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  • Pa., Maine faced with ed-tech budget woes
    Thu, Jul 02, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Funding
    Two states are taking very different approaches when it comes to managing spending cuts and sustaining education technology budgets. In Pennsylvania, Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell has proposed cutting his signature Classrooms for the Future initiative, which provides laptops and training to the state's schools. Maine, despite economic worries of its own, is expanding its one-to-one laptop initiative to all state high schools. Key words: education technology funding, Maine school technology funding, Pennsylvania technology funding, Maine Learning Technology Initiative, Classrooms for the Future, education, technology [ Read More ]

  • Feds announce guidelines for rural broadband funding
    Thu, Jul 02, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Broadband
    Vice President Joe Biden on July 1 outlined a $4.7 billion loan and grant program to develop the infrastructure needed to deliver broadband, or high-speed, internet access to areas that are underserved or without access. Key words: rural broadband access, rural broadband funding, technology access, K-12 technology access, broadband internet, education, technology [ Read More ]

  • Study: Students want more online learning
    Wed, Jul 01, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  NECC , Virtual schooling / Distance Learning
    Despite a growing interest in online learning among students, the availability of online classes in K-12 schools and districts hasn't kept pace with the demand, according to a new report from Project Tomorrow and Blackboard Inc. Key words: Online learning, K-12 online learning, Project Tomorrow, Blackboard Inc., online learning trends, Learning in the 21st Century: 2009 Trends Update [ Read More ]

  • Microsoft tests free security software
    Wed, Jul 01, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Computer security
    In a move that could help keep higher-education campus networks safe, Microsoft Corp. released a beta test of a free computer security program on June 23 and is on track to launch a finished product in the fall. Key words: computer security, school security, campus network security, Microsoft Corp., education, technology [ Read More ]

  • Audits frustrate e-Rate applicants
    Tue, Jun 30, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  eRate
    Opinions about the management of the federal e-Rate program have improved over the last year, a new survey suggests. But applicants continue to be frustrated by audits, and they'd like to see more transparency in the program. Key words: e-Rate, e-Rate audit, Funds For Learning, 2009 e-Rate survey, USAC, education, technology [ Read More ]

  • 7 million YouTube hits make kids' choir famous
    Tue, Jun 30, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Video technologies
    A New York fifth-grade chorus has become a world-famous cyber phenomenon touted by top media outlets, celebrities, and politicians, thanks to the online video-sharing web site YouTube. Key words: YouTube, blogging, school blogging, school chorus videos, education, technology [ Read More ]

  • Project seeks to measure ed tech's value
    Mon, Jun 29, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Tech Leadership
    An ambitious new research project aims to revolutionize education by showing that well-implemented technology initiatives can save states money after an initial investment. Key words: school technology implementation, school budgets, education, technology, Hayes Connection, Greaves Group, Project RED [ Read More ]

  • LEDs light up InfoComm 2009
    Mon, Jun 29, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  InfoComm , Technologies
    School administrators, teachers, and professors were among thousands at the InfoComm audio-video conference in Orlando June 15-19, where technology vendors unveiled the latest in digital signage hardware and software and LED projectors that could prove energy and cost efficient. Key words: InfoComm, audio-visual, LED projectors, digital signage, Orlando, education, technology [ Read More ]

  • Digital games: Playing for learning and health
    Fri, Jun 26, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Gaming
    Video game researchers gathered June 23 to discuss ways gaming can help address the gaps in U.S. students' educational performance, while also helping to improve their health. Key words: educational gaming, educational technology, 21st century skills [ Read More ]

  • Cheaper eBook reader challenges Kindle
    Thu, Jun 25, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Tech Leadership
    With the popularity of electronic reading devices on the rise, and a handful of colleges set to pilot Amazon.com's Kindle DX this fall, a new eBook reading device from New York-based Interead, called the COOL-ER, offers a less expensive alternative that its creator, Neil Jones, says educators could find appealing. Key words: Interead COOL-ER, eBook, electronic reading devices, Kindle DX [ Read More ]

  • Carnegie Corporation: 'Do school differently'
    Wed, Jun 24, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Global competitiveness
    Urging the nation to "do school differently," a new report recommends a set of concrete actions for federal, state, and local education leaders to take to transform math and science instruction and bring the United States back to the forefront of global competition. Key words: STEM education, global competitiveness, Carnegie Commission, U.S. science education, U.S. math education [ Read More ]

  • Former college QB battles video game maker
    Wed, Jun 24, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Litigation
    A former college quarterback is suing video game company EA Sports and the NCAA for using his image in a popular video game without his consent in a case that legal experts say could affect the long-brewing argument over using athletes' digital likenesses. Key words: EA Sports, NCAA, video games, Supreme Court, Sam Keller, University of Nebraska, education, technology [ Read More ]

  • Dueling curricula put copyright ed in spotlight
    Tue, Jun 23, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Copyright
    A clash over education materials from two copyright awareness organizations has thrust copyright education in the national spotlight, while giving educators and students some new resources for understanding how copyrights work. Key words: copyright education, copyright and school, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Copyright Education Alliance Foundation [ Read More ]

  • Campus payroll project sees delays, more costs
    Tue, Jun 23, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  payroll
    A second attempt by the University of Wisconsin System to install a new computer payroll program is millions of dollars over budget and a year behind schedule. Moreover, a company fired over subpar work in creating Wisconsin's statewide voter database in 2007 is working as a subcontractor on the project. Key words: University of Wisconsin System, Wisconsin payroll system, Accenture, PeopleSoft [ Read More ]

  • 21st-century skills movement grows
    Mon, Jun 22, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  21st Century skills
    Illinois, Louisiana, and Nevada have become the latest states to join the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21), a national effort to integrate 21st-century skills into teaching and learning to prepare students for a global, information-based economy. Key words: Partnership for 21st Century Skills, P21, global competitiveness [ Read More ]

  • Google Maps snaps views from college campuses
    Mon, Jun 22, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Geography
    A pedicab-like vehicle mounted with an 8-foot-high camera has been rolling around the pedestrian walkways of the University of Pennsylvania to collect panoramic images of the campus for Google Maps' Street View feature, which gives users detailed, street-level views of map locations over the internet. Key words: Google Maps, University of Pennsylvania, UPenn, Google Street View [ Read More ]

  • Duncan to states: Don't slash school funding
    Fri, Jun 19, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Fed , Legislation
    The Obama administration on June 18 warned states that it might withhold millions of dollars in federal stimulus funding if they use the money to plug budget holes instead of boosting aid for schools. Key words: Arne Dunan, stimulus funding, Obama administration [ Read More ]

  • Minn. woman loses music-sharing retrial
    Fri, Jun 19, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Copyright
    In what should serve as another stark warning to students about the repercussions of illegally sharing music online, a replay of the nation's first file-sharing case to go to trial has ended with the same result, finding a Minnesota woman to have violated music copyrights and ordering her to pay hefty damages to the recording industry. Key words: RIAA, copyright, illegal file sharing, peer-to-peer music sharing [ Read More ]

 

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