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Wi-Fi radiation: Practical steps to implement safer tech in classrooms  

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The Collaborative for High Performance Schools, the United States’ first green building rating program designed for K-12 schools, developed Best Practices for Low RFR classrooms in 2014 and the interdisciplinary Maryland State Children’s Environmental Health And Protection Advisory Council also recommended safer classroom technology in 2017.

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Intelitek Opens the First of 20 STEAM centers in the Republic of Ghana

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The STEAM approach helps students to understand that the world is interdisciplinary and that every product they see is the result of thought, knowledge, skill and teamwork,” said Graham Celine, VP, Business Development of Intelitek. “To the internet revolution in manufacturing. About Intelitek.

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Why STEM education could get a transformative makeover—soon

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The other critical part of this process is that DARPA programs are interdisciplinary and recruit the best talent from across academia and industry, including talent from outside the area of interest. The details of the ultimate goal remain flexible and will change continuously throughout development.

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Taking K-12 education transformation from pipe dream to pipeline

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Born in the era of VHS a generation before the Internet became mainstream, Blockbuster built its business catering to customers who liked being able to drop by one of its retail stores on a whim to pick out a new release or a well-known classic. Consider the example of Blockbuster Video.

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Nova Launches National Youth Science Communication Initiative: Nova Science Studio

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Today, the award-winning science series NOVA , produced for PBS by GBH Boston, announced the launch of NOVA Science Studio , a new national program to teach and engage young people through an interdisciplinary curriculum focused on science communication, digital media literacy, and video production.

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University Data Science Programs Turn to Ethics and the Humanities

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Very few of them had any interest in interdisciplinary programs,” is how he remembers it. A handful of programs are emerging from the ground-up with interdisciplinary approaches embedded. Housed in the university's Internet Institute, the 10-month master’s program is currently in its first year with a cohort of 26 students.

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Advancing Digital Literacy for a Digitally Inclusive Future

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There is no question that today’s schools are filled with digitally savvy children who have grown up with technology and the internet of things. Need help getting the WiFi booster to work properly? Ask a student.