technology

Keeping Up with Students and Their Mobile Devices

Mike Osborne — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:03:06 +0000

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WMOT) -- More than 300 educators from across Tennessee arrived in the mid-state Monday to learn more about using mobile devices in the classroom.

The conference is being sponsored jointly by Middle Tennessee State University and the Tennessee Board of Regents. Educators from 18 Tennessee Universities and Colleges are providing input.

Tom Wallace, head of MTSU’s Information Technology Division , is the conference host.

Burriss on Media: New Technology

Dr. Larry Burriss — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:55:57 +0000

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (BURRISS) -- My son came home from school one time and we got to talking about how his day had gone. I asked him what he had done in music class, and he told me they had talked about some of the old composers and musicians. I was most impressed as I thought how great it was that my son was learning about Beethoven, Bach and the classics. So I asked him who they had talked about. He said, "You know, Dad, the old ones . . . Simon and Garfunkel and the Rolling Stones." We quickly dropped the discussion.

Students Converge on MTSU for Invention Convention

AP/WMOT — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:36:52 +0000

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Nearly 500 grade school students where on the MTSU Campus Thursday for the 20th annual Invention Convention.