From supe to ‘nets: Seattle Public Schools taps a superintendent as its new technology chief
It’s not often that the superintendent of a 29,000-student district leaves her post to head the technology department of another ... Read more
Month: July 2000
Union demands liability protection when students abuse teachers’ computers
In what might be a first in the nation, the school board in St. Lucie County, Fla., has tentatively agreed ... Read more
Microsoft adds new privacy features to its web browser
In an effort to address concerns about online privacy, Microsoft Corp. is beta-testing new “privacy-enhancing” features for its latest web ... Read more
Some schools are fighting poor acoustics with microphones and amplifiers
This spring, the classrooms of Concord Elementary School in Portland, Ore., buzzed with the ordinary sounds of a grade school: ... Read more
‘Bluetooth’ will streamline school connectivity, proponents say
For years, computer scientists have been trying to find a way to connect the latest wireless gadgets so they can ... Read more
FBI urges schools to ban web-site student photos, but not all educators agree
Responding to what they call a dramatic increase in the number of pedophile cases perpetrated though school web sites and ... Read more
Group develops new standards for records transfer.
New computer protocols being developed by a U.S. Department of Education task force soon could make it easy to exchange ... Read more
Web filters show inconsistency
An experiment conducted during the last few months by the free-speech advocacy group Peacefire suggests that many of the leading ... Read more
Another virus attacks school PCs
Just when school technology staff members were recovering from the highly destructive “Love Bug” virus, a new virus began eating ... Read more
Ariz. braces for computer purchases
Browsing at tables displaying laptops and PCs and getting an earful about wireless technology, Arizona educators began a process that ... Read more