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  • Kids, says BusRadio, lend us your ears
    Wed, Jun 21, 2006    Primary Topic Channel:  Business news
    To keep kids entertained and well behaved on school buses, some Massachusetts districts will be using a new service this fall that delivers age-appropriate music, news, and other content via radio. The service, which is free to schools, generates revenue through eight minutes of advertisements played every hour--and schools receive a portion of the proceeds to help pay for transportation costs. Critics, however, liken the service to the controversial Channel One and say it delivers targeted ads to a captive audience of children. [ Read More ]

  • Education a key focus at InfoComm '06
    Mon, Jun 19, 2006    Primary Topic Channel:  Business news
    Education was a key focus at InfoComm 2006, the audio-visual (AV) industry's largest annual trade show. Conference organizers attribute growing interest in AV technologies among schools as one reason this year's event was the most successful in the show's history. From digital projectors and interactive whiteboards, to video recording and streaming systems and other devices, vendors unveiled a host of new products aimed at schools. [ Read More ]

  • Teacher-proof ring tone latest 'teen buzz'
    Wed, Jun 14, 2006    Primary Topic Channel:  International , Business news
    A technology using ultra-high frequency sound to drive teenage loiterers away from shopping centers in the U.K. has been hijacked by tech-savvy teens to create an inaudible cell phone ring tone. Students are employing the technology to surreptitiously use mobile phones in class by creating ring tones that most adults cannot hear. [ Read More ]

  • 'Safe' social networking sites emerge
    Mon, Jun 12, 2006    Primary Topic Channel:  Business news
    Amid rising concerns over popular social networking sites, a new crop of "safe" sites is currently emerging. These "safe" sites hope to limit the dangers associate with other sties, such as talking to predators and revealing too much personal information. In addition, these safer sites aim to develop in users a proper online skill set--one that incorporates elements of online safety as well as proper behavior in virtual communities. [ Read More ]

  • Pearson buys Chancery Software
    Thu, Jun 01, 2006    Primary Topic Channel:  Business news
    In another stunning development in the student information system (SIS) market for schools, industry leader Pearson School Systems said it is acquiring Canadian SIS provider Chancery Software Ltd. for an undisclosed sum. The move marks the second Pearson acquisition of a major SIS competitor within a week; on May 25, the company announced plans to purchase Apple Computer's PowerSchool division. [ Read More ]

  • Robots stand in for bedridden students
    Tue, May 30, 2006    Primary Topic Channel:  Business news
    A national program called Providing Education By Bringing Learning Environments to Students (PEBBLES) uses robots to give students who are confined to hospitals a physical presence in their schools. Supporters of the program say it has great potential for expansion into other areas as well--such as helping suspended students stay connected to their classes. [ Read More ]

  • Pearson buys Apple's PowerSchool
    Fri, May 26, 2006    Primary Topic Channel:  Business news
    Pearson School Systems, a division of British media giant Pearson PLC, has agreed to buy Apple Computer's PowerSchool division, which makes a student information system (SIS) by the same name that enables parents, students, and teachers to monitor grades and homework assignments via the web. As part of the deal, terms of which were not disclosed, Pearson said it would develop educational content for teachers and students that is compatible with Apple's popular iPod music and video player. [ Read More ]

  • Student TV finds home on web
    Tue, May 23, 2006    Primary Topic Channel:  Business news
    A growing number of internet TV networks are cropping up--most aimed at college students--that stream television shows over the web to any internet-connected computer. Some of these networks, such as the Open Student Television Network and mtvU Uber, offer student-produced content, giving students a ready platform for distributing their video creations. [ Read More ]

 

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