Online Learning News
The collection of children’s individual iris scans into a data base (as in this Texas story) is bound to make many uncomfortable as this use of technology catches on around the country: GALVESTON ? Technology developed to keep track of prisoners by scanning their irises became available Thursday to identify missing children or elderly people afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease in Galveston (more…)
We think that this Indiana school district has made a great move by putting heart defribrillators in all of its schools. The question is: Why don’t all schools across the country have these devices as well as someone on campus who is trained in their use?Those of us who are concerned with the federal government’s enforcement of the No Child Left Behind Act (and that means pretty much everyone (more…)
The 99th midway of The Carnival of Education (hosted this week by math teacher Darren of Right on the Left Coast) is now open for your enjoyment with a variety of exhibits and sideshows from across the EduSphere.And for extra credit, round-out your educational experience by dropping in over at the latest edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling. ————————–See our latest EduPosts. (more…)
We finally completed our cross-country road trip this morning.From California’s “Imperial” Valley to our place in South Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, it’s exactly 2164 driving miles.By driving in shifts, we made the trip in 37 hrs 23 min. Not a record, but not too bad either, even though it rained continuously from the Texas-Louisiana state line all the way to our home.A few (more…)