Librarians to provide 24-hour service online in Maryland
Librarians staffing the online research service, called AskUsNow!, guide students and other users to pre-selected web sites, databases, and other resources. Read the Full Article
Archive for the ‘K-12’ Category
Partnership Provides Free Test Preparation Course For Idaho Students
Idaho high school students can go to http://www.apexvs.com and register for AP Exam Review. Students should sign up before April 15. Normally a fee is charged for the course but, through the partnership, AP Exam Review is being made available free to Idaho students. Read the Full Article
ST. PAUL: Downtown charter school to open in fall
The Minnesota Academy of Technology will emphasize project-based learning, small class sizes and mentoring, along with a traditional high school education. Organizers say each student will have a wireless laptop. Read the Full Article
Schools fill need for advanced science classes
More and more students at Southside High School realize the need to take challenging science courses for college majors. Students planning to major in the medical field often take physiology and genetics, science teacher Wes Lyon said. Read the Full Article
Students benefit from consortium classes
Students attending either Phillips or Prentice high schools are among those in the state who have an opportunity to take advanced placement classes offered by distance learning consortiums. Both schools also offer some advanced placement courses, which can earn both high school and college credits, taught by high school faculty members. Read the Full Article
Virtual High School links Ipswich with the world
David Dalton is the assistant principal at Ipswich High, but the students taking his course “Biotechnology: The Changing Face of Genetics” come from California, New York, South Korea and South America. Read the Full Article
Internet Jobs Guru Predicts Knowledge Worker Shortage
CHICAGO, March 19 /PRNewswire/ — With all the job cuts at IT companies, why in the world would students consider a career in technology? That was a topic at a roundtable discussion with teenagers from a Chicago high school on Wednesday. Read the Full Article
Weston school to teach with computers rather than books
…You may want to cross-reference your data by reverting to the Web links you cut and pasted from your e-book yesterday. Any questions?”Read the Full Article
Learning @ Home: Students can work online with scientists in real time
There are many ways to use technology to collaborate, such as e-pals and “ask an expert” sites, but our resources this week offer opportunities for students to work with scientists in the field in real time, work in collaboration and provide peer review on research projects, and work in groups to replicate real-world collaboration in […]
Benton Releases New Edtech Report, The Sustainability Challenge
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Benton Foundation and the Education Development Center’s Center for Children and Technology (CCT) released their latest report, The Sustainability Challenge: Taking Edtech to the Next Level, over the Internet today. In the last 10 years, the United States has invested over $40 billion placing computers in schools and connecting classrooms to […]