Americans Watched More Than 145 Million PBS Videos Online and On Mobile in June
PBS.org Is the 15th Most Popular Video SitePBS Offers Exclusive Mobile Premiere of NOVA’s “The Fabric of the Cosmos”SOURCE: PBSRead the Press Release
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PBS EXPLORES THE ROOTS OF TODAY’S BIGGEST TELEVISION HITS
– AMERICA IN PRIMETIME Premieres October 30 –– Series Features In-depth Interviews With Television’s Brightest Minds, Including James L. Brooks, Larry David, Julianna Margulies, Mary Tyler Moore, Shonda Rhimes and Shawn Ryan, Among Others –SOURCE: PBSRead the Press Release
Web 3.0: The ‘Social Wave’ and How It Disrupts the Internet
As far as Travis Katz is concerned, it is impossible to name the single best hotel in Cabo San Lucas or the absolute tastiest cheesesteak in Philadelphia. SOURCE: University of PennsylvaniaRead the Full Article
Ethan Zuckerman, cyberscholar and activist, to lead MIT Center for Civic Media
He will direct MIT’s influential group of technologists and academics committed to empowering communities around the globe by inventing and testing civic media tools and practices.SOURCE: MITRead the Full Article
Remote from What? Perspectives of Distance Learning Students in Remote Rural Areas of Scotland
Abstract Distance learning is seen as the obvious answer for remote learners, and the use of online media is expected to overcome any access difficulties imposed by geographical distance. However, this belief may be obscuring our understanding of the role that location and individual circumstances have in shaping student experience. This paper explores the variation […]
Home Schooling Goes Mainstream
Everybody knows somebody who is teaching a child at home Read the Full Article Source: Hoover.org
Home educators angry at review
“Home education”, where children study at home rather than at school, is to face a review in England. Read the Full Article
Internet use during childhood and the ecological techno-subsystem
Research findings suggest both positive and negative developmental consequences of Internet use during childhood (e.g., playing video games have been associated with enhanced visual skills as well as increased aggression). Several studies have concluded that environmental factors mediate the developmental impact of childhood online behaviour. From an ecological perspective, we propose the techno-subsystem, a dimension […]
As Popularity of Home Schooling Grows, Greater Numbers and More Diversity among Families Choosing Option
STANFORD – Home schooling is now popular among a broader and more representative group of the American public than ever before. According to recent findings from the Education Next/Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) 2008 national education survey, 45 percent of Americans report that they know a family that home schools a child–up from […]
Binary Research International Announces Availability of Microsoft Official Distance Learning Courses
Binary Research International (BRI) announced today it’s offering Microsoft Official Distance Learning Courses. Courses on server management and Vista are kicking off the program, which combine classroom interactivity with online convenience and flexibility. BRI is a Microsoft Certified Partner for Learning Solutions and a leader in offering training on Symantec Ghost and IT administration courses.Read […]
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