Put your face in space
Want to fly aboard the space shuttle? You can get some face time in orbit, digitally speaking, through the space agency's "Face in Space" web project, MSNBC reports.
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Digital self-publishing upends traditional book world
A technological disruption is loosening traditional publishers' grip on the book market, reports the Wall Street Journal—and giving new power to technology companies like Amazon to shape which…
Cost, technology threaten school yearbooks
For nearly a century, the yearbook has been as much a part of high school as the prom and Friday night football games—but that’s now changing, reports the…
Google’s logo redesigned by school children
On May 18, Google announced the 40 regional finalists in its annual Doodle 4 Google competition, which challenges school children to create their own version of the Google…
Heart association backs video games in obesity campaign
Talk about strange bedfellows: The American Heart Association and Nintendo Co. are teaming up to promote the popular Wii video game console, reports the Associated Press, as the…
At YouTube, Adolescence Begins at 5
Early this year, the most popular YouTube video of all time--a 2007 clip of a British toddler gleefully biting the finger of his older brother--was supplanted by a…
Arizona gov. signs bill targeting ethnic studies
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill targeting a school district's ethnic studies program, hours after a report by United Nations human rights experts condemned the measure,…
Career guidance just a click away for North Jersey students
North Jersey high school students considering their options after graduation now can find a powerful new gateway to career exploration just a click away, NorthJersey.com reports.
When history is compiled 140 characters at a time
Twitter’s donation of its archives to the Library of Congress offers vast potential—as well as challenges—for historians, reports the New York Times.
LAUSD launches ESL instructional videos online
The Los Angeles Unified School District’s Division of Adult and Career Education has made its English as a Second Language (ESL) instructional videos available online for the benefit…
Avatar’s James Cameron: ‘We need innovators’
Avatar director James Cameron urged young Americans on April 26 to pursue careers in science and technology to keep the United States at the forefront of technical innovation,…
Intel CFO sees U.S. losing battle for high-tech jobs
CFO reports that the United States continues to lose ground in the battle for high-tech jobs because of its lack of outreach to domestic companies, Intel's finance chief…
Cheating vs. collaboration: Fine line for computer-science students
A recent article entitled "Why computer science students cheat" hit a raw nerve for undergraduates, software professionals, and hiring executives, Network World reports.
Social media: Colleges’ newest battlefield for students, alumni donations
Colleges’ unending campaign to attract more students and alumni donations has higher-education officials looking to two technologies that consume a growing chunk of people’s free time: social media…
Google: 600 communities aim to be high-speed networking test sites
Planning to build a local high-speed broadband network as a test project, Google Inc. has received more than 600 responses from communities interested in the effort, BusinessWeek reports.
Web slurs target teen suicide victim
A community reeling from the suicide of a popular high school senior turned its sorrow to outrage March 26 over a practice known as "trolling."
Microsoft adds Windows Phone 7 awards to student competition
Microsoft has added a "Windows Phone 7 Rockstar Award" to the list of other competitions in its annual Imagine Cup programming competition for students, reports WindowsforDevices.com.
Intel program helps teachers widen horizons
Junior-high students in Holbrook, Ariz., talk with people around the world via Skype. Fifth-graders in Sierra Vista investigate wildlife crime scenes.
Lehigh loses in NCAA tournament, but scores big on Google
Across the nation, a single question formed in the minds of tens of thousands of college basketball fans last Thursday at 10 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, reports the…
Could school bus ads save district budgets?
School districts have imposed all sorts of drastic cuts to save money during the down economy, reports the Associated Press—and some have now resorted to placing advertisements on…
XO laptops are loved, but use is limited in Birmingham
Two years after the low-cost XO laptop program was introduced to Birmingham, Ala., city schools, students say they love the $200 machines but use them more at home…
Internet safety video could win young filmmakers $10,000
Computer security company Trend Micro has an offer for any teen or adult who cares about internet safety and security and wants to become an award-winning filmmaker, CNET…
Central Falls school leader calls for talks, not mass firing
A district superintendent who fired all the teachers from one of Rhode Island's most troubled schools said March 3 that she's willing to negotiate with its teachers' union…
Mississippi teachers’ licensing info goes online for parents
Parents of Mississippi public school students now can go online to see whether their children's instructors are licensed in the subject area they teach, reports the Clarion-Ledger
Facebook post gets teen expelled
Taylor Cummings was a popular basketball star on the verge of graduating from one of Nashville's most prestigious high schools until a post on the social networking site…
New program combines technology, community service
Students at six schools from across the country are taking part in a pilot program that uses "service learning" as a way to revitalize their schools and communities…
Youngest teacher visits Orlando ed-tech conference
For those who remember Doogie Howser, he may have met his match. Adora Svitak, 12, visited Orlando on Monday. The girl was in town to talk to teachers…
Recession fuels shift from private to public schools
The struggling economy is forcing many families to pull their children out of private schools and switch to public ones, a move with significant implications for all involved,…
eMail hoax raises hopes of a day off from school
An eMail message purporting to be from a school administrator briefly had students at Brooklyn Technical High School looking forward to an unexpected holiday, reports the New York…
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.
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…
Education innovator Ted Sizer is dead at 77
Theodore R. Sizer, one of the country's most prominent and influential education-reform advocates, died on Oct. 21 at his home in Harvard, Mass., of colon cancer, reports the…
Hawaii wins 50,000 free books in online competition
Hawaii residents submitted the highest number of online votes to win 50,000 free books for needy children in a recent national contest, reports the Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
‘Why do we … build public schools that look like prisons?’
The man responsible for turning around the worst high school in Los Angeles is not an educator. He is a charter school leader who challenged a large, established…
Technology issues prevent students from watching Obama’s speech
In a scene that no doubt played out in many schools across the country, technological glitches prevented students and teachers at Baldwin Park High School east of Los…
Web startup offers an easy way to donate unwanted gift cards to schools
Plastic Jungle, an online marketplace for unused gift cards, now allows people to donate the full value of unwanted cards to classroom projects through DonorsChoose.org, reports the New…
Gay-friendly online high school sees nationwide interest
A Minnesota-based online high school catering to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students has received strong interest from students across the country, reports the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Education Change.org videos
William Farren, an advocate of education reform focusing on well-being and the elephant in the edu-living room called environmental stewardship, produced "Did You Ever Wonder?" as a response…
The Jewish Heritage Video Collection for the Classroom
The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (www.sfjff.org) launched the largest and most comprehensive online resource for Jewish film in the world. The New Media Initiative (backed by Steven…
Kids cheating with tech, but are schools cheating kids?
The results of a survey suggesting that 35 percent of middle and high school students with cell phones have used them to cheat at school is indeed alarming,…