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Providing Bandwidth

May 11, 2010 Jeffrey L. Hunt

Advertisements In the previous two postings, I described trends that are occurring in education that schools should consider:  cloud computing and personal technologies. When a

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Students should bring their computers to school

May 9, 2010 Jeffrey L. Hunt Leadership, Technology

Prohibition has never worked. . . . One thousand students with their internet-connected phones have the total storage capacity of 16 terabytes of data and a combined bandwidth of 200 megabits per second. What school can afford that storage or bandwidth?

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Moving to the Cloud

April 26, 2010 Jeffrey L. Hunt Leadership

Advertisements   Schools should consider moving their networked resources to the “cloud.”  In cloud computing networked software programs and stores of data files, such as

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Focusing Forward

April 1, 2010 Jeffrey L. Hunt Leadership, Technology

Advertisements When funding shrinks in a school district, one of the first items on the list is the purchase or replacement of hardware and software.

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More Online Promising Practices

March 18, 2010 Jeffrey L. Hunt Leadership, online learning

Advertisements More online promising practices. In a recent posting, I outlined five promising practices for online programs.  Here are more: Teacher Communication:   Teacher communication with

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Connections Conference 2010 Presentation and Handout

March 12, 2010 Jeffrey L. Hunt Leadership, online learning, Technology

Advertisements Connections Conference 2010 Presentation by Kathy Olesen-Tracey and me. Our handout

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Promising Practices in Online (Remote) Learning

March 12, 2010 Jeffrey L. Hunt online learning

Advertisements Online (remote) learning has several promising practices that schools can use to assure that students meet the same quality standards of traditional classes.  Below

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Chasing Results

March 2, 2010 Jeffrey L. Hunt Technology

Advertisements The district technology leader must understand the business of education, apply technical knowledge, be aware and ready to implement emerging technologies, and be the

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“Yes, but”

February 17, 2010 Jeffrey L. Hunt Leadership, Technology

Richardson, Christensen and others continue to warn us of what’s just across the horizon. If only we could or would do something about this. Rather all we hear is “Yes, but.”

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No curves to line up

February 2, 2010 Jeffrey L. Hunt Leadership, Technology

Advertisements Looks like there’s a leadership issue with President Obama’s change in direction for NASA.  In short, let’s encourage private industry to build and launch the

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Chart Caption - 2023: January 30-February 3: Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is visible in the northern sky about an hour before sunrise.
Chart Caption - 2023, January 31: The moon is near Elnath after sunset with Mars nearby.
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Author's Notes: Look for Venus and Saturn in the southwest. Four bright planets are visible until month's end, when Saturn departs. "That bright star" in the south-southwest after sundown is Jupiter. Mars is slowly moving eastward with Taurus as the starry backdrop.

Chart Caption - 2023, February 1: Evening Star Venus and bright Jupiter are in the southwest after sundown.
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Copyright Statement: This web site is written and edited by Dr. Jeffrey L. Hunt. The photos and diagrams are made by the author unless otherwise credited. Raw data is from the U.S. Naval Observatory, Starry Night computer program

Content is derived from multiple astronomical sources, including the U.S. Naval Observatory, NASA, ESA, and various books, including Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets by Jean Meeus.  Starry Night and Stellarium computer programs are used as well.  Updates and corrections are made as required.  Some articles are updated at the time of actual astronomical events with new photographs.  The author strives for accurate information.

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