Image via Wikipedia The Federation of American Scientist is an independent think tank that is committed to helping education policymakers, the public, and the next generation of science leaders. Their purpose is to create a secure and better science educated world. To accomplish this, the organization has collected in a Wiki, 167 virtual worlds on [...]
How to Track Your Grades for School
Image by topgold via Flickr Whether you like it or not grades are a major part of your education. They determine what schools you can apply to, what classes you can take and what type of degree you can pursue. With such an importance placed on your grades it is important that you keep track [...]
Classroom Innovation: Computers
It was once a collection of pages, the gather of ink and stale recitations. Knowledge was bound to books, and classrooms were bound therefore to dull expectations. Students couldn’t absorb information (if only because they couldn’t interact with it). The lack of relevancy made an education difficult to achieve. The introduction of instructional technology has [...]
Benefits of Online Education
Many people did not take to the idea of online education when it first emerged. However, over time and online institutions actually getting a lot of accreditation and acceptance, more and more people are choosing online education. The main differentiating factor is that online education can be attained from anywhere. The principal aspect of socialization [...]
Create Your Own Notebook — Online!
Notebooks are standard equipment that all teachers use. Having an electronic notebook is more useful and beneficial than the paper version. When that electronic notebook is part of your Internet browser, it becomes even more valuable – something that many teachers find to be the handiest tool ever! Google Notebook is that Internet-based notebook. Once [...]
Having a positive online school experience
You’re in high school and want to move forward academically even before you get to college. What are your options? Your opportunities? As you know, computers and all computers have to offer both on and off campus, have become as common as your next quarter pounder. What is difficult is knowing where to go for [...]
Learning Matters, so Take it Seriously
Image by Getty Images via @daylife When it comes to learning, too many people just do what they have to do in order to get by. They don’t take it seriously, and they don’t think they’ll really use it once they graduate. After they get out into the real world, they soon find that they [...]
Online Learning: A Great Way to Schedule Your Time
Image by Getty Images via @daylife If you’re interested in getting a degree but you aren’t sure how you’ll ever make time for it, you may want to think about learning what you need to know online. That way, you don’t have to go to a traditional classroom and try to schedule your life around [...]
Considering doing College Courses in High School
Are you a high school student considering college courses? Many community colleges and local universities have classes that high school students can attend for both college and high school credit. Honors classes are usually for what may be considered the gifted student. Now though, at the high school level, college courses are available to all [...]