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Students shirk cursive as keyboard rules in third grade

She and other third graders at Horrall Elementary School have perfected ascenders and descenders, and their letters’ tails and legs hit the appropriate base lines — even the tricky capitals G, Q and S. Read the Full Article

ISTE and PBS TeacherLine Develop Joint Certificate Program to Recognize Teachers Who Meet ISTE NETS.T

Teachers will be able to earn the PBS TeacherLine ISTE NETS•T Certificate of Proficiency by completing a series of performance tasks. The online certificate program allows teachers to demonstrate their use of technology for assessment and evaluation, curriculum and instruction, planning learning environments and professional development.Read the Full Article

Middle schoolers let IMs do the talking

A 10-year-old boy communicates with his cousins across the country through regular IMs, never even considering a phone call.Read the Full Article

Statewide cyber school approved

Commonwealth Connections Academy Charter School will be based in Harrisburg but will admit up to 400 students kindergarten though eighth grade from across the state.Read the Full Article

Lightspan eduTest Assessment Credited With Improved Student Achievement in Roswell, New Mexico School District

Elementary campuses in the Roswell Independent School District (ISD) experienced an average 155 percent academic growth in math, reading, and language arts during the past school year. All of the district’s 15 elementary campuses registered academic growth on state-mandated tests that exceeded 100 percent of typical growth from the previous year. Typical growth is based […]

Technology Counts 2003: Tech’s Answer to Testing

The report includes state-by-state data on school computer use. View the table of contents. Read the Full Article

Ukrainian schools join videoconference

The Democrat from Haddon Heights was the featured guest at a video teleconference in which students from 11 different schools participated. Seven of those schools were local. The other four were eight time zones away, in Kiev, Ukraine.Read the Full Article

Middle Schoolers, Letting Their Fingers Do the Talking

A 10-year-old boy communicates with his cousins across the country through regular IMs, never even considering a phone call.Read the Full Article

Student puts new technology to the test

The Tablet PC can be used as a laptop with a keyboard or as a slate with a special digital pen to navigate and take handwritten notes. A portable document scanner allows Anderson to transfer homework assignments and reference material handed out in class into the computer.Read the Full Article

Colorado Online Learning Selects eClassroom(SM) to Power Statewide Program

DENVER – May 13, 2003 – eClassroom(SM), the K-12 division of eCollege(SM) [Nasdaq: ECLG], has been chosen by Colorado Online Learning (COL) to power the statewide online program, which serves more than 70 school districts across Colorado. eClassroom’s complete solution will be fully implemented for the fall 2003 semester to deliver multiple sections of more […]