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Electronic Data Systems (EDS), which announced the gift Nov. 7, also will make its software available to Maine high schools and the Maine Technical College and state university systems, so students using it will be better trained to work for precision manufacturers. Read the Full Article
But when it came time to plan for college, the 17-year-old found the traditional classroom courses at Lewis County High School lacking. Read the Full Article
Through an international distance-learning program sponsored by Hattiesburg School District, Moss Point High is joining Hattiesburg High and Picayune High in a learning classroom with students from St. Malo, France. Read the Full Article
The James Madison K12 Academy, a private online teaching program for kindergartners through fifth-graders, began last month with about 50 students on scholarships administered by the scholarship provider FloridaChild, a company spokesman said. West’s daughter qualified. Read the Full Article
Flanked by political heavyweights such as Republican Sen. Larry Craig and Secretary of State Pete Cenarrusa at a news conference, Tom Luna called on Marilyn Howard and the Idaho Department of Education to release $114,100 in operating funds to the Idaho Leadership Academy in Pingree. Read the Full Article
At St. Bonaventure Parish Parochial School, technology literacy education is integrated throughout the entire curriculum at every grade level. Instead of learning computer basics and software skills, however, every student in the school will increase his or her technology literacy by helping to design and build a virtual reality game. Read the Full Article
Liz Ayliffe jumped at the chance of creating a virtual classroom, without bullies, in her own home. Read the Full Article
Pehin Dato Haji Awang Abdul Aziz introduced Design and Technology as a new curriculum in schools. Read the Full Article
Robert Ballard, who discovered the wreckage of the Titanic in 1986, founded the JASON Project, making it possible for students and teachers to expand their understanding of the earth’s physical systems. Read the Full Article
These days, though, as distance learning becomes more prevalent, students’ studies are not limited necessarily to courses their school offers. Unless, that is, a district’s technology is inadequate. Read the Full Article