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This just in: Schools broadcast own news

With the theme to Rocky playing in the background, the announcer welcomes his listeners to the day’s newscast. Read the Full Article

brainpop.com

BrainPOP is the leading producer of educational animated movies for K-12. The company creates original animated movies to explain concepts in a voice and visual style that is accessible, educational and entertaining for both children and adults.http://www.brainpop.com

2nd International Conference on Multimedia and ICTs in Education

Call for Abstracts for the forthcoming 2nd International Conference on Multimedia and ICTs in Education (m-ICTE2003), to be held during December 3-6th 2003 in Badajoz (Spain), is open. All the information regarding this interdisciplinary conference can be found at the Conference website www.formatex.org/micte2003/micte2003.htm

College Webcasters Say Bill to Change Royalty Process Is Lacking

The bill, HR 1417, was proposed by Rep. Lamar Smith, a Texas Republican. Among other things, it would assign all royalty disputes to a single permanent judge, rather than creating a new three-member arbitration panel every time a dispute arises. Read the Full Article

Allied Domecq QSR Signs Agreement with SkillSoft for e-Learning Learning Solution

NASHUA, N.H., April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — SkillSoft PLC (Nasdaq: SKIL), a leading provider of e-learning courseware and referenceware for business and IT professionals, today announced that Allied Domecq QSR, a quick service restaurant business comprised of more than 10,000 franchised outlets for Dunkin’ Donuts, Baskin Robbins, and Togo’s brands, has signed an agreement for development, […]

ITFORUM Paper #70 is Now Online: “Texas School Communications Study: Training for Frontline School Practitioners is Indicated”

http://it.coe.uga.edu/itforum/paper70/paper70.html Chris will be with us next Monday, April 14 to discuss the paper with us. Please hold off on talking about the paper until that time I really like this paper – it’s a short, readable paper with a slightly different focus than many of our other papers. The authors are looking at the […]

Media Instructors Face Challenges of Online Courses

One panelist, Larry Elin, who teaches at Newhouse School, Syracuse University, recently modified one of his courses for an online student base. After the first nine hours of face-to-face instruction, which he called “indispensable” for the course, the class was conducted online.Read the Full Article

April 24 NUTN CURG Audioconference

Guest Speaker: Dr. James Belanich, Research Psychologist, Army Research Institute Date and Time: Thursday, April 24, 2-3 p.m. EDT About the Guest Speaker: Dr. Belanich is a research psychologist for the U. S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, researching methods to increase the effectiveness of advanced distributed learning. He is currently […]

Board screens virtual school plan, Pupils would learn online

Calgary Board of Education trustees are being asked by administration tonight to approve the creation of an online junior and senior high school. If they do, the district will join the 18 other virtual schools in the province. Read the Full Article

Online traffic school gets certification

As of Tuesday, eligible individuals electing to have traffic citations dismissed and points reduced from their driving records can complete the online course from any Internet-ready computer. Read the Full Article