Education: School District Buys 23,000 Laptops
A school district’s order for new books is rarely met with the buzz this year’s purchase is generating among teachers and students in Richmond, Va. But these are no ordinary books.
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Computers do school pupils more harm than good: author
Here is an unorthodox idea: computers are not good for school children. They cost too much, take up too much time, and rarely teach children anything they could not learn without them.
Offering Online AP Courses in South Dakota Meets With Mixed Results
A new program offering online Advanced Placement courses to high-school students throughout South Dakota has dramatically increased student access to the upper-level courses. But several high-school teachers in the state say students are struggling to complete the courses.
Numerex and Time Warner to Provide Wide Area Network to Galena Park ISD
Numerex Corp. (Nasdaq: NMRX), announced today through its subsidiary, Broadband Networks, Inc., an agreement with Time Warner Communications to provide Galena Park Independent School District (GPISD) with a wide area network (WAN) throughout their school district, enabling the exchange of voice and data between all GPISD schools. The WAN is expected to provide students and […]
Pascagoula Municipal School District Shows Significant Achievement Improvements after Installing CompassLearning™ Software
Teachers Praise Self-Paced Individualized Learning and Reinforcement of Classroom Instruction
T.H.E. Journals First Annual State-of-the-States in Educational Technology Survey
Technology in education continues to have a strong and growing presence in K-12 public schools throughout the country. Money for technology for 2001/2002 is equal to or greater than in 2000/2001; Regular integration of the Internet by teachers is at an all-time high; A majority of states have a technology accountability plan in place.
It’s technical, really
In the scrappy city of Birmingham, England, educators find unconventional thinking and innovative technology spur a turnaround.
Portuguese students dissatisfied with internet access
The ‘Internet at School Programme’, launched by the Portuguese government to promote internet use in educational centres, does not seem to be turning into the big success that Minister of Science and Technology Mariano Gago claims.
Pemberton Township School District Partners with CompassLearning™ to Integrate Technology into the Curriculum
Improvement Plan, the district entered into an agreement with CompassLearning™ to provide standards-based curriculum and assessment software and companion professional development in each of the nine elementary schools and the district’s middle school. This multi-year initiative is part of the
State moving toward online classes for high school students
University system already offers classes, degrees via computer ATLANTA — For some Georgia high school students, next year’s classroom may be just a mouse click away.