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[edit] iSAN Apple Summit - Japan Oct. 3rd & 4th 2008
This is the space for the iSAN summit held at the Apple Tokyo Opera City Building and the Tokyo International School.
[edit] Tech Focus session summary
Notes from the tech focussed session talking about hardware, software, and configurations for K-12 schools.
[edit] Learning Focus session summary
Notes from the learning focussed session talking about Web 2.0, electronic portfolios, and for K-12 schools.
[edit] Integrating Technology
The concept that it is a tool for the flow of information truly holds water here. How is your school using Apple technology to reach your learning objectives?
[edit] IT Administration
Networking, documentation, inventory, maintenance, etc... are the areas which somehow tend to place us in the catch-up mode.
http://schoolcomputing.wikia.com/wiki/Mac_OS_X OS X Wiki
http://www.spiceworks.com is a good system for auto inventorying a network of mixed Mac/Win/Linux machine and comes with a great help desk package.
[edit] Roadmaps for schools
Roadmaps show us many ways of reaching the same destination.
[edit] Peripherals
Which peripherals work for U? How are U using iPods? How could we use iPhones? What are iPods and Iphones anyhow?
Hope this answers your question: [1]
"I"phones? ? Are we living in an "I" world or a "U" world? Can they work together?
and for wiki Iphone http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone
[edit] 1 to 1 programs
Lots of debate about the effectiveness of 1 to 1 programs. so we can now edit - what next? How can we use it in the classroom?
[edit] Professional Development
Places still available for
Workshops in Singapore (with Chris Smith)
Learning 2.008 Sept. 18 -20, 2008 Shanghai
2008 iSan Summit Oct 3rd and 4th Tokyo
http://www.ed.gov/G2K/bridge.html
Shambles Professional Development Online Calendar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_development
[edit] Learning Software
Sharing learning software that you use effectively in your school.
[edit] Office Administration
What are some ways to synergize the office with your learning environments and needs?
What is the best way to do this, especially in a mutliple lingual environment?
[edit] Open Source
Is Open Source part of your formula?
[edit] Licensing
What are the options out there? What are the challenges? Depending on the country, licensing for education can vary dramatically.
[edit] Useful Clicks
Where on the net would make sense to spend our time?
Apple Education and some!
CUE Computer-Using Educators, Inc. Advancing Student Achievement Through Technology A non-profit California Corporation founded in 1978
CoSN The Consortium for School Networking
EduTech General educational technology wiki built at the University of Geneva
eSchool News online North American-based print and online K-20 newspaper published since 1998
ISTE The International Society for Technology in Education
MLTI The Maine Learning Technology Initiative, a statewide 1:1 deployment
School Computing Home Page Another wiki with a broad selection of K-12 relevant links
T.H.E. Journal Online: Technology Horizons in Education
21st-Century Learning Exploring the convergence of kids, technology, and learning. Associated with MaMaMedia and Seymour Papert
iSummit Learning Focus Session Links October 3, 2008
