Tech firms invent a university
Confronted by a world-wide shortage of expert software designers and disappointed with the output of graduates from traditional universities, leading ... Read more
Month: August 2004
Teen training part of drive to wire Miami’s low-income homes
The Miami Herald reports on local efforts to educate low-income students about computer hardware in addition to software. A $600,000 ... Read more
SMU hoping to attract more female video-game developers
Reuters reports that Dallas’ Southern Methodist University is offering a women-only scholarship for would-be video game developers. SMU offers an ... Read more
Biometric time clock ticks off educators
The Monroe City School System in Louisiana is tossing out its teacher sign-in sheets and hourly wage employees’ punch cards ... Read more
Microsoft Partners in Learning bringing Michigan into fold
An Associated Press stoy, carried by The Detroit News, reports that Michigan has become the second state to participate in ... Read more
Peer-to-peer in crosshairs as feds fight cybercrime
InformationWeek.com reports that the U.S. Justice Department has taken new steps to protect the internet from identity thieves and spam. ... Read more
Mass laptop effort under way at three Bay State colleges
The Boston Globe reports that three state colleges in Massachusetts will require their students to have laptops this year. The ... Read more
Online college experience ideal for busiest students
The Savannah Morning News reports that increasing numbers of college students are enrolling in online courses because they have full-time ... Read more
Kansas teachers hurry to catch up to tech-savvy students
The El Dorado Times of El Dorado, Kansas, reports on the local school district’s tech training program for high school ... Read more
College uses ‘penalty box’ to keep network safe from viruses
DogStreetJournal.com, an online student publication at the College of William and Mary reports on the school’s request that students take ... Read more