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  • Finalists chosen in national student video contest
    Thu, Nov 19, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Video technologies
    In the second stage of the "I Am What I Learn" video contest from the federal Education Department (ED), 10 student videos have been chosen as national finalists--and ED is asking the public to help it pick the winners. Key words: department of education, i am what I learn, video contest, education contest, education technology [ Read More ]

  • USA Today tests online edition at colleges
    Tue, Nov 17, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Multimedia
    Penn State, Indiana, and Missouri universities are the first schools to participate in a USA Today initiative meant to test how students respond to electronic versions of printed newspapers. Key words: electronic newspaper, online newspaper, USA Today, education technology [ Read More ]

  • Technology helps bring district's report alive
    Mon, Oct 05, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Multimedia
    If your printing budget has been slashed as a result of budget cuts, you can still communicate effectively with parents and other key publics: Information that's contained in brochures, annual reports, newsletters, curriculum guides, Realtor packets, and other print materials may be moved online successfully -- without resorting to PDFs. Key words: school reports, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, video report, online pdf, education technology [ Read More ]

  • Comcast, Discovery team up to extend learning
    Mon, Sep 28, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Multimedia
    In a move that could help extend students' learning after school hours, the state of Indiana, Comcast Corp., and Discovery Education have teamed up to provide students with free on-demand digital resources that are aligned with state standards. Key words: comcast on demand, discovery education, digital resource, education technology, indiana education [ Read More ]

  • ED announces student video contest
    Wed, Sep 23, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Video technologies
    To get students invested in their education, President Barack Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan have announced a new video contest, asking students to "inspire" them with their stories. Advocates for educational technology say the contest is a great way to reach the digital generation and help students develop key 21st-century skills. Key words: student video, video content, online contest, department of education, I Am What I Learn, education technology, school technology [ Read More ]

  • Obama's speech to students sparks controversy
    Fri, Sep 04, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Federal Policy , Multimedia
    A plan by President Barack Obama to address students nationwide via the internet Sept. 8 has energized opposition, with some districts refusing to allow students to view the speech. Others, however, say they welcome the opportunity to let students hear from the president directly, and they don't see what all the fuss is about. Key words: Barack Obama, Arne Duncan, Obama's address, educational technology [ Read More ]

  • Virtual 3-D lab aims to stimulate learning
    Mon, Aug 24, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Gaming , Virtual schooling / Distance Learning
    Students at a Baltimore County high school this fall will explore the area surrounding Mount St. Helens in a vehicle that can morph from an aircraft to a car to a boat to learn about how the environment has changed since the volcano's 1980 eruption. But they'll do it all without ever leaving their Chesapeake High School classroom--they will be using a three-dimensional Virtual Learning Environment developed by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) with the university's Center for Technology Education. Key words: Baltimore County Public Schools, virtual learning environment, Mount St. Helens, applied physics laboratory [ Read More ]

  • Film series profiles visionaries in 21st-century education
    Tue, Aug 18, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Multimedia
    The nonprofit Pearson Foundation hopes to start conversations and get people thinking about educational innovation with a new film series that profiles remarkable people and their accomplishments in school reform. Key words: Pearson Foundation, education film, school reform, Mobile Learning Institute, 21st century learning, education technology [ Read More ]

  • Students help program science computer game
    Thu, Aug 06, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Gaming
    Middle and high school students spent a little more than four weeks this summer at McKinley Technical High School in Washington, D.C., developing the programming and modeling for a prototype of an educational computer game called Immune Attack 3.0. Key words: Immune Attack, educational technology, video game design, school video game [ Read More ]

 

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