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- Radiowaves is a BETT award wining initiative which allows schools to set up their own radio stations in a safe web based environment. The software is easy to use and the web site itself provides a secure environment for pupils to be creative in the use of radio. The basis of the Radiowaves programme is the use of professional quality but reasonable priced MP3 recording equipment to make programmes on a huge range of topics, edit them in school and then upload them to the Radiowaves site where they can be listened to across the cluster and even by auntie in Australia! Radiowaves is already active in several countries out with the UK. |
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- This seminar will present current research on the development of the school library as a dynamic agent of learning in information age schools. Current research related to information literacy, information technology, and reading will be explored, as well as effective dynamics of learning through school libraries. It will draw on three research studies undertaken by the speaker that has involved 20,000 students and 1,200 classroom teachers in Ohio, Delaware and New Jersey. |
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- In 2001 the M-learning project was launched. This was a pan-European project with a multi-million Euro budget. The three countries which took m-learning forward were Britain, Sweden and Italy. The target audience for the project was young adults who were at risk of social exclusion. They were people not involved in education, training or employment. |
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- Jon S. Corzine’s unusual plan to reduce state debt has piqued interest out-of-state where others have similar problems, but has gained little support. |
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- Mr. Gottehrer’s award-winning newspaper series “City in Crisis” helped elect Lindsay mayor of New York in 1965. |
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- Police said one of the three arrested men became involved in a dispute with the victim, and the other two joined in. |
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- Frank Pignatelli will discuss how learndirect scotland has seen significant success in engaging many thousands of disaffected and disillusioned learners. He will describe the theoretic framework within which this work has been done and will offer examples of the approaches which have led to this success. |
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- LT Scotland has commissioned a range of new content and tools for use in teaching and learning. This seminar will give you an advance preview of the exciting resources which will be made available through Glow. |
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- As many pieces of recent research have claimed a huge increase in the number of children presenting with additional learning needs (at all levels of severity), practitioners have a huge responsibility both in identifying what is amiss and in preparing strategies to reduce the effects. This is not an easy thing to do but it is so important that steps are taken in the early years before the children’s self-esteem is harmed and learning, right across the board is impaired. |
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- BBC Jam is a new learning service for 5 to 16 year olds, designed to inspire them to explore, learn and create. It offers all learners in the UK an interactive broadband learning experience putting them in charge of what, when, where and how they want to learn. This innovative service has been created for 21st century learners â€" with them, for them and for their world. All the activities have been created in conjunction with learners themselves and a vibrant cross-section of the educational community. |
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- Associated Press - April 12, 2008 6:14 PM ET STRATFORD, Conn. (AP) - Metropolitan Transportation Authority police are investigating the death of a pedestrian who was struck by an Amtrak train in Stratford. Metro-North Railroad spokesman Dan Brucker says the train hit the person just after 4:30... |
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- now if we could get all the females to understand these rules there might just be peace on earth.........ya right?!?! |
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