Schools

Budapest (HU), February 2011 - When the HEXTLEARN project ended in 2010, the project partners decided to continue maintaining the community for the future. The final research results are now online on the HEXTLEARN community: The Good Practice Collection, the Virtual Peer Review Report, and the Living Toolkit are fully accessible for free. Community members may further request a Virtual Peer Review process from now on based on the fully tested methodology. » MORE

Reading (UK)/Dallas, TX (USA), February 2011 - Two UK schools are using Texas Instruments DLP® 3D-ready technology to bring science lessons to life and turn two-dimensional topics into engaging 3D learning experiences. The result is an improvement in the pupils' understanding of difficult topics. Participating schools are The Abbey School, an independent girls' day school of over 1,000 pupils, and the Emmbrook School, a mixed comprehensive school of 1,200 pupils. » MORE

Stafford (UK), January 2011 - The computer hardware manufacturer Stone has announced the launch of its @ccessAbility scheme, an independent initiative that provides schools with a bespoke package to deliver 1:1 ICT access to pupils without reliance on central government funding. The Stone-designed programme comes in the wake of continued government cuts and the termination of the Home Access scheme. It aims to ensure that computer devices continue to be made available on a 1:1 basis to allow pupils to study both at school and at home. » MORE

Ardmore, PA (USA), January 2011 - The eLearning for Kids Foundation, a global 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation that provides free computer-based-learning courses for children aged five to twelve, has announced the release of new courses for teenagers and older students: eLearning for Life. » MORE