Virtual reality class unfolds at Lisbon High
Patrick Hogan reports Lisbon High School freshman Cole Norton works on realistic physics images in a Virtual Reality Education Pathfinders class. The program began in 2006 with a Mayo Clinic donated VR medical computer to East Marshall High in Le Grand, Iowa, and is expanding to several Eastern Iowa schools.
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Students Tackle School Computer Challenge
Principal Rex Kozak assigns a group of students to learn and operate the school computer. The move aims to unlock the device’s functions and integrate it into classroom use.
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Quaker Starts Flood Wall Work in Downtown C R
Construction has begun on Cedar Rapids flood protection focused on a 0.47 mile segment to shield the Quaker plant. Quaker moves ahead before full city project completion with city and Army Corps approval to proceed and add later.
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Online AP academy in Iowa runs out of funding
Iowa faces a funding gap for the Iowa Online AP Academy as the Belin-Blank Center reports the program is exhausted of money. Senate File 85 seeks appropriations to continue and expand AP online courses, with emphasis on STEM to aid rural and small districts.
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Longtime Gazette editor Fleming dies
Phyllis Fleming, age 75, longtime Gazette editor, died of duodenal cancer at St Luke's Hospital. She retired in 2002 as deputy managing editor and was remembered for direct, reader first journalism and high standards. Cedar Memorial services are pending.
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