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April 15, 2009 A mobile computer classroom powered by solar panels atop a modified SUV is providing computer training to 100 students a day in the east African country of Uganda. The Maendeleo ...
The money is better spent on sincere and hardworking teachers. Last month Adi Robertson wrote an award-worthy mini history of the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) fiasco, which many of us have long ...
For me, the new year starts in September. As a high school teacher, I can still remember the enthusiasm and the energy I felt coming back to the classroom and facing a new set of students. Speaking of ...
When it comes to improving education, many have pointed to the importance of technology in the classroom. Using computers is supposed to make students more excited to learn, enable them to absorb ...
"They just need the same resources as other children." — -- A Philadelphia principal is determined to raise money for new classroom computers -- and she's running the extra miles to prove it.
Late in the evening, Doug Garfield sits at his computer in the study of his Naperville home and logs on to a California-based computer network. He takes a sip of tea. Then he attends his advanced ...
Teachers are increasingly using computers for administrative tasks like record-keeping and communicating with parents and peers but that new comfort level doesn't translate to the use of computers in ...
Did you know that Computer Science Education week (CS Ed Week) and the 'Hour of Code' movement are celebrated every year during the week of Grace Hopper's birthday? Due to the extent of Grace Hopper’s ...
We just (finally) got wireless internet on campus. The professors fought quite hard to prevent it. Our dean sent out the following email this morning:<BR><BR ...
When it comes to improving education, many have pointed to the importance of technology in the classroom. Using computers is supposed to make students more excited to learn, enable them to absorb ...