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  • Court: Public-records law covers 'metadata'
    Fri, Oct 30, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  State Policy
    Hidden data embedded in electronic public records must be disclosed under Arizona's public-records law, the state Supreme Court ruled Oct. 29 in a case that could have implications for public schools and colleges across the United States. Key words: public records, electronic data, state law, supreme court ruling, education technology, Arizona [ Read More ]

  • Budget woes continue to plague education
    Thu, Oct 29, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  State
    The federal stimulus package might have saved thousands of teaching jobs, but many thousands more remain in jeopardy -- as well as virtual-school programs, higher-education funding, and other school initiatives -- as a result of lingering budget crises in states from coast to coast. Key words: federal stimulus, state budget, school funding, teaching jobs, education technology [ Read More ]

  • Nanotechnology program targets schools
    Thu, Oct 29, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Science , Technologies
    The nanotechnology industry will employ an estimated 2 million people worldwide by 2015, and with President Obama calling on colleges to ready students for the field, an Illinois-based company has introduced a program designed to teach the complex subject to undergraduates. Key words: nanotechnologies, education technology, school technology, atomic microscope, NanoProfessor [ Read More ]

  • SETDA names new executive director
    Wed, Oct 28, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Association News
    On Nov. 16, the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) will have a new leader: Long-time ed-tech industry executive Douglas Levin will take the reins from current SETDA Executive Director Mary Ann Wolf--and with challenges ranging from state funding shortages to the formation of a new national broadband plan, he'll have his work cut out for him. Key words: education policies, education funding, state education, SETDA, Doug Levin, education technology [ Read More ]

  • Report: Top students spurning STEM fields
    Wed, Oct 28, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Global competitiveness
    For years, educators have heard dire warnings about a supposed decline in the number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduates from U.S. colleges and universities, and the effect this could have on the nation's global competitiveness. Now, a new study suggests the problem might be different in nature than originally assumed. Key words: STEM, educational technology, global competitiveness, U.S. competitiveness [ Read More ]

  • How to be a leader with assistive technology
    Tue, Oct 27, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Assistive technologies
    Finding the right assistive technology (AT) to help students with special needs can be a daunting task -- but two leading AT trainers say the simplest tools often are best. Key words: assistive technology, education technology, special needs students, teaching tools [ Read More ]

  • Clean Tech: Schools bet on the next big thing
    Tue, Oct 27, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Emerging technologies
    A new concept is gaining traction in the business world. It's called "clean tech"--alternative energy, more efficient power distribution, and new ways to store electricity, all with a reduced environmental impact. Now, schools and colleges are accelerating the trend by creating clean-tech programs that give students real-world training and expanded job possibilities. Key words: clean tech, cleantech, green computing, green energy, green technology, green design, educational technology [ Read More ]

  • Bill Gates helps shape education policy
    Tue, Oct 27, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Federal Policy
    Not content with shaping education directly through schools, the biggest player in the school-reform movement has an eye on moving education policy. Key words: Bill Gates, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, educational technology, education reform, education policy [ Read More ]

  • Online courses often pricier for students
    Mon, Oct 26, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Research , Campus-based
    Fees imposed on college students who take online classes can be more than $1,300 at some schools, according to a new survey claiming that internet-based education is often more costly for students than attending classes on campus. Key words: online education degree, school technology, education technology, college tuition cost [ Read More ]

  • Students starting to flock to Twitter
    Mon, Oct 26, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Research , Technologies
    New research suggests that more young adults and teens -- normally at the cutting edge of technology, but initially slow to adopt Twitter -- are finally coming around to the micro-blogging service, using it for school, work, or simply to monitor the minutiae of celebrities' lives. Key words: Twitter, education technology, school technology, Saint Xavier University [ Read More ]

 

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