Archive for the ‘Resources’ Category

Fedora

The Fedora project is devoted to the goal of providing open-source repository software that can serve as the foundation for many types of information management systems.Access the Site

uCertify announced upgrade of Exam PrepKit for Microsoft Exam (70-293)

uCertify (April 26, 2005), a leading provider of IT certification exams preparation and training solutions, today announced major upgrade of the Exam Simulation PrepKit for Microsoft Exam 70-293 for Microsoft MCSE 2003. The PrepKit for exam 70-293 now contains 280 questions including 130 new questions and 110 study notes. With this PrepKit, uCertify also launched […]

UN goes online to educate rural people with tool kit to slash hunger and poverty

For the first time, a wide range of teaching and learning tools for the education of rural people is available on the Internet, providing governments, international and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), rural school teachers, extension agents and the public at large with the latest knowledge on how to help rural communities better their livelihoods.Read the Full […]

$20M to enrich history, civics

According to CPB, the three-year, multi-phase effort will help fund partnerships among broadcast and content developers, the education community, the technology sector, and others to design multimedia projects that can measurably improve the teaching and learning of American history and enhance civic activity among students.Read the Full Story

First Nations SchoolNet and Cisco Systems Networking Academy Launch Distance Learning Initiative

TORONTO, April 26 /CNW/ – Cisco Systems Networking Academy and First Nations Groups across Canada have launched an innovative and unique initiative designed to bring IT educational opportunities to remote First Nations communities.Read the Full Story

A virtual visit to Monticello

For the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, owners and operators of Monticello, a mere cataloguing of treasures was an inadequate method to do justice to Jefferson’s “autobiographical masterpiece,” so the concept of place-based storytelling was employed to make virtual visits as rewarding as possible.Read the Full Story

International Society for Technology in Education Publishes “NETS•S Curriculum Series: Science Units For Grades 9–12”

Edited by Randy Bell and Joe Garofalo, NETS•S Curriculum Series: Science Units for Grades 9–12 provides teachers with technology-infused lessons that promote the kind of conceptual understanding and inquiry that drive real-world science.Read the Full Story

Questionmark Offers Course on Creating Effective Assessments

“Creating Assessments that Get Results” offers two days of instruction on effective assessment design, development and delivery. Through learning exercises, case studies and group projects, participants learn the best practices, tips and techniques essential to the sound and effective use of assessments in business, training and education. The course includes four modules:• Measuring Knowledge, Skills, […]

Online Video Game Development, Design Courses Now Available

Fort Worth, Texas (PRWEB) April 21, 2005 — The Game Institute and Gatlin Education Services announced today their partnership in providing online video game development courses to institutions of higher learning across the country.Read the Full Story

EducationForAdults.com Uses Blogging Technology to Inform Busy Adults About Educational Opportunities

The aim of the blog is to form a community where adults contemplating going back to school can interact with people in similar situations and hear stories about other adults who are returning or have returned to school. Read the Full Story