February/March 2008
EdTech K-12 February/March 2008 The cover story of the February/March 2008 issue of EdTech magazine focuses on providing support and training to teachers on new technology. Other articles discuss combating the dropout rate, tips on e-discovery and keeping your network safe from proxy servers. Also included are two lesson plans relating to Geography and Composition. The issue also provides stories on a school setting up a videoconferencing solution to allow a boy with an immune system deficiency to attend school for the first time, and another school stepping up to help students affected by Katrina.


Report Card
 
From the Editor
Tackling E-Discovery
 
Starting Over
 
Learning by Leaving
 
Geotagging in School
Students gain a global perspective by creating digital photo maps.
 
Writing Fables
Students use handhelds to compose a story with a moral.
 
A Healthy Education
Videoconferencing allows a Florida boy with an immune system deficiency to attend school for the first time.
 
Proficiency and Paychecks
Florida school mixes technology learning with a dose of real-life experience to create ready-to-work graduates.
 
Offering a Tech Toolkit
Professional development works best when it supports teachers at all levels for an extended time.
 
Fighting Dropouts
By the time you go home today, 7,000 more high school students will quit. But some educators are reversing this trend using the one tool that has proved powerful enough to stop them in their tracks.
 
Look Over Here, and Here
New device enables digital cameras to take panoramic photographs with astonishing detail.
 
The E-Discovery Question
Don’t panic over the new regulations, but make sure your school’s policy is clear.
 
Help Is on the Way
These products can meet the archiving and searching demands of e-discovery.
 
The Internet Filtering Battlefield
Keep one step ahead of students and teachers by making your network safe from proxy servers.
 
Charity Begins With a Notebook
When Katrina sidelined New Orleans high schools, tech pioneer St. Joseph’s Academy stepped to the plate with computers and more.
 
Kentucky Turnaround
An educational overhaul at this small district boosts students’ results and improves their tech skills.
 
Adding a Fourth “R”