T-Mobile Helping to Advance Mobile Learning and Digital Education for K-12 Schools in the U.S.
Today, T-Mobile USA, Inc. underscored its commitment to make widespread mobile learning a reality as T-Mobile President and CEO Philipp Humm participates in an executive digital learning summit hosted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the U.S. Department of Education today in Washington, D.C. Showcasing its support for mobile learning and digital education, T-Mobile announced successful programs in several U.S. …
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T-Mobile Helping to Advance Mobile Learning and Digital Education for K-12 Schools in the U.S.
High school teens building a Battlestar Galactica Viper simulator in a garage
Five high school students are building their very own Viper — the fighter spacecraft of the protagonists in the TV show Battlestar Galactica — right in a garage. Because it’s not quite possible to build a spacecraft in your backyard … Continue reading →
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High school teens building a Battlestar Galactica Viper simulator in a garage
Pepperdine University Executive MBA Programs Announce All-Digital Course Material Solution
The Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University (http://bschool.pepperdine.edu/programs/executive/), partnering with Follett Higher Education Group (http://www.fheg.follett.com/) and Copia Interactive (http://www.theCopia.com), announces that all required books and case studies for new students enrolled in the Executive MBA program (EMBA) and Presidents and Key Executive MBA (PKE MBA) program will be delivered digitally via school-purchased iPads.
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Pepperdine University Executive MBA Programs Announce All-Digital Course Material Solution
Kids Build ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Viper Simulator in Garage [VIDEO]
Here is a list of some of the geekiest things in the world: Flight sims. Kickstarter projects. Maker Faire projects. Battlestar Galactica fans who know the 1970s series as well as the 2000s version. And high school students who engineer projects in their spare time, in their garage.
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Kids Build ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Viper Simulator in Garage [VIDEO]
Teacher Reportedly Takes Pro-Obama Position in Assigning Homework
The Fairfax County Public Schools system says there are no plans to discipline a middle school teacher after he was reported to have assigned his students work that involved researching the vulnerabilities of the Republicans running for president. The conservative-leaning Daily Caller website reported Thursday…
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‘The Hunger Games,’ a Japanese Original?
TOKYO – The story takes place in a dystopian future. A tyrannical government, fearful of its youth, forces teens to fight to their death in a televised game. Forty-two high school students are taken to a deserted island, given survival packs and random weapons, and…
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‘The Hunger Games,’ a Japanese Original?
Sony picks up Jonathan Kasdan’s ‘The First Time’
LOS ANGELES, March 21 (TheWrap.com) – Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has acquired North American rights to Jonathan Kasdan’s romance “The First Time,” the company said Wednesday. The movie is about a couple of high school students, Dave, a senior about to graduate, and Aubrey, a junior who goes to a different school. They start a casual conversation when they meet at a party, but over the course of a weekend, their relationship becomes more intimate and complicated than expected. …
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B.C. teachers to vote next month on whether to launch illegal job action
VANCOUVER – The B.C. teachers’ union is asking its members if they want to break the law by mounting a strike to protest legislation that bans them from such job action.
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NH Senate approves tax credits for scholarships
New Hampshire’s Senate is giving preliminary approval to a business-funded scholarship program to send students to private or out-of-district public schools.
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Ohio Legislature Debates Fracking Tax Increase
Ohio’s proposed Mid-Biennium Review encompasses a broad spectrum of legislative changes, including a proposal to raise gas and oil drilling taxes on the oil and gas industry, according to the Columbus Dispatch. The drilling increases were removed from the budgetary review last week by the Ohio House of Representatives before hearings on the issue could take place. The mid-biennium review includes a $400 million for the construction of higher education facilities and $675 million for the Ohio School Facilities Commission, National Public Radio reports.
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Ohio Legislature Debates Fracking Tax Increase