Google Inc. has launched a new version of its Google Earth software that allows users to explore the oceans, view images of Mars, and watch regions of the…
Students interact with music, movies, software, and other digital content every day--but many don't fully understand the rules surrounding the appropriate use of these materials, or why this…
Common Sense Media, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that aims to improve the impact of media and entertainment on kids and families, has introduced a free media-education curriculum aimed…
Maryland Public Television, in collaboration with MIT's Education Arcade and educational media producer FableVision, has applied the latest research in game theory and design to produce a free…
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) recently unveiled a wiki called the Virtual Worlds Almanac, an online catalog of virtual-world environments that allows users to edit and contribute…
The Feminist Press at the City University of New York recently launched UnderTheMicroscope.com in conjunction with IBM in an effort to increase public awareness of the need for…
Achieve, an organization created by the nation's governors and business leaders to ensure that students graduate from high school prepared for college and careers, has launched "Postsecondary Connection,"…
The Siemens Foundation and Discovery Education have unveiled a new web site that aims to engage students in science education. "Siemens Science Day" provides standards-based videos and hands-on…
Hoping to clear up the confusion over the "fair use" of digital materials in teaching and learning, a panel of university professors has developed a "Code of Best…
