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Gone To Texas: Flipgrid

Isn't it amazing? The Team Flipgrid folks are coming to Texas next week. I'm going to detail their info in the blog post below. If I mention certain FREE TEXAS CONFERENCES, I'm not

Texas STEM News

Thanks to TexasISD.com for a roundup of STEM projects schools are jumping into. Here's the list (click district title to access the source): [ Bryan ISD: ](

Looking for Jobs

If you’re an American educator, then chances are you have applied for different jobs in various school districts. Aside from the value inherent in the process of getting to kno

#iPad Palooza

Into iPads in Schools? You may want to attend the iPadPalooza! Westlake HS and TCEA are hosting their first iPadpalooza on June 19, 2012 at Westlak

Embrace Encryption

Update 01/3/2012: I now recommend the free, open source AESCrypt in lieu of AxCrypt as a simple, easy to use cross platform encryption

Should I have Helped?

Yesterday, I received a request for help from a student in a small Texas school district. Here is the request: Hello Mr. Guhlin I'm a student at [removed] High School. The ot

iPad App Licensing Questions

Problem: "We purchase ONE license for an app and the Apple people have made it clear that we are good to install on any/all iPads here at school. Normally it’s a limit of 5."

How do you handle Sales Calls?

A technology director (Chief Technology Officer) colleague recently asked: I believe about 60% of the call traffic to my office is from vendors trying to setup appointments or te

GoogleApps in Texas

A colleague recently emailed me and asked: We are exploring Google Mail for our district. I would love to talk to some districts that have made the leap. Can you provide me a lis

Area 20 Robotics News

A note from Jennifer Faulkner, Area 20 Director...check her contact info at the bottom of post: Mark your calendars! The combined Areas 20 and 13 Robotics Contest will be held:

Why the iPad

A colleague (Don Hindsley (Email: Don.Hindsley@whitefaceschool.net), Whiteface ISD in Texas) recently responded to why use an iPad in sch

Not Segregated Anymore, Texas?

In a memo entitled "Order on Civil Action 5281," Commissioner of Education Robert Scott points out the following: The federal court with jurisdiction over the statewide desegrega

Records Retention

The Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) was kind enough to share information on a 1 hour recorded presentation on Records Retention from the Texas State Library and Arc

TxVSN Update at #tecsig

Barbara Smith from TxVSN shares the following at TCEA TEC SIG Meeting in Austin on April 23, 2010: 1. Increasing number of TxVSN Providers 2. Participating districts: 271 current,

ESC Adopts GoogleApps?

There's a rumor going around that a regional education service center yes, I've heard which one in Texas has adopted GoogleApps for Education. While it's not fun to repeat rumors

Teaching Residency Program

Please share with folks who want to be teachers.... Teaching Residency Program for Critical Shortage Areas (TRP CSA) who: are committed to teach in in a high need secondar

TCEA Elections Open

Folks, I encourage you to vote your conscience in the now open TCEA Elections. Whomever you choose, you will undoubtedly have an impact. I encourage every person in TCEA Area 20 a

President Obama's Education Talk

Like others, I've been a bit disgusted with the tone of the conversations around President Obama's Education Talk. So, let me get some quick points down so you'll know where I stan

MyNotes - ePlan Notes

Below are some of Diana Benner;/ 1247629692661 /)'s notes thanks to Diana for this work! on the webinar held earlier today about Texas ePlanning. Definitely worth che

Revising AUPs

Someone in Texas wrote... Did you ever receive any input from the forum on updating your AUP? I have been given the job of updating ours to reflect the "newer issues" and am havi

Supporting HB 4294

Jennifer Bergland (TCEA TexTAN) shared this note in support of HB 4294. I sent my email into Gov. Perry but didn't grab a copy (well, I tried but it didn't take...heck). Here is Je

Supporting CSHB 4294

Here is a copy of the email I sent to my representative today...I adapted the text from the urging email sent out earlier today via the Technology Education Coordinators' Special I

Texas Stimulus Funding Update

The following update was shared with me.... This is a link of a new posting at the US Dept of Ed site about the new $44 billion in funding. In particular, look at the section ent

Stimulus Money for Texas Districts

The following update was shared with me via email...it originated at one of the Education Service Centers: The Regular NCLB Title IID is on schedule and will be released as u

Then A Miracle Occurs

When a senior in private, Christian high school, I wrote my single, major research paper (you know what I mean, those of you of that era) with required notecards, requisite 30+ pag

Gradespeed in the News

The family run Campusware's flagship product, Gradespeed, an electronic gradebook and attendance tracking system has [merited](

3 Blind Mice Podcast

Tim Holt, Scott Floyd and I were having a bit of fun when we came up with an idea for a monthly podcast. Unfortunately, I fear we failed to consider our busy schedules and division

TEA Update 12/19/2009

Received this in an email yesterday...shares updates on Ed Tech, Internet Safety, and Public School Library needs. Educational Technology Update The Progress Report on t

Texas Tech Literacy Assessment

It's nice to get emails like this one (slight modifications made to protect the identity of the author and anonymize it): I am the technology directory for [a Texas school distr

Texas CTO Awards

Members are encouraged to nominate both individuals and districts for the new Texas state awards. The deadline for submitting them is Friday, November 7. The recipient does n