Ithaca College student wins CellFlix Festival
PRNewswire reports that Ithaca College Junior Mike Potter won the first-ever CellFlix festival. The triple-major’s work was selected from among ... Read more
Month: January 2006
Gates envisions computing by phone
The New York Times reports that Microsoft founder Bill Gates demonstrated a mock-up of his proposed cellular PC last month ... Read more
Study: ‘Power Users’ drive pedagogy
Students who excel in the use of technology are driving change in classroom instruction, according to a new survey of educators. Dubbed "Power Users," these ultra tech-savvy students…
BlackBerry competitors muscle in
Reuters reports that as RIM (Research in Motion) faces a patent battle over its popular BlackBerry device, competitors are muscling ... Read more
Cities’ wireless plans hit snags
Across the nation, municipalities looking to provide wireless internet access citywide are meeting with resistance from local cable and telecommunications companies that fear such projects will cut into…
Group seeks bids for wireless network
The Mercury News reports that Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network announced that it is seeking bids to essentially transform Silicon ... Read more
Chicago approves first virtual public school
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the Chicago Board of Education approved the creation of the Chicago Virtual Charter School, the ... Read more
Public schools score as well as private in math
The New York Times reports that a government-financed study has found that in terms of math performance, students of public ... Read more
Alumnus rescinds offer to buy lecture tapes
The New York Times reports that conservative alumnus Andrew Jones of UCLA has withdrawn his offer to pay students to ... Read more
ED mainly mum on Gulf relief
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has announced the immediate availability of $253 million in hurricane relief money to help reopen Gulf Coast schools. But ED officials could…