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As odd as that sounds, when 12 Greenville High School French students linked up with a docent, or museum guide, for the Indianapolis Museum of Art Tuesday afternoon through video conferencing, they gradually began to better understand each other while they spoke French during the hour-long session. Read the Full Article
But whereas Maine Gov. Angus King’s $30 million plan is to provide Apple iBook laptops to all seventh and eighth graders in his state, Johnson’s vision is to put either a laptop or handheld computer with wireless internet access in the hand of every Michigan student by 2004. Read the Full Story
No one really knew what 9-year-old Jeremy actually wanted. Stifled by autism, a disorder that inhibits communication and social interaction, he would kick, bite and scratch in an attempt to communicate. Read the Full Article
Classroom Connect, Inc. announced the appointment of Pat Harrigan as its president and CEO, effective immediately. Harrigan comes to Classroom Connect directly from Harcourt School Publishers where he has more than 15 years of sales experience, most recently serving as the regional sales manager for their Southeast territories. Harrigan takes over the position from Judith […]
How a California virtual school might give students access to more classes How a virtual school might give students flexibility to take more classes How retired teachers or teachers at home raising a family might teach one section of a virtual class How a California virtual school might best serve each school district in the […]
But the alleged mismanagement of two academies run by for-profit companies is prompting states to request more regulatory authority. Read the Full Story
Not anymore. With summer classes axed across Florida, the state’s online high school suddenly is overflowing, and officials are seeking money to serve thousands of waiting students. Read the Full Article
Thanks to a last minute lobbying effort by former Blaine County School District Superintendent Phil Homer, a bill was presented to the Idaho Legislature in January expanding the charter school statute to allow creation of an Idaho Virtual High School. Read the Full Article
The program offers expert instruction, tutorials, and test-preparation to high school students facing the challenges of senior-level Math. Students can access it anytime and anywhere on the Internet. Read the Full Article
Academic Systems, the higher education division of Lightspan, Inc. and a leading provider of interactive multimedia instructional programs for college students, has expanded into the secondary education market. Early implementations of Academic Systems’ award-winning, technology-based Interactive Mathematics in both middle schools and high schools have demonstrated that the curriculum gives teachers a powerful tool to […]