New speech-recognition technology is a boon for dyslexic students
Educators who struggle to accommodate the needs of children with certain language-based learning disabilities, such as dyslexia, are finding that ... Read more
Month: July 2001
Animals to teach life science in zoo’s online curriculum
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WSC) and the Bronx Zoo have been awarded a $450,000 grant to make life science a ... Read more
‘Free’ technology renews debate over in-school ad access to kids
Yet another company has entered the educational market with the promise of free computer equipment in exchange for displaying banner ... Read more
Software firm’s give-away strategy: ‘Try it, You’ll like it’
The Michigan-based software company cheerfully acknowledges it: Giving away a computer program that reads text out loud to help visually ... Read more
LA schools invest $44 million in computer reading program
In the wake of the Bush administration’s vow to improve literacy at the earliest grade levels, the Los Angeles Unified ... Read more
Students face controversial new lunch-line technology
Starting this fall, some students will buy their lunch simply by looking at a web camera in the school cafeteria ... Read more
Solar energy and computer technologies fuel students’ eight-day race
In a cross-country race using solar-powered vehicles, in which every driving decision counts, eight teams of high school students from ... Read more
eRate agency begins notifying schools of Year Four funding
Schools that applied for Year Four eRate discounts will receive notification of funding starting this week. The Schools and Libraries ... Read more
NYC board’s web policy rankles teachers
The New York City Board of Education is taking some heat for a stringent internet acceptable-use policy (AUP) that would ... Read more
Students take to the web for driver ed
Some driver education students in Buhler, Kan., are learning to drive by using the information superhighway. Instead of getting right ... Read more