Royalty rates settled for college internet radio
Risk assessments are awful, but necessary
Here are 5 ways to improve risk assessments in your district
Digital library saves vital web documents
Web pages have an average lifespan of 77 days, meaning documentation of historical events can vanish with a single click. Critically important documents are moving exclusively to the…
Going green saves green
School districts consume huge amounts of energy. But as much as we wanted to turn green talk into action, it was difficult to do with our aging buildings,…
Coach sued for requesting Facebook logins
In a case that could set a precedent for whether school officials can legally peek into students' private social-networking accounts without justifiable cause, a high school cheerleader is…
Cheerleader sues school, coach for demanding Facebook login
A high school cheerleader claims a coach forced her to give up her Facebook account login information, only to see her account's contents shared widely with school officials,…
Court rules against Blackboard in patent fight
A federal appeals court ruling this week voided part of a Blackboard Inc. patent that competitor Desire2Learn was accused of violating, and technology experts say the end of…
BU student’s song-swapping trial begins
A Boston University graduate student was "a kid who did what kids do" when he swapped songs through file-sharing networks like Kazaa, his lawyer said July 28 as…
IPTV goes to school
Though parting may still be sweet sorrow, no one at Michigan's new Pennfield High School misses the days when they had to search for an AV cart to…
Kindle pilot is discriminatory, advocates charge
Some legal experts say groups advocating on behalf of blind students have a strong case with their lawsuit against Arizona State University (ASU). The suit claims using the…
November: Drastically change ed-tech role
Author and longtime education technology advocate Alan November told educators and IT administrators last month that schools and colleges should reassess how they fund their ed-tech initiatives. Asking…
Grant to pay for school bus conversion to ‘clean diesel’ technology
Conversion of nearly 100 diesel school buses to "clean diesel" technology in Springfield will receive some of the funds in a $975,609 grant the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…
Florida Department of Education builds plans for disaster and recovery
In preparation for a disaster, Florida's DOE was paying an annual maintenance fee to SunGard to reserve equipment in their facilities. Duncan realized there were significant cost inefficiencies…
Software rivalry gives schools more choices
Two recent announcements have ratcheted up the rivalry between Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc.--and both could have significant implications for schools. Key words: Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft education,…
Study: Technology helped boost St. Lucie student achievement
During the past five years, St. Lucie County, Fla., public schools have been upgraded with the latest technology -- and according to a study released July 13, the…
GOP leaving ‘No Child’ behind
As the Obama administration considers new legislation to fix schools, House Republicans have chosen an education policy leader who is eager to turn the page on the No…
ED: Blended learning helps boost achievement
A new analysis of existing online-learning research by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) reveals that students who took all or part of their class on line performed…
Web site recreates Apollo 11 mission in real time
Families crowded around black-and-white television sets in 1969 to watch Neil Armstrong take man's first steps on the moon. Now, they'll be able to watch the Apollo 11…
ED: Blended learning helps boost achievement
A new analysis of existing online-learning research by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) reveals that students who took all or part of their class on line performed…
NECC 2009 looks to education’s future
The economic recession doesn't seem to have dampened enthusiasm for the 2009 National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in Washington, D.C.: At a time when tight school budgets have…
NECC 2009 looks to education’s future
The economic recession doesn't seem to have dampened enthusiasm for the 2009 National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in Washington, D.C.: At a time when tight school budgets have…
NECC 2009: Computers and Infrastructure
CDI Computers, which describes itself as North America’s largest distributor of refurbished computers, says it has seen demand skyrocket during ... Read more
NECC 2009: Instruction, Assessment, and Collaboration
American Education Corp., publisher of the A+nyWhere Learning System, announced that it has released Spanish I B, a new world ... Read more
NECC 2009: Instruction, Assessment, and Collaboration (continued)
McGraw-Hill Education announced CINCH Mathematics, a teacher-led digital math program for grades K-6. CINCH Mathematics uses interactive whiteboard technology and ... Read more
NECC 2009: School, Data, and Network Administration
Aerva demonstrated its Presto digital signage software. Both Presto and AerWave (for larger enterprises) are web-based applications for managing digital ... Read more
NECC 2009: Professional Development and Consulting
Adobe Systems announced that it will partner with Knowledge Network Solutions (KNS) to offer professional development courses for K-12 and ... Read more
Free online course helps students plan careers
A free online learning program from Microsoft is helping middle and high school students think about careers they might like to pursue and the skills necessary to attain…
ED OKs proctors, secure logins for online tests
Web-based college programs won't have to buy pricey monitoring gadgets like cameras and fingerprint or eye scanners to satisfy the requirements of a section in the recently reauthorized…
School leaders eye technology to stop cell phones
Inappropriate texting and picture messaging are so prevalent in some schools that administrators are trying to fight technology with technology, reports the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Open-source tool to boost STEM graduates
State education officials have a new tool to help them predict which investments will pay dividends as they try to boost the number of college graduates who major…
Unlocking the power of film in education
Ten years ago, I used movie clips in my classroom teaching, but now that VHS has disappeared, I don't use movies so much anymore. In the classroom, DVDs…
Dismissal in MySpace suicide case could spark new cyber-bullying crackdown
A federal judge's recent decision to dismiss charges against Lori Drew in the "MySpace suicide" case is already fueling an attempt to enact a new federal cyber-bullying law,…
Cell phones used to deliver course content
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says schools and colleges should deliver course content to the cell phones that students use to talk and text every day. Some campus…
Cyber-bullying conviction could be tossed
A federal judge on July 2 tentatively threw out the convictions of a Missouri mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl…
Clicks vs. Bricks
