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By: Haley Jackson

More than 1,800 OCCC students have chosen to forgo coming to campus and instead, take online classes, said Stu Harvey, executive director of Planning and Research, in an e-mail.

There has been a significant increase in the number of online classes taken, Harvey said.

“[There’s been] more than [a] 66 percent increase in the [...]

Source: www.theenterprisebulletin.com

By: Ty McNae
To paint a profession, especially one as diverse as the teaching profession in one wide brush stroke as to say “Technology may be ‘too scary’ for teachers” (Wednesday, June 10, Enterprise-Bulletin) does a disservice to the profession and to teachers. There are incredible activities and discussions taking place and being completed with [...]

Source: thejournal.com

By: Ruth Reynard

Web 2.0 tools have critically elevated the social networking activity and skills of individuals. Not only are young people highly active in social networks, but older individuals are also showing a huge increase in their use of these tools. The attraction of older age groups is, of course, social connection and community [...]

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By: Sandy Garrett

Learning is no longer confined to four walls and a chalkboard. In today’s classrooms, laptops, PDAs and other technologies have broken down the walls for teachers and students, literally bringing the world to their classrooms.
Technology is making a positive difference in schools and revolutionizing the way educators teach and children learn. Just [...]

Source: thejournal.com

By: Dian Schaffhauser

When the fanfare, media coverage, national attention, and funding of a major 1:1 and wireless initiative has ended and a school district is left to pick up the pieces of its technology program single-handedly, what’s the result? In the case of North Adams Public Schools, a small district in Northern Berkshire County [...]

Source: eschoolnews.com

By: Laura Devaney

A free online learning program from Microsoft is helping middle and high school students think about careers they might like to pursue and the skills necessary to attain those careers.

CareerForward debuted in Michigan two years ago when the state became the first in the nation to require students to have an online learning [...]

Source: eschoolnews.com

By: Maya T. Prabhu

Members of an internet safety task force on July 8 suggested several ways to improve cyber safety for children, focusing on three key areas in particular: education before a child gets on the internet, control while the child is online, and having set procedures if problems arise.

The task force, which included [...]

Source: examiner.com

By: Chris Ethen

It’s no secret that online education is growing by leaps and bounds. It truly has something for everyone. For Omaha students, it offers freedom and convenience. For the schools, it offers profit, profit, and more profit. By operating in the virtual world, the school is able to enroll more, and teach less. [...]

Source: examiner.com

By: Donielle Prince

Online education is a growing venture, and as a supplement to traditional education, it may not be a bad idea.

Many of these online education options do charge, but at rates less than hiring a personal tutor or advisor. You can find online tutoring at websites like TutorVista. This tutoring experience is entirely online, [...]

As the FY10 budget process unfolds in Congress, ed-tech advocates want funding for a new grant program for pre-service teachers
Source: eschoolnews.com

By: Maya T. Prabhu

Educational technology advocates are hoping that Congress amends the fiscal 2010 budget to include funding for a grant program that focuses on improving new teachers’ abilities to use technology in the classroom.

Lawmakers [...]