Technology in Schools
Alberta’s education system is a leader in the use of technology in teaching and learning. 
New information technologies create options for how teachers teach, how students learn, and how classrooms look and operate.
Examples of Alberta’s innovation in learning technology include such initiatives as Emerge One-to-One Laptop Learning, Technology in High School Success, Provincial Approach to Student Information (PASI), and LearnAlberta.ca.
News and Upcoming Events
Province-Wide License for MyWorld Student Resource
Alberta Education has licensed Media Awareness Network’s MyWorld online student resource for students in Grades 9 to 12. This resource simulates popular online environments, and will help students use the Internet in a responsible and ethical manner. More information on this resource is available online here.
Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Best Practices Guide Update
An updated copy of the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Best Practices Guide is now available. The Guide, originally developed in 2007 to provide IT staff in schools and school authorities with technical advice on implementing wireless networks, has been updated to reflect advancements in wireless network technology. A copy of the Guide is available here.
Emerge One-to-One Laptop Learning Initiative Recognized with Premier's Award of Excellence
School Technology Sector and its partners in the Emerge One-to-One Laptop Learning initiative received a Bronze Premier’s Award of Excellence on September 9, 2011. This award celebrates the work of the team over four years for the planning and implementation of Emerge.
Emerge was much more than a technology initiative; it examined learning and teaching in the 21st Century. The three-year initiative involved over 2,000 students, 200 teachers and 20 school jurisdictions carrying out projects to enhance teaching and learning for specific student populations or improve student learning in targeted areas. This was done in response to a growing trend towards laptop use in the classroom.
More information on the Emerge initiative, participants and research findings are available here.
Destination Innovation 2012 Conference
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The Destination Innovation 2012 Conference will advance educational innovation, exploring imaginative practices for learning with technology. The conference will provide a premier professional development opportunity for innovators on the leading edge of technology in learning and teaching, including educators, IT staff, administrators, researchers and pre-service teachers.
The conference will be held at The Banff Centre on August 19 to 22, 2012. Destination Innovation is sponsored by the 2Learn.ca Education Society, Alberta Education, the Alberta Teachers’ Association, Alberta Technology Leaders in Education and the Educational Technology Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association.
Registration will open in September 2011. More information on Destination Innovation is available on line and on Twitter by following @Dest_2012.
The Destination Innovation 2012 Conference team is currently seeking proposals that showcase the innovative practices of leading educational technology leaders. If you wish to submit a proposal for a presentation at Destination Innovation, a Presenter Proposal Form needs to be submitted by November 30, 2011.
Recent Technology Initiatives
Emerge One-to-One Laptop Learning
Investigated educational benefits, technical merits, and innovative practices in a one-to-one mobile computing environment.
Technology and High School Success
Investigated effective uses of technology to improve student engagement and success in high school.
Innovative Classrooms
Ensured that all Grade 1 to 12 classrooms in the province are equipped with key technologies that promote innovative teaching and learning.
Supporting Innovative Classrooms
Focused on innovative practices in the areas of technology management and leadership development for the effective use of technology.
Contact Us
Email: tech.contact@edc.gov.ab.ca
Updated November 2011
