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Youths use cell phones as mini-PCs
A new survey suggests that today's youth--and minorities in particular--are using cell phones more and more as mini personal computers, sparking a revolution in ubiquitous computing. The survey…
Fla. proposal would give laptops to all teachers
All Florida public school teachers would get a laptop computer, and math and science teachers would get extra pay, under a proposal announced Jan. 23 by Gov. Jeb Bush. …
Gates: Cell phones, not laptops, will best answer poor students’ needs
Cell phones, not laptops, hold the most promise for providing low-cost access to one-to-one computing in developing nations, according to Microsoft founder and chairman Bill Gates. …
Forsyth County’s whiteboard evaluation questions
Here is a look at the questions Forsyth County, Ga., asked during its search for interactive whiteboards...…
Classroom Instruction: Whiteboard ‘shootout’ helps Forsyth County corral the right system for its needs
Forsyth County School District, just outside of Atlanta, serves more than 24,500 students and employs 3,100 full-time employees in 24 schools. This fall, we completed the initial implementation phase of…
Soaring fuel costs threaten school budgets
The fuel panic that ensued after Hurricane Katrina interrupted oil production and transportation in the Gulf Coast region has heightened concerns over rising fuel costs that already had existed before…
Tech helps special-needs kids pass key tests
Whether, how, and how much educators should deploy technology to help special-needs students on high-stakes tests are complex issues in the era of the No Child Left Behind…
All-digital school passes first test
Nearly a month into a revolutionary experiment in 21st-century education, students and teachers at Arizona's Empire High School say they don't seem to miss toting textbooks around.