Fitness for tech-savvy students

School fitness center targets tech-savvy students
Minnesota State University officials have hit upon a creative way to get students to exercise: They've outfitted the exercise equipment on their Mankato campus with computers and internet access. Now, students can check their eMail, surf the web, watch TV, or even do their homework while they work out.

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Educational media for babies, toddlers an preschoolers

New Report on Educational Media for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

In recent years, there has been a big increase in new electronic media products for very young children, including those as young as one month old.  A driving force behind this new market is the advertising and package labeling that makes claims about the educational benefits of specific products.  A Teacher in the Living Room? Educational Media for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers examines the educational claims about commercially available educational media products (videos and DVDs, computer software, and video games) for very young children and what kind of research has been conducted to substantiate the educational claims.        

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Easing into a new school routine

13 Tips To Help Calm New School Nerves.
by Dianne Hadaway
Easing Into A New School Routine
Do you remember your first day of school, or going to a new school for the first time? Back to school changes and "first times" can be very scary for a lot of kids, and parents too!  “

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Interactive stories

AwesomeStories.com uniquely uses the Internet to link its story content to hundreds of thousands of the world's best on-line primary sources. Enjoy an interactive learning experience as you see relevant maps, pictures, artifacts, manuscripts and documents, IN CONTEXT, within each story. Take advantage of human-based searches for a safe, fast and fun way to learn the real story behind historic events, famous people, heroic exploits, legends, disasters, movies, plus topics of current and general interest.

Time watching television increasing

We're Spending More Time Watching TV
Even with increased competition from video games, the Internet, DVD's and portable devices, the average television viewing time has risen four minutes a day so far this season over the same period last season.
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'Website warns parents about new technology

Parents warned over new technology
The need to educate children and teens about the new risks associated with devices such as webcams and mobile phones has sparked a revamp of a Government advisory website.  

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New family relationship centres

Ground control to mum, dad
THE Attorney-General, Philip Ruddock, has likened the Federal Government's new national chain of family relationship centres to "aircraft control centres" that will help and guide people through all the different stages of their relationships.Within the next three years 65 centres will be opened, offering a vast range of family services including pre-marriage education, relationship counselling, parenting advice and mandatory sessions for people seeking to end their partnerships in the Family Court.  

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