Tenn. students score below national average on ACT

Tenn. students score below national average on ACT

For the third year in a row, Tennessee students taking the American College Test averaged 20.7 out of a perfect score of 36, below the national 21.2 average.

Edmodo - Is about to launch

Edmodo - Is about to launch
Edmodo - The education 2.0 microblogging platform for educators is about to launch.

A Biograpy of America

This video series from Annenberg Media/Learning.org sets a high standard for online resources. The flash media presentations are exceptionally well produced to include clips from historical records and commentary by historians. Maps, a webography, and transcripts are also included with each module. Registration is required to access the free resources. Viewers who visit A Biography of America will also want to examine other programs available from Annenberg. ____JH

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We pursue this mission by funding and broadly distributing multimedia resources for teachers to help them improve their own teaching practice and understanding of their subject. Annenberg Media makes use of telecommunications technologies—the Internet, including broadband video streaming, and satellite television broadcast—as well as hard copy media to disseminate these multimedia resources, ensuring that they reach as many teachers as possible."

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NH schools looking to trim team travel

NH schools looking to trim team travel
Away games for some New Hampshire and Vermont schools may not be as far away this year.