Teachers adopt iPods to enliven history lessons in South Carolina
In Aiken County schools forty teachers received free iPod Touch devices funded by a $19,000 grant from Public Education Partners. Teachers plan to use video podcasts and iTunes U to connect literature and history with current clips and period music, aiming to make lessons more engaging for students.
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Susan Hamlin
At&t Foundation
Hamlin
Aiken County
Public Education Partners
PEP
South Aiken
Sherry Shipes
Shipes
National Public Radio
American Public Media
iTunes U
Aiken
Art Lader
Silver Bluff High School
Lisa Evans
Diane Mangiante
Rob Novit
Fans urged to use MARTA for Clemson Alabama game traffic
Georgia DOT warns of major lane closures on the Downtown Connector over the holiday weekend for the Alabama Clemson game in Atlanta. Fans are urged to ride MARTA from 38 stations with fare options and reduced parking, avoiding city traffic.
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Georgia Dome
Georgia Department of Transportation
DOT
Alabama
Clemson
MARTA
Dome
GWCC
Philips Arena
Cnn Center
Centennial Olympic Park
Five Points
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South Carolina
Indian Creek Station
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Ceramics Center hosts open house at Odell Weeks Center
The H. Odell Weeks Activities Center opened its Ceramics Center with an open house featuring guided tours demonstrations and refreshments. Visitors learned about fall and winter classes starting in September and January and could reserve the center for children's parties.
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H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
Ceramics Center
Open House
Janda Rieger
Suzanne Stone
Joyce Riddick
Odell Weeks Ceramics Facility
Fall horse trials kick off season at Jumping Branch Farm
The fall eventing season began at Jumping Branch Farm in Aiken with dressage and combined tests. Riders including Karen Haeusler and Leslie Ward reported on training, prelim and novice levels while paying tribute to Kim Davies who lost her son in a car accident.
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Karen Haeusler
Julie
Haeusler
Paradise Farm
Leslie Ward
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Aiken
Ward
Burghley
Jacqueline Naugler
Amberjack
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Naugler
Kim Davies
Zapapas
Davies
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