Wider access to computers
The State Budget revealed a computer-student ratio of 4.6 to 1 had been achieved in Years 8 to 12. Read the Full Article
Archive for the ‘K-12’ Category
Cyber schools legal, Pa. court rules
Commonwealth Court yesterday tossed out the Pennsylvania School Boards Association’s legal challenge to cyber charter schools and said such schools were permitted under state law. Read The Full Article
Questions about the mix of children and computers
Stick a free computer, wired to the Internet, in every day-care center in Pennsylvania, and let children, rich and poor, start handling technology as soon as they are introduced to blocks and pencils. Read the Full Article
Bridging the Digital Divide: Rural New Mexico School Wins Top Award In Nationwide Competition to Bring Advanced Technologies to Education
A tiny, economically disadvantaged school has won top honors for its innovative use of technology to bring state-of-the-art educational services to students and parents spread across vast distances in northwestern New Mexico. Gallup-based Rehoboth Christian School is the winner of the Thin Client @ School™ Contest 2002 co-sponsored by thin-client technology leaders National Semiconductor (NYSE:NSM), […]
Teaching Online: Harnessing Technology’s Power at Florida Virtual School By Colleen Brandao
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High Tech Haven
Only a column painted purple, reaching toward the sky, hints that New Technology High School may be a little different. Read the Full Article
Preschool teachers can now upgrade skills online
The PAP Community Foundation (PCF) has teamed up with e-learning company Ednovation to run six online programmes in July. Read The Full Article
School linking to community
“Everybody knows in education that accountability is the word today,” said Linda Mainord, the Tennessee district’s information technology director. “Part of that accountability is having strong relationships with your parents and your community.” Read The Full Article
Microsoft dials down school software audit demands
The campaign, which Microsoft now acknowledges was ill-timed, has prompted at least a few school officials in Oregon and Washington to consider switching to free, open-source software programs. Read the Full Article
Intel taps California school as ‘world showcase’ for technology
Over the next six months, the company and its partners will contribute $3.9 million in products and services to the school and showcase it around the world as a model for the future. Read the Full Article