IBM analytics ‘search engine’ helps N.C. State save money
North Carolina State University is looking to leverage IBM analytics tools to better identify users of technology created at the Raleigh school, Triangle Business Journal reports.
Month: August 2010
Florida to sue major LCD makers for price fixing
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum said on Aug. 10 he is suing the world's biggest makers of liquid crystal display screens for engaging in a "conspiracy at the…
Should students ‘friend’ teachers online?
As teachers increasingly connect with their students online, school districts are working to define appropriate ways for teachers and students to communicate outside the classroom, reports the Chicago…
Schools get $10 billion to save education jobs
Summoned back from summer break, the House on Aug. 10 pushed through an emergency $26 billion jobs bill that Democrats said would save 300,000 teachers, police, and other…
Coming soon to a preschool classroom near you: Robot teachers?
To help spur interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, many schools have begun to integrate robotics into the curriculum—but are younger students and their teachers ready for…
For-profit colleges face more scrutiny in new report
A government report released Aug. 4 details “fraudulent” practices among recruiters for some for-profit colleges, and public criticism of the popular institutions has mounted as recent statistics show…
Do kids learn as well on iPads, eBooks?
Compared with traditional textbooks, the iPad and other devices for reading digital books have the potential to save on textbook costs in the long term, provide students with…
Inexperienced companies chase U.S. school funds
With the Obama administration pouring billions of dollars into its nationwide campaign to overhaul failing schools, dozens of companies with little or no experience are portraying themselves as…
Bill Gates: Technology can lower college tuition to $2,000
During a presentation at the Technonomy conference in San Francisco last week, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said online learning can shrink the cost of higher education by eroding…
Flash for iPhone now available, thanks to jailbreak
Adobe's Flash technology is now available for iOS devices, thanks to a new application for jailbroken iPhones and iPads, PC World reports. Coming from Comex, the same man…
Obama urges Americans to take the lead in higher education
President Barack Obama urged Americans Aug. 9 to crack the books and boost post-secondary graduation rates, arguing that higher education achievement was key to U.S. economic health, AFP…
Net-neutrality agreement sparks concerns
Verizon Communications and Google Inc. have crafted a joint policy proposal they hope can serve as a framework for Congress and the Federal Communications Commission in drafting so-called…
Great cooperation between school and law enforcement officials
School and law enforcement officials in Central Florida’s Volusia County are to be commended for their efforts to…
Google’s march toward social networking
Google this week confirmed its acquisition of online entertainment company Slide, PC World reports.
The iPod Shuffle: Would you miss it?
It’s cute, it’s tiny, and it’s the cheapest iPod you can buy, Yahoo News reports. But if Apple were to squeeze the $59 iPod Shuffle out of its…
Lesson plan in Boston schools: Don’t go it alone
Earlier this year Massachusetts enacted a law that allowed districts to remove at least half the teachers and the principal at their lowest-performing schools, reports the New York…
H.P. Ousts Chief for Hiding Payments to Friend
Mark V. Hurd, who turned Hewlett-Packard into the world’s largest technology company on the back of fierce fiscal discipline, has been ousted from his post for the lowliest…
Bill Gates: Better software modeling is a key
CNET reports that a key to many hard problems, from using nuclear power to combating diseases, is better software modeling, Bill Gates said on Aug. 6.
Rural telecom gets a boost
A telecommunications company created by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has tribal officials hopeful that it will enhance education on the reservation and give the local economy a…
Mo. families grieve 2 slain in school buses wreck
What was supposed to have been a day of fun for a high school marching band turned into a day ... Read more
Google: Brace yourselves for the data explosion
Google CEO Eric Schmidt had some scary things to say about privacy, reports PC World. In a nutshell, he said there's an almost incomprehensible amount of data out…
How to text without a cell phone
Kids, of course, come in all varieties and their interests run the gamut, CNET reports. But when it comes to 10-year-old girls, I dare say, there are two…
Stanford to issue new medical students iPads
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that incoming medical students at Stanford University will have fewer textbooks to carry this fall after the university distributes iPads to its 91…
Electronics designers struggle with form, function and obsolescence
The debate over form follows function can be traced back to the 1890s, reports the New York Times.
Sowing the seeds of creativity
Joaquin Horton, 19, who just graduated from Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, credits a new online resource called Seedplay for helping him take his company to the…
New copyright ruling affects educators
A new ruling from the U.S. Copyright Office will affect how higher education students and teachers can use digital material in the classroom, thanks to the proactive efforts…
Source: Google, Verizon near net neutrality plan
Google Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. are close to finalizing a proposal for so-called "network neutrality" rules, which would dictate how broadband providers treat internet traffic flowing over…
Intel Settles With F.T.C. On Antitrust
The New York Times reports that Intel agreed to refrain from a host of business practices to settle accusations of anticompetitive behavior in the market for computer processing…
Google Wave is dead: Now what?
While very few of you may be shedding tears over the demise of Google Wave, or even knew what it was, we probably haven't seen the last of…
At U. of Iowa, recruitment success has its perils
Like an airline overselling a flight, the University of Iowa extended admission this year to several thousand more applicants than it could accommodate on campus in this fall’s…
Jobs bill to stop teacher layoffs nears approval
Legislation to provide billions to save the jobs of teachers and other public workers is on track to pass the U.S. Senate, helped along by the votes of…
Handcuffs for first graders?
How far can a school go in disciplining students? Twenty states have laws permitting…
Technology takes formative assessment to a whole new level
Promethean has unveiled new software that could take student response system technology to a whole new level—something the company calls “real-time personalized intervention.”
States slash early childhood programs as budgets bleed
States are cutting hundreds of millions from their early childhood education budgets, undermining years of working to help young children—particularly poor kids—get ready for school.
NCTAF: Collaboration is the key to successful teaching
According to a new report, 21st-century teaching and learning can only occur if teachers and school staff work together as a collaborative team; simple adjustments to antiquated school…
RIM unveils new BlackBerry to counter Apple iPhone
Research In Motion has unveiled a new BlackBerry aimed at wooing consumers away from Apple's iPhone and other rivals, Reuters reports—but analysts said the handset won't blow away…
Cutting class soon could cost teens driver’s licenses
The Clark County, Nev., School Board on Aug. 4 will discuss whether to push for a new state law that will link driving to school work, reports the…
College students sound off on social networking likes and dislikes
Google is talking to several top online game developers about creating a broader social networking site that would offer social games and could compete with Facebook—and in interviews…
New iPrep Academy gives students technology-rich environment
Miami-Dade Public Schools is tightening its embrace with the 21st century by unveiling the newest addition to its magnet school fleet, reports the Miami Herald: the iPrep Academy,…
Study: Excessive internet usage linked to teen depression
According to a new study, teenagers who log at least five hours a day online are one-and-a-half times more likely to become depressed than those who use the…