News for Thursday, July 17, 2008

A Tech-Driven Twist on Drivers' Ed
High tech auto safety starts when kids can barely reach the brakes.

Do digital fitness programs beat traditional PE?

Video: Kids Become Virtual Adventurers
Recently awarded for its online weather curriculum, this project finds many ways to engage students.

Teens Build Award-Winning Electric Cars
A Philadelphia career academy fosters a drive to learn.

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NECC Highlights Tech's "Transformative" Power
The 2008 National Education Computing Conference also touts collaboration as a key to twenty-first-century learning. -- eSchoolNews

Related Edutopia blog entry: Team Building and Collaboration

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New Mexico Launches Statewide eLearning Initiative
As part of its Innovative Digital Education and Learning initiative, New Mexico is launching a statewide program to standardize on a single electronic-learning platform -- Blackboard -- that will span K-12 education, higher education, adult education, and government. -- T.H.E. Journal

Related Edutopia video: Online Learning

Getting a Grasp on Student Hackers
School IT administrators share strategies for defending their networks from tech-savvy students. -- eSchool News

Related Edutopia blog entry: The Internet-Security Overreaction

The Field Narrows for E-Books
As Microsoft backs away from digitizing old texts, some worry that a single company could privatize world knowledge. -- Christian Science Monitor

Related Edutopia article: Ancient Texts Shine on the Web

Engineering Competition Seeks to Entice Young Vermonters
Two federal agencies and three technology companies are offering Vermont teachers and students a multimillion-dollar opportunity to use top-line software, work with engineering experts, and try their hands at improving the energy efficiency of aircraft. -- Burlington Free Press (Burlington, Vermont)

Related Edutopia video: Students Build Understanding

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