Dallas

The Digital Learning Environments Event in Dallas was an outstanding success! Learn more about the day’s activities and this exciting event series.

Keynote

Anita Givens, Deputy Associate Commissioner for Standards and Alignment, Texas Education Agency

Anita Givens was named Deputy Associate Commissioner for Standards and Alignment at the Texas Education Agency, effective February 1, 2008. Anita oversees a number of policy development areas including curriculum, textbooks and educational technology. Previously, she served as the Senior Director for Instructional Materials and Educational Technology at the Texas Education Agency and was responsible for the review, adoption and distribution of electronic instructional materials as well as traditional textbooks for Texas schools. Anita has also led the educational technology efforts in Texas for over sixteen years. She provides leadership for the integration, utilization, evaluation and expansion of educational technologies through the on-going implementation of the State Board of Education’s Long-Range Plan for Technology 2006-2020.


Keynote Speech: "Vision 2020"

Texas understands that integrating technology into curriculum requires long-term planning. In this keynote, Anita Givens will discuss the vision Texas has outlined in its new Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020, plus the state’s current technology activities and research. Givens will share information on the state’s efforts in technology immersion, lessons learned, recent research results from the Technology Immersion Pilot (TIP), and exciting opportunities for preparing students for digital learning in the 21st century.  

Listen to the Keynote:

Part 1: Introduction

Part 2: Keynote

Welcome from HP and Intel

There is a great deal of discussion between business leaders, policy makers, and school leadership about defining the skills needed for the 21st century. How do those skills differ from previous generations? How does curriculum and teaching techniques need to change? What role will and should technology play in that process?

HP and Intel are working with education leaders to find answers to these questions and help improve education in the 21st century.

Download the following presentations in Microsoft Powerpoint format:

Welcome to Digital Learning Environments: Dallas/Ft. Worth (4MB)

Digital Learning Environments Dallas/Ft. Worth Keynote Presentation (28MB)

Videos

“1:1 Computing Solutions” by HP

“I Remember” by Intel

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