Facebook faces flak over privacy changes
Trigg County Public Schools Deploys ZeroEyes’ AI Gun Detection and Intelligent Situational Awareness Technology
Kentucky School District Integrates Leading Proactive Solution to Mitigate Gun-Related Violence
How to protect your privacy on Facebook
Over the past week, Facebook has been nudging its users to review and update their privacy settings. The site has given users many granular controls over their privacy,…
Blackboard, D2L declare legal truce
The three-and-a-half-year court battle between learning management system (LMS) giant Blackboard Inc. and competitor Desire2Learn ended Dec. 15 when the companies agreed to license each other's patents and…
Feds release cyber safety booklet
A new booklet released by the Federal Trade Commission and other government agencies helps parents and teachers steer kids safely through the online and mobile-phone worlds.
Duncan: Schools ‘need to be more creative’
Education leaders in the United States must work to close the digital divide and ensure that all students have access to top-notch technology, while at the same time…
Video game teaches students fiscal skills
A new video game designed to help New York students learn to manage their money tries to make the dullness of balancing a checkbook look more like the…
ED names student video contest winners
In the conclusion of the U.S. Department of Education's video contest, "I Am What I Learn," federal officials have named three winners out of hundreds of entries. While…
Partnership a boon for alternative textbooks
Students who are blind, have low vision, or have a learning disability that requires computer-generated speech and highlighted text soon will have more resources after publisher Flat World…
FTC: Virtual worlds pose real threat to minors
Minors are able to access explicit content in virtual worlds without much difficulty, and the operators of those virtual worlds should take steps to keep that content away…
UC energy savings could eclipse $30M
The University of California San Diego campus expects to save $36 million in annual utility costs after a series of green initiatives that include replacing 500 energy-intensive computer…
UC energy savings could top $30M
The 10 University of California campuses expect to save $36 million in annual utility costs after a series of green initiatives that include replacing 500 energy-intensive computer servers…
Geographic software helps teach critical skills
Thanks to a new statewide license, all schools in Arkansas will have access to geographic information system (GIS) technology--software the Arkansas Department of Education (DOE) hopes will continue…
New programs help English-language learners
As educational opportunities in the United States attract the families of students from across the globe, the need for effective methods in educating English-language learners (ELLs) continues to…
Report names top threats to campus networks
Eight out of 10 colleges included in a recent study were deemed vulnerable to cyber attacks that could cost IT departments thousands, highlighting the security downfalls of decentralized…
R2D2: A model for using technology in education
The Read, Reflect, Display, and Do (R2D2) model is intended as a problem-solving wheel that represents phases of learning--from reading and exploration, to reflective writing, to visualization of…
Parents sue school for role in ‘sexting’ tragedy
The parents of a teenage girl who committed suicide after being harassed over an incidence of sexting, or sending explicit photos via cell phone, are accusing the girl's…
Report names top threats to campus networks
Eight out of 10 colleges included in a recent study were deemed vulnerable to cyber attacks that could cost IT departments thousands of dollars, highlighting the security downfalls…
Can gaming change education?
As video games continue to permeate our culture, schools and students are increasingly interested in using video games for learning. This interest has prompted universities and neurologists to…
New digital reader could rival Kindle
Five of the nation's largest publishers of newspapers and magazines plan to challenge Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle electronic-book reader with their own digital format that would display in color…
Principles for effective educational video game design
"Moving Learning Games Forward: Obstacles, Opportunities, and Openness," by Eric Klopfer, Scot Osterweil, and Katie Salen of the Education Arcade, ... Read more
Racist group targets school newspapers
