Technology a key tool in writing instruction
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
New tool shows how arts education boosts 21st century skills
Working with national arts organizations, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) has developed a first-of-its-kind Arts skills map that clearly defines how arts education promotes key 21st-century…
Google putting its digital library to the test
Google Inc. is giving researchers nearly a half-million dollars to test the academic value of its rapidly growing online library.
All-digital newsstand coming to college stores
College students will be able to access digitized publications from around the world starting in August, after the campus retailing industry teamed up with a digital content distributor…
NYC schools to deploy free eMail, collaboration tools
In what could be a huge sign of change in how students learn, New York City Public Schools has begun implementation of communication and collaboration software from ePals…
3D content for education on the rise
At least a dozen companies now offer three-dimensional learning content, according to industry sources, and some of the major players in the educational video market are rumored to…
Broadband grants mean millions more for higher education
Colleges and universities will be among the anchor institutions in an ultra high-speed nationwide internet network after President Obama earlier this month announced more than $760 million in…
Schools save money with refurbished computers
At less than half the cost of purchasing new computers, buying high-quality refurbished machines is cheaper and more efficient, some education technology directors say—and that’s a big deal…
Project lets users explore the cosmos from a PC
In a project that aims to pull a new generation of students toward science and technology, Microsoft and NASA have teamed up to create what they say is…
Student programmers solve real-world challenges
An interface that allows hearing-impaired people to communicate with others using an augmented-reality environment took home the grand prize of $25,000 in the eighth annual Imagine Cup Worldwide…
Survey reveals slow progress in education technology
U.S. schools’ average overall scores on an annual survey designed to measure their progress toward implementing 21st-century classrooms and learning skills increased less than 1 percent from 2009,…
Solutions aim to ease ed-tech deployment
Flexibility was a key theme at the 2010 InfoComm conference in Las Vegas, where a number of companies demonstrated products intended to help schools deploy education technology more…
Customers question tech industry’s takeover spree
The world’s largest technology companies have been on a buying spree, spending billions of dollars to snap up smaller companies. And often the buyers say they’re doing it…
New rules bring online piracy fight to U.S. campuses
Starting this month, colleges and universities that don't do enough to combat the illegal sharing of digital movies or music over their computer networks put themselves at risk…
Judge orders school newspaper to delete stories
Should school newspapers, or any newspapers for that matter, be forced to delete archived stories in order to clear a person’s record online? That’s the issue before a…
Ed-tech grant program aims to boost college readiness
A new initiative will dole out grants to education-technology projects aimed at improving college readiness, especially among low-income students.
Lawmakers trade broadband grants, school reforms for education jobs
Schools would get $10 billion to help them avoid teacher layoffs under a bill passed by the House. But the funding would come at a price for other…
iPad pilots launching in higher ed this fall
Educators say there’s a simple reason they believe the Apple iPad pilot programs coming to colleges and universities this fall will run smoother than previous trials with popular…
Oceanographer touts deep sea web surfing
Bob Ballard, the explorer best known for the discovery of the Titanic and other wrecks, has not only made deep-sea exploration more accessible for K-12 and college students,…
How to avoid accidental data breaches
While most CIOs spend their days worrying about the external hacking threats, a university’s greatest vulnerability comes from its own students, faculty, and administrative staff.
NCTAF: Transform teaching through collaboration
According to a new report, 21st-century teaching and learning can only occur if teachers and school staff work together as a collaborative team; simple adjustments to antiquated school…
Feds: Make eReaders accessible to all students
The federal government will help schools and colleges using eReaders such as the Amazon Kindle to comply with laws giving students with disabilities equal access to emerging education…
School libraries pummeled as budget crisis worsens
School librarians fear another round of budget cuts in districts across the nation could severely impair students’ development of information literacy and other key 21st-century skills. As the…
Research dispels common ed-tech myths
Contrary to popular opinion, newer teachers aren’t any more likely to use technology in their lessons than veteran teachers, and a lack of access to technology does not…
Study reveals factors in ed-tech success
Schools with one-to-one computing programs have fewer discipline problems, lower dropout rates, and higher rates of college attendance than schools with a higher ratio of students to computers,…
Schools reach out to prospective students via Facebook
Colleges and universities are becoming increasingly proactive in using social media to reach prospective students, acknowledging that today’s teenagers are very active online.
States collaborate on new national exams
Two large coalitions of states are competing for federal “Race to the Top” dollars to create a series of new national academic tests to replace the current patchwork…
Smaller urban high schools found to boost achievement
With support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, New York City under Mayor Michael Bloomberg has systematically shut down large, failing high schools and replaced them with…
Stanford doctoral student seeks peace through technology
The stories are harrowing, but Elizabeth Buckner hopes sharing tales of the constant tension among Palestinians and Israelis through mobile devices will offer perspective to children from both…
Major copyright ruling a victory for ‘user-generated content’
In a high-stakes legal battle with important implications for the future of the internet, U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton in New York sided with Google Inc. on June…
New system combines classroom audio, emergency alert
A new classroom product that combines sound amplification, lecture capture, and emergency alert capabilities in a single system could have a big impact on the safety of K-12…
‘Academic fraud’ filtering hopes to crack down on plagiarism
For years, schools have struggled to crack down on web-savvy students who purchase or download term papers online, and a new option from OpenDNS aims to make plagiarism…
ED looks to stop misleading college recruiting
Some of the nation’s largest online colleges could be barred from tying recruiters’ pay to the number of students they enroll if the Obama administration’s new list of…
Survey: Staff development is top ed-tech challenge
Making sure staff members have the professional development they need to ensure effective 21st-century education is the top challenge facing school district CTOs, according to a recent survey.
Indiana forms state branch of private online college
In a move that could signal the start of a larger trend, an agreement between the state of Indiana and a private online university will allow Indiana residents…
Ten ways to combat illegal file sharing
As colleges and universities prepare to meet a new federal directive to curb illegal file sharing, one expert has a list of 10 suggestions for higher-education technology officials.
Superintendent’s online-learning business raises concerns
The superintendent of Minnesota's Houston School District is leaving amid concerns about his involvement with a private online-learning consulting firm.
Software helps schools monitor athletes’ postings
Roughly two dozen college athletic departments are using a software program that tracks the Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace pages of athletes for inappropriate posts.
Summit: Mobile computing is education’s future
Speakers at a recent education technology industry summit had a key piece of advice for the company executives who make and sell products for schools: Go mobile.
FCC votes to reconsider broadband regulations
