“Don’t Buy It” is an easy sell for teachers
Kids and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting attempts to teach students how media can affect the choices they make. “Don’t ... Read more
Month: March 2004
Former presidential advisor Clarke addresses campus cybersecurity
Former presidential adviser Richard A. Clarke on March 26 praised Indiana University (IU) as the leader in U.S. higher education ... Read more
Tech spurs innovation, personalization for ASCD conference attendees
With lawmakers’ attention focused on better test scores and year-end performance, educators who attended the Association for Supervision and Curriculum ... Read more
Technology puts new spin on college laundry
Scrounging for quarters and making fruitless trips to the laundry room every few minutes to check on the status of ... Read more
$2.9 million for technologies to improve education for disabled kids
Part of ED’s Technology and Media Services for Individuals with Disabilities initiative, this program aims to (1) improve results for ... Read more
White House heralds gains for assistive technologies
A new White House report– “New Freedom Initiative: The 2004 Progress Report” (NFI)–touts President Bush’s progress toward removing barriers to ... Read more
$21,000 in prizes for lesson activities that use SMART software
SMART Technologies Inc. launched the Lesson Activities Contest on its online community for educators using SMART products, EDCompass, to mark ... Read more
Grants to support communities located near Gannet news outlets
The Gannett Foundation supports local organizations in communities where the Gannett Co. owns a local daily newspaper or broadcast station. ... Read more
$110,000 to honor outstanding art teachers
The National Barbie Arts Teacher of the Year award honors outstanding elementary-school arts teachers whose talent and creativity have a ... Read more
$250K to buy resources & training for creative middle-school teachers
Champions of Active Learning (CAL), founded in 1991, awards more than $250,000 in grants to creative middle-school teachers, giving them ... Read more