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Cindy logs onto her home computer and sends an English paper to her hotmail account. While she bops to a tune streaming from the Internet, she dashes off an instant message to a friend with a question about a Spanish phrase that might come up on their test. And this is all before breakfast. Read […]
But Karen Dennis is well-versed in the information she delivers across the airwaves to a small morning audience of teenagers from the Montgomery public school district. Read The Full Article
The report finds that suburban and urban schools offered similar numbers and types of programs, while rural schools offered fewer programs. In particular, rural schools were less likely than schools in other areas to offer vocational education programs for occupations that were projected to be fast-growing. This difference in offerings may reflect differences in local […]
But some tech-savvy students argue the arrival of the internet means little to them when teachers and other stakeholders are ill-equipped or—worse—afraid to unlock its full potential, according to a national study released Aug. 15 on behalf of the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Read The Full Article
The distance-learning program will allow students to take advanced courses without leaving their campuses. The system is responsible for a $60,000 match. Read The Full Article
MADISON — A planned virtual charter school for elementary-age children that was nearly unplugged by state lawmakers n June may still go online this fall. Read The Full Article
At least 192 organizations have told the state of their interest in applying for startup funds for charter schools, most of them school districts, according to state Department of Education records. Read The Full Article
DOE has signed a three-year agreement with eLNet to receive its Requisites of a Leader program, which is delivered via the Internet and satellite broadcasts. This statewide initiative constitutes the beginning of what state officials believe will be a systemic move toward leveraging technology for the purposes of staff development. Read The Full Article
The teacher at Osceola Middle School in Seminole scanned photos into a computer, sent e-mail attachments and edited a video clip for the first time. That may not impress kids — Rivera acknowledges most are ahead of him on technology — but he hopes it makes a difference in how they learn in his social […]
The mere mention that my online class is PE (now known as personal fitness) brings the “You’ve got to be kidding” look from friends and laughs from adults. But it’s how I spent part of my summer vacation. Read The Full Article