Innovative San Diego Classroom Leaders, Programs to be Honored
The San Diego-based Classroom of the Future Foundation (CFF) will honor a number of innovative San Diego County education initiatives at its awards dinner, May 22 at the University of San Diego. It comes on the 10th anniversary of the Innovation in Education Awards Program. Each year the Foundation focuses on education technology initiatives that […]
CFF and C2SDK Provide 170 Computers to Kids
The Classroom of the Future Foundation (CFF) and Computers 2 San Diego Kids (C2SDK) have partnered to provide computers to underserved families at Foothill Oak Elementary School in the Vista Unified School District. We are happy to report that we have been able to provide 170 computers to children and their families as part of this partnership. […]
Innovation in Education Award Nominations End March 15
Do you know of an amazing school project that deserves recognition? Our annual Innovation in Education are active but you only have until Friday, March 15, 2013, to submit a nomination. To submit a nomination, simply go to http://cff.kintera.org/2013nomination Here are some FAQ’s about the Classroom of the Future Foundation (CFF) awards for the 10th […]
Donate Old Computers to C2SDK to Benefit San Diego Kids
Do you or your company have old computers and technology that you’d like to donate to a worthy cause? Would you like to help place a recycled computer in the home of a low-income family and provide kids with the tools to access educational, occupational and financial resources? It’s spring cleaning season and an excellent […]
The Best of the CFF Facebook Posts (February 10 – February 16)
Greetings everyone. Hopefully you are having a great week. We’ve got your most popular Facebook posts from last week. The most popular post of the week was about Peeragogy’s free handbook on how to harness technology. The infographics for this week is about effectively searching the web, and four technologies that will soon be appearing […]
CFF Board member Jeffrey Felix named Superintendent of the Year
Dr. Jeffrey Felix has been named Superintendent of the Year by the Association of California School Administrators and the San Diego County School Boards Association. The award covers 42 school districts in San Diego County and an additional 16 districts in Imperial County. Since 2008, Dr. Felix has been the voice of local school districts […]
The Best of the CFF Facebook Posts (February 3 – February 9)
We hope you are having a wonderful week. We’ve got your most popular Facebook posts for this week. Our most popular post for this week was a question about what you planned to do on Digital Learning Day. Take a look at the responses on our Facebook page. As usual we had an infographic on […]
Educational Innovation Success Story at San Ysirdo High School
Students at San Ysidro High School in the Sweetwater High School District have their eyes on the future. Their engagement with the school’s Medical Pathways Program has provided them a unique and innovative opportunity to explore a career in the health industry. In 2012, the Classroom of the Future Foundation recognized the Medical Pathways program […]
The Best of the CFF Facebook Posts (January 27– February 2)
Greetings everyone. We hope you had a great week. The most popular post of the week was our pop quiz! We asked you what your favorite education website was and many of you shared your favorites. If you have a recommendation to make, it’s not to late. The rest of the links have great resources […]
BYOD Needs to be BYOT
There’s been a lot of talk about BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). This approach to technology in the classroom is seen as a great alternative to school-bought devices being issued the same way textbooks are issued. The benefits of BYOD go far beyond cost reduction. It provides students and teachers with a great degree of […]
The Best of the CFF Facebook Posts (January 20 – January 26)
We hope you’ve had a great week. We’ve got you’re weekly wrap-up for our most popular Facebook posts. Two of these posts are infographics. One of them is about the great Martin Luther King Jr., the second is a guide to Pinterest. Our most popular post of the week is a link for free training […]
K-12 Educators Using Social Networks Continues Growth in 2012
In a recent study by MMS Education, their research revealed that educator participation in social networks grew 34% between 2009 to 2012. In addition, the results show participation has grown for all job categories – principals, teachers and librarians. Some interesting graphs of the results are included below. For the full report with about […]