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House passes higher-ed reauthorization
On Feb. 7, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved long-delayed legislation to reauthorize the Higher Education Act. Although the bill's primary focus is on containing college costs, it also…
University group sues Intel over patents
The University of Wisconsin-Madison's research arm has sued computer chip maker Intel Corp., claiming the company violated the university's patents in making the popular Core 2 Duo processor.…
Educators find value in geocaching craze
At the 2008 Texas Computer Education Association conference in Austin, educators learned how they can incorporate "geocaching," an outdoor scavenger hunt using handheld global positioning system (GPS) devices, into the…
Cell phones tackle reading, language barriers
New technologies that enable cell phones to translate speech on the fly and read documents for the visually impaired could have important implications for both educators and students.…
Report urges U.S. to think ‘big’ about broadband
A new report calls on the federal government, state governments, and the private sector to come together to solve what has been called a U.S. "crisis" in high-speed internet connectivity.…
Administration: Broadband goal nearly reached
In 2004, President Bush pledged that all Americans should have affordable access to high-speed internet service by 2007. A report released Jan. 31 by the Bush administration says it has…
Budget plan gives ed tech the boot
The federal Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program, which helps put technology into the hands of students in classrooms across the country, is slated for zero funding for the fifth…
FETC spotlights tech’s many roles in schools
Educators attending the Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC) last month got a glimpse of some of the many ways that technology can help advance learning.…
Microsoft makes a bid for Yahoo
The highly competitive web-search business became a lot more interesting on Feb. 1 when Microsoft Corp. made an unsolicited bid to purchase Yahoo Inc. Educators, students, and the rest of…
STEM education program gets $12 million boost
A new program to create more schools focused on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education will prepare Ohio students to better compete in a global marketplace, state officials said…