Embed This Article Tick tock, tick tock... [ArticleImageHyperLink] [ArticleMedia] Wednesday, March 01, 2006 By Jean Park Five seconds. 35 seconds. One minute. Four minutes. The time ticks away after logging on. The blue screen stares blankly while the hourglass cursor continues to process. full story >

Embed This Article What they think [ArticleImageHyperLink] [ArticleMedia] Wednesday, March 01, 2006 By Jean Park The Highlander e-mailed a survey to all teachers. The survey asked about Blackboard, Smart Board, and general technology in the classroom, 26 teachers responded. Here are some of their comments: full story >

Embed This Article Smart Board [ArticleImageHyperLink] [ArticleMedia] Wednesday, March 01, 2006 By Rachel Bensinger The days of chalkboards and clapping erasers are long gone, and soon the whiteboard with erasable markers may follow suit. The latest blackboard technology, called Smart Board, is a computerized, inte full story >

Embed This Article Blackboard [ArticleImageHyperLink] [ArticleMedia] Wednesday, March 01, 2006 By Catalina Moreno After a sporadic two-year trial by some of the teachers at school, Blackboard is sweeping through the school. The Web site serves as a way for students to communicate during snow days or long breaks. full story >

Embed This Article The shifting role of technology [ArticleImageHyperLink] [ArticleMedia] Wednesday, March 01, 2006 By Peter Jameson iPods have made it into the classroom. Banned in several school districts, Apple’s popular MP3 player is considered a disruption by some teachers But, as new education tactics emerge, the iPod is find full story >

Embed This Article Swim team looks to districts: With one meet left, boys team at 5-1 and girls team at 4-2 [ArticleMedia] Tuesday, February 28, 2006 By Ted Timberlake With one meet left in the season the boys swim team has been able to procure a 5-1 record with wins against strong teams like T.J. and Madison, their only loss coming against Langley in the first meet full story >

Embed This Article Wilson coaches dive team to a successful season [ArticleImageHyperLink] [ArticleMedia] Tuesday, February 28, 2006 By Ned Burchfiel Dive Coach Laura Wilson was in a Zen-like pose, sitting cross-legged on a nearby swimming platform as the boys and girls dive team practiced together one steamy Tuesday afternoon. Her team chatted hap full story >

Embed This Article Mush!: Teacher seeks dog-sledding adventure in Minnesota [ArticleMedia] Tuesday, February 28, 2006 By Andrew Tompkins Cruising down a snowy slope at 5 m.p.h. may not seem like too much fun, but according to Jan Fairbank, a teacher in the work study program, “It was incredible.” full story >

Embed This Article Special Olympics athletes move onto basketball [ArticleMedia] Tuesday, February 28, 2006 By Andrew Lee The Special Olympics teams stepped off the soccer field and entered the gym as their basketball season started Dec. 1. “We have the potential to do very well in our division this year, Coach Rita Kunt full story >

Embed This Article Poor rebounding contributes to girls basketball loss [ArticleImageHyperLink] [ArticleMedia] Tuesday, February 28, 2006 By Sarah Ross 5:01 to go. 5:00. 4:59. Loud music blaring, balls dribbling, hoops swishing. The McLean girls varsity basketball team looks…tired? Yes. Tired. But, this is the warm-up. The game hasn’t started yet! full story >

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