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Dalgin, a 17-year-old from Sharon, has passed the MCAS, aced three Advanced Placement exams, and earned the 102 credits she needs to graduate, her parents say. The Dalgin family wants Sharon schools to let Rebecca graduate with her class and receive a Sharon High School diploma, but Superintendent Claire Jackson has rejected the idea, because […]
So you want to write a completely new metaphysics? Why don’t you use FreeMind? You have a tool at hand that remarkably resembles the tray slips of Robert Pirsig, described in his sequel to Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance called Lila. Do you want to refactor your essays in a similar way you […]
The U.S. Department of Education sponsors the Web site www.teacherquality.us. It includes links to information on improving teaching and learning from many successful state and district initiatives around the Nation, along with other information specifically designed for classroom teachers.
Armor2net Personal Firewall software provides a complete spectrum of Internet security and Internet privacy for computers. The program protects the computer from hackers, data thieves, and other Internet-based dangers. Armor2net Personal Firewall carefully monitors the computer and tracks all connections, both incoming and outgoing. This allows the user to determine which connections are allowed and […]
“Open source is a movement that is technical, political and sociological,” says the report, the most recent in a series of annual Leading Edge Forum publications that detail technology with the potential to disrupt the business world. Open source software such as the Linux operating system places the scarce resource of software in everybody’s hands. […]
The grant will support the creation of a virtual zebrafish microanatomy atlas for the international research community.Read the Full Story
Many students who take classes by computer over the Internet say they like the independence of online education. Students do not have to sit in a classroom and do not have to attend courses at a set time. Professors say they have better communication with students through e-mail than they do in many traditional classes. […]
Extending such “dual credit” classes to the Internet is an effort to encourage more students to attend college, boost their chances of acceptance and save them money at a time of rising tuition. Read the Full Story
They tested the concept using a program that utilizes popular community leaders to educate others about how to avoid contracting HIV (news – web sites).Read the Full Story
In its 2004 “Higher Education Survey on Leadership, Innovation, and Technology,” Boston-based research firm Eduventures Inc. surveyed presidents, chief academic officers, and chief financial officers at 3,800 higher-education institutions in the United States to determine whether technology is enabling colleges and universities to attain their core strategic objectives. Read the Full Story