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NASBE State Ed SmartBrief: Oct. 1-5

steve — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:35:47 +0000

New Hampshire State Board negotiating with lawmakers over charter moratorium; Washington State Board urges end to use of Native American nicknames by schools; Florida State Board to ask state to spend more money on education technology; Seven more states seek NCLB waivers; more…

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NASBE State Ed SmartBrief: July 9-13

steve — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 18:40:42 +0000

Latest education news from across the country now posted!

NASBE Blog on EdWeek.org: Planning for Intended Consequences for Education Technology

steve — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:12:16 +0000

Before Susan B. Anthony became a famous abolitionist and suffragette, she was director of a girls’ school in upstate New York. Indeed, she combined her passions to agitate for including more women in education professions, and for better pay. Now, for all of her accomplishments, she is best known by many people as the face on the most reviled piece of U.S. currency in the 20th century because no one in the design phase considered deeply what would happen if they minted a dollar coin that looked and felt just like a quarter. The motivation for putting a notable woman on the dollar was laudable, but without thinking it through all phases of implementation, the goal of making it a coin for everyday use was never close to being achieved.

The Susan B. Anthony does not stand alone in the realm of decent ideas that fail for lack of a plan. In schools, we see this all too often in technology. As we all know, technology, as an idea in and of itself, is meaningless. Purchased without a hard goal, hardware usage in everyday life goes from heavy to moderate to occasional to rare to dust collector to trash (or, for the more responsible, recycling)…

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NASBE Mobile App

Jason — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:55:31 +0000

Are you always on the move but want to keep up with what’s going on at NASBE? No worries… ‘NASBE Now’ will allow you to use your Android mobile device to keep up with the most recent posts and topics from NASBE’s website and Twitter account (@NASBE). Download NASBE’s Mobile App here: http://goo.gl/BF7MR

Check out NASBE’s App for Android on Google Play! Download HERE.

We have recently (05.23.2012) updated the NASBE Mobile App and optimized it to be more user-friendly and allow for a better reading experience on your android mobile device.

Find out more information by visiting the app page on Google Play! or by reading the .PDF Overview of NASBE’s app.

Scan this QR code with your Android device to view more information about the NASBE App:

Below is a screenshot of the list view of the post screen:

Read and Unread icons allow readers to quickly identify new unread posts.

Here is a screenshot of the post screen:

The new, improved post view has been updated to be more clear and optimized for mobile viewing.