May 2010

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”…

IT Management

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…

Research

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,…

District Management

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…

District Management

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,…

IT Management

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…

District Management

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…

Teaching Trends

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)…

Teaching Trends

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.

Teaching Trends

$6,000 to a young activist

June 11, 2010May 27, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

The board of directors of the Mario Savio Memorial Lecture Young Activist Award invites nominations for the thirteenth annual Young Activist Award, which carries a cash prize, to…

Teaching Trends

Win up to $15,000 for teaching students about entrepreneurship

May 27, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

Since 1977, the Freedoms Foundation and the Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation have honored outstanding teachers for bringing passion and creativity to their classrooms as they teach students…

Teaching Trends

Win up to $3,000 to music education and development programs

May 27, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

The ASCAP Foundation accepts Letters of Intent from 501(c)(3) organizations engaging in music education and talent development programs that are consistent with the mission and objectives of The…

Teaching Trends

Win $1,000 to help support ESL/ELL communities

May 27, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

K12Translate’s Grant Program will award a total of $2,000 in translations to schools or districts that are pursuing initiatives to build the home-school connection with non-native English speaking…

Teaching Trends

$5,000 to launch programs that are inclusive of students with disabilities

May 27, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

The CVS Caremark Community Grants program is awarding funds to public schools promoting a greater level of inclusion in student activities and extracurricular programs, and initiatives that give…

How to Stretch Your Ed-Tech Budget

One Laptop Per Child’s next move: $100 tablet

November 5, 2013May 27, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

The nonprofit organization that has tried to produce a $100 laptop for children in the world's poorest places is throwing in the towel on that idea—and jumping on…

Teaching Trends

InstallFree versus Windows 7 XP Mode

May 27, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

Key Differences between InstallFree and Microsoft XP Mode (XPM) Source: Alon Yaffe, director of marketing for InstallFree XPM (description): It ... Read more

Curriculum

ASU’s education technology program top-ranked for productivity

May 27, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

With only a few graduate faculty members, the educational technology program at Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College might be small, but according to a recent…

Curriculum

Web site of the week: NationalLabDay.org

May 27, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

May 12 was the first celebration of National Lab Day, a nationwide initiative seeking to encourage student learning in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through…

District Management

Cost, technology threaten school yearbooks

May 27, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

For nearly a century, the yearbook has been as much a part of high school as the prom and Friday night football games—but that’s now changing, reports the…

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

$6,000 to a young activist

Win up to $15,000 for teaching students about entrepreneurship

Win up to $3,000 to music education and development programs

Win $1,000 to help support ESL/ELL communities

$5,000 to launch programs that are inclusive of students with disabilities

One Laptop Per Child’s next move: $100 tablet

InstallFree versus Windows 7 XP Mode

ASU’s education technology program top-ranked for productivity

Web site of the week: NationalLabDay.org

Cost, technology threaten school yearbooks

AI-Enabled Personal Professional Learning MicroGrant Winners Announced

Educators Honored with YouScience® Innovative Educator Award

CIESC Member Schools Gain Access to Metrasens Ultra Weapons Detection Systems Through New Partnership

SchoolStatus Launches SchoolStatus Boost, an Innovative Educator Development Solution for Enhanced Teacher Growth and Development

Frontline Education Releases Inaugural K-12 Lens Survey Report To Guide K-12 Decision-Making

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