Hewlett-Packard has put its own spin on Intel's Classmate PC concept, offering a $300 netbook aimed at students in elementary schools, PC World reports.
The headline of the press pitch read "McAfee to release shocking findings of teen's online behavior," but the actual data from the study, "Secret Life of Teens," are…
In a preliminary study a few years back, researchers found that an educational, online comic strip geared toward 8- to 10-year-old black girls helped them eat better and…
In my last higher-education blog, I wrote about planning for how and when to lockdown a campus. Once the task force is in place and working, it’s time…
The leap from elementary school to middle school can be daunting, particularly for students who struggle academically. Each day, students working below grade level not only toil to…
Making sure staff members have the professional development they need to ensure effective 21st-century education is the top challenge facing school district CTOs, according to a recent survey.
In a move that could signal the start of a larger trend, an agreement between the state of Indiana and a private online university will allow Indiana residents…
A company called SocialShield has launched new technology aimed at keeping children and teens safe on social networking sites like Facebook, ReadWriteWeb reports.
In a striking example of how cell-phone cameras are making what goes on behind the classroom door more public, a teacher and three other educators at a Houston…
A judge has ruled that the University of California police illegally searched the camera of a photojournalist covering a protest outside the chancellor's campus home, reports the Associated…
The idea behind zero tolerance for school violence is generally a good one. But some states and local districts have taken their policies a little bit too far...
As colleges and universities prepare to meet a new federal directive to curb illegal file sharing, one expert has a list of 10 suggestions for higher-education technology officials.
The superintendent of Minnesota's Houston School District is leaving amid concerns about his involvement with a private online-learning consulting firm.
A new technology called Swype allows users to glide a finger across the virtual keyboard of their mobile phone to spell words, rather than tapping out letters, reports…
For the deaf and hearing impaired, more captions are coming to the web versions of shows on television, where captions are mandated, reports the New York Times—and yet…
Barnes & Noble is offering a lower-price Nook electronic reader with a Wi-Fi connection, reports the Associated Press—and it's cutting the price on the original Nook reader.
Anyone reading on the Amazon Kindle can see highlights under passages that other people liked, reports the New York Times—a reminder that exchanging ideas can be more fruitful…
In the latest sign of the premium that society places on an elite education, Cablevision is offering a free SAT preparation course as an incentive for people to…
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