Technologies

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  • Focus on school data bolsters case for SIF
    Thu, Aug 13, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Software
    As little as a few years ago, the Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF)--a solution that allows school software applications from various vendors to share information seamlessly--was making slow headway in the nation's schools, as many districts took a wait-and-see attitude before spending the money for SIF-certified systems and the hardware and software necessary to make them all work together. Key words: SIF, Schools Interoperability Framework, education technology, school data [ Read More ]

  • Contest lets students try to 'change the world'
    Mon, Aug 10, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Handheld technologies , Tech Leadership
    A handheld medical diagnostic laboratory created by two Stanford University graduate students took home the top prize in the first annual Presidents' "Change the World" Competition from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) last month--and its designers hope it will revolutionize patient health care in poor countries worldwide. Key words: IEEE, Change the World, diagnostic laboratory, third-world countries [ Read More ]

  • CMU software streamlines 3D programming
    Thu, Aug 06, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Software
    Carnegie Mellon University is getting set to release an updated version of its popular animation-based software program "Alice," developed by the late "last lecture" professor Randy Pausch to teach computer programming. Key words: Alice software, Carnegie Mellon University, computer programming, education technology [ Read More ]

  • Digital library saves vital web documents
    Tue, Aug 04, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Technologies
    Web pages have an average lifespan of 77 days, meaning documentation of historical events can vanish with a single click. Critically important documents are moving exclusively to the internet, and the California Digital Library is working closely with academics to preserve web-based information before updates erase current events. Key words: University of California, California Digital Library, Library of Congress, New York University, web archiving, education, technology [ Read More ]

  • November: Drastically change ed-tech role
    Fri, Jul 17, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Curriculum , Technologies
    Author and longtime education technology advocate Alan November told educators and IT administrators last month that schools and colleges should reassess how they fund their ed-tech initiatives. Asking what teachers and students need, November said, should trump the persistent push for more technology staffing and equipment. Key words: Alan November, President Obama, 2008 presidential election, iPhone, iPhone app, education, technology [ Read More ]

  • Software rivalry gives schools more choices
    Wed, Jul 15, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Technologies
    Two recent announcements have ratcheted up the rivalry between Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc.--and both could have significant implications for schools. Key words: Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft education, Google Chrome OS, Google education, school netbooks, education, technology [ Read More ]

  • Web site recreates Apollo 11 mission in real time
    Tue, Jul 14, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Research , Technologies
    Families crowded around black-and-white television sets in 1969 to watch Neil Armstrong take man's first steps on the moon. Now, they'll be able to watch the Apollo 11 mission recreated in real time on the web, follow Twitter feeds of transmissions between Mission Control and the spacecraft, and even get an eMail alert when the lunar module touches down. Key words: Apollo 11, JFK Library, lunar module [ Read More ]

  • Open-source tool to boost STEM graduates
    Thu, Jul 09, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Policy , Technologies
    State education officials have a new tool to help them predict which investments will pay dividends as they try to boost the number of college graduates who major in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Key words: STEM, education, technology, Raytheon, engineering, University of Massachusetts, computer simulation [ Read More ]

  • NCTI funds research on assistive technologies
    Tue, Jul 07, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Research , Emerging technologies
    A handful of research projects now under way will gauge the effectiveness of new learning and assistive technologies for students with disabilities, such as a non-visual web browser and spell-check programs designed for those with dyslexia. Key Words: NCTI, technology innovation, assistive technology [ Read More ]

  • Cell phones used to deliver course content
    Mon, Jul 06, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Technologies , Campus-based
    U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says schools and colleges should deliver course content to the cell phones that students use to talk and text every day. Some campus officials are listening, and classes via web-enabled cell phones could be mobile learning's next evolution. Key words: Arne Duncan, online classes, Ball State University, Louisiana Community & Technical College System, education, technology [ Read More ]

 

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