The world is at a pinnacle moment of the Information Era, known as the
New Media
Age. Technology is rapidly progressing at such a rate that many ideas still seem to be that of science fiction. On the roads,
cars are literally driving themselves
. UAV's and
drones are making advancements
in some unexpected ways by aiding in efforts related to agriculture, law enforcement, and filmmaking. At work, archaic landline phones are long gone and have been replaced by sleek
wireless headsets
and powerful communication methods such as telecommunication.
Augmented reality opens up a previously unexplored avenue for education. The possibilities are still slightly unknown as developing AR tech continues to skyrocket. AR allows students and teachers to expand the physical world. It does this with a form of virtual overlay. Tablets, smartphones, and
VR headsets
alike are scanning tangible things in our physical world with apps that allow a new layer of information to appear. This newfound form of information is powerful and relatively unexplored. 3D models are powerful tools that will continue to push AR forward.
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A bill that would require at least 20 minutes a day of recess for elementary-school students passed by a vote of 112 to two in the Florida House of Representatives late Thursday.
At a news conference earlier in the day, parents and lawmakers in support of the bipartisan legislation talked about the importance of allowing kids a break from academic work.
Christie Bruner is a mother of three from Saint Petersburg, who has traveled to the state capitol several times this year in support of the bill. She says there is no consistent policy on recess among schools.
Bruner says, "We have some schools that have recess, and some schools that do not. We don't see that as fair. It should be across the board. It shouldn't be that one teacher likes it, and another teacher doesn't. All kids need a break, and it's not fair to them."
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McDonald's coffee grounds help Scottsdale school's garden grow
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Most everyone needs a little caffeine boost every now and then - even Mother Nature.
Students at Copper Ridge Elementary School in north Scottsdale are giving nature that boost by integrating coffee grounds from McDonald's McCafe into compost for their school's garden.
The school garden has kale, lettuce, other vegetables and a variety of flowers under cultivation.
"Caring for the garden is like a fifth-grade rite of passage," said fifth-grade teacher Nanette Hubbell.
McDonald's is donating the grounds through a new statewide program called McCafe School Gardens Grow!
Dorothy Stingley, who owns 11 free-standing McDonald's restaurants in Arizona, helped launch the initiative.
Stingley said 100 schools with the Arizona Department of Education School Garden Program have signed up and are mixing McDonald's coffee grounds into the soil and compost. The schools pick up the grounds weekly from a local McDonald's restaurant.
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Suffolk students to take school climate and safety survey
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During the spring, the Virginia Center for School Safety, in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Education, will be conducting a school climate and safety survey of students and teachers. The survey's purpose is to measure safety conditions, school discipline, student engagement and student support in every public school in Virginia. Information gained will be used to guide educational practices that produce school environments which are safe and orderly.
This survey will have questions regarding how students regard school rules, their perception of their teachers' willingness to assist them, how they feel about attending school and what they, as students, value. Students will be asked what, if any, kind of teasing and bullying they may have observed at school as well as if they, themselves, have been bullied.
Surveys will be conducted online using school computers. Students will not reveal their names on the survey, thus all answers will be anonymous. Researchers at the University of Virginia will analyze the results, then prepare summarized reports for each school. The school will not receive a copy of any student's individual answers to the survey.
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Fuel Education Offers New Career Readiness 'Pathways'
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Fuel Education (FuelEd) has launched Career Readiness Pathways, a blended and online program for career and technical education.
The program includes four "Career Clusters," including business management and administration, health science, information technology, and manufacturing. Courses for the
four career pathways are included in each cluster, offering schools the ability to provide a number of various pathways for students to follow. The pathways allow students to learn the skills necessary to successfully complete industry-recognized certifications, including A*S*K and Microsoft Office, certified nursing assistant and certified pharmacy technician, CompTIA and Adobe certifications, and NIMS Computer Numerical Control Machine Operator Certification and MSSC Certified Production Technician Certification.
In addition, students preparing for the ACT National Career Readiness Certification and the National Occupational Competency Testing Institute exams also receive support. Career exploration services and a referral for the school to SkillsUSA are also included, allowing students the ability to begin their own careers and technical student organization chapters for networking, writes Joshua Bolkan for The Journal.
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Teen Messaging Apps Present Opportunities, Raise Concern
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Teenagers are beginning to move from social media sites to smartphone messaging apps, which means they can have practically complete privacy while participating in their online social world.
Popular apps include Kik, Whisper, WhatsApp, Ask.fm, and Line, some of which can be used while the user remains anonymous. That means no parental controls, and, at least when using Snapchat, automatic erasure of inappropriate pictures, reports Michael S. Rosenwald of the Chicago Tribune.
So many parents are less knowledgeable about technology than their children that parental monitoring of these apps would be difficult even if the programs were not anonymous. On the other hand, advertisers are being given an enormous opportunity. Marketers are watching the youngsters' online interaction and using any information they can get
for their benefit.
Line, a texting app created in Japan after a disastrous earthquake, is gaining members in the US by selling animated digital stickers of characters like Darth Vader or Snoopy. The idea is to make the teens' chatting even more fun through the use of cute dancing stickers. And on Kik, advertisers text with teens using bots.
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Granny Grubbs grabbed and gobbled great gobs of grubbs.
Sally Bland Sand bagged sixty tan sand bags.
Marvin Meredith married Meredith Mary Marvin.
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ClassDojo Adds Video To Improve Parent Engagement
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Toyota Provides New Interactive Learning Exhibit to New Albany Elementary
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