Virtual Classrooms Abound on Internet
Just as online college and graduate programs have broadened the range of options in higher education, virtual charter schools and online classes are gaining popularity among the K-12 set.Read the Full Story
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Online Degree Education – Advantages
Distance education has been getting a lot of attention lately, but it isn’t new. Correspondence courses have been around for over a century, allowing students to complete assignments and mail them to an instructor for feedback. Advances in technology have presented more opportunities in distance education. Classes can be taken through telecourses and the internet.Family […]
TV ads market junk food to kids, new study finds
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — For young Americans, the “food landscape†in television advertising is packed with junk food, according to a new study.Read the Full Story
AOL Settles Case Accusing It of Thwarting Cancellations
For exasperated customers who have tried to cancel a service to no avail, an explanation may be at hand. A settlement reached yesterday with America Online established that some sales representatives receive bonuses to keep consumers from leaving. Read the Full Story
Download The 2005 Horizon Report: Six Important Technologies Over the Next One to Five Years
The 2005 Horizon Report is now available. The 2005 edition was produced with support from the McGraw Hill Companies and in collaboration with the National Learning Infrastructure Initiative (NLII), an EDUCAUSE program.Read the Full Story
Controversy accompanies arrival of virtual schools in Wisconsin
In the movement to put a computer in the hands of every student, the title of the television version of virtual schools could be “Extreme One-to-One Computing: Home Edition.”Read the Full Story
Fall computer security updates recommended
University Park, Pa. — As students, faculty and staff are doing the normal activities to get ready for fall semester, they should keep in mind one activity that absolutely needs to be added to everyone’s to-do list: preparing computers to connect to the Penn State network.Read the Full Story
Virtual school among proposals for city reform
Chicago school officials have received 57 proposals for new schools to open in fall 2006, including pitches for the city’s first virtual school, five single-sex schools and a University of Chicago-operated high school.Read the Full Story
On-Line Education Helps Students, Teachers and Small Towns
As rural towns struggle to adjust to economic changes and face global competition in manufacturing and agriculture, some communities are looking to technology as the answer. The increased availability of fiber optic networks and high-speed Internet access has particularly impacted rural schools. Students in small towns can now access advanced courses and materials throughout the […]
Dispute highlights eRate’s ambiguities
A California technology provider is seeking legal action against a local newspaper after an investigation by reporters called into question millions of dollars worth of eRate purchases made by the Pomona Unified School District–allegations of program abuse that the contractor and the school system vigorously deny. Read the Full Story