JDO Foundation

16 May, 2020 Local philanthropist donates iPads to Loma Linda to help kids feel less isolated Quarantine can be tough. But imagine being a child in a hospital with little or no access to loved ones. One local philanthropist wanted to do something. Rancho Mirage resident Judy Coon is the founder and CEO of the JDO Foundation, an educational nonprofit whose mission is to provide an enriched experience for American and international classrooms through the donation of state-of-the-art technologies and professional training to the educators managing them.

16 January, 2019 JDO Conference in Rome, Italy JDO hosted a collaboration conference for international partners in Rome, Italy! This conference provided an excellent opportunity for international JDO partners to come together for valuable training and the opportunity to network and share collaboration strategies and experiences. Teachers and Administrators from 16 countries were in attendance. These included: England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Italy, Iceland, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Croatia, Spain, Brazil, Uganda, India, and the United States.

10 February, 2019 My Meandering Journey to Become a Global Educator Part 2 My Global Learning journey really started when I received a scholarship from Down Country, a local group founded to “promote positive awareness for individuals with disabilities/exceptional abilities in the Tri-State area and to facilitate the education/specialized training of teachers, therapists, administrators, doctors, nurses, support staff, families, and rural residents working with differently abled/exceptionally gifted people within the Tri-State rural community.

10 April, 2018 JDO Conference in Denver, Colorado. JDO hosted a collaboration conference for U.S. partners in Littleton, Colorado! This conference enabled U.S. partner teachers and administrators to meet and receive valuable training and share collaboration strategies and experiences. We were excited to have representatives from 10 states in attendance. These included Colorado, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Missouri, California, Wyoming, and Wisconsin.

24 June, 2018 Presentation at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference in Chicago, Illinois. This poster session presentation featured teachers and students (grades 3-8) who participated in the JDO Collaboration program for the school year. These representatives and JDO staff shared best projects from one on one classroom collaborations involving partners in 66 schools worldwide.

25 June, 2018 Highlighting How Tech Enables Global Collaboration - Education Week Education Week article written at International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference in Chicago, Illinois. JDO's Education Curriculum Director- Amelia Archer is interviewed.

12 September, 2018 St. Ignatius students are citizens of the world. - Catholic Sentinel Teachers Kristin Jost and Jessie Wimer at St. Ignatius in Southeast Portland are interviewed about their global collaborations. The JDO program has enabled them to work with students around the world to learn and solve problems in real time using technology.

20 September, 2017 Mount Alvernia Academy Partners with the JDO Foundation for Global Collaboration. - Patch, Neighbor News Mt. Alvernia Academy will be participating in a global partnership collaborative program through the JDO Foundation. The JDO Foundation is an educational non-profit foundation committed to facilitating the use of technology in 3rd-8th grade classrooms around the world.

6 February, 2017 Youngsters around the world connect to tackle extremism. - South Wales Echo South Wales Echo. St. Monica's Primary School in Cardiff, Wales is profiled about their participation in the JDO Global Partnership Program.

2 October, 2016 Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School. Article posted in University of Notre Dame-Center for STEM Education Newsletter. Ann Czeponis discusses the benefits of joining JDO, including the receipt of technology for her students and being paired with an international class for collaboration. She is pleased to be able to integrate STEM in curricular planning with her international partner teacher/class in Northern Ireland.

20 November, 2016 Billie Martinez Elementary School on innovative path to get off of state watch list - Greeley Tribune Five teachers from Martinez Elementary School were approved for participation in the JDO Global Partnership Program. These teachers received technology for their classes and the opportunity to be paired with international partners around the world for global collaboration experiences.

6 February, 2015 Thanks to the Littleton-based JDO Foundation. Denver Catholic Registry. - South Wales Echo The JDO Foundation donates 540 iPads to three Catholic Schools in Denver, Colorado. The schools are St. Rose of Lima Catholic Academy, Guardian Angels Catholic School, and Assumption Catholic School.

4 February, 2015 Foundation donates ipads to Catholic Schools. - Denver Catholic. Hundreds of students now have a chance to enhance their Catholic education with the addition of an iPad. During the week of Jan. 19, the JDO Foundation, a Littleton based non-profit educational organization, visited three schools in the Archdiocese of Denver to provide 540 iPads: St. Rose of Lima Academy, Assumption School and Guardian Angels School.

4 February, 2015 Guardian Angels School Gifted Ipads. - North Denver Tribune. Each student and teacher at Guardian Angels Catholic School was gifted with a mini iPad this past month from the JDO Foundation, a Littleton-based, non-profit educational organization. “I am so grateful that all the students and the teachers at Guardian Angels received an iPad,” says Ms. Mary Gold, school principal. “The generosity from the JDO foundation brings one- on-one technology training to enhance their skills for the 21st century.”

1 July, 2014 School District Partnerships Help Colorado K-12 Blended Learning Take Flight - independence institute.org Districts received assistance from the Littleton-based JDO Foundation, which trained teachers and administrators on how to upload learning applications and provided direction on the types of learning applications.

17 December, 2014 JDO Foundation provides iPads to three Catholic schools. Your Hub. Denver Post. The JDO Foundation, a Littleton based non-profit educational organization, will be deploying over 540 iPads to three Catholic schools in the Denver city area during January 2015. The Foundation is ensuring that each child, Pre-Kindergarten to 8th Grade (Ages 4-14), will have 1:1 iPad integration to use during their elementary and middle school educational experience.

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