Social Networking for Educators — by Marina Leight and Cathilea Robinett Classroom Resources and Professional Development Are Reasons to Log On
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inside: Let Them Have Tech | Save School Budgets with Thin Client | New School Models | The Charter Challenge Fall 2007 » STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP FOR TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION A publication of e.Republic ADynamic DuoThe leading ladies of West Virginia. Issue 4 | Vol.2 CCON10_01.inddON10_01.indd 1100 110/4/070/4/07 11:57:17:57:17 PPMM 100 Blue Ravine Road Folsom, CA. 95630 _______ Designer _______ Creative Dir. 916-932-1300 Pg Cyan Magenta Yellow Black ® _______ Editorial _______ Prepress 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 _________ Production _______ OK to go Students not quite spellbound in class? A projector from CDW•G can liven up the room a bit. 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CDWG.com 800.767.4239 CCon_OctFall_Temp.inddon_OctFall_Temp.indd 2 99/26/07/26/07 111:41:371:41:37 AAMM 4510_cdwg_Converge_sel_sp_10-1.i1 1 9/10/07 1:13:49 PM 100 Blue Ravine Road Folsom, CA. 95630 _______ Designer _______ Creative Dir. 916-932-1300 Pg Cyan Magenta Yellow Black ® _______ Editorial _______ Prepress 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 _________ Production _______ OK to go this issue's theme: innovative school models “One thing is certain: Our children will think wireless laptops are just as hokey as we think our parents’ manual typewriters are.” James Mero, page 58 “While the number of charter schools has increased annually, it has been a function of politics: passing charter laws in new states and establishing technical assistance centers to harvest the pent-up demand of pioneers to start independent public schools.” Marc Dean Millot, page 24 “Information fl uency gets at the fact that what matters is at least as much production as consumption, using and doing as well as fi nding.” George Otte, page 40 WWW.CONVERGEMAG.COM 4 | FALL 2007 CCON10_04.inddON10_04.indd 4 110/4/070/4/07 22:50:38:50:38 PPMM 100 Blue Ravine Road Folsom, CA. 95630 _______ Designer _______ Creative Dir. 916-932-1300 Pg Cyan Magenta Yellow Black ® _______ Editorial _______ Prepress 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 _________ Production _______ OK to go “Education must make a diligent effort to understand this social networking phenomenon, align itself with it and shape it further.” Mark Gura, page 33 “With our wireless environment and the laptops we have available, the [thin client solution] has created WWW.CONVERGEMAG.COM an incredibly fl exible learning environment in our schools.” Jeff Mildner, page 35 FALL 2007 | 5 CCON10_04.inddON10_04.indd 5 110/4/070/4/07 22:51:40:51:40 PPMM 100 Blue Ravine Road Folsom, CA. 95630 _______ Designer _______ Creative Dir. 916-932-1300 Pg Cyan Magenta Yellow Black ® _______ Editorial _______ Prepress 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 5 25 50 75 95 100 _________ Production _______ OK to go contentsFALL | 2007 Issue 4 | Vol.2 20 on the cover 14 PHOTO BY STEVE ROTSCH 26 features 14 A Dynamic Duo 26 Let Them Have Tech The leading ladies of West Virginia. Social networking for educators — By Marina Leight and Cathilea Robinett classroom resources and professional development are reasons to log on. By Mark Gura 20 Charter Schools: An Idea in Adolescence The life and times of American charter schools. By Marc Dean Millot award winner! online Converge recently won a Visit Converge Online for Maggie Award for subscription information, Best Quarterly/Trade! news and events. 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POLICY 52 Search and Electronically Discover The feds crack down and schools’ e-data retention policies had better take notice. LEGISLATIVE LANDSCAPE Special 60 Math and Science Grants and Initiatives Some states put their money where their Section future is. There are many options out there when creating a new school SPECIAL SECTION model. Converge shows you how 62 Converge's good it can be. New School Model 52 Converge envisions the school of tomorrow. BOOK CLUB 64 Infotopia: How Many Minds Produce Knowledge departments Review by Missy Raterman SIDE BY SIDE 12 Don't Dream It, Be It By Marina Leight and Cathilea Robinett columns FUNDING 34 From Thin Networks 56 Student Futurist to Fat Savings By James Mero A school-wide operating system at $5 per year. Here’s how. 66 Inspiration By Bernard Percy CASE STUDY 40 Dig Info 56 An online class digs information fl uency.