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A father and his son launched a weather balloon with a cell phone and a camera to film the edge of space.

This article supports the point of students being provided opportunities to voice their opinions regarding their education. 

Explore history through video & audio clips, reading selections and more.  This would be a great resource tool to impact a history lesson or student presentation.

"Chicago Public Schools' is lifting a ban on YouTube as part of its efforts to expand digital learning in the classroom."

Florida releases Value-added measures of teachers.

What Engages Students? 10 Things Students Say: http://t.co/R5hgdzS14O

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Schools turning from textbooks to more versatile technology More schools across the country are offering students laptops, e-readers and iPods rather than traditional textbooks. Schools are basing their decisions on the expected long-term savings of investing in technology that can be updated quickly with new information. "If we continue to prepare kids for their past, that's very expensive," a Harvard educator said. "Their future is largely going to be in new media. And textbooks are no longer preparing them for that future." ABC News

PowerPoint provides visuals for math class An award-winning Texas math teacher rarely stands in front of his class writing on a whiteboard. Instead, Lance Belin uses PowerPoint presentations for his lessons, which he said typically relate math to a real-life situation. For example, he uses the image of a kicked football's arc to explain a quadratic curve. The Dallas Morning News

Video parodies are used to make teacher training interesting A Texas district is producing videos parodying well-known commercials to make teacher training more interesting and to send messages to students. The videos have been so effective that there are plans to produce more. "We've been doing these videos since 2006. This way of delivering a message has more appeal," said a district administrator. The Dallas Morning News (9/8) http://www.youtube.com/user/MesquiteISD#play/all

Schools Dump Textbooks for iPods, Laptops Teachers Say Students Learn Better From the Devices, Even Eultitasking

"Educators are crossing a new social-media minefield that can explode with 1 wrong text message or Facebook entry."