elementary
Spotlight: iPhone/iTouch Applications for Education
Apple Inc. has released iTunes 7.7 which, among other features, now gives access to the iTunes App Store for downloading applications on your iPhone or iTouch device. There are a lot of excellent applications available and a whole section dedicated to Educational apps. From stargazing to note-taking we are going to cover some of the highlights.
Education Reform from Top Political Candidates
The primary season is over and the United States now has their two candidates for the general election for President. Republican John McCain will oppose Democrat Barack Obama on November 3rd for the highest office of the executive branch. With any new presidency comes reform and indeed “Change” has been a word used by both parties in regards to a number of issues. Today we are going to look at how both candidates stack up in their political views of how education should be reformed.
Teach Math with the Custom Receipt Maker
If you’re just getting into basic addition you could make it more fun by generating custom store receipts online.
Do Wii need Nintendo?
One of the first reactions a lot of users get when playing with the Wii is how intensive it can become. Games like Wii Fit and Dance Dance Revolution capitalize on this trend by marketing specifically to users that want to get fit, lose weight, or enjoy or more active experience. So could something like this be extended to the classroom, specifically physical education courses?
Share The Skies
Share The Skies is a project out of the Virginia Department of Education. Basically, the DOE has placed a telescope in Australia and users can participate in “browser astronomy.” After recieving basic training from the website, and getting a user name and password, students, teachers and astronomy enthusiasts alike can schedule a time to [...]
Lego Digital Designer
Lego Digital Designer is a computer program to help kids let their imagination run wild. Perfect addition to computers in an elementary environment.
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