School technology teaching receives financial boost
A new program is being introduced to improve the quality of technology teaching in the UK, according to an IT sector skills council, BCS reports.
Lavendon Access Services backs Work Experience Project
Completing his stint at Lavendon Access Services’ Panther Luton depot, Paul, a student at Northfield Technology College found that his placement sparked an interest in powered access, and he is now looking at entering the industry as an apprentice: “I didn’t really know much about powered access, and had always aimed to work in the automotive industry.
PCI Education Introduces Environmental Print Series
Special education classrooms often include a mix of students who are verbal and nonverbal, and meeting the communication needs of all these students can be a challenge. To provide teachers with a language arts program designed to reach both populations, PCI Education introduces the Environmental Print Series. PCI Education, the number one provider of resources for students with special needs, developed the comprehensive, standards-based curriculum that combines language arts instruction with signs students see in their everyday environment.
Failing to recycle is rubbish – Save money and set up a recycling scheme today.
DESPITE negative reports that thousands of tonnes of recyclable rubbish is being stock-piled in warehouses around the country, instead of being recycled, businesses are being urged by workplace equipment supplier, Slingsby to maintain their ‘Green Agendas’ in order to avoid paying landfill taxes which again increased in April 2009.
What educators can learn from brain research
As technology advances, new discoveries based on brain mapping are helping researchers understand how students learn. And those discoveries, in turn, are enriching and informing classroom practices in a growing number of schools.
Key words: neuroscience and education, technology, fMRI, brain research, students, plasticity
Adwords, Adsense, SEO – Common Denominator, Keywords
If you have just put up a website, you probably all ready have heard words like: keywords, Google Adwords, Google Adsense, SEO. Adwords, Adsense, SEO have one thing in common – Keywords. How important are keywords? Very Important.
Teachers Get “Hands-on” with Science by Participating in Vernier Software & Technology’s Free Fall Workshops
Beginning in September, science teachers in 41 cities can sharpen their teaching and technology skills gain experience in making science instruction hands-on by attending one of Vernier Software & Technology’s free Fall workshops. These hands-on workshops provide skills for integrating data collection and analysis as a part of teaching core science topics.
Crestron Reveals 2009 International Integration Awards Winners
International Crestron Integrators Awarded Honors for Excellence in
13 Residential and Commercial Categories
eScholar LLC Launches the Latest Version of its Education Data Warehouse Product
eScholar is announcing the release of version 11.0 of the eScholar Complete Data Warehouse for PK-12 solution.
WHAT WORKS CLEARINGHOUSE FINDS LEXIA READING EFFECTIVE INBEGINNING READING SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
What Works Clearinghouse Finds Lexia Reading Effective in Beginning Reading Skills Development