Category Archives: TechYES

Megan and Emily star in NCCE podcast

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Sylvia Martinez

Megan Evander and Emily McCartan were interviewed by Wes Fryer (Moving at the Speed of Creativity Blog) at the NCCE 2008 conference last week in Seattle. Megan is the Generation YES customer service lead, and Emily is our development coordinator … Continue reading →

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See you in Seattle! NCCE 2008

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Sylvia Martinez

We’re all excited to be going to NCCE 2008 February 25-29. NCCE is the educational computing conference for the Northwest United States. If you are going, be sure to say hello! We are in booth 906 in the exhibit hall. … Continue reading →

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HFM BOCES wins $650,000 state grant to build network of technology mentors with Generation YES

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Sylvia Martinez

The Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery (HFM) BOCES in New York has been awarded a $650,000, two-year Enhancing Education Through Technology grant that in part will give middle school students the chance to teach their teachers about technology. Area teachers and students from 30 … Continue reading →

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What research says about project-based learning

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Sylvia Martinez

ASCD’s always excellent magazine Educational Leadership, hits another home run with this month’s issue (Feb 2008). The overarching theme, Teaching Students to Think is supported by a dozen articles from a wide range of perspectives – teaching, classroom practice, assessment, … Continue reading →

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TechYES Project Showcase

Posted on December 19, 2007 by MeganE

Computers4Kids is a non-profit after-school technology mentoring program for disadvantaged youth. The program uses computers as a catalyst for youth to challenge themselves, become engaged in their own learning, and realize greater possibilities academically, professionally, and for their community. Alice … Continue reading →

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Verizon Tech Savvy Awards

Posted on November 30, 2007 by Sylvia Martinez

The National Center for Family Literacy is accepting nominations for the 2008 Verizon Tech Savvy Awards, the first national awards to honor programs that improve parents and children’s understanding and use of technology. The awards are designed to support sustainable … Continue reading →

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Project-based student technology literacy certification

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Sylvia Martinez

This is a summary of the NYSCATE presentation I did last week along with the slides. Several people requested copies of this presentation, so it’s in a couple of formats linked at the end of this post. New York just … Continue reading →

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Building 21st Century Cities using 21st Century Skills

Posted on November 7, 2007 by MeganE

Earlier this week TechYES advisor Dennis Ostrowski from Saratoga Central Catholic school in Saratoga Springs, NY wrote me explaining an exciting project his seventh graders are incorporating into their second TechYES project. It is called the future cities project and … Continue reading →

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Dennis Harper quoted in “New Literacies” article

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Sylvia Martinez

The current (Oct 2007) issue of District Administration magazine cover story is: The New Literacies – Students are immersed in 21st century “new literacy” technologies, but are schools preparing them for the future? The article presents the dilemma posed by … Continue reading →

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2007-08 Seasons of Service Calendar and Special Events

Posted on October 15, 2007 by Sylvia Martinez

From Learn and Serve America: The 2007-2008 Seasons of Service Calendar and Special Events. Some of these are global events. Events like these make nice cornerstones for class projects, or can be part of a student TechYES tech literacy project. … Continue reading →

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