For those who want the flexibility and freedom to home school their children, Florida has a few standards for families to follow. ...more

August 1, 2008

AVON PARK — The same way studio audiences in "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" vote for what they think is the correct response, South Florida Community College students key in their answers while studying accounting. Each student in Professor Carol Dutton's class has a wireless response card that looks like a remote control. Although it doesn't have a fast-forward or mute button, it does have 12 buttons marked with numbers and letters that coordinate to responses. Dutton presents an interactive polling slide via a PowerPoint presentation during her lecture, and the classmates press the button that corresponds to what they think is the correct answer. "It's a great way for everyone in the class to participate and for the students to communicate with me," Dutton said. Students can change their answers before time expires and a counter keeps track of the seconds remaining. As the students respond, their answers remain confidential, which students say they like. ...more

February 16, 2008