AIE — Adventures In Education

Oct 24, 2008 - "Friending" students online-a good idea or risky business? In the arena of social networking sites, such as "Facebook," "MySpace," "Twitter," or "LinkedIn," there may be a place for teacher to student communication, and vice versa. The challenge, however, may be figuring out what is considered to be a "constructive" or "appropriate" use of such sites. (Adventures In Education)

Oct 22, 2008 - Get your Z's to keep your A's Even if you have only been in school for a few months, you are most likely already familiar with late nights - be it for work or pleasure. The problem is that while you may feel that a strong cup of coffee or your choice of "energy drink" may get you through the next day, there may be a significantly heavy price to pay for not getting enough sleep at night in the long-term. (Adventures In Education)

Oct 15, 2008 - Texas Tuition: Prepay Today Texas State Controller Susan Combs recently announced the arrival of a new, prepaid tuition plan - the Texas Tuition Promise Fund. (Adventures In Education)

Oct 8, 2008 - Make "scholars" out of your students and patrons As a specialized search tool within Google, Google Scholar gives the user a simple way to search for scholarly literature on a broad range of topics. (Adventures In Education)

Sep 9, 2008 - Light on cash? Go to the library. These trying economic times, which have been proven to be challenging for many businesses, have actually had a positive affect on several libraries throughout the nation. (Adventures In Education)

Aug 22, 2008 - Text Messaging-"KIT" when back in school Call it a sign of the times. "Texting," as a means of communication, has become increasingly popular, and some use it even more frequently than picking up the phone to have an actual conversation. So what has made text messaging so popular? According to a recent survey, the following are the leading reasons why. (Adventures In Education)

Aug 21, 2008 - College: How much money do you think you need for your first year? Most likely, being that you are headed off to school in a week or so, your tuition, room and board, possibly a new computer, books, and transportation have all been paid for. So how much additional money do you think is needed to survive your first semester, or furthermore, your first year? (Adventures In Education)

Aug 15, 2008 - "Earth Force" introduces a whole new way to "eat green" Students in an elective organization called "Earth Force" have made a big lunchtime change at a Middle School in Pennsylvania. The students took action to find an alternative to Styrofoam cafeteria trays that would be cost-effective and cause less waste. (Adventures In Education)

Aug 13, 2008 - Has your school gone green yet? More and more schools have begun adopting "greener" methods of operating, from waterless urinals and geothermal cooling systems, to solar panels that soak up the sun's rays for energy. For most "green" schools, this is predominantly a reaction to an increase in energy bills, concerns about public health, and an overall interest in supporting an eco-friendly learning environment. (Adventures In Education)

Aug 7, 2008 - South Carolina breaks record for college scholarships granted in 2008 2008 High school graduates in South Carolina have earned over $767 million in college scholarships. This is not only a record, but $83 million higher than those granted in 2007. (Adventures In Education)

Aug 5, 2008 - Video games gain popularity in libraries across the U.S. Young adult section's circulation has increased by 18 percent and more kids and young teens are at the library thanks to a librarian's idea to incorporate video games into her library environment. (Adventures In Education)

Jul 30, 2008 - Two Montana college students must learn to save on essentials Everyone around the globe is feeling the sting of rising gas and food prices. Two Montana college students have found that they, too, are no exception. (Adventures In Education)

Jul 29, 2008 - Over $20B being spent on 2008 back-to-school shopping Do you feel like you may be spending more than usual on your child's back-to-school expenses this year? You're not alone. (Adventures In Education)

Jul 23, 2008 - Improving Your Cultural Competency Skills as an Educator It has become more important than ever to recognize the cultural differences that exist among students within your classroom. Research shows that 35% of students from diverse cultural backgrounds feel that their teachers do not care about them or their culture. (Adventures In Education)

Jul 22, 2008 - UAB Hosts Robotics Camp for High School Students The University of Alabama at Birmingham's Computer and Information Sciences Department opened its doors this summer to a few lucky high school students who are learning computer programming and building their own robots. (Adventures In Education)

Jul 10, 2008 - Brothers Go Above and Beyond for Their Little Sister Two middle school students in Maryland act on an idea to raise money for their eight-year-old sister to attend private school. (Adventures In Education)

Jul 9, 2008 - Prestige or Public Service? A Tough Choice for Recent Graduates Some school officials have begun to urge students to investigate careers that are not only rewarding on a financial level, but personally and socially, as well. (Adventures In Education)

Jul 2, 2008 - Ways To Help Your Child Become Financially Literate Research continues to show that the younger you start educating your child about managing money, the better. This practice will likely enable them to make informed financial decisions as an adult. Naturally, there are several ways to do this. (Adventures In Education)

Jul 1, 2008 - Model classroom offers technology lessons to educators Hallsville Independent School District in Longview, Texas, has a new classroom, installed this June, to serve as a model for teachers and administrators across the nation. This classroom is meant to serve as an example of how to work technology into daily lessons of all subject areas. (Adventures In Education)

Jun 27, 2008 - Ten Lucky Teens are Awarded by the President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy 10 winning teens achieved a perfect score of 100% on the inaugural National Financial Literacy Challenge. (Adventures In Education)

Jun 26, 2008 - Former U.S. Justice O'Connor Announces Videogame Arrival Sandra Day O'Connor recently announced the arrival of a videogame project that is intended to teach children how the U.S. court system works. (Adventures In Education)

Jun 24, 2008 - Do good credit cards for college students really exist? If used wisely, a student credit card is a good way to build your credit history while you are in school. (Adventures In Education)

Jun 21, 2008 - NASFAA Announces Arrival of "Ensuring Continued Access To Student Loans Act" Resource Page This page will provide a central location for all information related to the new law and contains NASFAA summaries and analyses of the law in addition to any media coverage. (Adventures In Education)

Jun 13, 2008 - Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 College Admissions Test Dates Announced Dates for the SAT and ACT college admissions tests have been announced for the Fall 2008 - Spring 2009 school year. (Adventures In Education)

Jun 13, 2008 - E-books are gaining popularity but are they more eco-friendly than paper books? The obvious answer to this question, in many consumers' minds, would seem to be yes. After all, we're not killing trees, right? This may be true, but there is more to it than that. (Adventures In Education)

May 20, 2008 - Learn and Earn program pays kids to study How would you like to get paid for the time you spend studying? Some Atlanta middle school students got to try such a program to see how well it would work. (Adventures In Education)

Jan 22, 2008 - Charter Schools and the Next President. It is an exciting month for us political junkies. I come to work groggy from staying up late watching the victory speeches. I scour the Net for the latest polls. But the part of me that cares about schools is not that thrilled. Education issues are not stirring up anybody's electoral base, so they don't get mentioned. (Washington Post)

Jan 22, 2008 - Minority Students Become the Majority. Maryland may be majority white, but its public schools no longer are. (Washington Post)

Jan 18, 2008 - McDonald's Ending Promotion on Jackets of Children's Report Cards. McDonald's has decided to stop sponsoring Happy Meals as rewards for children with good grades and attendance records in elementary schools in Seminole County, Fla. (The New York Times)

Jan 17, 2008 - Applications to Colleges Are Breaking Records. With numbers of college applications reaching new heights this year, promising another season of high rejection rates and dashed hopes for many more students. (The New York Times)