November 2010

Opinion: Creating bipartisan education reform

November 29, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

The administration has an opportunity to show leadership and demonstrate a desire for bipartisan solutions with the new Congress by focusing on President Barack Obama’s American Graduation Initiative,…

IT Management

5 holiday tech scams to avoid

November 29, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

The FBI, McAfee, the Better Business Bureau and F-Secure are all warning about cybercriminals who will try to take you for a ride this holiday season, reports PCWorld.

Blended Learning

How online classrooms are helping Haiti rebuild its education system

November 29, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

While reconstructing the destroyed universities is a long-term task, University of the People is hoping to give Haitian students a way to continue their educations before it's completed,…

Teaching Trends

Babylon.com offers dictionary and translation services to schools free of charge

November 24, 2010 by Jeff Festa

Babylon Ltd., a provider of language learning solutions and dictionary and translation software, has announced a new donation program for K-12 schools worldwide, called "Babylon in Every School."…

IT Management

What the ultimate tablet might look like

November 24, 2010 by Laura Ascione

As cool as some of the new devices are, we've yet to find one that offers everything we want in a tablet, PC World reports. Here are the…

District Management

Report finds low graduation rates at for-profit colleges

November 24, 2010 by Laura Ascione

A new report on graduation rates at for-profit colleges by a nonprofit research and advocacy group charges that such colleges deliver “little more than crippling debt,” citing federal…

IT Management

Nearly 1 in 3 kids want an iPad for the holidays

November 24, 2010 by Laura Ascione

Not quite sure what your little ones want from Santa this year? Well, industry researchers drew up a list, checked it twice, and guess what red-hot, 9.7-inch gadget…

District Management

Let schools be creative with motivation

November 24, 2010 by Laura Ascione

Two demographically similar and academically impressive local high schools — Northwood in Montgomery County (Md.) and West Potomac in Fairfax County (Va.) — have been debating grades. Both…

IT Management

Emergency? Text 911

November 24, 2010 by Laura Ascione

The Federal Communications Commission wants to bring the 911 emergency service into the 21st century with new technologies such as text messaging and automatic alerts, CNET reports. In…

District Management

The Great Education Conversation

November 23, 2010 by Laura Ascione

The sky’s the limit at the National Conference on Education--the premier destination to learn new approaches and to challenge your thinking. At this conference, you will get a…

District Management

AASA’s 2011 conference will focus on innovative practices

November 23, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

The American Association of School Administrators (AASA) kicks off its 2011 National Conference on Education on Feb. 17 in Denver, Colo. This year's conference will focus on the…

Teaching Trends

Researchers aim for earlier autism diagnoses

November 24, 2010November 23, 2010 by By Jenna Zwang, Assistant Editor

With autism diagnoses on the rise, autism awareness organizations are banding together to increase early detection and education practices for students with the disorder.

eClassroom News

Multitasking, wireless printing come to iPad

November 5, 2013November 23, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

The new software update includes a printing option and the ability to multitask.

Apple Inc. released new software on Nov. 22 that lets users of its iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad devices print wirelessly over Wi-Fi networks. The software addresses what…

District Management

Professor’s ‘yawn’ rant offers a lesson in viral video

November 23, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Cornell University Professor Mark Talbert’s search for a student who yawned during class was first seen by about 200 students. The recorded rant had been viewed 218,000 times…

Teaching & Learning

8 ways technology is improving education

November 23, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

Technology is helping teachers to expand beyond linear, text-based learning and to engage students who learn best in other ways, reports Mashable.

IT Management

At least 20% of Facebook users exposed to malware in their news feeds

November 23, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

Just how much malware is out there? Based on the scans that BitDefender has run so far, about one-fifth of Facebook users have some sort of infection in…

District Management

NJ lawmakers approve tough law to fight bullying

November 23, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

A law against bullying in schools, which advocates call the nation's toughest because it requires schools to develop anti-harassment programs, was approved Monday in New Jersey, reports the…

District Management

News Corp. buys education technology company

November 23, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

News Corp. said that it had agreed to acquire 90 percent of education technology company Wireless Generation for 360 million dollars in cash, reports the AFP.

IT Management

Cyberthieves still rely on human foot soldiers

November 22, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

A small Michigan company, where an employee unwittingly clicked on an official-looking eMail, secretly gave cyberthieves the keys to the firm's bank account, reports the Associated Press.

Opinion: Creating bipartisan education reform

5 holiday tech scams to avoid

How online classrooms are helping Haiti rebuild its education system

Babylon.com offers dictionary and translation services to schools free of charge

What the ultimate tablet might look like

Report finds low graduation rates at for-profit colleges

Nearly 1 in 3 kids want an iPad for the holidays

Let schools be creative with motivation

Emergency? Text 911

The Great Education Conversation

AASA’s 2011 conference will focus on innovative practices

Researchers aim for earlier autism diagnoses

Multitasking, wireless printing come to iPad

Professor’s ‘yawn’ rant offers a lesson in viral video

8 ways technology is improving education

At least 20% of Facebook users exposed to malware in their news feeds

NJ lawmakers approve tough law to fight bullying

News Corp. buys education technology company

Cyberthieves still rely on human foot soldiers

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