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Case Study: Palm Beach County Schools Embrace Online Teaching Tool

Always on the prowl for technology tools that will help its educators do their jobs, deliver more materials to their fingertips, and create a safe learning environment for students, Palm Beach County School District recently rolled out an online teaching tool that’s helping teachers collaborate with each other and, ultimately, with their students. Read the […]

Case Study: Palm Beach County Schools Embrace Online Teaching Tool

Always on the prowl for technology tools that will help its educators do their jobs, deliver more materials to their fingertips, and create a safe learning environment for students, Palm Beach County School District recently rolled out an online teaching tool that’s helping teachers collaborate with each other and, ultimately, with their students. Read the […]

The Big Test Before College? The Financial Aid Form

Most everyone agrees that something is very wrong with the six-page federal form for families seeking help with college costs. Read the Full Article Source: The New York Times

Google Collaborates on Moodle Integration

Google Apps Education Edition is coming to an open source learning management system near you. Moodlerooms, a Moodle partner, is launching a new enhancement to the open source LMS in collaboration with search giant Google to provide access to the application suite using a single sign-on. Read the Full Article Source: Campus Technology

Home Schooling Goes Mainstream

Everybody knows somebody who is teaching a child at home Read the Full Article Source: Hoover.org

What’s Wrong with Copyright: Educator Strategies for Dealing with Analog Copyright Law in a Digital World

Current copyright law was formulated before the digital technology became widely available and well before Web 2.0 changed the way that information is created and shared. J. Patrick McGrail and Ewa McGrail argue that copyright law has failed to keep up with the social and legal changes that have accompanied the technological developments of the […]

Lower cost of distance learning helps schools

HOWELL – A group of 18 pupils at the Newbury School recently traveled through outer space without leaving the classroom. They were able to accomplish this challenging feat by using a distance-learning program with NASA called “Planet Hopping.” Read the Full Article Source: Tri-Town News

Lower cost of distance learning helps schools

HOWELL – A group of 18 pupils at the Newbury School recently traveled through outer space without leaving the classroom. They were able to accomplish this challenging feat by using a distance-learning program with NASA called “Planet Hopping.” Read the Full Article Source: Tri-Town News

Professors Regard Online Instruction as Less Effective Than Classroom Learning

Online courses may be gaining a foothold in higher education, but substantial skepticism over their effectiveness remains, according to results of two recent surveys. Read the Full Article Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education

Bill would give stipend to distance learners

People using the Post-9/11 GI Bill for distance learning would be eligible to receive a living stipend under legislation introduced Tuesday by the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee chairman. Read the Full Article Source: Air Force Times