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Virtual bridge spans gender gap in computer animation
A still small but growing number of girls are enrolling in animation classes where students learn the basic tools for creating animated films and video games...…
History through a camera lens
Donald and Betty Ann Lockhart of Vermont, founders and owners of media production company Perceptions Inc., have documented topics related to agriculture and education in award-winning videos and films that…
Big delays for small laptops: OLPC recipients irate
The charitable Give One, Get One XO laptop program comes under fire by participants who say they've suffered chronic delivery snafus and delays...…
U.S. brain drain: Funds drying up in the idea war
Less money for scientific innovations in the United States may push scientists to head to other countries... …
Tech group reports boost to economy
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) released a report last week that painted a rosy picture of the sector's fortunes, one that stands in stark contrast to widespread fears…
Schools to increase spending on open-source software
Educational institutions will increase spending on open-source software and services over the next few years, but that doesn't mean proprietary software will be left in the dark, according to a…
Student’s snow-day plea triggers online storm
A phone call to a Fairfax County, VA, public school administrator's home last week about a snow day -- or lack of one -- has taken on a life of…
Employers look for digital dirt in job quest
With over seven million Facebook accounts, no longer is a resume and an interview the only information that employers request when deciding on whether or not to hire someone. By…
‘Green’ classes catch on
Accolades are pouring in as Cincinnati Public Schools embarks on an ambitious effort to make classes at all schools more "green."...…
Videos give teens new view of sex ed
At the "Sex::Tech" conference in San Francisco earlier this week, more than 300 people gathered to explore how to use the technology so widely embraced by teens today -- from…