Technology Management

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  • 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 ]

  • 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 ]

  • iTunes U evolving into teacher resource
    Wed, Oct 21, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Technologies
    iTunes University's role in higher education has changed from a platform for lecture videos to a source for homework, quiz, and lesson ideas for professors in search of new ways to teach old subjects. Key words: iTunes University, online lectures, education technology, school technology, free online learning [ Read More ]

  • Cisco positioned for bigger education role
    Fri, Oct 16, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Technologies , Audio-visual technology
    Cisco's purchase of leading videoconferencing company Tandberg could be a boon for K-12 and higher-education officials willing to pay for a high-quality online meeting space, but technology experts expect free videoconferencing programs to remain the choice of students. Keywords: Cisco, Tandberg, education technology, school technology, videoconferencing, webcasting [ Read More ]

  • Kindle lightens textbook load, but flaws remain
    Wed, Oct 14, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Handheld technologies
    It's an experiment that has made back-to-school a little easier on the back: Amazon.com gave more than 200 college students its Kindle e-reading device this fall, loaded with digital versions of their textbooks. But some students are finding they miss the decidedly low-tech conveniences of paper, reports the Associated Press (AP)--highlighting, flagging pages with sticky notes, and scribbling in the margins. Key words: ereader, Kindle, digital books, Amazon, education technology, taking notes [ Read More ]

  • Are netbooks right for education?
    Thu, Oct 08, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Computers
    During a time of steep budget cuts, many school leaders have turned to netbooks as a less expensive way to get computers into the hands of every student. But not everyone agrees that netbooks, with their smaller screens and processing power, are an ideal solution for education. Key words: educational technology, school netbooks, school laptops, school computing [ Read More ]

 

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