Comcast mulling web-usage cap to discourage 'excessive' use
Thu, May 08, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Content Management
Comcast Corp., the nation's second-largest internet service provider, is considering setting an official limit on the amount of data that subscribers can download per month and charging a fee for those who go over, the Associated Press reports. [ Read More ]

Forbes reveals 'America's Greenest Colleges'
Thu, May 08, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Tech Leadership
Long a hotbed of environmental activism, America's campuses are blooming green, Forbes reports. [ Read More ]

Wilmington, N.C., to test change over to digital TV
Thu, May 08, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Technologies
Residents of Wilmington, N.C., soon will become laboratory rats in the nation's transition to digital TV, reports USA Today. [ Read More ]

Student loan social lending site launches
Thu, May 08, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Web Resources
A new person-to-person social lending web site aimed at college students struggling to find loans in the post-credit crunch market has launched in the United States, Finextra.com reports. [ Read More ]

Broadband over power lines fails to catch on
Thu, May 08, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Broadband
Once touted as a possible third option for home broadband access that could compete with phone and cable companies, the idea of providing high-speed internet service over power lines now looks like it has died in infancy, the Associated Press reports. [ Read More ]

Schools hope web will help speed up testing results
Wed, May 07, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Technologies
The Sun-Sentinel of South Florida reports that Palm Beach and Broward County high school freshmen and sophomores finished the reading portion of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test by mid-March--yet, more than six weeks later, they still don't know the scores. [ Read More ]

Software database reveals what kids are reading
Wed, May 07, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Reading/language arts
Children have welcomed the Harry Potter books in recent years like free ice cream in the cafeteria, reports the Washington Post, but the largest survey ever of youthful reading in the United States has revealed that none of J.K. Rowling's phenomenally popular books has been able to dislodge the works of longtime favorites Dr. Seuss, E.B. White, Judy Blume, S.E. Hinton, and Harper Lee as the most read. [ Read More ]

University adds voice-activated emergency system
Wed, May 07, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Safety & security
Crews at the University of Southern Mississippi installed receivers in 37 buildings May 5 as part of the first phase of a new emergency-notification system, the Hattiesburg American reports. [ Read More ]

More than 250 install Purdue supercomputer
Wed, May 07, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Computers
Purdue University professors and technology staff accomplished something May 5 that typically takes about six weeks, reports the Journal & Courier of Lafeyette, Indiana: They installed a supercomputer. [ Read More ]

Online grade-tracking programs are popular, but raise stress levels
Tue, May 06, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  NCLB-related programs
The New York Times reports that a profusion of online programs that can track a student's daily progress is changing the nature of communication between parents and children, families, and teachers ... and sometimes increases family tension. [ Read More ]