ADVISORY/Students and Educators to View New High-Tech Learning System on ''eBus'' on Visit to Walker Jones Elementary.Calendar Editors/Education Writers ADVISORY...for Friday (March 26) MESA, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 2004 This Friday, students and teachers from Walker-Jones Elementary and R.H. Terrell Junior High School, and education leaders from District of Columbia Public Schools
From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the colorful Pearson Digital Learning eBus will be parked in front of Walker-Jones Elementary, allowing educators and students alike to see first-hand the impact technology can have on a student's success in the classroom. The eBus is a school bus and mobile computer lab outfitted out·fit n. 1. A set of tools or equipment for a specialized purpose: a welder's outfit. See Synonyms at equipment. 2. A set of clothing, often with accessories. 3. with 13 computer workstations and Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the satellite connectivity. With a specific emphasis on standards-aligned, research-based curriculum, the eBus highlights programs that use technology to improve student performance including the Waterford Early Reading Program(TM) and Waterford Early Math and Science(TM) courseware Educational software. See CBT and OpenCourseWare. (application) courseware - Programs and data used in Computer-Based Training. for preK-2 students, KnowledgeBox(R) K-6 Digital Learning System, and SuccessMaker(R) Enterprise electronic curriculum for preK-8 students, the system recently purchased for Walker-Jones Elementary. Working side by side with educators for over 40 years, Pearson Digital Learning (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :PSO PSO - Oracle Parallel Server ) is the leader in proven, comprehensive technologies for preK-12 education.
WHO: Students and faculty from Walker-Jones Elementary and
R.H. Terrell Junior High School; administrators from
throughout DCPS.
WHAT: Demonstration of programs that use technology to improve
student learning aboard the high-tech eBus.
WHEN: Friday, March 26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: Walker-Jones Elementary School, 100 L Street NW,
Washington, D.C. 20001
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