Information Technology
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src="http://www.gpb.org/files/images/achieving-excellence/ae_jan_2006_thumb.jpg" style="float: right; padding: 10px;" border="0">Jane Robelot has two guests from the Georgia Department of Education in the studio: Howard Woodard, Chief Information Officer and Mike Hall, Deputy Superintendent for Instructional Technology.
- Technology and how it is transforming schools, teachers and students is the focus of their discussion.
- Howard explains data gathering and storage, while Mike elaborates on 'real time' information and 21st century schools.
Schools of Distinction
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src="http://www.gpb.org/files/images/achieving-excellence/ae_jan_2006.jpg" style="float: right; padding: 10px;" border="0">Mike Hall hosts Terry Smithson, Education Strategist, from the Intel Corporation.
- The Scholastic Magazine / Intel Corporation partnership, the Schools of Distinction program, and the Georgia winners in this category are key points to the discussion.
Continuing with the theme
- Jane mentions the meeting of technology industry leaders to discuss the rebuilding effort of the Gulf Coast region's school systems.
- We see a sampling of Mabry Middle School's 2005 film festival.
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