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Technology is a word with origins in the Greek word technologia (τεχνολογία), techne (τέχνη) "craft" and logia (λογία) "saying." It is a broad term dealing with the use and knowledge of humanity's tools and crafts.
Definition of technology
Technology can be most broadly defined as the material entities created by the application of mental and physical effort to nature in order to achieve some value. In this use, technology is the current state of our knowledge of how to combine resources to produce desired products, to solve problems, fulfill needs, or satisfy wants. Technology in this sense includes technical methods, skills, processes, techniques, tools and raw materials (for example, in such uses as computer technology, construction technology, or medical technology). Technology is human's tool to gain higher order of life, provide better living conditions and solve the problem of hunger. More on [ Technology ]
Meditation and the story
sanunit@iowatelecom.net Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:00:00 +0100
I have a question about story. When you’re in meditation, the process of story—does it come to you visually? When I watch your films, they are like a meditation to me. And you use colors, and you use rhythm, and you use timing, and you also—your stories are surprising and always revealing. And I wonder how your meditation influences you in that way, and how you convey that on the set to the actors—how do you all work together to bring that to light? [...]
What is the field of consciousness?
sanunit@iowatelecom.net Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:00:00 +0100
Can you explain about consciousness? The field of consciousness, the field of pure consciousness, as explained by Dr. John Hagelin, is also known as the Unified Field—the Unified Field found at the base of all matter. And it’s found at the base of all mind, at the source of thought. And this Unified Field is also beyond space and time. It’s unbounded and eternal; it’s beyond duality. It’s oneness; it’s unity. An [...]
Drugs or meditation
sanunit@iowatelecom.net Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:00:00 +0100
Have you ever used hallucinogenic drugs for inspiration, or have you done it entirely through meditation? I have smoked marijuana. But I don’t smoke it any more. And I was pretty lucky—and it’s a true thing. You know, I went to art school in the ’60s. So you can imagine what was going on. And yet my friends were the ones: they said, “No, no, no, David: don’t you take those drugs.” How do ideas become a script?
sanunit@iowatelecom.net Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:00:00 +0100
How do you find your ideas, and how do you form them into a script? That’s a beautiful question. I think a desire for an idea is like a bait. And I say it’s like fishing. You desire an idea. And when you go fishing, you know you have to have patience. And you bait your hook, and then you just kind of wait. But the desire is that bait that pulls those fish in—those ideas. And the beautiful thing is: when you catch one fish that yo [...]
Music and consciousness
sanunit@iowatelecom.net Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:00:00 +0100
Can you explain how you use music to transform consciousness within your story? But it doesn’t expand—music doesn’t expand consciousness. The only thing that expands consciousness… You know, they have these so-called “consciousness raising” groups. What they’re doing is sharing information, or giving information. It doesn’t raise consciousness. Consciousness can be raised only by experiencing that d [...]
Does meditation protect you?
sanunit@iowatelecom.net Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:00:00 +0100
How can you just so fully commit to the violent, dark nature of life—mostly in Twin Peaks, I think, and all of them—how can you be so committed to that darkness without being harmed by it? And how does meditation help you with that? In a way—this is a strange thing, but it’s a true thing in my experience–bliss is like a flack jacket. Bliss is like a protecting thing. If you have so much bliss, they say it’s [...]
Education: News & Videos about Education - CNN.com
Math tests for kindergartners?
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:48:00 -0400
The city is asking public school principals to consider giving math tests to kindergartners, a proposal that comes amid debate over the growing use of standardized tests nationwide.
Mom finds U.S. lagging in early education
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:56:00 -0400
That's my girl, I thought, as Olivia tore away from us to join the other 5-year-olds for circle time -- legs crossed, hand stick-straight in the air in response to the teacher's question about how the kids spent Father's Day.
U.S. Colleges' Green Grade: C-
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:00:00 -0400
Campuses may be getting greener, but college curriculums are falling behind in teaching students the basics of global warming and sustainability
UN News Centre - Culture, Education
Top UN envoy travels to Beijing for Paralympics
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Wilfried Lemke, the Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, attended the opening ceremony of the Paralympics today in Beijing, China, acting as the Secretary-General's Special Envoy at the event.
UN organizes campaign to help Georgia's children return to school
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is organizing a campaign to ensure that all children in Georgia can start the new school year this month, following the recent conflict in the Caucasus country.
UN agencies launch bid to include restored Iraqi marshlands on heritage list
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Two United Nations agencies unveiled a joint bid today to list Iraq's marshlands, considered by some to be the original Garden of Eden, as a World Heritage Site, capping efforts to restore the ecological viability of the fragile region.
U.S. Department of Education
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week (Sep 7-13)
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:00:00 -0000
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Stephanie Monroe will join 1,000 higher education leaders and policymakers on September 8 in Washington, D.C., during the 2008 national conference celebrating the nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Higher Ed Grants to Help Students with Disabilities
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:45:00 -0000
The Department announced the award of $6.7 million in grants to 23 higher education organizations to help them develop pilot projects for students with disabilities.
Grant to Utah to Help Create More Charter Schools
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:14:00 -0000
ED's Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement Doug Mesecar visited Guadalupe Schools in Salt Lake City today to present an $8,533,334 Charter Schools Program grant to the Utah State Department of Education. Utah's Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert and Vice Chairman of the Utah State Board of Education Mark Cluff joined Mesecar for the announcement.
BBC News | Education | UK Edition
Balls hints at end to Sats tests
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:52:40 -0000
The Sats tests could end next year and be replaced by individual level tests, Schools Secretary Ed Balls has hinted.
Holiday key to school standards?
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:00:57 -0000
Mike Baker wonders if having school summer holidays earlier in the year might help pupils do better.
Teachers to hold ballot on strike
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:38:39 -0000
Another teachers' strike is threatened - with the National Union of Teachers announcing a ballot for industrial action.
Team sports blamed for health gap
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:37:37 -0000
Too much team sport in schools is stopping pupils from learning about individual physical exercise, say researchers.
More state pupils enter Cambridge
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:58 -0000
The proportion of new Cambridge University students from state schools jumped 7% last year to the highest level since 1981.
Threatened schools decision delay
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:29:16 -0000
A process of shutting seven junior secondary schools is to be discussed by councillors on Scotland's Western Isles.
Heads say teens' tests not needed
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:41:44 -0000
Head teachers want the national curriculum tests 14-year-olds in England have to sit to be scrapped.
Plan to cut targets for schools
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:28:48 -0000
Councils in England could face fewer top-down targets for different groups of pupils under proposals.
School meal guidelines tightened
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:59:29 -0000
School meals in England's primary schools are subject to even tighter guidelines from this month.
University funding is 'creaking'
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:05:59 -0000
The National Union of Students says England's system for funding higher education is unfair and needs overhauling.
School travel
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:15:27 -0000
Busier roads mean schools are back - how is it for you?
School's role
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:00:00 -0000
Rural hopes after a four-pupil school was saved
Teen pregnancy
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:29:40 -0000
Why do we have such a problem with it?
Knife poem axed
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:31:27 -0000
Should the exam syllabus be dictated by social issues?
Blyton makeover
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:33:57 -0000
How Jill and Mary were replaced by Zoe and Pippa
E-mail us
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:22:01 -0000
How to contact the BBC News website education team
Cambridge drops law entrance test
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:27:57 -0000
Cambridge University is no longer going to use the full LNat admissions test from next year.
GCSE poem dropped over knife fear
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:02:48 -0000
An exam board asks schools to destroy a GCSE poetry anthology because one poem refers to knife violence.
Students face allowance problems
Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:48:30 -0000
A college is making emergency payments to students - after delivery problems with a government allowance.
Learning partnerships 'working'
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:20:32 -0000
Ofsted finds good collaboration between schools and colleges in England in reforming teenagers' learning.
Apology over school bus 'chaos'
Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:38:33 -0000
A council apologises after what a school governor calls a 'shambles' over school bus arrangements for the first day of term.
New pupils have to stay until 17
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:18:42 -0000
Children starting secondary school in England this week are the first legally required to stay in education until they are 17.
Quads separated at school
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:09:51 -0000
A set of 11-year-old quads will be taught in separate classes for the first time after starting at secondary school.
Outdoor classes start in schools
Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:43:10 -0000
The first wave of children to follow a 'revolutionary' play-based curriculum is starting school in Wales.
Pupils warned over energy drinks
Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:01:18 -0000
The use of Red Bull and other energy drinks by school children is becoming a growing problem, a drug expert says.
More pupils to get Three Rs help
Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:03:05 -0000
One-to-one tuition with the Three Rs is to be offered to thousands of children struggling in England's primary schools.
'Confidence hit' as exams change
Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:38:32 -0000
England's exams watchdog says Sats problems have damaged confidence in the system as big changes begin.
Under-fives get 'learning goals'
Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:49:58 -0000
Statutory guidelines governing standards of childcare for under-fives come into force in England.
Schools start cancer vaccinations
Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:44:47 -0000
Scottish schoolgirls are to become the first in the UK to be vaccinated against cervical cancer.
Plea over poor school gym halls
Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:31:24 -0000
Education chiefs say they cannot tackle the poor state of gym facilities in Scottish schools until buildings are upgraded.
New pressure over faith schools
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:02:24 -0000
The government is facing fresh pressure to stop faith schools selecting pupils and staff on the basis of their religion.
Weak teachers 'put off pupils'
Sun, 31 Aug 2008 11:38:37 -0000
Poor teachers can put children off learning and are too difficult to sack, the chief inspector of schools warns.
What future for schools?
Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:38:48 -0000
Mike Baker considers the big picture of where schools should be heading in the future.
Tests - do we still need them?
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:00:26 -0000
Mike Baker considers whether the "high stakes" testing regime is still needed.
Future of league tables
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:37:46 -0000
Mike Baker says it is hard to see how performance tables can be published on the basis of this year's school tests.
Was there ever a golden age?
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:37:54 -0000
Testing saga - where will it end?
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:48:52 -0000
Could this year's national testing shambles provide the government with an easy way out from the testing system.
Digging for hope
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:33:14 -0000
English teenagers help African village build classrooms
'Try teaching' scheme booming
Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:06:40 -0000
A scheme that gets American graduates to try teaching in tough areas before other careers is proving a hit.
When pupils are too shy to learn
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:16:57 -0000
"Invisible children" too shy to put up their hands could be helped by a scheme to boost their social skills.
What is BBC News School Report?
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:13:39 -0000
Find out more about the project which motivates secondary students around the UK to make and broadcast their own news.
AHA! interactive - Offers a web-based professional development management system and custom software development services.
AlphaSmart by IPD, Inc. - The AlphaSmart 2000 is a portable keyboard or notetaker that allows students to practice keyboarding
Meta Description: [ AlphaSmart(tm), a Renaissance Learning(tm) Brand. The Better Laptop for Schools--and the Perfect Writing Tool. ]
Computer Products for Education - Computer Products for Education designs and manufactures products that integrate the computer into the classroom lesson. Products include a Jeopardy style game show learning experience where students compete complete with quiz buttons, buzzers, and lights.
Meta Description: [ Computer Products for Education designs and manufactures products that integrate the computer into the classroom and assist teachers in enriching curriculum and motivating students. ]
Creative Learning Systems, Inc. - Manufacturer of interdisciplinary, cross-platform learning environments geared to the self-directed learner.
Meta Description: [ Creative Learning Systems combines cutting-edge technology with standards-based curriculum to help students of all ability levels become self-motivated, lifelong learners ]
Crystal Creations and Educational Consulting - Crystal Creations markets modular technology education curriculum materials.
Meta Description: [ Crystal Creations markets modular technology education curriculum materials including, Monday-morning-ready, learning packages. ]
eChalk - A provider of Web-based communication platforms specifically designed for K-12 schools. The system includes services such as email, calendaring, file storage and sharing, school directory, teacher Web pages, and class pages.
Meta Description: [ eChalk is the leading Web-based communication provider for K-12 schools. eChalk connects students, teachers, parents, and staff on a single, secure, ad-free integrated system. eChalk is the first ASP to be E-rate approved. ]
EdGateway - Online community for educators and their organizations giving subscribers the ability to find, organize, and share events, discussions, organizational information, and documents.
Electric Education - Consultant who seeks out online technology resources for educators. Sample results, contact and background information.
FutureKids, Inc. - Provides teacher training to ensure that educators are equipped to impart technology skills to students and to infuse technology into their own classrooms.
Generations CanConnect - GCC is a Canadian federal government program that encourages youth and seniors to interact for an Internet based project.
Imagine This - How teachers can effectively use technology such as electronic whiteboards and LCD projectors in their classrooms. Based in Denver, CO.
InnerLink - Features this educational technology company that offers a suite of web-enabled interactive science lab kits for schools and consumers for home use.
Kellogg Consulting, LLC - Consulting services include distance learning planning, coordinating, implementation, and training; grant writing and technology funding; and Internet and network planning, implementation, and training.
Meta Description: [ Kellogg & Sovereign Consulting, LLC (formerly Kellogg Consulting, LLC) specializes in E-Rate and technology consulting services for education.
Lightspan - Online services for schools and teachers. Thirty-day free trial.
MindOH! - Web-based Character Education - Offers computer modules that teach students problem-solving techniques and communication skills.
Meta Description: [ MindOH! creates character-based, interactive computer modules that teach kids and parents problem-solving techniques and communication skills, reinforcing universally held virtues such as respect and responsibility ]
Online Internet Institute - Committed to reshaping the nature of teaching and learning by helping educators and students use the internet to improve achievement in the classroom.
Meta Description: [ The Online Internet Institute - OII - is a results driven organization, which offers professional development workshops to help students and teachers improve classroom achievment. ]
Psychsoft - Offers computer products and software at Academic discount to schools, teachers, and students.
Meta Description: [ Psychsoft offers schools and teachers computer hardware, software and services at academic pricing, as well as links to sites of interest to teachers. We can also help with your school's networking needs. ]
RM plc - Supplier of software, services and systems to UK education.
Meta Description: [ The Leading Supplier of Software, Services and Systems to UK Education ]
Scantron - A global information systems and services provider, supplying data collection solutions, survey services, nationwide support, and maintenance to institutions.
Meta Description: [ Scantron Corporation is a leader in data collection and testing & assessment systems. ]
School Tech Expo Magazine - Conferences to bring together the nation's best technology-using educators to attend seminars and workshops, try out new products, and learn from one another.
Meta Description: [ The Resource for Education Technology Leaders focusing on K-12 educators. Site contains a Software Reviews Database, articles from Technology & Learning Magazine, articles from Educators in Educators' eZine, Event and Contest listings, Reader suggested Web sites, and weekly news updates on educat... ]
SchoolCall - Parent-teacher telephone communications system that notifies parents when their students are absent and gives parents and students access to homework, school memos, and bulletin boards.
Meta Description: [ SchoolCall is a parent-teacher telephone communications system that notifies parents when their students are absent and gives access to homework, school memos, and bulletin boards. ]
SchoolCenter - Integrated website service, with components for district-wide administration, teachers, students, and parents.
SchoolKit - A digital resource library of curriculum-focused student activities and teacher professional development modules. Access to the libraries is via yearly subscription.
Meta Description: [ SchoolKiT ]
SchoolMessenger - Notification system designed specifically for schools, to deliver personalized voice messages to students' parents.
Meta Description: [ SchoolMessenger is the leading provider of parent notification solutions for education, giving a voice to student information in thousands of schools and districts. SchoolMessenger provides your district with the foundation for tomorrow’s educational community. ]
SIRS Library - SIRS develops the products and technology necessary for the school library's changing role. Offering full text electronic databases, Mandarin Library Automation, and computer hardware systems to schools and libraries.
Teaching Electronics Technology - Software aids for electricity and electronics teaching.
Meta Description: [ Educational software for electrical and electronics training is described. A free trial CD is available for teachers. The material is designed to supplement classroom and textbook instruction by adding a computer based component. ]
Teradon Industries, Inc - Educational technology specializing in video access and control systems like media retrieval, bi-directional video, digital video, and broadband video solutions over cat5 or coaxial infrastructure.
Meta Description: [ Educational Technology. Manufacturing full line Intercoms, Video Delivery and Management Systems including Broadband and Digital. Teradon offers all aspects of Media Management in the Classroom, from designing solutions, to final installation and training. We offer: Computer Control, HTML Web Br... ]
TestCraft - Build tests, quizzes, exams, and assessments online. Take tests over the Web.
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