Students turn tables on instructors with faculty rating web sites
For University of Idaho student Brandon Jank, scheduling classes each semester requires two essential tools—a course catalogue and an online ... Read more
Month: February 2003
Mine this online resource for valuable data-using strategies
From the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) comes the second in a compendium of informative perspectives about new trends in ... Read more
Bane or boon: The impact of ‘text messaging’ on student writing
Adapting to a world of ever-shorter screens and ever-longer laundry lists of activities, today’s tech-savvy teens are creating a whole ... Read more
This National Science Foundation (NSF) program considers proposals that integrate geoscience research and education. Awards are intended to facilitate the ... Read more
Is Commerce ‘dumbing down’ the ‘.edu’ domain name?
Beauty, theological, and distance-learning schools will be among the educational institutions that soon will share online real estate with the ... Read more
Borrow HOBO data loggers for a chance to win gift certificates
Teachers, whose ideas are selected by iScienceProject.com, will be loaned a classroom set of HOBO data logger equipment for up ... Read more
Union leader floats laptop plan to free up classroom space
In an unusual twist to the idea of mobile computing in schools, the president of a Florida teachers union said ... Read more
Offered by the Mitsubishi Foundation, Starfish Grants benefit young people with disabilities through the use of technology. Examples of Starfish ... Read more
Personalized learning services stand out at FETC 2003
In search of ways to meet the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), thousands of educators came ... Read more
“Five Sites” has something for everyone ages 9-12 to explore
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has created a new learning hub for nine- to 12-year-olds, where students can explore five ... Read more