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Teens likely to divulge info on ‘net
Here’s a topic for your next school/parent powwow: Teenagers, who know better than to talk to strangers, will divulge almost anything on the internet. They’ll happily blab about themselves, their…
Another virus attacks school PCs
Just when school technology staff members were recovering from the highly destructive “Love Bug” virus, a new virus began eating its way through computers, and this one is smarter and…
Ariz. braces for computer purchases
Browsing at tables displaying laptops and PCs and getting an earful about wireless technology, Arizona educators began a process that will put nearly 50,000 new computers in classrooms across the…
Educators react to Microsoft ruling
Most of the school technology decision makers who talked with eSchool News had unequivocal reactions to a judge’s June 7 decision to break up software giant Microsoft Corp. Trouble is,…
Web helps students find scholarships
Tavia Evans barely knew what the internet was, let alone how to use it, until her junior year of high school. But the honor student decided to try her luck…
AOL launches free school portals
America Online Inc.—the world’s leading internet services company, with more than 22 million members worldwide—has introduced a free service for schools. Company officials say the service, called AOL@School, is designed…
Georgia to offer free broadband service to schools
Georgia Gov. Roy E. Barnes has announced plans to install and deliver high-speed internet access to every rural school and resident in the state within the next 12 months. The Georgia…
Maine wants laptop for every kid
Before cracking open their textbooks, students in Billie Anthony’s talented and gifted class at Carmen Arace Middle School in Bloomfield, Conn., crack open their laptop computers and check eMail. After reading…
Indian language preserved on CD
Students and educators will have technology to thank for allowing them to experience the fading languages of several American Indian tribes in years to come. In early May, a group…
States tap innovative sources for tech funding
Lawmakers in several states are tapping innovative sources to fund educational technology initiatives—from state lottery proceeds, to tobacco settlement money, to funds from late tax payments that were stuck in…