Tuned in to tech matters.At my home, there's a 17-year-old daughter who somehow manages to complete her English essays, chemistry lab reports and calculus calculus, branch of mathematics that studies continuously changing quantities. The calculus is characterized by the use of infinite processes, involving passage to a limit—the notion of tending toward, or approaching, an ultimate value. computations while simultaneously conducting instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or conversations with a half dozen classmates Classmates can refer to either:
Those personal observations formed the kernel The nucleus of an operating system. It is the closest part to the machine level and may activate the hardware directly or interface to another software layer that drives the hardware. of an idea for this month's cover story: How and why schools ought to tap into students' collaborative uses of technology to enhance their learning opportunities at school. And when Jim Hirsch, who is as tuned in to youth technology issues as anyone I've met in school district administration, offered to write this month's main piece, we jumped at his gracious gesture. Hirsch, an associate superintendent in Piano, Texas, is one of our rotating contributors to the Tech Leadership column that runs most months in The School Administrator. He's also a regular on the speaker circuit, including AASA AASA American Association of School Administrators AASA Asian American Student Association AASA Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia AASA Aging and Adult Services Administration AASA Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army national conferences. Hirsch has had his own fascination with the possibilities of instructional technology There are two types of instructional technology: those with a systems approach, and those focusing on sensory technologies. The definition of instructional technology prepared by the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Definitions and Terminology since he connected an Apple II computer to a large screen for classroom presentations. That was 25 years ago. In the years since, many of us have benefited from his special talent for communicating clearly and compellingly on applications of technology for student and teacher use. We hope we can continue our beneficial relationship with him. Jay P. Goldman Voice: 703-875-0745 E-mail: jgoldman@aasa.org |
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