The Director\’s Corner

The media is full of examples of MySpace.com, Facebook and other social networking sites that present specific risks to students, their friends, and their families, and in the past year we have had several workshops for parents and community members. At the most recent workshop, hosted at the Washington Irving School in mid-March, a [...]

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On Friday night, April 20, 2007 the Lower Hudson Regional Information Center (LHRIC) presented the Distinguished Technology Leader Award for a teacher. After reviewing many applications for this prestigious award, the LHRIC stated that they chose to honor Tom, “as a leader who has been extremely successful at finding ways to use technology to [...]

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I recently attended a presentation sponsored by the Rockland County School Boards Association and the Rockland School Public Relations Association billed as “The New Media: Old School? New School?” There were numerous board of education members, school superintendents, and public relations personnel in attendance, and the panelists included the local media and school district [...]

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