May 2010 | eSchool News

New assistive technology research focuses on iPad, communication skills

August 11, 2011May 31, 2010 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

In what might result in great new strides for assistive technology, the National Center for Technology Innovation has announced the winners of its “Tech in the Works 2010”…

Researchers: Even violent video games can be learning tools

May 28, 2010May 28, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

You're at the front lines shooting Nazis before they shoot you. Or, you're a futuristic gladiator in a death match with robots. Either way, you're playing a video…

Report: Percentage of high-poverty schools rises

May 28, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

The percentage of public schools where more than three quarters of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch—a key indicator of poverty—has increased in the past decade,…

Supreme Court gets RIAA copyright case

May 28, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

A case testing the meaning of the so-called “innocent infringer’s” defense to the Copyright Act’s minimum fine of $750 per music track that is downloaded or shared illegally…

Time Warner, Universal push back at iPad

November 5, 2013May 28, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

Time Warner and NBC Universal have told Apple they won't spend the time and money to rework their Flash-friendly video libraries to make them compatible with the iPad,…

3D gaming firm, Duke Medical School team up for virtual training

May 28, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

Virtual Heroes, a Raleigh, N.C.-based firm that focuses on so-called serious games technology for use in education and training, has teamed up with Duke University School of Medicine…

Software could ease pain of Windows 7 migration

November 5, 2013May 28, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

The migraine-inducing process of migrating Windows from XP to 7 could get easier now that virtualization developer InstallFree has released InstallFree Bridge 2.0, a program that reportedly eliminates…

Win more than $10,000 by balancing technology and the environment

May 29, 2010May 27, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

Each year, The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation provides grants of up to $10,580 (a symbolic amount representing the cost of the Spirit of St. Louis)…

Win up to $10,000 to nonprofits that connect with teens

June 9, 2010May 27, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

The Best Buy Foundation created @15, a style of philanthropy that focuses on people who are important to business and society.

4 Practices for Innovative School Leaders

If your school or district is anything like many others across the country, it has undergone transformational changes at a rapid (perhaps even dizzying) pace over the past two years. The challenges you continue to face demand that you influence more change, driven by creative problem solving and a bit of risk.

Building a Successful Certification Program at Your Institution

In a world where competition for jobs, pay increases, and academic success continues to increase, certifications offer hope because they are a credible, third-party assessment of one’s skill and knowledge for a given subject.

New assistive technology research focuses on iPad, communication skills

Researchers: Even violent video games can be learning tools

Report: Percentage of high-poverty schools rises

Supreme Court gets RIAA copyright case

Time Warner, Universal push back at iPad

3D gaming firm, Duke Medical School team up for virtual training

Software could ease pain of Windows 7 migration

Win more than $10,000 by balancing technology and the environment

Win up to $10,000 to nonprofits that connect with teens

Heading Back to School with Dungeons & Dragons in Classrooms, Afterschool Clubs

Minnesota’s South Washington County Schools Selects the Discovery Education’s Suite of Digital Services to Support Science Instruction in Grades K-8

ScribFolders from Scribbles Software Helps Schools Go Paperless

TRACK IT FORWARD ANNOUNCES INTEGRATION WITH CLEVER SINGLE SIGN-ON

New Report: Equity, Cybersecurity Top List of State Education Technology Priorities

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