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States struggle with assessing tech literacy
The No Child Left Behind Act stipulates that all students should be technologically literate by the end of the eighth grade. But how to assess technological literacy has proven to…
Schools add digital arts to the curriculum
As technology becomes more integrated into today's economy, digital-arts programs in schools around the country are inviting students to express themselves and explore global issues while learning basic 21st-century skills.…
Report describes EETT’s impact on ed tech
Significant cuts in federal educational technology funding have forced states and school systems across the nation to scale back and prioritize their ed-tech initiatives, according to the State Education Technology…
Key hurdle for online movies: 24-hour rentals
Apple Inc. has fallen substantially short of its target of having 1,000 movies available for renting through its online iTunes service by the end of February and is blaming studios…
Birmingham closer to getting $200 laptops
Birmingham, Ala., has taken another step closer to becoming the first entity in the United States to purchase $200 laptop computers from the nonprofit One Laptop Per Child Foundation.…
Computer device simulates sense of touch
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a controller that allows computer users to manipulate three-dimensional images and explore virtual environments not only through sight and sound, but also by…
Letter-scanning project brings history to life
Thanks to a recent digital scanning project at the University of Rochester, students, teachers, researchers, and others now have online access to a rare collection of letters written to and…
Legislators compromise on ed-tech funds
South Dakota schools got some mixed news on the ed-tech front on March 4: Although it appears they will not be forced to pay for internet access themselves this year,…
Lawmakers feud over virtual schooling’s future
Wisconsin lawmakers are locked in a largely partisan dispute over the future of online instruction in that state.…
Harvard scholars to explore web safety
Leading internet scholars at Harvard Law School will head a task force exploring the safety of users at MySpace and other popular internet hangouts, amid growing fears that youngsters have…