Fun new Kids Education Game

Just stumbled upon a cool looking new kids math game-- RJ The Robot- http://www.rjtherobot.com . A game in the works from the creators of my favorite maths games site--will post a full review when the game is finally launched.

Dept of Education report on Online Learning

A study just came out from the US Dept of education on the efficacy of online learning vis a vis traditional learning and, basically, the report states that classes that infuse online learnining are more successful than those that solely use traditional face-to-tace education.
Here's a quot4e from the Abstract:

The meta-analysis found that, on average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction.

If you have the time to read the full 93 page report, here it is (pdf file).