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Research
The United States Department of Education reported recently that it's found some evidence to support the notion that blended learning is more effective than either face to face or online learning by themselves. Further, between online and face to face instruction, online is at least as good and may even have the advantage in terms of improving student achievement and potentially expanding the amount of time (and quality time) students spend learning.
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NECC 2009 News
E-rate Sees Surge in Support
The federal E-rate program has seen a spike this year in its approval among applicants, according to a new report released this week by Funds For Learning, a firm that provides consulting services to E-rate applicants.
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Policy
Obama Administration: Technology at the Heart of Education Reform
"Technology is core and essential to the strategies we are using to reform education,” according to two top Obama administration representatives, who spoke about the importance of technology in education this weekend at a packed meeting of the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA).
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Analysis
The Disruption of the Traditional Textbook Model Continues
Texas Governor Rick Perry signed HB 4294 June 19, and the world of textbooks will never be the same in Texas or across the country.
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Technical Education
5 States Developing Green Curriculum
Five states have committed to developing green career and technical education programs, including high school programs designed to lead to careers in green industries.
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Disaster Recovery
Fail Safe: Data Security at Hendrick Hudson School District
When a district has a nuclear power plant not two miles from one of its elementary schools, concerns about disaster recovery are bound to surface in technology discussions. Yet it took Mathew Swerdloff, director of technology for Hendrick Hudson School District, three tries and three years before he found a system he could trust for maintaining and archiving data.
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