Monthly Archives: December 2003

The Computers 4 Kids program for Washington state has surplus computers available for donation to schools. The wait list in the past has been quite long, but the number of computers available has increased and shortened the wait time to … Continue reading →

Here’s another article about using the Internet to keep parents connected with how their children are doing – www.ajc.com/friday/content/epaper/editions/friday/metro_f32e89f1464be1cd00b1.html. This system even can even send parents an email if their kids skip a single class. A company local to the … Continue reading →

A number of school districts are moving to a new kind of assessment that replaces traditional standardized testing. These tests are taken via computer, and adapt dynamically to the skills of the student during the course of the test. More … Continue reading →

The Seattle Times has a good article today on districts that make grades available online for parents. I think it’s a great idea, especially for parents of middle school and high school students, because you can see problems when they … Continue reading →

GoKnow’s Handheld Learning Environment for Palm OS (HLE) provides K-12 teachers with a unique classroom management program and integrated educational software tools to allow for the pedagogically-effective use of handhelds with students. Backed by scientific classroom research at the University … Continue reading →

The EDS corporation is making grants of $1,500 available to teachers to purchase hardware, software, or other technology-related resources. The due date for applications is January 23, 2004. I’ve included the entire notice below, including contact information. (The contact information … Continue reading →

The Concord Consortium has released a free, downloadable program for graphically modeling molecular interactions. You can read descriptions and download the software at workbench.concord.org. It will run on Windows XP or Mac OSX. (I wish I had access to this … Continue reading →

The New York Times has an article today about online schools that features two northwest programs – Salem-Keizer Online from Oregon, and Christa McAuliffe Academy in Yakima, Washington. The Oregon school is a public school, and the Washington school is … Continue reading →

From a teacher in Omaha really using handhelds well as he integrates their use into a fifth grade curriculum. “The educational program “Teaching NOW!” visited my school (Willowdale) last spring. They have produced a half-hour program about the use of … Continue reading →

I thought you PDA-heads would find this interesting: http://weblogs.jupiterresearch.com/analysts/gartenberg/archives/001880.html