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editor’s desk HELP YOURSELF One of the biggest obstacles to providing a modern and worthwhile experience for students these days is that most of their teachers are out of touch. Take this sobering statistic, for example: The 2008 National Cybersafety, Cybersecurity, Cyberethics Baseline Study reports that less than one-third of educators in the U.S. are comfortable giving guidance on how to be safe in an online environment, including about social networking and cyber predators. How are our schools going to provide a true 21st-century education if educators aren’t Web literate themselves? Here’s another problem: educators won’t “get it” with an afterschool workshop or some PowerPoint presentation at the next faculty meeting. They have to log on and live in the same space their charges live in. And they need to do it on their own. The solution? This issue offers some incentives for educators to get and stay online beyond just doing it for the kids. Peggy Sheehy’s feature on professional development in Second Life (page 28) provides a fascinating glimpse into what is a certifiable phenomenon—the burgeoning community of education professionals who meet, network, collaborate, research, and even have some fun in the virtual world of Second Life. Peggy is one of the pioneers in this space and continues to perform amazing work in building this movement. Be sure to follow her lead. Of course, it isn’t all sunshine and roses out there in cyberspace, which is why our bloggers Bob Sprankle and Cheryl Oakes share their experiences and advice on our back page. One other reason to get online more: check out our completely redesigned Web site at techlearning.com, where you can dive into hundreds of articles, scroll through our new and improved forums, and even leave us some feedback. FEBRUARY 2009 | VOL. 29 NO. 7 Publisher: Allison Knapp aknapp@nbmedia.com; (510) 868-5074; Fax: (650) 238-0263 EDITORIAL Editorial Director: Kevin Hogan khogan@nbmedia.com Managing Editor: Christine Weiser cweiser@nbmedia.com Editorial Interns: Amir Hardy, Clea Mahoney Senior Art Director: Nicole Cobban ncobban@nbmedia.com Art Director: Annmarie LaScala Graphic Artists: Michelle Henning, Adrianne Knapp, Neel Patil Contributing Editors: Jeffrey Branzburg, David Jakes, Scott McLeod, Judy Salpeter, Gwen Solomon Custom Editorial Director: Gwen Solomon gwensol@earthlink.net ADVISORY BOARD Larry Buchanan, Sheila Offman Gersh, Doug Martin, Lane Mills, Alan November, Jason Ohler, Cathleen Richardson, Kathy Schrock, Ellen Towers, David Warlick TECHLEARNING.COM Web Production: Minnick Web Services ADVERTISING SALES East Coast Sales Manager: Caliann Mitoulis cmitoulis@nbmedia.com; (215) 370-5813 Account Manager: Bryan Bogart bbogart@nbmedia.com; (650) 238-0329 MARKETING Marketing Manager: Jared Stearns jstearns@nbmedia.com Production Manager: Fred Vega fvega@nbmedia.com CIRCULATION Group Circulation Director: Denise Robbins drobbins@nbmedia.com Circulation Director: Anne Drobish adrobish@nbmedia.com REPRINTS AND PERMISSIONS Wright’s Reprints: (877) 652-5295 EDITORIAL AND ADVERTISING OFFICES 810 Seventh Ave., 27th Floor, New York, NY 10019 Phone: (212) 378-0400; Fax: (650) 238-0263 For general editorial correspondence: techlearning_editors@nbmedia.com NEWBAY MEDIA LLC—CORPORATE President & CEO: Steve Palm Chief Financial Officer: Paul Mastronardi NEWBAY MEDIA K-12 EDUCATION GROUP Vice President, Group Publishing Director: Adam Goldstein Publisher: Allison Knapp Editorial Director: Kevin Hogan Editorial/Creative Director: Anthony Savona Web Editor: Rob Granger Web Analyst: David Leach Web Production Specialist: Ashley Vermillion Web Ad Production Specialist: Lesley Keller SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION $29.95 per year in the U.S. $59.90 for two years. $39.95 in Canada and Mexico. $69.95 in all other countries. To subscribe: (888) 266-5828 or www.techlearning.com Kevin Hogan Editorial Director N THE WEB www.techlearning.com www.techlearning.com 6 | TECH & LEARNING http://www.techlearning.com http://www.techlearning.com http://www.techlearning.com http://www.techlearning.com http://www.techlearning.com

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Technology & Learning - February 2009 Contents Editor's Desk News & Trends How It's Done - The Science of Class Collaboration Put to the Test: T&L Editors Take Some New Products for a Test Drive NComputing X550 Epson DC-10s Samsung UF-130DX Digital Presenter Brother MFC-6490CW All-in-One Adaptive Curriculum: Science Dukane AirSlate 3 A Second Life for Professional Development Control Room 11 Tips for Better Laptop Learning One-to-One Veteran Advice What's New They Said It

Technology & Learning - February 2009

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