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Math Wiz Adds Web Tools to Take Education to New Limits

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From a bedroom in the San Francisco Bay area, Salman Khan is using the Web to teach math and science to millions. Spencer Michels reports on how the non-profit Kahn Academy is providing educational materials through its free YouTube video library.

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Some Md. classes, homework shifted to Internet as snow fell

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 16, Clicks: 3)
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With the record snowfall, classrooms across the Washington area have been deserted for more than a week. But some teachers have moved their lessons onto the Internet and pressed on -- and they've been pleasantly surprised by the results.

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Virtual tutoring program uses videos to aid students of math, science

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Leo Shmuylovich knows a lot about how tutoring can take a student from confused to confident.

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Wi-Fi Turns Rowdy Bus Into Rolling Study Hall

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In an Arizona district, the “Internet Bus” has made students more productive and less rambunctious.

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Genetics Web Sites Win Online Award

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Two University of Utah Web sites won Science's first award for online education materials.

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Churchill High grade scheme may involve half-dozen students

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About a half-dozen students appear to be at the center of a grade-changing incident at Churchill High School, and officials are trying to determine each one's responsibility in the scheme to hack into the grading system, a Montgomery County schools spokesman said Friday

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Game can be played on iPod with app

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→App of the week: Words With Friends

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Online study is way of life at Crescent High School

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The state Education Board toured Crescent High School on Thursday to learn how the school has gotten rid of traditional textbooks in favor of an Internet-based digital curriculum.

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After 10 Years, Federal Money for Technology in Education

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The National Center for Research in Advanced Information and Digital Technologies is intended to bring digital innovations into classrooms and museums.

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Video Game Prepares Texas District for State Test

nitajo sumitted ago via http://thejournal.com (Views: 17, Clicks: 3)
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Austin Independent School District (AISD) in Texas is expanding the use of the DimensionM educational video games to seven middle schools and 15 charter schools. The expansion is part of an effort by the district to find innovative ways to help its students prepare for the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) standardized test that all eighth-graders must pass in order to advance to the ninth grade.

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Amazing U@50 AARP Contest Submission: Lost Generation

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A palindrome reads the same backwards as forward. This video reads the exact opposite backwards as forward. Not only does it read the opposite, the meaning is the exact opposite.

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Michelle Rhee, coming to a theater near you

nitajo sumitted ago via http://voices.washingtonpost.com (Views: 27, Clicks: 2)
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The trade publication The Wrap reported Thursday that Paramount Vantage has acquired the rights to "Waiting for Superman," Davis Guggenheim's new documentary about the crisis in public education. Rhee will share the screen with Bill Gates; KIPP charter school founders David Levin and Mike Feinberg; Geoffrey Canada, president and CEO of the Harlem Children's Zone; and other edworld heavyweights.

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'Inconvenient Truth' Team's Doc is First Sundance Pickup

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.thewrap.com (Views: 30, Clicks: 2)
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The hot stove just started heating up Park City. For the record, it was Paramount that struck the first match. The studio acquired worldwide distribution rights for “Waiting for Superman,” a documentary from the makers of “An Inconvenient Truth” that looks at the public education crisis in the United States, it announced on Thursday.

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If Your Kids Are Awake, They’re Probably Online

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The average young American now spends practically every waking minute — except for the time in school — using a smart phone, computer, television or other electronic device, according to a new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

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