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)…
Samsung is accepting applications for their Thinking Ahead high school scholarship program. Students are asked to submit a 500-word essay on what he or she thinks about technology…
Tool Factory and Olympus have teamed to bring three separate grant opportunities to students and teachers. The Tool Factory Podcasting grant program is asking teachers to submit lesson…
In the Digital Wish program teachers are asked to submit technology-based lesson plans, which focus on interesting ways to infused technology in the classroom. As many as the…
Students and other fans of college sports have to be careful about the company they keep on Facebook and other social-networking web sites, or they might get themselves…
Students and other fans of college sports have to be careful about the company they keep on Facebook and other social-networking web sites, or they might get themselves…
Shmoop is a new web site that "aims to make learning and writing more fun and relevant for students in the digital age." Designed by Ph.D and master's…
As schools and colleges try to trim budgets and save money, many are re-examining their personnel meeting practices in an effort to cut travel costs--and a new low-cost,…
University of Utah officials say a computer virus has infected more than 700 campus computers, including those at the school's three hospitals. Key words: Conficker, University of Utah,…
At a time when the nation's economic future seems shaky, many school and public libraries are moving to open-source library management systems, which tend to be cheaper, more…
Free scholarly material is becoming more available on the internet, and a new web site offers hundreds of free, peer-reviewed articles to college students, including those with non-scientific…
Free scholarly material is becoming more available on the internet, and a new web site offers hundreds of free, peer-reviewed articles to college students, including those with non-scientific…
From using mobile video conferencing equipment to connect geographically isolated students to world-class educational resources, to leveraging the internet to aid in project-based learning, examples of technology's power…
Firefighters say they have located four students trapped in a dormitory that crumbled in Italy's devastating earthquake but did not say if they were alive or dead.
Higher-education officials will have to seek new avenues for funding and seed money for online programs after the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced this week that its online-education…
In a job market that is contracting by the month, professional connections can be the difference between landing an interview or continuing an arduous job search. MyWorkster is…
IBM Corp. on April 5 reportedly walked away from a multibillion-dollar buyout bid that analysts said could have created a combined enterprise to give Microsoft a run for…
Collaboration is a common occurrence in grantsmanship today. Even when funders do not require it, many applicants find that in order to carry out a project successfully, they…
Online learning offers a lifeline for rural schools in particular, according to a recent study that also predicts "blended learning" could be the way most students learn in…
Leading educational technology vendor Blackboard Inc. unveiled its first integrated instant-messaging service April 2 for students and professors who rely on class web portals for lectures, assignments, exams,…
Encouraging more people to earn a college degree is a key part of the Obama administration's economic recovery plan--and the federal government is taking a two-pronged approach to…
In the sharply competitive digital projector market, educators often must feel like they're caught in the middle of a tug-of-war between manufacturers of Digital Light Processing (DLP) and…
Computer programs designed to find possible plagiarism often flag common phrases and could deter college students from using valuable sources in papers and essays, according to research conducted…
Computer programs designed to root out possible instances of plagiarism often flag common phrases and could deter students from using valuable sources in papers and essays, according to…
The Environmental Protection Agency will soon be adding a different kind of equipment to dozens of school yards around the country--air pollution monitors. Key words: school air safety,…
The Music Is Revolution Foundation makes mini-grants for activities designed by teachers to implement, support, and/or improve their ability to provide quality music education for their students. Funds…
The Civic Ventures Community College Encore Career project will award $25,000 to eight community colleges developing innovative encore career programs in education, health care, nonprofit leadership, and the…
Curriki is soliciting elementary and middle school content in ELA, math, science, and social studies. Projects must provide or develop comprehensive resources for substantial units of study, develop…
High school seniors who have learned English as a second language are invited to apply for the Rosetta Stone $3,000 Communicate and Connect ESL Scholarship essay contest. Students,…
Elementary, middle, and high school science teachers in the United States, U.S. territories, and Puerto Rico area sked to apply – individually or in teams, submitting project proposals…
State Farm and the National Youth Leadership Council are asking high school students to develop a campaign to address the issue of teen driver safety in their communities.…
Since 2002, Premier Assistive Technology Inc. has been offering its full suite of Accessibility Suite software products to educational and nonprofit organizations through its Breaking Down Barriers to…
A consortium of educators and technology executives has developed a common set of standards that will allow any kind of digital learning content--such as an electronic text, an…
With a focus on the power of audio-visual technology, InfoComm 2009 gets underway on June 14 in Orlando, Fla. More than 30,000 attendees from around the world, and…
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has launched ASK IT!, a moderated forum and free online resource designed to model the scientific process. Students are invited to identify…
