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Virtual Reality Is The Next Cutting-Edge Technology To Transform Learning
T.H.E. Journal, February 1999, p. 61 Virtual reality applications are becoming one of the most powerful technology tools available to enhance the learning experience. …
Newslines–Former principal pleads guilty in child pornography case
A former school principal fired after child pornography was allegedly found in his office has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. Steven Robert Davidson, who was principal at Delran Intermediate…
Three Proven Programs That Spell School Technology Success
Technology & Learning, February 1999, p. 41 Here are proven, expert tips that have spelled success at three of the nation’s leading schools. Technology-Based School Community…
The Inside Scoop On Five Internet Filtering Programs
Technology & Learning, February 1999, p. 10 Here’s a quick review of five top programs that filter Internet content on your schools’ computers: Bess, from…
Highlights From NASA’s Innovative K-12 Distance Learning Program
T.H.E. Journal, November 1998, p. 63 http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/98/nov/feat02.html NASA’s “Learning Technologies Project” (LTP) has begun a number of initiatives to enhance distance learning opportunities for…
Judge Dismisses Mother’s Claim That Libraries Must Filter Internet Content Accessed By Her Child
CyberTimes, January 14, 1999 http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/01/cyber/articles/15library-day.html A California judge dismissed a lawsuit claiming that a public library should be prohibited from…
NASA Web Project Lets Students Control Camera on Space Shuttle
The Technology Source, January 1999 http://horizon.unc.edu/TS/cases< NASA has teamed up with schools to provide images of Earth from the Space…
Schools failing to engage girls in technology, study finds
Although girls are beginning to show more of an interest in math and science–areas where boys usually dominate academically and vocationally–they are falling behind in technology, a new study shows.…
Newslines–Anti-Defamation League develops hate-speech filter
Fearing that children are particularly vulnerable targets for hatemongers, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) unveiled a new software program Nov. 11 designed to filter bigotry from home and school computers. …
Highlights From NASA’s Innovative K-12 Distance Learning Program
T.H.E. Journal, November 1998, p. 63 NASA’s “Learning Technologies Project” (LTP) has begun a number of initiatives to enhance distance learning opportunities for K-12 schools.…