Educational Technology Hits The Hill
"Technology is the future of education," House Committee on Education and Labor Chairman George Miller said Tuesday while playing with a computer simulation of a dissected frog during a showcase of up-and-coming education technologies. "Now the frogs don't have to die," he joked. Earlier in the day, Miller presided over a hearing on how technology is transforming the public school system. President Obama's recently confirmed Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra testified. "We need to harness the power and potential of technology and innovation to revamp our educational system," Chopra said.
At the post-hearing demonstration sponsored by the State Educational Technology Directors Association and the Software & Information Industry Association, Miller was joined by educators and other lawmakers, including Rep. Rush Holt, D-N.J., who is also a member of the Education and Labor Committee. The gadgets ran the gamut from data management software to interactive whiteboards that have touch-screen capabilities. "The goal is to show, not just tell, what's possible using technology in education," said Mary Ann Wolf, a former teacher who now serves as SETDA's executive director. SETDA, the principle association representing state directors for education technology, organizes several meetings a year including a leadership summit and an educational forum. -- Eliza Krigman
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