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Achieving equality through education technology in South Africa
June 29, 2012 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Achieving equality through education technology in South Africa

The Western Cape Education Department is enhancing teaching and learning in one of South Africa’s most diverse provinces, through an award-winning technology initiative. The Khanya Technology in Education Project started in 2001 with a plan …

Exemplary is extraordinary… my learning’s at ISTE 2012
June 28, 2012 – 9:00 am | One Comment
Exemplary is extraordinary… my learning’s at ISTE 2012

By Sarah Lorntson
So I’ve been told to sum up the ISTE conference experience for all of you fabulous readers, and I could probably go on for hours about all the inspiring conversations that I had …

Pin your hopes, dreams and lesson inspirations!
June 28, 2012 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Pin your hopes, dreams and lesson inspirations!

Pinterest, the newest social media phenomenon to make a splash, is often touted as a fantastic resource for people who want to organize their fashion, cooking and decorating ideas.
But creative users are pinning everything from …

Reflecting on my time with SMART at ISTE 2012
June 27, 2012 – 2:20 pm | No Comment
Reflecting on my time with SMART at ISTE 2012

By Allen Brooks
Every time I have the opportunity to get out of the classroom and share my story, and my students, with other educators, I am reminded why it was that I went into this …

Working with SMART at ISTE is alright with me!
June 27, 2012 – 10:17 am | No Comment
Working with SMART at ISTE is alright with me!

By Heather Sloan
This being my first trip to the ISTE convention and exposition, I have a better sense for how my kindergartners must feel on the first day of school; utter disbelief that I had …

Language arts assessment and English language acquisition – ISTE presentation
June 27, 2012 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Language arts assessment and English language acquisition – ISTE presentation

Assessing learning goes beyond simple quizzes, according to SMART Exemplary Educator Sarah Lornston. And her presentation today at ISTE is going to show you how!
Sarah is an English language arts teacher at Mahtomedi High School, …

My live and interactive classroom sessions at ISTE… success on day 1!
June 26, 2012 – 12:00 pm | One Comment
My live and interactive classroom sessions at ISTE… success on day 1!

By Allen Brooks
Well, as per usual, the SMART booth at ISTE 2012 looks very professional and of course, everything in the booth is great! For me…and my five great students that are here with me, …

Technology in early education – ISTE presentation
June 26, 2012 – 8:30 am | No Comment
Technology in early education – ISTE presentation

If you are looking for strategies for incorporating SMART products in your early education classes, or you’d just like to learn new ideas from an experienced educator – be sure to stop by our ISTE …

The flipped classroom and student-centered learning – ISTE presentation
June 26, 2012 – 5:00 am | No Comment
The flipped classroom and student-centered learning – ISTE presentation

If you’ve ever wondered what the benefits of a flipped classroom are, or how to use SMART products with this teaching strategy – today’s ISTE presentation by educator Dan Bohn is one you definitely don’t …

Share your vision for collaborative classrooms with SMART and Microsoft at ISTE 2012
June 26, 2012 – 2:00 am | No Comment
Share your vision for collaborative classrooms with SMART and Microsoft at ISTE 2012

When two education technology thought-leaders get together, what do you suppose they discuss?
Why, improving education, of course!
Tomorrow and Wednesday at ISTE 2012, SMART and Microsoft are bringing together educators and education technology experts to share …

Wrapping up my first day at ISTE
June 25, 2012 – 10:05 pm | No Comment
Wrapping up my first day at ISTE

By Joey Savoy
Through the years, I have come to learn that there is something special about the first full day at the ISTE conference and exposition. After being inspired by the opening keynote session the …

Collaborative grouping and multiple displays at ISTE 2012
June 25, 2012 – 3:41 pm | One Comment
Collaborative grouping and multiple displays at ISTE 2012

By Dave Effron
The theme “Expanding Horizons” for this year’s ISTE conference is very appropriate for me as this is my first ISTE conference with SMART. I added music and videos to my iPad for the …