Jan
21
CLRN By the Numbers
January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment
5000 The number of reviewed resources now posted on CLRN as of 12/2008.
258 Electronic learning resources reviewed so far this year. This compares to 110 reviewed resources as of this time last year.
7153 Total number of content standards reviewed this year as of 1/20/09. While we don’t have year-to-date data for 2007/2008 for comparison, 9595 [...]
Jan
16
CLRN Launches Data Assessment User Feedback System
January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Does your district currently subscribe to a data assessment system to view and disaggregate student CST data? Are you thinking of changing systems or subscribing to a new one? If so, CLRN has a new resource designed just for your needs.
The California Learning Resource Network (CLRN) has just launched a user feedback system within our [...]
Jan
12
Why Edublogs Failed CLRN Review
January 12, 2009 | 1 Comment
I’ve two stories to tell today: one about how i came to begin this blog and related one about how Edublogs failed CLRN review, leading me to look for another home for my ongoing conversations.
The Story of Professional Development in a Flat World
I celebrate two years of blogging next month and this is my 83rd [...]
Jan
9
Alan November at CUE MacWorld
January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Alan is passionate about the need for American schools to globalize the curriculum. For our students to understand that there are alternate views of historic events. Take for example the American Revolution. Citing the battle at Lexington, he demonstrated using Google to find academic articles in England (using “site:au.uk”) that discussed the same events, but [...]
Jan
7
CLRN Reaches a Milestone: 5000 Posted Resources
January 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The California Learning Resource Network (CLRN) has reached an important milestone in our quest to provide quality reviews of electronic learning resources and free web information links to California’s K-12 educators. In December, CLRN posted our 5000th reviewed resource. These include 2780 posted electronic learning resources and 2286 web information links. An additional 900 resources [...]
Jan
7
State Budget cuts for educational technology proposed by the Legislature are ‘penny-wise, pound-foolish’
January 7, 2009 | 1 Comment
A proposal by the CA Legislature to eliminate funding for the California Technology Assistance Project (CTAP) and the Statewide Educational Technology Services (SETS) programs could jeopardize more than $500 million in federal technology funds for California schools, according to Mike Lawrence, Executive Director of Computer Using Educators, an organization of thousands of California teachers, administrators, [...]
Jan
7
CLRN Web Links Expansion Goes Live!
January 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Today, CLRN added two new categories to our free Web Information Link collection: Free software and Web 2.0 tools; and Free supplementary course material. To start off, we’ve posted 46 new resources today, but we know more are out there. Take a look at our collection. If your favorite site isn’t listed, let us know. [...]
