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Laura Devaney is the Managing Editor for eSchool Media. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism. While attending UMD, Laura wrote for a local neighborhood newspaper before interning with eSchool News. Upon gr
Open access to public TV content sought
The Association of Public Television Stations is spearheading a project that aims to digitize and preserve public TV programming. Under the plan, students, teachers, researchers, and others would have access…
‘Augmented reality’ helps kids learn
A research project that uses wireless handheld devices to engage students in an augmented reality-based educational environment could have a big impact on future learning, its creators say. …
ISTE releases draft of new tech standards
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) has just completed a draft of its new National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for students, updating its groundbreaking paradigm for what young…
Caution: Don’t skip fluency
With global competitiveness playing a central role in the education proposals of both President Bush and several governors this year (see stories, pages 10 and 34), strengthening math and science…
Open access to public TV content sought
The Association of Public Television Stations is spearheading a project that aims to digitize and preserve public TV programming. Under the plan, students, teachers, researchers, and others would have access…
ISTE releases draft of new tech standards
To keep pace with the changing demands of a new global economy, the International Society for Technology in Education is revising its nine-year-old National Educational Technology Standards (NETS), a pioneering…
ISTE releases draft of new tech standards
To keep pace with the changing demands of a new global economy, the International Society for Technology in Education is revising its nine-year-old National Educational Technology Standards (NETS), a pioneering…
‘Augmented reality’ helps kids learn
Researchers at Harvard, MIT, and the University of Wisconsin at Madison have developed a project that uses "augmented reality" to teach students math and literacy skills. The project involves teams…
Online database reveals teachers’ contract terms
A new online research tool from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) gives researchers, journalists, policy makers, and other education stakeholders a glimpse into the collective bargaining agreements for…
‘Augmented reality’ helps kids learn
Researchers at Harvard, MIT, and the University of Wisconsin at Madison have developed a project that uses "augmented reality" to teach students math and literacy skills. The project involves teams…