Lou Pugliese, CEO of Moodlerooms, said Blackboard’s purchase of his company and another firm that hosts and supports the popular open-source learning management system (LMS) Moodle should be…
Apple recently made a splash when it unveiled its iBookstore, featuring digital textbooks for high school math and science education from McGraw-Hill and others. Now, Discovery Education has…
A new $250 million campaign from AT&T seeks to help more students graduate from high school ready for college or a career through a “socially innovative” approach that…
Verizon Wireless has announced a version of its wireless broadband service that's designed for use in rural and remote homes that can't get DSL or cable, the Associated…
Plato Learning is buying Archipelago Learning Inc., which sells subscriptions to the online test-prep service Study Island, for about $291 million in cash as the education software maker…
A new breakdown of Apple's blockbuster 2011 notes that the company sold more iPhones, iPads, and iPod touches in the 12-month span than it has sold Mac computers…
Cisco said Feb. 15 that it is challenging Microsoft's acquisition of Skype in a European Union court and asking European Commission officials to ensure that Microsoft does not…
Although it didn't black out any of its sites entirely, Google has joined the anti-SOPA protest by putting up a censored version of its logo, visible only to…
Wikipedia will black out the English language version of its website Wednesday to protest anti-piracy legislation under consideration in Congress, the foundation behind the popular community-based online encyclopedia…
Education-technology advocates took notice when the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs called the textbook industry “ripe for destruction” in his official biography. On Jan. 19, school technologists might…
A new report finds that even in a tough economy, companies that are contracted to manage charter schools and other public schools are expanding, the Associated Press reports.
Here are the results of our 2012 Readers’ Choice Awards, which recognize the educational technology products and services our readers have enjoyed the most success with.
When David Rockwood, a teacher at Payson High School in Utah, decided to combine two of his areas of expertise--athletics and psychology--into a new course, he ran into…
Some of us are quite attached to our mobile devices, much to the chagrin of anything and anyone that isn’t a smartphone screen. Apple and Google are reportedly…
AT&T Inc. is hanging up on its $39 billion bid to buy smaller wireless provider T-Mobile USA, nearly four months after the U.S. government voiced concerns that it…
In its biggest single-day contribution ever, Google on Wednesday announced it has handed out $40 million to battle slavery, promote education and make technology more accessible worldwide, with…
An increasingly cozy alliance between companies that manufacture processed foods and companies that serve the meals is making students—a captive market—fat and sick while pulling in hundreds of…
Georgia’s Gwinnett County Public Schools has taken a huge step forward in its move to an all-digital education for its students: The district has partnered with Houghton Mifflin…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) is handing control of its online platform for teacher recruitment and retention, www.teach.gov, to software giant Microsoft Corp., the two organizations announced earlier…
This morning CNN reported that some people list their Klout scores on their résumés. My first few thoughts: Really? Seriously? Is this true? And if true, is it…
Hewlett-Packard Co. has decided against spinning off or selling its PC division—a plan first brought to light in August by the technology conglomerate's now former CEO, the Associated…
As K-12 virtual learning expands across the nation, two of the nation’s largest ed-tech providers have jumped into the virtual learning market with significant acquisitions they hope will…
According to a recent residential broadband survey, 35 percent of all Americans and 17 million U.S. children live without access to broadband service—and while these statistics are alarming,…
Amazon is expected to unveil a tablet computer Sept. 28, picking a fight with Apple Inc. and its iPad. The iPad has many challengers and has proven popular…
It’s a modern Cinderella story: Representatives from 18 optimistic, hardworking school communities were honored with a fancy black tie party Sept. 20, with critics of public education blissfully…
A nonprofit start-up funded in part by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) will quickly evaluate which educational technologies are worth the investment – and which ones aren’t…
Washington state education officials and Microsoft Corp. are teaming up to launch a new virtual academy to teach high school students computer and web-development skills, the Associated Press…
