More than a half-dozen school districts in Texas have approved an all-digital curricula for grades 5 through 12, which is delivered via the cloud and compatible with most devices, like tablets and PCs.
The new adoptees, which include districts in cities like Houston and Fort Worth, can begin using the educational programs, McGraw-Hill’s CINCH Science and CINCH Math, in the 2011-2012 school year.
via Texas School Districts Shift to All-Digital Education Programs — THE Journal.
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The award-winning educational game designers from Rice University’s Center for Technology in Teaching and Learning (CTTL) are preparing to create their first online game series about clinical trials.
The new series, called “Virtual Clinical Trials,” will be the sixth in CTTL’s popular Web Adventures series for young teens. The center has designed games over the past decade with a set of titles that lets students try out different science careers, track the origin of disease outbreaks, solve crimes by using forensic science and more… Read more:
via Health News – Rice University developing game for teens about clinical trials.
