Archive for September, 2009

Schools Add Cell Phones to Curriculum _ Slowly

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Stimulus Could Spur More Virtual Charter Schools

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Experts Split on ‘Kindle in Every Backpack’

Source: eschoolnews.com

By: Maya T. Prabhu

Education experts are split after a recent proposal published by some influential members of the Democratic Party suggested the government provide electronic reading devices to every student in the United States.

The New Democratic Leadership Council’s (DLC) paper, “A Kindle in Every Backpack: A proposal for eTextbooks in American Schools,” published July [...]

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How the Web Has Changed Job Searching

As social networking sites explode in popularity, they have become the prime avenue for many job hunters
Source: www.businessweek.com

By: Jordan Golson

The Internet has changed a lot of things over the past decade or two—including how we search for jobs. Sure, the basics are the same: Find an opening and apply for it. But the Web has [...]

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New School Week Could Have Technology Twist

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