Distance education glossary
• Asynchronous: Communication in which events between parties are not synchronized, or coordinated, in real time. • Asynchronous Transfer Mode ... Read more
Classroom Innovations
Take a crack at “Cyphers and Codebreakers”
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/decoding Speaking of NOVA, this web offering is the companion site to an episode of the series called “Decoding Nazi ... Read more
Web project links students with professional authors
Students at Northside High School in Roanoke, Va., are among the first in the nation to participate in a program ... Read more
“Day of 6 Billion” can draw a crowd
http://www.dayof6billion.org According to the United Nations, the world’s population reached six billion people on October 12, 1999. To mark this ... Read more
REALskills! program provides IT training, lucrative internships for students
Some students graduating from El Paso Independent School District in Texas already have gotten a jump on the future—and an ... Read more
Singapore studies U.S. best practices
Representatives from Singapore visited the United States Dec. 6-14 to study new and effective ways to deliver technology-rich teaching environments ... Read more
“Ad*Access” is an easy sell
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/adaccess Duke University’s Ad*Access is a pilot project to make a selection of historical advertisements available for study and research ... Read more
“Electricity Online” is one super-charged site
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/28032.shtml One look at this entry from the 1999 ThinkQuest competition and it’s easy to see why the judges named ... Read more
Making the Case for Technology in Physical Education
Computers have a place in physical education. They can help educate students in the correct use of equipment and provide ... Read more
Search for standards-based lesson plans at “Microsoft Lesson Connection”
http://www.k12.msn.com Launched at the National School Boards Association’s Technology and Learning Conference Nov. 10, Microsoft Lesson Connection is a new ... Read more