K12 TechWatch
"News You Can Use" Thursday, June 1, 2000
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K12 TechWatch is sent to you as a free news service providing
exceptional school technology resources, special events,
and management tools for professional educators.
This week's award-winning sites are brought to you by the 2nd
ANNUAL eSCHOOL TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION -- The Nation's
Premier Technology Conference For K-12 Decision Makers. This 3-
day event will be held October 2-4, 2000 at the Hyatt Orlando in
Orlando, Florida and will teach you the state-of-the-art in school
technology management models, theory, and application.
To learn more or for a free conference brochure, visit:
http://www.eschoolnews.org/estc
or Call (800) 394-0115, ext. 199.
Now on to this week's top K-12 websites!
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Award-Winning Resources -- 6/1/00
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Leadership:
-> Great Education Resource
http://www.teachertidbytes.com
Created by teacher Linda Guterba, Teacher TidBytes is a great
resource that provides you an extensive list of previewed web
resources organized into topic headings such as almanacs,
chemistry, lesson plans, teaching aids, museums, music, and
foreign languages, to name a few. You'll find tutorial slide show
lessons on topics such as using Netscape and Internet Explorer and
integrating the internet into the regular classroom. Plus, the
site includes links to a host of other sites that provide web-
integrated lesson plans, as well as the homework helper site Kid
Info. It's a great place for you to start when you're looking for
specific sites to answer questions and address your technological
needs.
Curriculum:
-> Thousands of Facts About Our 50 States
http://www.50states.com
Visit 50States.com to find the answers to just about every
question regarding each state. This site is not very glossy, but
it is easy to navigate and offers a complete and interesting list
of links to just about every aspect of all fifty states. Find
answers to questions like: How long is South Carolina's coastline?
What does to California state flag look like? How many people live
in New Mexico? What's the link to the Idaho governor's office?
What are the words to the Illinois state song? What is the main
export of Texas? Where can I find links to private colleges in
Delaware? If the site does not directly answer any basic question
you have about a state, it provides a link to another site that
can. Check out this useful resource!
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2nd Annual eSchool Technology Management Conference
Slated for October 2-4, 2000 in Orlando
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To learn more or for a free brochure visit:
http://www.eschoolnews.org/estc
or Tel: (800) 394-0115, ext. 199
eMail: estcinfo@eschoolnews.org
This critically acclaimed event, now in its second year, will
teach you the state-of-the-art in school technology management
models, theories, and applications. The workshops, technology
seminars, and general sessions are presented by the nation's
leading experts from education, technology, government, and the
private sector. And you'll have the opportunity to meet
representatives of the world's most respected technology companies
at the "Blue-Ribbon" eSchool Technology Exposition.
The conference program includes 3 General Sessions, 3 Program
Tracks, 24 Dynamic Sessions, 10 "Ask the Experts" Consultation
Centers -- plus the eSchool News' Cutting-Edge Technology Command
Center. Within the three program tracks: Leadership & Vision;
Integration & Development; and Methods & Management, you will get
an information-packed conference designed to provide you with the
benefit of real-world experiences, proven strategies, and state-
of-the-art techniques in the management of school technology
The eSchool News Total Compatibility Command Center will give you
a first-hand encounter with the latest cutting-edge hardware and
software. You'll get to examine the vendor-neutral compatibility
standard up-close and personal in a live demonstration on the
exhibit floor, plus you'll have the opportunity to try it and talk
with the engineers and technicians who are making it happen.
To learn more or for a free brochure visit:
http://www.eschoolnews.org/estc
Tel: (800) 394-0115, ext. 199
eMail: estcinfo@eschoolnews.org
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