Students and teachers are not immune from the effects of the economic downturn - despite help offered by recent economic legislation, many teachers in California are being notified that their employment is coming to an end.
Interesting article about the pitfalls of participatory design (viewed through the lens of school construction).
Schools in Scotland are being encouraged to buy Nintendo DS systems so their students can play Brain Training. However, the schools do not have money for the consoles.
There are general reasons why all computer users should insist on free software. It gives users the freedom to control their own computers—with proprietary software, the computer does what the software owner wants it to do, not what the software user wants it to do. Free software also gives users the freedom to cooperate with each other, to lead an upright life. These reasons apply to schools as they do to everyone.
A new movement known as “software virtualization,” allows
applications to be delivered from a central server, without having to be
installed at the end-user level. This is saving districts countless dollars
in IT, soft and hardware related expenses.
Google marked its arrival in Reston with an open house at its colorful office on Library Street this month and the announcement of a partnership with Fairfax County public schools.
The Internet giant, with a new presence to bolster its effort to gain government business, said it plans to outfit schools with software to help students learn geography. The deal is one of 300 partnerships
Dick Hubert’s one-man campaign to desegregate, however slightly, the Blind Brook school district thudded to its inevitable close at 10:55 p.m. Monday, at the end of a long school board meeting.
Schools and libraries need to apply for E-Rate discounts for 2009-2010 between Dec. 2 and Feb. 12.
Students in Florida are doing their learning online.
A creative way to stop the disruption of cell phones in the classroom is illustrated in this article.
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Students and teachers are not immune from the effects of the economic downturn - despite help offered by recent economic legislation, many teachers in California are being notified that their employment is coming to an end.
Interesting article about the pitfalls of participatory design (viewed through the lens of school construction).
Schools in Scotland are being encouraged to buy Nintendo DS systems so their students can play Brain Training. However, the schools do not have money for the consoles.
There are general reasons why all computer users should insist on free software. It gives users the freedom to control their own computers—with proprietary software, the computer does what the software owner wants it to do, not what the software user wants it to do. Free software also gives users the freedom to cooperate with each other, to lead an upright life. These reasons apply to schools as they do to everyone.
A new movement known as “software virtualization,” allows applications to be delivered from a central server, without having to be installed at the end-user level. This is saving districts countless dollars in IT, soft and hardware related expenses.
Google marked its arrival in Reston with an open house at its colorful office on Library Street this month and the announcement of a partnership with Fairfax County public schools. The Internet giant, with a new presence to bolster its effort to gain government business, said it plans to outfit schools with software to help students learn geography. The deal is one of 300 partnerships
Dick Hubert’s one-man campaign to desegregate, however slightly, the Blind Brook school district thudded to its inevitable close at 10:55 p.m. Monday, at the end of a long school board meeting.
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