Study links technology to student achievement: Comprehensive research documents learning gains
A new study by researchers at Columbia University suggests that West Virginia’s use of educational technology has directly led to ... Read more
Month: May 1999
“Digital-pulse” technology could change your life: A major breakthrough in wireless is on the way
A breakthrough technology being developed by a Huntsville, Ala. company called Time Domain could revolutionize school networks and communications in ... Read more
SurfWatch wins rights to internet filtering patent: Schools ponder impact on software prices
The decision in March by the U.S. Patent Office to give SurfWatch Software the rights to a major type of ... Read more
Internet links turbocharge new science textbooks
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) is helping to usher in a new age in school textbooks. The organization has ... Read more
From the Publisher: New life for the v-chip
Government support is an unreliable gauge of whether a technology really will catch on. In our disputatious society, a better ... Read more
Teachers’ groups criticize rush to online classes
Just one month after a virtual university became the nation’s first fully online education venture to receive a stamp of ... Read more
Schools loom large in Utah’s drive to become nation’s first
In time for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt wants to make schools a core element in ... Read more
Celebration School students test wearable security devices: Decoder-ring computer could eventually replace bar-code identification systems in schools
Dick Tracy has nothing on the students at The Celebration School near Orlando, Fla. The school has issued its students ... Read more
Savvy and software protected school computers from the much-hyped Melissa virus
The Melissa eMail virus that caused a stir among computer users several weeks ago also highlighted the ability of school ... Read more
Justice Department appeals ruling on internet porn law
A federal appeals court will decide whether a law aimed at preventing minors from gaining access to pornography on the ... Read more