Google Inc. will sell the online services of other business software makers in an effort to fill its own product gaps and persuade more organizations to rely on…
Long ago lapped by Facebook in popularity and with fast-growing Twitter on its tail, social networking site MySpace is planning a series of updates over the next months…
Teaming up with international universities, IBM has started a two-year research program that aims to make cell phones easier to use for groups including the elderly and the…
The prospect of an eMail bouncing to every corner of the internet has college professors measuring their words carefully after a New York University professor’s acerbic eMail to…
According to a new report, one out of every four rural students fails to graduate from high school. From changing Title I formulas to providing cutting-edge technology, it’s…
For much of his career as a professor of physics at Chabot College, Scott Hildreth struggled to figure out which concepts he should try to reinforce in his…
The internet was built on freedom of expression. Yet, society wants someone held accountable when that freedom is abused—and major internet companies like Google and Facebook are finding…
Google is building on its partnership with the World Bank, U.S. Census Bureau, and other gatherers of statistics to present an array of data in visual form within…
Google’s network pushes the limits of translation technology and has become a favored source of translations for millions of people, reports the New York Times.
Hawaii public schools have begun testing a new online version of the state's annual assessment exam, which officials say will be a better gauge of student progress than…
Clickers first appeared in college classrooms over a decade ago and have since spread to just about every college and university in the country, thanks to cheaper and…
Just days before the U.S. Department of Education released applications for the $650 million Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund on March 8, education technology researchers and developers expressed…
Karen Cator, director of education technology for the U.S. Department of Education, has heard the concerns from ed-tech groups about President Obama’s 2011 budget proposal, which would fold…
Federal regulators trying to bring high-speed internet connections to all Americans will propose tapping the government program that now subsidizes telephone service in poor and rural areas, reports…
The federal Education Department plans to intensify its civil-rights enforcement efforts in schools around the country, including a deeper look at issues ranging from programs for immigrant students…
The new National Education Technology Plan, released March 5, sets an ambitious agenda for using technology to transform teaching and learning, ed-tech advocates say--and a call to action…
Christian-based materials dominate a growing home-school education market that encompasses more than 1.5 million students in the United States, reports the Associated Press.
When violent crimes are reported on campus, police are required by federal law to notify the public. But officers from the Ohio State University Police are worried that…
Apple announced on March 5 that the Wi-Fi versions of its long-awaited iPad will arrive April 3 in stores in the United States, reports the New York Times.
The federal government’s investment in education technology is an opportunity for the publishing industry, which must respond by creating more engaging content that is relevant for today’s tech-savvy…