Category Archives: Technology

The scoop at Yarmouth: Students step up to real-world challenge

Posted on May 9, 2012 by | Leave a comment

When a company like Friendly’s struggles to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, desperate times often call for desperate measures.

Could students at Yarmouth High School help?

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Posted in Cumberland County, Featured, High School, Instruction, Students, Technology, Visual & Performing Arts

Video: Google features Wells-Ogunquit in ‘Search Story’

Posted on May 2, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Google recently featured Wells High School junior Morgan Brewster and special education teacher Cheryl Oakes as part of its “Google Search Stories” series.

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Posted in Featured, High School, Special Programs, Students, Teachers, Technology, Video, York County

Updated: Summer professional development opportunities

Posted on April 23, 2012 by | 1 Comment

Having trouble keeping track of all the professional development opportunities available for Maine educators this summer?

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Posted in Administrators, Conferences, Continuous Learning, Featured, Teachers, Technology, World Languages

The new Morse Code: Japanese

Posted on April 19, 2012 by | Leave a comment

It was an ambitious decision, to say the least. Two high school freshmen, twin girls, selected Japanese as their language of choice at a school that didn’t offer Japanese.

That was more than two years ago.  Katie and Emily Morse are now juniors at Machias Memorial High School, and their learning dilemma has worked out just fine, thank you very much.  Or, arigatou gozaimasu, as the twins would tell you.

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Posted in Featured, High School, Technology, Washington County, World Languages

Maranacook teachers create digital learning materials

Posted on April 11, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Teachers across Maine will soon have access to digital resources full of interactive content that will help them bring middle school social studies and visual and performing arts lessons alive for students, regardless of their preferred learning styles.

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Posted in Featured, Instruction, Kennebec County, Middle School, Social Studies, Teachers, Technology, Visual & Performing Arts

Education’s future is focus of MLTI Summer Institute

Posted on April 11, 2012 by | Leave a comment

The 2012 Maine Learning Technology Initiative Summer Institute will focus on preparing for the future of education, in which learning is engaging and customized depending on the needs of each student, and technology is integrated safely and effectively.

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Posted in Academics, Administrators, Conferences, Cumberland County, Featured, Instruction, Teachers, Technology

Great view, plush pillows and a lean toward green

Posted on March 28, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Visit The Nonantum Resort in Kennebunkport and there’s a chance you’ll stay in an eco-designed, environment-friendly “green” guest room.

It will be a comfy and colorful room bursting with natural woods, materials, fabrics and artwork.

And it will be a room designed on a shoestring budget by a team of eighth-grade students from the Middle School of the Kennebunks.

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Posted in Featured, Middle School, Students, Teachers, Technology, Visual & Performing Arts, York County

AP4ALL course registration opens March 5

Posted on February 29, 2012 by | Leave a comment

The Maine Department of Education’s AP4ALL program will offer 14 online Advanced Placement classes during the 2012-13 school year. Registration for those courses begins March 5.

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Posted in Academics, Featured, High School, Instruction, Students, Technology

Student artists to be celebrated on 2012-13 laptop screensaver

Posted on February 17, 2012 by | Leave a comment

AUGUSTA – Twenty student artists will have an audience of more than 72,000 students and teachers for their artwork starting this fall. The 20 students from across Maine have won the honor to have their artwork included in the Maine Learning Technology Initiative laptop screensaver for the 2012-13 school year.

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Posted in Aroostook County, Cumberland County, Franklin County, Hancock County, High School, Kennebec County, Middle School, Penobscot County, Press Releases, Students, Technology, Visual & Performing Arts, York County

Maine Adult Ed shares joys of high-speed internet

Posted on February 10, 2012 by | Leave a comment

AUGUSTA – Maine Adult Education programs from Kittery to Fort Kent are offering presentations to community groups to spread the word about how people can utilize broadband to further their education, find resources to improve their health, access government information and more.

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Posted in Adult Ed, Press Releases, Technology