Apple Workshops Focus on Families

  • 10/01/96
Apple Computer has expanded its Family Computing Workshops, which educate families about the benefits of technology for children's learning and demonstrate creative ways parents and children can use technology together. Based on a pilot program initiated last year, the workshops are the first in a series of programs, products and services to be offered by the Bring Learning Home Alliance led by Apple, the National Geographic Society, PBS, Scholastic and the Computer Learning Foundation. The Alliance offers materials and guidance educators need to host free workshops at their local schools or community centers. Participating schools receive a planning guide, CD-ROM presentation, set of educational CDs for hands-on sessions, and posters and flyers for promotion. Also provided are a National Geographic Society kit and the book Everything You Need to Know (But Were Afraid to Ask Kids) About the Information Highway. Participating schools are automatically entered into a Family Computing Workshop Sweepstakes, which will award Macintosh computers, QuickTake cameras and Color StyleWriter printers. To host a workshop, schools must have the following equipment: a Macintosh with at least 8MB of RAM and double-speed CD-ROM drive, a VCR and a large-screen projection device. For information or to register call (800) 365-7080, ext. 200. Apple Computer, Inc., Cupertino, CA, (800) 462-4396, www.education.apple.com.

Featured

  • futuristic AI interface with glowing data streams and abstract neural network patterns

    OpenAI Launches Its Largest AI Model Yet

    OpenAI has introduced GPT-4.5, its largest AI model to date, code-named Orion. The model, trained with more computing power and data than any previous OpenAI release, is available as a research preview to select users.

  • Slooh Earth Science Quests

    New Slooh Earth Science Curriculum Features Live Orbital Satellite Feeds

    Robotic telescope platform and astronomy education provider Slooh has launched a new NGSS-aligned Earth Science curriculum for grades 5-9 designed for Earth science and career and technical education IT courses.

  • A geometric pattern of open Chromebook computers with bold outlines, subtle shading, and soft gradients, spaced evenly with vibrant green and blue accents on a neutral background.

    Challenges and Opportunities Ahead for the 'Great Chromebook Refresh'

    During the pandemic, the education community scrambled to provide students with laptops to promote online learning equity and mitigate learning loss. Today, those devices are approaching the end of their useful lives — and a "great Chromebook refresh" has been predicted as schools seek to replace them with newer models.  

  • stacks of glowing digital documents with circuit patterns and data streams

    Mistral AI Intros Advanced AI-Powered OCR

    French AI startup Mistral AI has announced Mistral OCR, an advanced optical character recognition (OCR) API designed to convert printed and scanned documents into digital files with "unprecedented accuracy."