Technology Management

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  • FCC solicits e-Rate comments
    Fri, Nov 06, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Broadband
    As part of its efforts to develop a National Broadband Plan, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking comments about how the e-Rate program can be improved to meet the broadband needs of schools and libraries -- and how it might play a role in delivering or stimulating the adoption of broadband service within communities. Key words: FCC, broadband internet, erate, school internet, education technology [ Read More ]

  • 'Convergent education' comes together
    Thu, Nov 05, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Emerging technologies
    As I was saying last month, an avalanche of change is rumbling towards our field. I propose we call this cascading phenomenon "convergent education." Key words: convergent education, educational technology, instructional technology, digital learning opportunities [ Read More ]

  • ABC News recruits college reporters
    Wed, Nov 04, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Audio-visual technology
    Students from six universities are pitching news stories and supplementing national reports for ABC News in a high-pressure program that uses technology and video-editing software while training students for future journalism careers. Key words: ABC News on Campus, journalism education, journalism school, educational technology [ Read More ]

  • Budget cuts threaten Missouri virtual school
    Tue, Nov 03, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Virtual schooling / Distance Learning
    Budget cuts could force Missouri's statewide virtual school to close midway through the academic year, leaving students with half-earned credits scrambling to complete their education. Key words: Missouri virtual school, online learning, distance learning, virtual school, virtual education, iNACOL, educational technology [ Read More ]

  • eSN Special Report: Beyond virtual schools
    Sun, Nov 01, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Virtual schooling / Distance Learning
    These days, virtual education can be more than a home-schooled child sitting alone in front of a computer. Purveyors of online-education products are creating various delivery methods to suit school districts, students, teachers, and parents with differing needs, requirements, and budgetary constraints--and often the learning takes place within, or is supplemented by, a traditional classroom experience. [ Read More ]

  • Teaching students with autism
    Sun, Nov 01, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Special Education , Assistive technologies
    As autism diagnoses continue to rise, an alarming new statistic indicates that autism is now diagnosed in one out of every 91 children, instead of one out of every 150 children as previously thought. The increase in autism diagnoses presents a significant challenge for school systems, which already face limited resources as they seek to educate children with the neurological disorder. [ 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 ]

  • 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 ]

 

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