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Scribd opens new market for online texts

Hoping to do for the written word what iTunes did for music, the online document-sharing service Scribd has opened an internet store that will offer new sales opportunities for publishers and authors–including teachers, professors, and others who have written educational texts–and could spawn more bargains for students and other readers.

Software promotes a new way to learn math

This fall, researchers at the University of California-Irvine will implement an experimental program at 50 elementary schools in Orange County, Calif., that uses spatial reasoning to help teach math, reports the Daily Pilot.

Analysis: New GI benefits vary widely by state

When the new GI Bill kicks in Aug. 1, the government’s best-known education program for veterans will get the biggest boost since its World War II-era creation. But the benefit is hardly the “Government Issue,” one-size-fits-all standard the name implies. In fact, depending on where service members and veterans decide to attend college, they could receive a full ride, or very little. Key words: GI Bill, veteran benefits, college tuition, Department of Veterans Affairs

NECC 2009 looks to education’s future

The economic recession doesn’t seem to have dampened enthusiasm for the 2009 National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in Washington, D.C.: At a time when tight school budgets have left little room for travel expenses, conference organizers report that a record 18,000-plus educators and exhibitors converged on the nation’s capital June 28 through July 1 to share strategies and success stories for integrating technology effectively into instruction.

NECC 2009 looks to education’s future

The economic recession doesn’t seem to have dampened enthusiasm for the 2009 National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in Washington, D.C.: At a time when tight school budgets have left little room for travel expenses, conference organizers report that a record 18,000-plus educators and exhibitors converged on the nation’s capital June 28 through July 1 to share strategies and success stories for integrating technology effectively into instruction.
Key words: NECC 2009, Malcolm Gladwell, storm the hill, education, technology, national educational computing conference

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