Developers seek to link iPad with education
Technology experts say Apple's latest gizmo, the iPad, won't replace students' laptops, but a menu of applications could help teach the periodic table, a range of languages, and…
Month: April 2010
California district cuts energy consumption costs
The Silicon Valley is known as a high-tech apex and is quickly cementing itself as a leader in the green movement. Located just 15 minutes south of San…
Apple sells 300,000 iPads in first day
More than 300,000 iPads were scooped up by eager technology consumers during the device's first day on store shelves, and iPad users already have downloaded more than 1…
Stanford researchers launch new web site to monitor app security
With the launch of Apple's iPad, developers are scrambling to create new applications. But are they safe? That's the question a new web site hopes to help answer,…
Suicide’ query prompts Google to offer hotline number
Last week, Google’s search engine started automatically suggesting where users can call for counseling if they type in a search term that appears to focus on suicide, reports…
NASA funds initiative to aid students
NASA says it is organizing an initiative to help U.S. graduate and undergraduate students apply for space agency internships or fellowships, UPI reports.
Can ‘smart phones’ lead to smarter students?
Palm Beach County, Fla., school officials say it's time to consider lifting a ban on student cell phones to take advantage of new technologies and boost achievement, reports…
Ed-tech leaders reveal keen insights
What do U.S. students want most when it comes to technology? How is one school system saving thousands of dollars per year in software licensing fees? How is…
Social media: Colleges’ newest battlefield for students, alumni donations
Colleges’ unending campaign to attract more students and alumni donations has higher-education officials looking to two technologies that consume a growing chunk of people’s free time: social media…
New startups aim to help budding researchers with the click of a mouse
The Eureka Fund, based in San Francisco, is one of a handful of new nonprofit organizations that aim to finance small-scale, independent scientific research through online contributions, reports…
School leaders face questions about bullying that led to suicide
School officials in South Hadley, Mass., are disputing claims that they had long known about the hazing of a 15-year-old student who committed suicide, reports the New York…
Intellacom identified as contractor in school kickback scam
A federal judge on March 31 identified the long-suspected president of a Plains Township, Pa., technology firm as the contractor who paid thousands of dollars in hidden kickbacks…
Mass. officials target Facebook to dull bullies’ barbs
Boston-area students and school officials say they have found at least 15 Facebook pages over the last few days that use obscene or hateful language to target female…
Sharp shows 3-D displays for mobile devices
Sharp's latest 3-D displays deliver bright, clear imagery without the cumbersome glasses usually required for such technology—but they only work on a 3-inch screen held a foot from…
New standard makes whiteboard content more accessible
In what educators and vendors are calling a giant step forward in education technology, the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTA) recently announced that all major interactive…
Integrating STEM in the elementary years: Your lesson plans may already hold the answer
Are you a teacher searching for ways to teach engineering in your elementary classroom, but want to start simple and are not quite sure how to begin? Well,…
New test measures students’ digital literacy
Employers are looking for candidates who can navigate, critically evaluate, and make sense of the wealth of information available through digital media—and now educators have a new way…
Arkansas TIEs into technology training
How do you get a whole state integrating technology effectively into teaching and learning? How do you get teachers excited about using new technology and saying things like,…
New application could make all software ‘open source’
Imagine controlling Apple iTunes from inside Microsoft Word without having to switch applications. That could be possible, PC World reports, thanks to the efforts of researchers at the…
Looking at the iPad from two angles
Apple’s iPad seems to be hated by techies and loved by everyone else—so New York Times technology columnist David Pogue has written separate reviews for the two audiences.
Business schools respond to demand for use of social media
As companies turn to social media to engage customers on a personal level, several top business schools are incorporating courses on social networks into their curricula, reports the…
Science in the public view: A good gamble
Researchers at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva, did something gutsy but smart on March 30, writes CNET blogger Stephen Shankland: they revved the Large…
Stimulus funding helps expand online leaning in Tennessee
Tennessee Education Commissioner Timothy Webb has announced new funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to expand the Tennessee Department of Education’s e4TN online learning initiative, reports…
Death of a grant proposal: Six lessons learned in post-mortem
As I write this column, I'm mourning the death of a grant proposal that, after many weeks of discussion and hard work, did not get submitted. I'm conducting…
