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Two years ago, when he started using Blackboard’s software to post assignments, handouts, and materials for his courses at Furman University, he added a link to a page of library resources. It was a small effort, perhaps, but he favors anything that leads his students away from Google and toward vetted scholarly material.Read the Full […]
The Google search directs you to a webpage. You click on the link and nothing, except a message to say the page no longer exists. Now, the chances are there was only ever a load of doggy on the site, but it could just have contained the one piece of information you were looking for. […]
ALEXANDRIA, VA — March 17, 2003 — For millions of adult learners across the country seeking a state-of-the-art way to sift through the confusing array of educational alternatives available to them, life just got much simpler. Today, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) launches its “PBS Campus,” (www.pbs.org/campus) a free Web site that allows users to […]
…rarely gives detailed design guidelines. The exception is a section on enhancing website credibility.Read the Full Article
Their focus is on developing large-scale projects for community, educational and business institutions using the methods and principles built around their Digital Storytelling Workshop. They also offer workshops for organizations and individuals, and provide a clearinghouse of information about resources on storytelling and new media.Read the Full Article
http://www.ed.gov/free/new.html Health & safety “Emergency Planning” is a one-stop website offering information that can help school leaders plan for any emergency, including natural disasters, violent incidents, & terrorist acts. Excerpts from a soon-to-be-published model “emergency response” crisis management plan" are also available. (ED, HS) http://www.ed.gov/free/new.html Language arts “Middle English Texts” offers lyrics, tales, & other […]
The guidelines, which are not mandatory, suggest that officials assess each school building, identify factors that might put students or employees at risk — such as places where intruders could hide near entrances — and conduct evacuation drills. Read the Full Article
“This publication is intended to assist teachers to critically examine the claims for online education in the context of their own classrooms and profession”, says CTF President Doug Willard. It provides an overview of issues related to equity, socialization, privatization, technology costs and the implications of online education for teachers’ work and professionalism. It also […]
http://www.pbs.org/downsideupITVS and PBS present DOWNSIDE UP and its companion Web site, http://www.pbs.org/downsideup. What happens when a working-class town in Massachusetts teams up with art world luminaries to build a modern art museum? DOWNSIDE UP tells the story of how a city reinvents itself by opening the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA). DOWNSIDE UP […]