News Stories on Digital Frontiers
Those Seeking Science Answers Find a Link (Washington Post)
Ask a Scientist, a website operated by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, enables anyone to ask a scientific question and get an answer from a working scientist.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/05/AR2005120501603.html
Remote: New Tool for Alert Classes (St. Petersburg Times)
A Florida educator demonstrates how using clickers can help engage students in learning genetics.
http://www.sptimes.com/2005/10/03/news_pf/Hillsborough/Remote__new_tool_for_.shtml
School Just a Click Away (Stateline.org)
A growing number of schools offer students the option of taking classes online and earning their diploma without ever taking step into a classroom.
http://www.stateline.org/live/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=136&languageId=1&contentId=126973
Study Aims to Improve Internet Literacy (eSchool News)
Researchers from two universities test a way to teach internet comprehension skills to students.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStoryts.cfm?ArticleID=6578
Digital Divide Separates White, Minority Students (Boston Globe)
A federal study finds that many more white students use the internet compared to black and Hispanic students.