Home is where the school is by ELISABETH HULETTE Staff Writer

When he was 15 years old, Peter Heuer and a friend he met at astronomy camp started building a cyclotron, an experimental physics device that smashes atomic particles together.

Photo: Heidi Baumgartner and Peter Heuer

Three years later, he has gained grant funding and assistance from a team of scientists at the Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport News, Va. But Peter and his family say he might never have had time for the project if he had attended a regular school.
"Usually this is like a graduate thesis thing," said Peter, who has been home-schooled since first grade and used his flexible schedule to chase his interest in physics.

About 1,700 students in Anne Arundel County and 1.5 million nationwide - that's 2.9 percent of school-age children - are home-schooled. Yet the ins and outs of home schooling often remain a mystery to families who send their children to public or private schools.
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The Cyclotron Kids (A group of high schooled students building their own 2.3 MeV cyclotron for experimentation.)
Cyclotron (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Source: The Capital

Home is where the school is by ELISABETH HULETTE Staff Writer

When he was 15 years old, Peter Heuer and a friend he met at astronomy camp started building a cyclotron, an experimental physics device that smashes atomic particles together.

Photo: Heidi Baumgartner and Peter Heuer

Three years later, he has gained grant funding and assistance from a team of scientists at the Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport News, Va. But Peter and his family say he might never have had time for the project if he had attended a regular school.
"Usually this is like a graduate thesis thing," said Peter, who has been home-schooled since first grade and used his flexible schedule to chase his interest in physics.

About 1,700 students in Anne Arundel County and 1.5 million nationwide - that's 2.9 percent of school-age children - are home-schooled. Yet the ins and outs of home schooling often remain a mystery to families who send their children to public or private schools.
Read more...

Related links
The Cyclotron Kids (A group of high schooled students building their own 2.3 MeV cyclotron for experimentation.)
Cyclotron (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Source: The Capital

Children in India get their own website

A new website called children.co.in is being launched which is specially designed for Indian children and is dedicated to their overall growth and learning on this Children's Day. The website offers a host of exciting and entertaining features.

THIS CHILDREN’S Day, a new website called children.co.in is being launched which is specially designed for Indian children and is dedicated to their overall growth and learning. The website not just offers you a host of exciting and entertaining features like fun activities, games, jokes, riddles and puzzles but also offers general knowledge quizzes, learning videos and Indian facts that can contribute significantly to your child’s learning curve.

Children.co.in has a dedicated section called ‘knowledge for kids’ which helps children to strengthen their Mathematics and verbal skills and also gives them facts and figures about our planet, our space, human body, about our country etc which helps them to widen their knowledge base. Internet is a great tool of learning but there have been very few Indian websites that are designed specially for Indian children to facilitate their learning.
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Children's Day (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Source: Merinews

Children in India get their own website

A new website called children.co.in is being launched which is specially designed for Indian children and is dedicated to their overall growth and learning on this Children's Day. The website offers a host of exciting and entertaining features.

THIS CHILDREN’S Day, a new website called children.co.in is being launched which is specially designed for Indian children and is dedicated to their overall growth and learning. The website not just offers you a host of exciting and entertaining features like fun activities, games, jokes, riddles and puzzles but also offers general knowledge quizzes, learning videos and Indian facts that can contribute significantly to your child’s learning curve.

Children.co.in has a dedicated section called ‘knowledge for kids’ which helps children to strengthen their Mathematics and verbal skills and also gives them facts and figures about our planet, our space, human body, about our country etc which helps them to widen their knowledge base. Internet is a great tool of learning but there have been very few Indian websites that are designed specially for Indian children to facilitate their learning.
Read more...

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Children's Day (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Source: Merinews

Students discovering online collaboration

Teachers are increasingly using blogs, Twitter, wikis, podcasting, video conferences with students.

Photo: Dreamstime

Remember when technology in schools meant computer labs and internet connections? New Jersey teachers and students are slowly but increasingly using the tools of Web 2.0 — the so-called second generation of the web that includes creative, collaborative, shared content.
Students are writing on wiki pages, blogging about their classroom activities, recording audio files for band practice, videoconferencing with people around the globe and chatting online about literature.
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Source: New Jersey Real-Time News

Students discovering online collaboration

Teachers are increasingly using blogs, Twitter, wikis, podcasting, video conferences with students.

Photo: Dreamstime

Remember when technology in schools meant computer labs and internet connections? New Jersey teachers and students are slowly but increasingly using the tools of Web 2.0 — the so-called second generation of the web that includes creative, collaborative, shared content.
Students are writing on wiki pages, blogging about their classroom activities, recording audio files for band practice, videoconferencing with people around the globe and chatting online about literature.
Read more...

Source: New Jersey Real-Time News

Cloud Computing in Plain English

Common Craft have published another of their “in Plain English” videos called Cloud Computing in Plain English:

Using a simple story of a growing florist business, this video explains the basics of cloud computing: how it works and why it makes sense for businesses and individuals.

• The difference between on-site computing and cloud computing
• The financial benefits of cloud computing
• What makes cloud computing secure and efficient
• How cloud computing impacts consumers

Related link
Download Fact Sheet

Source: Common Craft

Cloud Computing in Plain English

Common Craft have published another of their “in Plain English” videos called Cloud Computing in Plain English:

Using a simple story of a growing florist business, this video explains the basics of cloud computing: how it works and why it makes sense for businesses and individuals.

• The difference between on-site computing and cloud computing
• The financial benefits of cloud computing
• What makes cloud computing secure and efficient
• How cloud computing impacts consumers

Related link
Download Fact Sheet

Source: Common Craft

New eBook: Keeping Students Safe Online

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Technology & Learning's eBooks below.



Keeping Students Safe Online
The Web offers valuable resources and advantages to students, teachers, and administrators—but it also has the potential to present dangers. The critical issue is how to balance the benefits of the Web with the legal and ethical challenges it presents. This eBook will guide districts as they create solutions for protecting students and data.
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What's Inside the eBook:



Enjoy reading the eBook!

New eBook: Keeping Students Safe Online

Here’s the latest
Technology & Learning's eBooks below.



Keeping Students Safe Online
The Web offers valuable resources and advantages to students, teachers, and administrators—but it also has the potential to present dangers. The critical issue is how to balance the benefits of the Web with the legal and ethical challenges it presents. This eBook will guide districts as they create solutions for protecting students and data.
Read more...

What's Inside the eBook:



Enjoy reading the eBook!