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‘Digital dissection’ draws debate in schools
Debate over the ethicality and necessity of dissection using real specimens in biology classrooms has been an issue for decades. Technological substitutes for dissection have been available for…
Best Practices–Internet
Students across the country are making real contributions to scientific research and keeping their eyes on the environment by participating in a worldwide network of weather data collection. Students…
Web Site Gives Advice on Handling Religion in Public Schools
Proper and fair acknowledgment of religious belief in the classroom is a hot-button issue today. The comments of people weighing in on the subject…
Computers and calisthenics: Gym class goes high-tech
Educators who view gym class as the last vestige of traditional teaching in an increasingly technology-rich environment might have to adjust their way of thinking. Schools…
Key Web Resource Gets a Major Facelift
The U.S. Department of Education has updated the design of its Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) web site, which provides K-12 educators with quick…
A virtual reality global warming project
Across the country from Abraham Lincoln School, researcher Randy Jackson is studying the effect of collaboration and learning in a virtual reality environment on both sixth- and ninth-graders for his…
Use Web Links to Reach the ‘Teachable’ Moment
The web can be a valuable ally in educators’ efforts to reach the “teachable moment” when an important, lifelong lesson can be imparted. By…
Beware of Overreliance on Reading Software
Computer software packages that rate literature by the length and complexity of the words and sentences can help teachers assess the level of difficulty…
“Historic Places” teaches kids about the past through specific locations
“Teaching with Historic Places” is a site run by the National Register of Historic Places, a division of the National Park Service, to lift events and people off the pages…
Kaplan Educational Centers Expand Far Beyond SAT Preparation Courses
Kaplan Educational Centers, owned by the Washington Post Co., is one of the most recognized names in education. Known mostly for its college preparation…