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Envisioning the 21st Century School

Blog entry posted December 14th, 2009 by Daniel Storchan

On November 19th Digital School Solutions facilitated a hands-on workshop entitled: Teamwork, Technology & Transparency – Envisioning Your School Innovation Plan. This was a challenging and awe inspiring day of discovery with an emphasis on moving forward as effective 21st century teaching and learning communities. Educators and school leaders came together from across the city to begin the lay out of a school-wide Innovation Plan focusing on curriculum goals, improvement initiatives and technology objectives.

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Leadership Day

Blog entry posted September 10th, 2009 by Daniel Storchan

A few weeks ago, I received a very nice email from an administrator who attended my "Building 21st Century Learning Communities" workshop on July 9th. The email read:

"Daniel, Yesterday's workshop was eye opening, exciting, wowing and indicative of the potential that can be accessed. During the 1st week in August, we are going to be in school preparing for...

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Unraveling the Code

Blog entry posted December 1st, 2008 by Daniel Storchan

The Center for Social Media in the School of Communication at American University in conjunction with the Program on Information, Justice and Intellectual Property, and the Media Education Lab, recently released The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education.

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A Closer Look into Google

Blog entry posted October 25th, 2008 by Daniel Storchan

I was at a party last weekend on a rooftop deck overlooking the beauty of Fort Greene. Somewhere between taking a sip from my Sangria and wincing from the deafening blast of a siren one of the partygoers exclaimed, "Any content you post or share using Google tools (Google Docs and Spreadsheets, etc.) is owned by Google."

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NECC Reflection

Blog entry posted July 22nd, 2008 by Daniel Storchan

When I arrived at the annual NECC (National Education Computing Conference) in San Antonio a sense of excitement was brewing in my mind. NECC is considered the Mecca of educational technology conferences, featuring a broad spectrum of interactive and hands on content (workshops, lectures, podcasting stations, and much more). One can also find numerous vendors showcasing...

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Welcome to Our Blog

Blog entry posted June 11th, 2008 by Daniel Storchan

On behalf of everyone at AUSSIE, we'd like to welcome you to our new website - a dynamic, resource-rich environment that we hope to build into a strong web community that pairs powerful online tools with our considerable experience as providers of educational professional development.

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