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Alabama Requires Distance Learning For H.S. Graduation

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:00:00 GMT

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Next year, all high-school students in Alabama will be required to take and pass an online course in order to graduate. A growing number of students in Alabama already are learning online, with courses allowed to be taught by certified and highly qua

Two States Partner to Offer New Student ePortfolios

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:40:00 GMT

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Converge Magazine By News Report, November 17, 2008Students throughout California will be able to develop electronic portfolios, or ePortfolios, allowing students to create an online showcase of their works, designs, art and other achievemen

Give One Get One $100 Laptop Promotion Returns

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:08:00 GMT

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'$100 Laptop' Group Reboots Give One Get One Offer By The Associated Press Seattle The One Laptop Per Child project is set to resume its Give One Get One promotion for its kid-friend

Practical Money Skills Website

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:46:00 GMT

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Here you will find a site dedicated to teaching students practical money skills. Included are teacher resources and in-class learning activities. PRACTICAL MONEY

Independent Lens: March Point

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:36:00 GMT

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MARCH POINT Premiere Date: November 18, 2008 Three teens from the Swinomish Indian Tribe make a film about the threat from two local oil refineries. (2:00)Video Trailer: http://www.pbs.org/independ

USB 3.0 to Deliver a Tenfold Speed Increase

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:27:00 GMT

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Wired, November 15th, 2008 by Priya GanapatiFasten your seat belts — data transfer is going into overdrive. The ubiquitous Universal Serial Bus, better known as USB, is on track to make its first major upgrade in eight years — a tenfol

Variety of Resources To Explore

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:38:00 GMT

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Punctuation Made Simple http://punctuationmadesimple.com/The Living Newspaper Project Meets Multimedia Technology http://www.humanitiesinstitute.utexas.edu/programs/living/ The Living Newspaper Project Teachers Guide http://www.humanitiesinstitute.u

Learn More about the LOC Musical Instrument Collections

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:48:00 GMT

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Learn More about the Library's Musical Instrument CollectionsDid you know that the Library of Congress has a large collection of musical instruments? Learn more about this collection which includes several Stradivarius violins, a huge collection

PBS Independent Lens: Lioness

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:40:00 GMT

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LIONESSThursday, Nov. 13 at 9:00 PM (check local listings) How did five female Army support soldiers end up fighting alongside the Marines in some of the bloodiest counterinsurgency battles of the Iraq war? Directors Meg McLagan and Daria So

Classes to be Offered Via Cell Phone

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:30:00 GMT

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Even as online classes gain in popularity, Louisiana’s community colleges are going further, offering courses on cell phones starting next year. Students with newer models like iPhone and BlackBerry phones can choose in January from 21 pilot pr