“I’ve had such a phobia about computers for so long,” says Howell, a high school teacher. “It’s a mixture of fear, not knowing how to use it, not wanting to go through all this upheaval.” But this ...

Connections for Independent Living is offering an open computer lab to people with disabilities who want to learn computer skills, research online or search and apply for jobs. Open every Wednesday ...

Tammy Lauer, owner of My Computer Tutor, recently received loan assistance from the Southwest Initiative Foundation’s Microenterprise Loan Program for the start-up of her computer software and ...

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Includes updates and/or revisions. Still, no one expects the technology to ever replace the real thing. Then she responds encouragingly, “Let’s read again what the problem is asking.” This scene would ...

Delray Beach resident Falon Velez would like to see more little girls dreaming of designing cars instead of playing dress-up with Barbies. The 34-year-old computer whiz is the creator of TeachGeek, a ...

A new software program installed at the intermediate school is helping students master their studies all by themselves. The program is called Success Maker, and it is being used by only a few towns in ...

Human tutors—teachers who work closely with students, one on one—are unrivaled in their ability to promote deep and lasting learning. Education researchers have known this for more than 30 years, but ...