March+2014

Electronic Devices and Operating Systems Approved for Online Standards of Learning Administration: []
 * __ Virginia Department of Education Update __**
 * __Supt’s Memos __**

Virginia SchoolSpeedTest Results: []

Analysis of Student Performance on the Spring 2013 Grades 3-8 Mathematics and Grades 3-8 Reading Standards of Learning Tests: []

Amendments to the Introduced Fiscal Year 2014 and 2014-2016 Biennial Budgets Proposed by the House of Delegates and by the Senate: []

__**Privacy and Security **__ US Dept of Education Issues Guidelines on Student Data Privacy: []

Protect Students Data: Schools Must be Privacy Zones: []

__**e-Rate **__ FCC Turns Focus to Internal School Connections (comments taken through April 21): <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Item 21 Entry Portal for E-Rate Applicants: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[]

__**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Planning **__ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Smart Education Networks by Design (from CoSN): Guidelines for School System Chief Technology Officers: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">(if this link doesn’t work, go to the cosn.org site, sign up for a free account and “purchase” the PDF-there’s no charge)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Why You Shouldn’t Trust Your Data to the “Cloud” (the other side of the issue): <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Technology in Schools: Moving to the “how”: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Digital Life in 2025: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[]

__**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Things to Know **__ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Facebook drones alone won’t help the offline world: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">The Internet of Things Needs Antivirus Program: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">3-D Printing Moves Closer to the Mainstream: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">New all digital curriculums hope to ride high-tech push in schoolrooms. (blog post): <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[]

__**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Content resources **__ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Resources for Teaching Poetry: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">AirPiano: Gorgeous 360 degree virtual tours of the world: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[|http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/02/airpano-gorgeous-360-degree-virtual.html#.UyNC9vldWAg]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Historia (computer game for teaching history-in Beta): <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Preschoolers in the Digital Sandbox (with some notes on app selection): <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[]

__**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Tool Resources **__ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Meet Oppia, Google’s new open-source project that lets anyone create an interactive learning experience: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Three Outstanding Tools to Help Online Students Be Successful: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[]

__**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Good to Know **__ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Student Filmmakers Shine at White House Film Festival: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">6 New facts about Facebook: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Five Myths about iPads in the Classroom – Debunked (blog post): <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Five-minute Film Festival: Learning and the Brain: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">The Web at 25 in the U.S.: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Technology in Schools: Moving to the “how”: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Digital Life in 2025: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[]

__**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Digital Citizenship **__ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Two wonderful posts about being “search literate,” Part I (10 Steps for Pre-Search Strategies) and Part 2 (15 Amazing web Tools Facilitating Search Strategies): <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Curation as an Emerging skillset (info-graphic): <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Social Media in Education: Resource Roundup: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">How to Cite Tweets: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">14 Little Known Ways Students Can Get More Out of Google (written to College-level students but applicable for most high school students as well): <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[]

__**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Professional Development **__ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">A collection of off-the-cuff podcast series related to various educational topics. A few topics: TheaterCast (for theater teachers), Mobile Reach (mobile devices), LitTech (for Librarians and literary educators), and iDigVideo (for educators interested in having students making movies). <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">The Most-Needed Competency for Online Instructors: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">[]

__**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Brainstorm 2014 **__ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">We are excited to announce that Kim Wilkens, founder of Tech-Girls, will keynote the Brainstorm 2014 conference. She will speak on //The Magic of Tech: Lessons from Hogwarts.// Early Bird registration is open now and will close on March 31. Just $40 includes breakfast, lunch and all the M&Ms you can eat not to mention access to the keynote, breakout sessions and special tours. After March 31, registration including walk-ins will increase to $50. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">**//Brainstorm 2014: Creativity and Innovation will be held Saturday, April 5, at James Madison University (JMU) in Harrisonburg, VA.//** Sessions address topics including but not limited to creativity, visual design, virtual worlds, cognitive load, technology integration, research in educational technology, 3D printing and robotics. Here's the main link: []