Kentucky recognized for internet access
Kentucky was recognized for its commitment to provide high-speed internet access to all students in the Commonwealth in Education Week’s annual Technology Counts edition.
Fayette technology conference focuses on engagement strategies
The Office of Instructional Technology at Fayette County schools will host the Innovations for Learning Conference June 1 at Bryan Station High School in Lexington. The free conference will focus on innovative instructional strategies that engage students. It is open to teachers, technology specialists, administrators and others interested in using technology to improve student learning. A special strand for leaders [...]
Louisville school to host tech conference
Kentucky Country Day School will host Tech Teach Learn – the Technology for Teaching and Learning Conference – June 15 at its Louisville campus. The conference offers an opportunity for K-12 educators to explore effective uses of technology in education. It focuses on practical examples of technology used for collaboration, assessment, content delivery and creativity. There will be sessions for [...]
History inquiry units look at how science, technology influence society
Over the course of time, engineering and technology have influenced our world socially, economically, politically and culturally. From the invention of the wheel to the many complex technological inventions and advancements of today, the intertwined relationship between engineering, technology and the rest of society is undeniable.
Bullitt network engineer honored by KySTE
Andrew Hobbs, network engineer for Bullitt County schools, was recognized with the Outstanding Technology Support Award by the Kentucky Society for Technology in Education (KySTE) at its spring conference earlier this month. Hobbs was recognized by KySTE president Susan Vincentz, a technology integration specialist for Bullitt County schools, for his outstanding work in managing the network and its servers, writing [...]
KET offering training in developing media arts programs
Kentucky Educational Television (KET) is offering a professional learning experience focused on developing a media arts program for schools offering grades K-8. Media arts incorporates elements from drama, dance, music and visual arts, but also must include technology in the creation and distribution of the product. Media arts projects involve interactivity between the art and the audience through the use [...]
These coders have class
Hardin County school becomes first in Kentucky to offer Girls Who Code as a class.
Icy exploration leads to lessons
Sam Northern, librarian at Simpson Elementary, is bringing his Antarctic expedition to the classroom through interdisciplinary lessons.
Nominations open for KySTE technology awards
The Kentucky Society for Technology in Education (KySTE) is accepting nominations for its outreach awards, which will be presented at its annual conference March 8-10 in Louisville. Here are the awards: Outstanding Teacher: This award recognizes and honors a teacher who has demonstrated outstanding achievement and leadership in implementing technology to improve education. The recipient will be nominated for the [...]
Teachers can enter contest for $1,000 technology grant
Directpackages.com is offering $1,000 grants to teachers who describe the most innovative and beneficial uses for classroom technology. Teachers must write a 400- to 500-word essay on the impact new classroom technology could have for them and their students and how they would use a grant to address a learning challenge. Three winners will be chosen to receive $1,000 each [...]