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Webcast Schedule: March 24, 2004 – 21st Century Technology Literacy: Going Beyond the Requirements of No Child Left Behind

A review of the partnerships efforts and deliverables and how school district CTOs can contribute to the success of the initiative will also be included. Read the Full Story

Young children who watch too much television have impaired language development, research suggests.

The effect is enhanced when programmes are watched and discussed with an adult, said researcher Dr Robin Close. Read the Full Story

Resources for Reading with Children

“Good education demands not only adequate public funding, but personal investment of time. Read the Full Story

National Internet2 Day, 18 March 2004

This event, scheduled for the month prior to the Spring 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting, will feature a series of virtual presentations, demonstrations and performance events across disciplines. Read the Full Story

Peter F. Drucker on Leading Change: A New Suite of eLearning Courses from Corpedia

Dr. Drucker, Corpedia’s founding and exclusive faculty member, has developed two previous suites of courses in the Peter F. Drucker Executive Management Series. This suite focuses on successful change management for the enterprise and how to lead it. Read the Full Story

Caution advisable in gauging online classes

With four children and 10-hour workdays, LaWanda Robbins hardly sounds like a good college candidate. But the Sunrise resident just completed her associate’s degree at Keiser College and is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Read the Full Story

DHHS [Daniel Hand High School] principal Jim Coyne said that students electing to enroll in online courses must have a level of motivation and commitment that does not rely on the physical

“Online learning is a fairly hot topic in public education these last several years,” said DHHS principal Jim Coyne before the Board of Education Feb. 24. “And it’s become of increasing interest to us as our level of technology has improved.” Read the Full Story

School officials working to live with No Child Left Behind law

He said he agrees with NCLB, although he believes the law needs to be refined. Read the Full Story

Anytime, Anyplace Services for the 21st Century Student

Building upon the work of the Educational Technology Cooperative and the Electronic Campus, the Policy Laboratory seeks to reduce or eliminate existing or potential policy barriers to distance learning activities in three broad areas: access, quality, and cost. The Policy Laboratory’s main objectives are:… Read the Full Story

Calls to Burn the Broadcast Flag

At issue are regulations (Word document) the FCC issued in November 2003 that stipulate that, starting in July 2005, all digital video-recording devices — including digital VCRs and digital tuners — recognize a “broadcast flag” encoded in the digital television stream. Read the Full Story