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Web site compares kids’ test scores to their peers’
For parents and educators who want to see how their students’ state standardized test scores compare with those of their peers, a web site…
Newslines–Mississippi strikes deal with internet sports company
The Mississippi High School Activities Association has struck a deal to allow a company to develop an internet network for state high school news…
Florida community banks on ‘coins for computers’ program
Spare change could help some Tampa-area schools get new computers. At least, that’s the thinking behind a program sponsored by the Greater Temple Terrace…
High-tech cheaters keep educators on their toes
The capability for high-tech learning in schools across the country has created a potentially ugly side effect: the capability for high-tech cheating. The latest threats to academic integrity, according to…
Trends, tips, and techniques mark School Technology Leadership Conference
School technology leaders assembled in San Diego August 10-11 to discuss vision and development for their districts at the National School Technology Leadership Conference. More than 200 educators, vendors, and…
Technology Champions: This husband-and-wife team is revolutionizing tech-ed
A dynamic teaching duo in Blaine County, Idaho, has revolutionized the technology programs at their local schools, allowing students to conduct state-of-the-art …
Best Practices–Technology: Georgia’s DeKalb County engages the entire community in technology education
A Georgia school district is making substantial strides toward closing the digital divide by using technology to connect parents and other community members directly…
NASA school could put ‘geospatial technology’ on the map
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) hopes to give a boost to an emerging technical specialty by launching a model high-tech school in rural Georgia. …
Newslines–Students wary of applying to college online
Though high school students increasingly use the internet to search for information about colleges, fears of transmitting personal information over the web might be…
Four Model Professional Development Programs
The authors use the metaphor of a three-course meal to describe the ideal professional development program: an “appetizer” of basic applications training, a …