Jobs Throws Apple at Teachers
Kids can put together creative and thoughtful projects for school when they have the right multimedia tools.
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Michigan K-12 Teachers Learn Practical Applications for Technology in the Classroom Through Michigan Virtual University and Classroom Connect Partnership
First, laptop computers. Then, free access to more than 700 online courses covering a myriad of information technology topics. Now, Michigan K-12 teachers will be offered professional development opportunities to learn how to effectively integrate technology into their classrooms. As part of its ongoing commitment to raising the standards for technology use in Michigan’s classrooms, […]
Lightspans Academic Systems Expands into Billion Dollar Market
Academic Systems, the higher education division of Lightspan, Inc. and a leading provider of interactive multimedia instructional programs for college students, is accelerating its expansion into the high school market. The instructional technology sector is valued at $2.5 billion according to Market Data Retrieval. Additionally, the company has appointed Kim Price as vice president of […]
Apex Learning Partners With Power-Glide to Provide Online Foreign Language Courses To High School Students
Apex Learning Inc. announced at the 22nd annual National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) a partnership with Power-Glide International, Inc. to offer online foreign language courses for high school students. Apex Learning will expand its current offerinf vocabulary and phonics. Given the importance of an audio-intensive experience when learning a foreign language, the courses will enable […]
City’s Schools Team Up with HP
Take 21,000 students and educate them all as individuals. The Vancouver School District is teaming with Hewlett-Packard Co. in a technological response to that challenge.
Coalition takes on TV – and its ads – broadcast in schools
The young anchors could have been cast for a new “WB” show, and the commercials bring everything from zit cream to summer blockbusters into classrooms. But in between, there’s coverage of weighty news like the Timothy McVeigh execution and an occasional plug to turn kids off drugs.
Apex Learning’s AP Exam Review Enrollment Grows to More Than 40,000 Students; Online Advanced Placement Exam Preparation Program Increases 11-Fold
More and more high school students want to accelerate their education by taking and passing Advanced Placement (AP) courses and exams.
Teacher wins with Web
Teacher Jaime Hagerty is taking full advantage of the information age by taking her classroom to a Web site of its own. The site helps students and parents keep better track of work she assigns for third-graders at Schroeder Elementary School.
These children’s television shows aren’t just for the kids By M.S. Mason
Both parents and kids can watch and learn together from several fine programs this week, including a warm retelling of a lovely moral fantasy, an innovative documentary on the importance of arts education, and a brief introduction to child rearing.
Satellite Town Meeting: High Standards & Accountability
Community Update & the Satellite Town Meeting are produced by the US Department of Education Office of Intergovernmental & Interagency Affairs (OIIA) For more information visit http://www.ed.gov/G2K/community. Below is an article from the newsletter, “Community Update,” featuring Tidewater Park Elementary School, which has achieved impressive gains in student performance. Sylvia Spratley, principal of the Norfolk, […]