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The Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative (GeSCI), launched Wednesday at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Geneva, is more than just putting personal computers into classrooms, said Brendan Tuohy of Ireland, a member of the UN ICT Task Force that spearheaded the project, along with Canada, Ireland, Sweden and Switzerland. “There is […]
The summit brought together experts from K-12 education, leaders of higher education, and industry to collaborate on the development of standards for the creation of high-quality, multimedia online courses.Read the Full Story
The FSC senior only needed to complete one more course to get her bachelor’s degree in biology. Now stationed in Scania, Iraq, with the 110th Maintenance Company based out of Ayer, Rodriquez is far from FSC, but her professors are doing their best to allow her to complete her degree while deployed in the Middle […]
The school plans to offer two video classes that will be taught in the Allendale Public School system. The classes are possible because of a high speed fiber-optic cable currently on its way to Hamilton.Read the Full Story
So he logged onto his computer to search for some options. Read the Full Story
There will be satellite learning in each classroom at East Elementary School, T.Y. Fleming Alternative School, Amanda Elzy High School and Leflore County High School, he said.Read the Full Story
In Texas, the Moran School District has found an effective solution to this problem through interactive distance learning, or video communications. Read the Full Story
SETDA’s survey of budget data from 31 states reveals that the average budget for a state education technology office decreased from $13.9 million in 2002 to $10.4 million in 2003, with more cuts expected for 2004.Read the Full Story
The current costs of nearly $30- $70 per textbook and $25 to $50 for each packet of outside readings make a major dent in student budgets. Read the Full Story
Educational technology courses at Western Kentucky University incorporate common elements such as orientation activity, discussion boards, online exams, and student projects which include webpages, slideshows, databases, spreadsheets, clay animation, and newsletters. However, video computer demonstrations, graduate research slideshows, a CD library of Authentic Learning Units and an Information Portal to Internet Resources are unique elements […]