February 2008 - Posts

Last Chance to Enter Video Contest | Deadline: Feb. 29  

 
Be a Video All-Star and Win Amazing Prizes!
Enter the Video Contest
12 prizes for Elementary, Middle and High School StudentsHave your students upload their videos now before the February 29 deadline!

Technology & Learning and 21st Century Connections is launching a new multimedia video contest to challenge the imagination and creativity of your students. And the great news is that if they win, you win, too!
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The list of prizes includes a high performance Lenovo laptop computer , Adobe Digital School collection software , professional development classes , and airfare and accommodations for an upcoming 21st Century Connections event .To enter, your student needs to create a public service announcement—a short video that showcases why digital learning tools are critical to your school or curriculum. If the video is chosen as one of our 12 winners, you and the student could win a digital prize package that will take you to the next level of digital filmmaking. The contest, sponsored by the 21st Century Connections program, is open to all K-12 students.Learn more about the Be a Video All-Star Contest Contest deadline: February 29, 2008
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Posted Monday, February 25, 2008 2:53 PM by bvelcoff | 2 Comments

Interesting article about the Global Marketplace  

A conversation between Daniel Pink, author of A Whole New Mind, and
best-selling author Thomas Friedman on the implications of the global
marketplace for K-12 education and the politics of school reform:
http://www.aasa.org/publications/saarticledetail.cfm?mnitemnumber=&tnite
mnumber=&itemnumber=9736&unitemnumber=&pf=1&snitemnumber
Posted Tuesday, February 12, 2008 4:18 PM by bvelcoff | 0 Comments

Next Vista  

What's NextVista.org?

An online library of free videos for learners everywhere - find resources to help you learn just about anything, meet people who make a difference in their communities, and even discover new parts of the world. And Next Vista for Learning wants to post your educational videos online, too. Everyone has an insight to share and yours may be just what some student or teacher somewhere needs!

Posted Thursday, February 07, 2008 12:00 PM by bvelcoff | 0 Comments

Empowered Education Video Contest  


Students, all grade levels, produce videos documentaries on the topic, "How Technology Helps me Learn". Winners will have the opportunity to showcase their work in Washington DC in an international showcase.

Competition Overview

Rules and Regulations

Submit videos until April 30th

Sponsered by eSchool News

Posted Tuesday, February 05, 2008 2:50 PM by bvelcoff | 0 Comments