March 2010

Texas district streams video wirelessly on demand

November 5, 2013March 31, 2010 by By Maya T. Prabhu, Assistant Editor

A Texas school system has set up a wireless network infrastructure that is capable of streaming high-quality video to students’ mobile devices—enabling true anytime, anywhere learning to occur…

District Management

Viral eMail roils higher education once again

March 31, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Have you heard the one about shady White House dealings that saved a college basketball coach’s job? The eMail rumor about Oregon State University coach Craig Robinson—President Obama’s…

Teaching Trends

Win up to $2.6 million for using telecom in instruction

April 5, 2010March 31, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

The Ready to Teach program supports the use of telecommunications to improve teaching.

Teaching Trends

Win up to $15 million for the development of high-quality charter schools

April 12, 2010March 31, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

The purpose of the Charter Schools Program is to increase national understanding of the charter school model and to expand the number of high-quality charter schools available.

Teaching Trends

Win up to $5,000 for educational video programming

March 31, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

The Ready-to-Learn Television Program is designed to facilitate student academic achievement by supporting the development and distribution of educational video programming for preschool and elementary school children and…

Teaching Trends

Up to $500,000 to California schools working to improve student achievement

March 31, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act authorizes funds to help local educational agencies address the needs of schools in improvement, corrective action, and restructuring in order to improve…

Teaching Trends

Win an allocation of high-performance computer time

March 31, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

U.S. researchers may apply for the quarterly review of requests for free allocations of high-performance computer time, advanced user support, and storage resources.

Teaching Trends

Share why technology is a good investment for schools and win a $1,000 scholarship

March 31, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

Samsung Techwin America is asking high-school students across America to write a 300-word essay on the topic of technology as an investment in education.

Teaching Trends

Receive discounts on the CCC! Core Curriculum Content Package

May 14, 2010March 31, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

Since educational video content is not eligible under the e-Rate Program, New Dimension Media, is offering the CCC!-Rate Discount Program.

Teaching Trends

Win $10,000 by sharing an internet safety story

March 31, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

Trend Micro launched the “What’s Your Story” campaign and is calling everyone over the age of 13 to submit their videos on internet safety.

Teaching Trends

SEN Teacher promotes free resources for special needs students

March 31, 2010 by Jeff Festa

SEN Teacher is a web site that provides free teaching and learning resources for students with special needs and learning disabilities. Resources for K-12 and college-level students are…

IT Management

Pa. university to give all students iPads

November 5, 2013March 31, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

It hasn't even launched yet, and already Apple's iPad is catching the eye of colleges, CNET reports.

District Management

Technology coalition seeks stronger privacy laws

March 31, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

A broad coalition of technology companies, including AT&T, Google, and Microsoft, and advocacy groups from across the political spectrum said March 30 that it would push Congress to…

IT Management

New 3-D imaging system could touch more students

November 5, 2013March 31, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

A program at Richmond County Schools in North Carolina that uses military technology from nearby Fort Bragg has catapulted a member of Richmond’s senior class into a summer…

District Management

Citing concerns, Yale delays switch to Gmail

November 5, 2013March 31, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

The changeover to Google as Yale’s eMail provider has been put on hold as campus officials examine the implications of such a move, reports the Yale Daily News.

IT Management

A look at the technology culture divide

November 6, 2013March 31, 2010 by By Randall Hoyer

The arrival and rapid dissemination of digital technology in the last decades of the 20th century fundamentally changed our students. Today's students represent the first generation to grow…

District Management

Students’ latest ‘crush’: New matchmaking web site

November 5, 2013March 31, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

There’s a Yale student looking for a girl who took a “glorious fall” in the rain and looked “cute” doing it. The incident is spelled out on a…

District Management

From proposed plan to implemented program

November 6, 2013March 30, 2010 by By Peter C. Davis

The partnership between public and private stakeholders has never been more important to American education. That's especially true now, as we consider the recommendations set forth by the…

District Management

Critics say administration’s blueprint is too similar to NCLB

October 29, 2010March 30, 2010 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

As the Obama administration seeks support for its plan to rewrite the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), many education policy analysts worry that the new blueprint's guidelines…

District Management

Nine charged with bullying Mass. teen who killed self

March 30, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

Nine teens have been charged in the "unrelenting" bullying of a teenage girl from Ireland who killed herself after being raped and enduring months of torment by classmates…

Blended Learning

College dean adds human touch to distance education

March 30, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

Douglas E. Hersh, dean of educational programs and technology at Santa Barbara City College, believes video technology might hold the key to solving an old problem that has…

Curriculum

‘Math wars’ over national standards might erupt again in California

March 30, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

The contentious debate over how California students should learn math is ready to erupt again, reports the San Jose Mercury News.

District Management

Wisconsin schools to share $80 million Microsoft settlement

March 30, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

As a result of a class-action lawsuit settlement with Microsoft Corp., vouchers worth about $80 million are in the mail to districts across Wisconsin to help 800 low-income…

District Management

School webcam spying prompts call for new laws

August 18, 2010March 30, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., is pushing for new federal laws on electronic privacy as a school district in his home state struggles with a lawsuit over attempts to…

District Management

Schools turn to unified communications to save costs, boost productivity

November 5, 2013March 30, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

More schools and colleges are turning to unified communications as a way to streamline communication and save much-needed money in unpredictable economic times.

IT Management

Enough hardware, already!

November 6, 2013March 29, 2010 by By Jon Bower

Guess the years: a computer in every classroom; internet access in every school; 1:1 laptops for middle or high school students; an interactive whiteboard in every classroom; 3D…

District Management

Delaware, Tennessee win first ‘Race to the Top’ grants

March 30, 2010March 29, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

Broad support from key stakeholders, including elected officials, teachers' unions, and local business leaders, was an important factor in awarding the first round of "Race to the Top"…

District Management

9 charged with bullying Mass. teen who killed self

March 29, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

Nine teens have been charged in the "unrelenting" bullying of a teenage girl from Ireland who killed herself after being raped and enduring months of torment by classmates…

District Management

Student loan company: Data on 3.3M people stolen

March 29, 2010March 29, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

A company that guarantees federal student loans said March 26 that personal data on about 3.3 million people nationwide have been stolen from its headquarters in Minnesota, reports…

Blended Learning

Oregon educators look to create single hub for cyber classes

March 29, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

Students across Oregon might be able to take online classes as soon as this fall if the state's Education Service Districts can pull together a plan for a…

District Management

Google: 600 communities aim to be high-speed networking test sites

March 29, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

Planning to build a local high-speed broadband network as a test project, Google Inc. has received more than 600 responses from communities interested in the effort, BusinessWeek reports.

Research

Study shows problems, promise for hybrid school buses

March 29, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

An Iowa State University (ISU) researcher says a study of hybrid school buses shows some promise for decreasing fuel costs and pollution, if mechanical problems with the buses…

Teaching & Learning

HISD’s online radio plans make some waves

March 29, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

A new internet-based radio station could generate more than $500,000 a year for the Houston Independent School District, reports the Houston Chronicle.

District Management

Web slurs target teen suicide victim

March 29, 2010March 29, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

A community reeling from the suicide of a popular high school senior turned its sorrow to outrage March 26 over a practice known as "trolling."

District Management

$20 billion in ed funding slashed from student aid legislation

March 31, 2010March 29, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

In last-minute maneuvering designed to get the measure to pass, lawmakers eliminated $20 billion in proposed education funding from the student aid overhaul enacted by Congress last week:…

District Management

Federal CTO calls for ‘student-led innovation’ in developing broadband apps

March 26, 2010March 26, 2010 by Denny Carter

Aneesh Chopra, chief technology officer for the Obama administration, has posted a blog entry calling for a campus-based initiative to encourage broadband innovation by students.

IT Management

Student-driven film spotlights young gamblers, online betting

March 26, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

With sports betting at his fingertips and a poker table a mouse click away, it was all too easy for Max Shona to spend hours gambling on the…

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