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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.

5 ways to prepare and teach online classes

Online tutoring is becoming more accepted for people every day. With the coronavirus pandemic still affecting the world, there’s never been a better time to work remotely.

How is technology impacting literacy?

We live in a world where learning and technology are intrinsically linked, especially in the minds of our youth. But do today’s students process information differently because it comes on a digital device? Is there a correlation between technology use and plummeting literacy rates? And is the way our young people consume information negatively impacting their growth as learners?

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

Delaware Ensures Every Student Has Digital Access to Curriculum and Choice Reading Titles

Education Leaders Claypool And McLaughlin Launch New School

DreamBox Learning® Enters ELA Market with Acquisitions of Reading Plus® and Squiggle Park

Florida’s Martin County School District Selects Award-Winning Digital Resource from Discovery Education to Educate All Students for Success

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