/understanding-the-benefits-elearning-2-0 Jeffrey Roth jroth968 4 4 0 0 Rethinking Computers in the Classroom urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:93839168053017818-cf867c4d0a70e6f3f0b8dd5799b6f27a 2008-12-29T16:28:12.514-05:00 Three fourth-graders sit around a computer in one corner of a classroom at Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy, a school of 220 students in San Francisco. One 9-year-old boy dons headphones to take his turn with the machine, reading passages from a... Three fourth-graders sit around a computer in one corner of a classroom at Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy, a school of 220 students in San Francisco. One 9-year-old boy dons headphones to take his turn with the machine, reading passages from a... BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/dec2008/tc20081215_371267.htm Aaron Ricadela aricadela612 32 32 0 0 Portland Elementary School a Paragon of Technology in Education urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15413316641228675307-3d4a20d30cd3771f0de12efe6a980581 2009-03-12T14:17:28.587-04:00 Meriwether Lewis Elementary School in Portland, OR is using technology in the classroom in creative and interesting ways. Learn more about their innovative programs in this ISTEconnects blog post. Meriwether Lewis Elementary School in Portland, OR is using technology in the classroom in creative and interesting ways. Learn more about their innovative programs in this ISTEconnects blog post. isteconnects.org http://www.isteconnects.org/2009/03/12/portland-elementary-school-a-paragon-of-technology-in-education/ Shawn Steuer ssteuer690 11 11 0 0 How Does an Institution Continue to Thrive for 800 Years? urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:6377386393057810990-adc07a36569f4fc3481642498816d6e5 2009-07-30T17:40:25.143-04:00 800 years! It’s hard to imagine that there are organisations that have existed 800 years or more. For a North American, such as myself, I’m certain it’s even more difficult to imagine, than for those that reside in continents steeped in ancient... 800 years! It’s hard to imagine that there are organisations that have existed 800 years or more. For a North American, such as myself, I’m certain it’s even more difficult to imagine, than for those that reside in continents steeped in ancient... interactyx.com http://www.interactyx.com/blog/how-does-an-institution-continue-to-thrive-for-800-years Jeffrey Roth jroth968 2 2 0 0 Uncovering the Hidden Costs of Moodle urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:6157213844859774829-9180b261d933bd07927e0368a3f7d21a 2009-07-15T12:46:25.768-04:00 Moodle has gained many users over the last few years as universities, colleges, departments and institutions look at trimming their budgets. Clearly many schools simply are saying NO to the high fees charged by Blackboard or other traditional... Moodle has gained many users over the last few years as universities, colleges, departments and institutions look at trimming their budgets. Clearly many schools simply are saying NO to the high fees charged by Blackboard or other traditional... interactyx.com http://www.interactyx.com/blog/uncovering-the-hidden-costs-of-moodle Jeffrey Roth jroth968 4 2 0 2 5 teaching blogs you should be reading urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:7833017235129986276-b831ec4b72d14416a09bfd564dbd2f38 2009-01-27T08:22:00.000-05:00 ...technology in the classroom and beyond, but is voiced by Lucy Gray, who serves as the lead technology... ...technology in the classroom and beyond, but is voiced by Lucy Gray, who serves as the lead technology... Instructify http://blogs.learnnc.org/instructify/2009/01/27/5-teaching-blogs-you-should-be-reading/ 17 17 0 0 Will Technology in the Classroom Change How Kids Learn? urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:827734856373916358-fc9e257ae3b40b24a1614699400771b3 2009-05-01T13:39:00.000-04:00 How and whether to use technology in K-12 classrooms is a highly debated ... the possibilities of classroom use How and whether to use technology in K-12 classrooms is a highly debated ... the possibilities of classroom use Center on Media and Child Health http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CenterOnMediaAndChildHealth/~3/BhL0VtIdoos/will-technology-in-the-classroom-change-the-way-kids-learn.html 13 13 0 0 Hacking education: Google U urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:2287856222666712128-ef5e127a33dbe4d9c687e199122784ed 2009-03-17T10:18:40.149-04:00 Hacking education: I believe education will be restructured radically and that will be accelerated out of the so-called financial crisis. In honor of hacking education, I’ll put up all of the Google U chapter in What Would Google Do? Hacking education: I believe education will be restructured radically and that will be accelerated out of the so-called financial crisis. In honor of hacking education, I’ll put up all of the Google U chapter in What Would Google Do? BuzzMachine http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/03/06/hacking-education-google-u/ The Infonaut hmason684 9 8 0 1 Moving a district to engage in Web 2.0 teaching and learning urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:8874350781090096726-1806e6121938e6a876684af74b291583 2009-03-04T06:52:31.889-05:00 A blog post by New York School Superintendent Neil Rochelle provides insight about his district’s journey to integrate Web 2.0 tools with teaching and learning. Neil is the superintendent of Iroquois Central School District. A blog post by New York School Superintendent Neil Rochelle provides insight about his district’s journey to integrate Web 2.0 tools with teaching and learning. Neil is the superintendent of Iroquois Central School District. isteconnects.org http://www.isteconnects.org/2009/03/03/moving-a-district-to-engage-in-web-20-teaching-and-learning/ The Infonaut hmason684 9 8 0 1 Cambridge Business School Moves to Topyx for Learning Platform urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15581752036271568210-62ff9be87f339fd9edacaab27cea6262 2009-08-12T15:56:04.866-04:00 Executive MBA students at the University of Cambridge will be using an application from Interactyx that combines elements of a course management system with social networking. Over the next two years students in Cambridge's Judge Business School... Executive MBA students at the University of Cambridge will be using an application from Interactyx that combines elements of a course management system with social networking. Over the next two years students in Cambridge's Judge Business School... interactyx.com http://www.interactyx.com/cambridge-business-school-moves-to-topyx-for-learning-platform Jeffrey Roth jroth968 0 0 0 0 Technology in the Classroom urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:11527902260528597893-57340aa0e5dfc1691dd9e77b47e62476 2008-12-01T16:57:00.000-05:00 Educator Cheryl Lemke on technology in the classroom. Author: ASCD. Keywords: ASCD technology classroom education... Educator Cheryl Lemke on technology in the classroom. Author: ASCD. Keywords: ASCD technology classroom education... TeacherTube Videos (Most Recent RSS Feed) http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=303d0d55e5aeb875cdf5 19 19 0 0 Internet Access Turns School Buses Into Rolling Classrooms urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:10580838571935035085-53f0fc8a3e5a709b6876393c0651357d 2008-12-30T12:31:12.156-05:00 As part of his economic-stimulus plan, President-elect Barack Obama has pledged to wire more schools to provide high-speed Internet access. Ethan Clement, a student in rural Arkansas, has some advice: Don't forget to wire the buses. As part of his economic-stimulus plan, President-elect Barack Obama has pledged to wire more schools to provide high-speed Internet access. Ethan Clement, a student in rural Arkansas, has some advice: Don't forget to wire the buses. online.wsj.com http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123050778470438219.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Aaron Ricadela aricadela612 13 12 1 0 Seeing No Progress, Some Schools Drop Laptops urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:17531088991961436846-3f76ca088e8eef273ae814cbb76dc72b 2008-12-29T16:30:24.175-05:00 LIVERPOOL, N.Y. — The students at Liverpool High have used their school-issued laptops to exchange answers on tests, download pornography and hack into local businesses. When the school tightened its network security, a 10th grader not only found a... LIVERPOOL, N.Y. — The students at Liverpool High have used their school-issued laptops to exchange answers on tests, download pornography and hack into local businesses. When the school tightened its network security, a 10th grader not only found a... New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/04/education/04laptop.html Aaron Ricadela aricadela612 10 10 0 0 Apple - ITunes U urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:17848214236446007577-c08019334f9c35b9f4c99bbefd9f26ec 2009-02-26T05:39:18.306-05:00 Learning no longer happens only at a desk. Students now expect constant access to information, no matter where they are. Which is exactly why more and more faculty are using iTunes U to distribute digital lessons to their students. An Introduction... Learning no longer happens only at a desk. Students now expect constant access to information, no matter where they are. Which is exactly why more and more faculty are using iTunes U to distribute digital lessons to their students. An Introduction... apple.com http://www.apple.com/education/mobile-learning/ The Infonaut hmason684 7 6 0 1 Hacking Education urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:18291218416786481978-d4892bccb4da3905ec6f20ef85e3f781 2009-02-19T19:08:44.562-05:00 Details the exciting potential for technology to foster disruptive innovation in education Details the exciting potential for technology to foster disruptive innovation in education wayoftheinfonaut.blogspot.com http://wayoftheinfonaut.blogspot.com/2009/02/hacking-education-part-iii.html The Infonaut hmason684 6 6 0 0