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  • Schools will have until 2009 to buy Windows XP
    Fri, May 09, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Technologies
    Microsoft will stop offering Windows XP in retail stores June 30, but at least two major computer manufacturers say school districts, colleges, and universities will be able to buy machines with the older operating system until January 2009, as Windows Vista--released last year--remains unpopular with many consumers. [ Read More ]

  • Facebook, states set online safeguards
    Fri, May 09, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Safety & security
    Facebook, the world's second-largest social-networking web site, will add more than 40 new safeguards to protect students and other users from sexual predators and cyber bullies, attorneys general from several states said May 8. [ Read More ]

  • Latest Wi-Fi standard on the march
    Wed, May 07, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Wireless Technology
    Colleges and universities nationwide are launching the newest generation of Wi-Fi networks even before a final version of the standard has been ratified--a move technology experts say could allow schools to do away with wired networks in the coming years. [ Read More ]

  • Wanted: More Hispanics in STEM fields
    Tue, May 06, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Science
    In what is becoming a national trend, leading businesses and education groups are launching new initiatives aimed at increasing the number of minorities--and Hispanics in particular--in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. [ Read More ]

  • Summit: Save STEM or watch America fail
    Fri, May 02, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Math and Science
    Two years after a report called "Rising Above the Gathering Storm" warned that the United States is falling behind in math and science education, endangering America's competitiveness in the global economy, education leaders, lawmakers, and cabinet members met for a national summit in Washington, D.C., to discuss what progress--if any--has been made in closing the gap. Their verdict: The U.S. needs to make a greater investment in critical math, science, and research programs for these efforts to succeed. [ Read More ]

  • University nixes web access during class
    Fri, May 02, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Instruction
    The University of Chicago Law School has banned internet access during class time, although laptops still will be permitted for note taking. The move comes as educators at schools and universities nationwide have struggled with how to keep students on task at a time when most have personal technology devices they bring to class. Although many professors have taken steps to block internet access during their instruction, the Chicago law school is believed to be among the first to implement a school-wide ban. [ Read More ]

  • Study: Creativity is important but neglected
    Fri, May 02, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Research
    Educators and employers agree that creativity is increasingly important in U.S. workplaces, according to a recent report. Yet, the report suggests a disconnect exists between what survey respondents say they believe and how they act: In fact, findings indicate most high schools and employers provide creativity-conducive education and training only on an elective or "as needed" basis. [ Read More ]

  • Report: Give schools $20 billion upgrade
    Thu, May 01, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Technology infrastructure
    Education needs $20 billion for infrastructure, according to a report released April 29. To narrow the digital divide, funding for up-to-date video and voice technology in schools should be a focus of federal and state decision makers from coast to coast. [ Read More ]