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From school to work and from work to school: information environments and transferring information literacy practices

Introduction. This study, based in a Scottish secondary school, aimed to examine the views of students who were completing work experience, on their information literacy practices, and the differences they found between the school and workplace information environments while on work experience. The views of guidance teachers were also explored.SOURCE: Information Research Read the Full […]

New Webinar Offers Teachers Tools to Teach 9/11

I was in sixth grade on September 11, 2001, and when I close my eyes I can still see – clear as if they’re happening now – the events of that day. My physical education teacher breaking the news of the attacks to my class; the obvious fear on the faces of my classmates; even […]

Online school seeks to add students

Parents’ “overwhelming” interest in virtual schools has one of Louisiana’s two online charter schools asking the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to allow it to double its enrollment.SOURCE: The News Star Read the Full Article

School districts’ financial woes likely to continue, professor says

University Park, Pa. — School districts nationwide are experiencing unprecedented financial hardships, and the situation is likely to worsen in the coming years, according to a Penn State researcher.SOURCE: Pennsylvania State UniversityRead the Full Article

Math research reveals early-learning needs

Basic arithmetic and focus on numbers is crucial to student successSOURCE: eSchool NewsRead the Full Article

$200,000 in funding announced by Australian Moodle Partner, NetSpot, to sustain early stage eLearning innovations from the Higher Education sector.

NetSpot announced a $200,000 eLearning Innovation Fund today at the annual Moodle Conference in Sydney in front of over 500 delegates.SOURCE: NewsMakerRead the Press Release

Which is bigger: California or Los Angeles? Most fourth graders aren’t sure.

Geography results from the National Report Card show that few students have a ‘proficient’ understanding of geography, as reading and math push social sciences out of the classroom.SOURCE: The Christian Science Monitor Read the Full Article

S. Korea leads way for paperless classroom

U.S. lags with state-control stepsSOURCE: The Washington TimesRead the Full Article

West Virginia asks counties to plan for electronic textbooks

State taking a two-year hiatus on buying social studies textbooks as it prepares for a shift to digital resourcesSOURCE: eSchool News Read the Full Article

Kids predict the future of technology

New survey reveals young children predicting, requesting tech in the makingSOURCE: eSchool News Read the Full Article

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