2 Million Minutes
Robin mentioned this video yesterday and here is the trailer
http://www.2mminutes.com/trailer.html
…and of course they have a blog: http://www.2mm.typepad.com/
Using Digg to drive users to your website: http://www.marketingsherpa.com/article.php?ident=30279
Using YouTube as an Educational Medium
http://chronicle.com/free/2008/01/1159n.htm
Using flicker to highlight your campus
http://fjgaylor.blogspot.com/2008/01/flickr-are-you-taking-advantage_08.html
Turning to Web 2.0 for Recruitment
Education News from the State Capitol
Workforce Council Unveils 2008 Goals
Some news items referring to the gaining popularity of holiday emails.
E-Greetings Gain Ground at Businesses This Season
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/24/technology/24cards.html?scp=2&sq=e-card
YET ANOTHER PLAN FOR STRENGTHENING U.S. COMPETITIVENESS
The Alliance for Science and Technology Research in America (ASTRA) released a plan to strengthen America’s global competitiveness by increasing funds for scientific research. The plan’s fourteen recommendations fall into three broad categories: increasing funding for Federal R&D, especially in leading edge sectors like nanotechnology, biotechnology, and high-performance computing; improving the quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at all levels of the educational system; and creating a business environment that supports innovation and competitiveness. See the report, Riding the Rising Tide: A 21st Century Strategy for US Competitiveness and Prosperity at http://www.usinnovation.org/pdf/ASTRARisingTide121107.pdf
HIGH-TECH BRINGS RURAL TOWNS BACK TO LIFE
High-tech businesses and industries are popping up in more and more rural towns, bringing jobs and boosting the economies of these areas. The success of these ventures challenges traditional economic development approaches that focus on public incentives and large industrial parks. The experiences of entrepreneurs residing in small towns in Georgia and North Carolina, among others, are included.
Read the article at http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1218/p03s01-ussc.html
Preparatory Services
· Missouri Dept of Education Career Guidance Digest
A source of information about guidance from the state of Missouri
· Schools Unfazed in 2007
A www.newsok.com article on the impact of legislation and the Hispanic population in Oklahoma high schools
· "Texas Virtual Academy Lets Kids Attend Public School Online"
About 550 students have enrolled in the Texas Virtual Academy as part of the state's electronic course program. Companies have signed lucrative deals with states and districts to offer curriculum and technology services. Online education lets students work at their own speeds, but monitoring student attendance and performance can be challenging when students don't see their teachers every day. See ECS' Virtual High Schools database.
Professional Development
· NEW CYBERBULLYING PREVENTION CAMPAIGN MATERIALS AVAILABLE
“If you wouldn’t say it in person, why say it online? Delete cyberbullying. Don’t write it. Don’t forward it.” This is the message of the National Crime Prevention Council’s ad campaign to prevent cyberbullying. Audio/visual messages show teens publicly insulting peers in ways that would seem absurd in person, such as at a school assembly, or in the kitchen with friends. See a current campaign clip at http://www.ncpc.org/newsroom/current-campaigns/cyberbullying/
While most bullying prevention is school based, community groups, state and local public health, and law enforcement among others can use the PSAs, banners, and awareness-raising materials to mount their own campaigns, reinforce school-based prevention, and complement HRSA’s Stop Bullying Now! Campaign. The complete supplement to the Journal of Adolescent Health, as well as links to the HRSA program, Stop Bullying Now!, and a CDC pod cast on electronic aggression can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/electronic_aggression.htm
· For more information on how policy has influenced teacher quality, view the ETS report, Teacher Quality in a Changing Policy Landscape at http://www.ets.org/Media/Education_Topics/pdf/TQ_full_report.pdf
Accountability
· Census Data and Using It Effectively
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