Educator chosen to try Google Glass A high-school teacher in Indiana is one of 8,000 selected to receive a pair of Google Glass -- interactive, Internet-connected eyewear used to film videos, browse the Internet and complete other tasks. Don Wettrick's class entered a contest for the opportunity to test the device by pledging to share their educational uses for Google Glass, which won't be available to the public until the end of this year or next year. The Indianapolis Star (tiered subscription model) (3/29) | Conn. school district finds hits, misses with mobile devices Southington Public Schools in Connecticut has found mixed results from a bring-your-own-device pilot project, Karen Veilleux, district technology director, said in a recent board of education meeting. Student participation varied by grade, as did conclusions as to whether the program was successful -- ranging from some schools reporting increased engagement to other schools struggling to access the Internet because of aging infrastructure. The Herald (New Britain, Conn.) (3/27) Other News  | Do you address the SIX areas of reading instruction?
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 | School lunch lines go high-tech Two Louisiana schools are replacing 18-year-old cafeteria-management systems with the Fujitsu PalmSecure program, which scans students' palms and links the readings to students' meal plans. Officials said the system, which takes two seconds to verify students' information, will help to reduce wait times and give students more time to eat. Bossier Press-Tribune (Bossier City, La.) (3/26) | Md. district upgrades technology for BYOD launch The Frederick County, Md., school system hopes eventually to install wireless Internet in all of its schools, allowing them to launch bring-your-own-device programs. For now, plans are under way to install wireless Internet at 18 schools, and officials say there is potential for six others to be added. The plan -- estimated to cost between $1.5 million and $2 million -- is expected to help the school system upgrade its technology at a lower cost than replacing aging computers. The Frederick News-Post (Md.) (3/29) | Student-written play depicts social media attack A high-school student in Ohio helped to write a one-act play, "Webolution," in which websites, such as Facebook and Twitter, are threatened with being destroyed and must join together to overcome the "Black Widow" application. A cast now has been assembled at the high school to perform the play. The Plain Dealer (Cleveland) (3/28) | Two educators look back on their connection The power of connections among educators is demonstrated in this blog post by Kristen Swanson, a consultant for Authentic Education, and Tom Murray, director of technology and cybereducation for the Quakertown Community School District in Bucks County, Pa. The two write and respond to each other about how the ways in which they connect and communicate have changed over the years -- going from Microsoft Publisher to Twitter -- and how they have learned from one another. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Education (3/28) |  | The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny." -- Napoleon Bonaparte, French military and political leader | | Please contact one of our specialists for advertising opportunities, editorial inquiries, job placements, or any other questions. | | Publisher, Education Group: Joe Riddle P: 202.407.7857 ext. 228 | | | | |
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