Korea bans minors from online games after midnight
The South Korean government has announced a pair of policies that would block access to online computer games by minors after midnight to help combat the rising problem…
Month: April 2010
New Microsoft phones aim at a younger crowd
Microsoft is trying to home in on a younger demographic with two new cell phones that have social-networking features, such as the ability to update status messages on…
Music school uses technology to bring training to all
Students at the Manhattan School of Music received a special class this month from Thomas Hampson, one of the nation’s top baritones.
Adobe’s Creative Suite 5 targets 21st-century skills
Adobe Systems Inc. has updated its multimedia design and publishing software with the April 12 release of Creative Suite 5 (CS5), which contains new curricula, a certification program,…
Syllabus digitization takes hold on college campuses
College students’ online calendars immediately can reflect any changes to their class schedule, test date, or homework due date, thanks to web-based course syllabi that alerts class members…
News sites rethink anonymous online comments
Web sites that once embraced anonymous comments are revising their policies to hold users more accountable for what they say online, reports the New York Times.
Cyber high school program reaches at-risk teens
Westwood Cyber High School, which caters to dropouts or potential dropouts, is one of a handful of Michigan schools in which all students learn online. But what makes…
Professors not ROTFL at students’ text language
College professors are anything but LOL at their students' recent writing habits, reports the San Jose Mercury News.
Lawmakers back La. school board webcasts
Meetings of Louisiana’s top school board would have to be carried over the internet under a bill approved by a state Senate committee on April 8, reports the…
Study finds smallest increase in faculty pay in 50 years
The New York Times reports that academic pay has been squeezed by the recession, according to the annual salary survey by the American Association of University Professors.
Author: ‘iGeneration’ requires a different approach to instruction
Today’s middle and high school students learn much differently from students just a few years older—and that's mainly because they’ve never known a world without the internet or…
New lesson for students: Watch what you post online
Many children are unaware of how the internet can turn typical adolescent behavior into something not only public, but also permanent—and educators are now trying to impart this…
Columbia to combine journalism, computer science in new digital media focus
Columbia University’s Journalism School and School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) are planning a new dual degree program in what they describe as a first-of-its-kind effort to…
FCC plans to move forward with broadband plan
The Federal Communications Commission said April 8 that it intends to move forward quickly with key recommendations in its national broadband plan, reports the Associated Press.
iPhone soon to get long-sought multitasking
Apple's iPhone and iPad devices soon will be able to run more than one program at a time, an ability that phones from Apple's rivals already offer and…
Not your grandfather’s shop class
Gone are the days when students with limited interest in pursuing higher education comprised the majority of students in shop class, reports the GateHouse News Service.
How to grow campus technology amid shrinking resources
Being an IT official at a California university today requires a close look at any measures that can save the campus cash. But Hilary Baker, vice president for…
Virtualization saves cash for college IT
Replacing Pepperdine University's computer labs with low-cost PCs would have cost almost $25,000, so campus technology officials turned to virtualized computing, connecting many PCs to a single computer…
Survey: School budget cuts even worse next year
Although the economy has begun to rebound, K-12 education leaders say they are still facing serious budget shortfalls for the coming school year that threaten their ability to…
Changing fonts could help schools save money
A Wisconsin university expects to save up to $10,000 a year by making a small change in computer users’ habits: Changing the fonts in the documents they print.
New design technique allows software to run faster
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new approach to software development that will allow common computer programs to run up to 20 percent faster and…
HP sees a revolution in new memory chip
Hewlett-Packard scientists on April 8 are expected to report advances in the design of a new class of diminutive switches capable of replacing transistors as computer chips shrink…
Governor: Texas should move to online textbooks
Texas Gov. Rick Perry proposed April 7 that his state abandon using traditional textbooks in public schools and replace them with computer technology, BusinessWeek reports.
Virtual schooling gets a boost in Virginia
A school without walls that uses technology to bring a K-12 curriculum from private providers online to students across Virginia is the focus of legislation that Gov. Robert…
iPhone update might address multitasking complaint
Topping the wish list for many iPhone and iPad users is a broader ability to run more than one program at a time—and on April 8, Apple Inc.…
Opinion: Let’s not create a cyber bullying panic
Recent stories in the press about teenage cyber bullying and real-world bullying, such as the incidents that led 15-year-old Phoebe Prince and 17-year-old Alexis Pilkington to commit suicide,…
New program to recognize Online Teacher of the Year
The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) and the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) have teamed up on a new awards program that will recognize an outstanding…
Visual artists to sue Google over vast library project
As Google awaits approval of a controversial settlement with authors and book publishers, the company’s plan to create an immense digital library and bookstore might face yet another…
Utah school district unveils new teacher web rules
The Granite, Utah, school district is considering a new social-networking policy that would forbid employees from fraternizing with students online, including being Facebook friends, reports the Salt Lake…
Microsoft creates Office plug-in for Moodle
Microsoft is releasing a free add-on that could make life easier for teachers, professors, and others who use the online educational system Moodle, CNET reports.
ACU makes its student newspaper available to iPad users
Apple has approved an application developed by Abilene Christian University that would allow students and staff to read ACU's student newspaper, the Optimist, on the iPad device just…
Users say the iPad, sun don’t mix
Planning on taking your new iPad to the beach or a cozy park bench? If so, you might want to consider bringing along a visor for both you…
C-SPAN Video Library puts democratic process online
Discovering how the hotly debated health-care reform bill became law, or learning about other legislative actions, is now as simple as watching a viral YouTube video: The contents…
Expanding school district gets a boost in interactive technology
As the fourth largest school district in Texas, the Northside Independent School District (NISD) in San Antonio makes it a priority to keep up with the ever-changing need…
Teen’s suicide after repeated bullying sparks debate
A teen’s suicide in bucolic Western Massachusetts has resulted in several of her former classmates being charged with crimes ranging from disturbing a school assembly to civil-rights violations,…
Could net-neutrality ruling hinder online education?
A federal court threw the future of internet regulations and U.S. broadband expansion plans into doubt April 6 with a far-reaching decision that went against the Federal Communications…
States skeptical about ‘Race to Top’ school aid contest
The initial results of the Obama administration’s signature school improvement initiative, known as Race to the Top, have left a sour taste for many states, reports the New…
Crowdsourcing start-up aims to change the world
Set to launch in beta form on April 6, Armchair Revolutionary is a web-based social activism platform designed to harness large-scale crowdsourcing and the boom in social gaming…
Pa. school official ordered deposed in webcam case
A federal judge has refused to quash a subpoena for the technology coordinator of a Pennsylvania school district that's accused of spying on students through laptop webcams, reports…
GW students, staff cannot use iPad with campus network
George Washington University students who purchase Apple’s iPad will not be able to use the device to connect to GWireless, the campus’s wireless network, reports the GW Hatchet.
