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Six technologies soon to affect education
Cloud computing and collaborative learning environments are set to take hold in K-12 schools in the very near future, with mobile devices, game-based learning, and other education technologies…
Apple lets opera browser use own software on iPhone
The Norwegian company that makes the Opera Internet browser said on Tuesday that its software had been approved for use on the iPhone, making it the first browser…
Teens with ADHD benefiting from online education
High school students who struggle with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) may only be a click away from a helpful alternative option.
Apple delays international iPad launch again
U.S. buyers have been snapping up the iPad so quickly that Apple Inc. is delaying the tablet computer's overseas debut a second time, the company said Wednesday, according…
Researcher: College CIO shortage on the horizon
Wayne Brown’s seven years of research has identified a wide swath of campus technology officials eager to become chief information officers someday. They’re just not quite sure how.
Educators respond to national ed-tech plan
While many school stakeholders say there's a lot to like in the new National Education Technology Plan, others are concerned about what they see as a fundamental conflict…
Common Sense Media launches digital media and citizenship program
Common Sense Media has announced a comprehensive digital literacy and citizenship initiative that aims to provide educators, parents, and kids with the tools necessary to raise a generation…
Google adds a touch of Microsoft to applications
Google has upgraded its online package of word processing and spreadsheet programs so they work even more like the Microsoft applications with which they're competing, reports the Associated…
Air Force adds cyber training for recruits and officers
The U.S. Air Force will train all new recruits in the basics of cyber warfare and add more advanced schooling for others to help combat the growing threat…
Korea bans minors from online games after midnight
The South Korean government has announced a pair of policies that would block access to online computer games by minors after midnight to help combat the rising problem…
New Microsoft phones aim at a younger crowd
Microsoft is trying to home in on a younger demographic with two new cell phones that have social-networking features, such as the ability to update status messages on…
Music school uses technology to bring training to all
Students at the Manhattan School of Music received a special class this month from Thomas Hampson, one of the nation’s top baritones.
Adobe’s Creative Suite 5 targets 21st-century skills
Adobe Systems Inc. has updated its multimedia design and publishing software with the April 12 release of Creative Suite 5 (CS5), which contains new curricula, a certification program,…
Syllabus digitization takes hold on college campuses
College students’ online calendars immediately can reflect any changes to their class schedule, test date, or homework due date, thanks to web-based course syllabi that alerts class members…
Cyber high school program reaches at-risk teens
Westwood Cyber High School, which caters to dropouts or potential dropouts, is one of a handful of Michigan schools in which all students learn online. But what makes…
Lawmakers back La. school board webcasts
Meetings of Louisiana’s top school board would have to be carried over the internet under a bill approved by a state Senate committee on April 8, reports the…
Author: ‘iGeneration’ requires a different approach to instruction
Today’s middle and high school students learn much differently from students just a few years older—and that's mainly because they’ve never known a world without the internet or…
New lesson for students: Watch what you post online
Many children are unaware of how the internet can turn typical adolescent behavior into something not only public, but also permanent—and educators are now trying to impart this…
FCC plans to move forward with broadband plan
The Federal Communications Commission said April 8 that it intends to move forward quickly with key recommendations in its national broadband plan, reports the Associated Press.
iPhone soon to get long-sought multitasking
Apple's iPhone and iPad devices soon will be able to run more than one program at a time, an ability that phones from Apple's rivals already offer and…
New design technique allows software to run faster
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new approach to software development that will allow common computer programs to run up to 20 percent faster and…
HP sees a revolution in new memory chip
Hewlett-Packard scientists on April 8 are expected to report advances in the design of a new class of diminutive switches capable of replacing transistors as computer chips shrink…
Governor: Texas should move to online textbooks
Texas Gov. Rick Perry proposed April 7 that his state abandon using traditional textbooks in public schools and replace them with computer technology, BusinessWeek reports.
Virtual schooling gets a boost in Virginia
A school without walls that uses technology to bring a K-12 curriculum from private providers online to students across Virginia is the focus of legislation that Gov. Robert…
iPhone update might address multitasking complaint
Topping the wish list for many iPhone and iPad users is a broader ability to run more than one program at a time—and on April 8, Apple Inc.…
Opinion: Let’s not create a cyber bullying panic
Recent stories in the press about teenage cyber bullying and real-world bullying, such as the incidents that led 15-year-old Phoebe Prince and 17-year-old Alexis Pilkington to commit suicide,…
New program to recognize Online Teacher of the Year
The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) and the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) have teamed up on a new awards program that will recognize an outstanding…
Visual artists to sue Google over vast library project
As Google awaits approval of a controversial settlement with authors and book publishers, the company’s plan to create an immense digital library and bookstore might face yet another…
Utah school district unveils new teacher web rules
The Granite, Utah, school district is considering a new social-networking policy that would forbid employees from fraternizing with students online, including being Facebook friends, reports the Salt Lake…
Microsoft creates Office plug-in for Moodle
Microsoft is releasing a free add-on that could make life easier for teachers, professors, and others who use the online educational system Moodle, CNET reports.
ACU makes its student newspaper available to iPad users
Apple has approved an application developed by Abilene Christian University that would allow students and staff to read ACU's student newspaper, the Optimist, on the iPad device just…
Users say the iPad, sun don’t mix
Planning on taking your new iPad to the beach or a cozy park bench? If so, you might want to consider bringing along a visor for both you…
Expanding school district gets a boost in interactive technology
As the fourth largest school district in Texas, the Northside Independent School District (NISD) in San Antonio makes it a priority to keep up with the ever-changing need…
Teen’s suicide after repeated bullying sparks debate
A teen’s suicide in bucolic Western Massachusetts has resulted in several of her former classmates being charged with crimes ranging from disturbing a school assembly to civil-rights violations,…
Could net-neutrality ruling hinder online education?
A federal court threw the future of internet regulations and U.S. broadband expansion plans into doubt April 6 with a far-reaching decision that went against the Federal Communications…
Pa. school official ordered deposed in webcam case
A federal judge has refused to quash a subpoena for the technology coordinator of a Pennsylvania school district that's accused of spying on students through laptop webcams, reports…
GW students, staff cannot use iPad with campus network
George Washington University students who purchase Apple’s iPad will not be able to use the device to connect to GWireless, the campus’s wireless network, reports the GW Hatchet.
Developers seek to link iPad with education
Technology experts say Apple's latest gizmo, the iPad, won't replace students' laptops, but a menu of applications could help teach the periodic table, a range of languages, and…
California district cuts energy consumption costs
