educational technology Archives

Education groups applaud new ed-tech legislation

June 14, 2011June 14, 2011 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Educational technology stakeholders are applauding the U.S. Senate’s introduction of a bill called the Achievement Through Technology and Innovation (ATTAIN) Act and note that, if passed, the legislation…

Curriculum

Entrepreneurial ‘boot camp’ reveals ed-tech innovations

November 5, 2013June 9, 2011 by From wire service reports

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Gaming platform helps reach students through technology

November 5, 2013May 24, 2011 by From wire service reports

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eClassroom News

More schools piloting secure mobile devices

November 5, 2013May 11, 2011 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

A company that manufacturers secure personal cell phones for children is making a move to education, where it has introduced secure, internet-enabled mobile handheld devices for classroom use.

District Management

How online education could stop the higher-ed bubble from bursting

November 5, 2013May 3, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Low-cost online courses could help higher education from becoming the next economic bubble that bursts and inflicts fiscal pain on institutions, investors, and students, said educational technology experts…

District Management

Pearson buys Schoolnet for $230 million

April 27, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

Pearson PLC, publisher of the Financial Times and Penguin books and a major player in the ed-tech market, has agreed to buy the educational technology company Schoolnet for…

District Management

Stakeholders decry EETT elimination

November 5, 2013April 15, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

After narrowly avoiding a government shutdown, Congress has approved legislation that would cut $38 billion from the Fy11 budget--including the complete elimination of the federal Enhancing Education Through…

District Management

Ed-tech stakeholders protest budget cuts

November 5, 2013April 13, 2011 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Educational technology stakeholders are speaking out against federal efforts to eliminate the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program by releasing state profiles and information showing how important the…

District Management

FY11 budget details: a mixed bag for education

May 1, 2011April 12, 2011 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Although Congress reached a budget deal for the remainder of the 2011 fiscal year—avoiding a government shutdown in the process—the federal education budget did not escape unscathed, and…

Blended Learning

Speak Up survey highlights gaps in support of ed tech

April 3, 2011April 1, 2011 by By Jenna Zwang, Assistant Editor

In an annual national survey, more than half of parents said they support the use of mobile devices for academic purposes inside their children's classrooms, while more than…

District Management

New ed-tech products aim to solve challenges, improve learning

November 5, 2013March 25, 2011 by From staff reports

New software for managing mobile devices as they connect to a school’s network, a digital workspace where students can synthesize the information they find through online search engines,…

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Experts: Use national budget crisis as an opportunity

March 16, 2011March 15, 2011 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

In the opening session for the Consortium for School Networking’s annual conference, held this year in New Orleans, the theme was "Mastering the Moment," which referred to the…

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Obama highlights $90M ed-tech agency

November 5, 2013March 9, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

Educational technology advocates applauded President Obama’s focus on college and career readiness and his call for a new federal agency devoted to ed-tech innovations, which he expanded on…

District Management

AUPs shape Web 2.0 use, guidelines

March 2, 2011February 28, 2011 by By Jenna Zwang, Assistant Editor

As educational technology transforms teaching and learning, many districts are finding that once-solid acceptable use policies (AUPs) must be updated to reflect students' and teachers' increasing use of…

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Obama to push for new ed-tech agency

November 5, 2013February 8, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

President Obama will request fiscal 2012 funding for an educational technology agency within the U.S. Department of Education (ED) that would bring resources and funding to schools and…

Blended Learning

Google makes ed-tech splash with apps marketplace

November 5, 2013January 25, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Google opened an Apps Marketplace for educators Jan. 25, creating an online repository filled with learning management system (LMS) software, web-based grade books, and other content that can…

District Management

Amid economic uncertainty, ed-tech leaders do more with less

January 29, 2013January 24, 2011 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Though education budgets might be frozen or face further reductions in school districts from coast to coast, some educational technology leaders have found innovative ways to update their…

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How Google’s leadership shakeup could affect education

January 24, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

Google Inc.’s announcement last week that co-founder Larry Page would replace CEO Eric Schmidt might be appealing to educators who long for the company’s free-wheeling days, but educational…

District Management

Ed tech vs. larger class sizes: Worth the trade-off?

February 1, 2011January 13, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

Thrusting his state into the center of the debate over education reform, Idaho public schools chief Tom Luna called for more educational technology in the classroom and a…

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The 10 biggest ed-tech stories of 2010

January 3, 2011January 3, 2011 by From staff reports

STEM education gets a boost amid concerns about U.S. competitiveness … States embrace cloud computing with large-scale school software projects… ... Read more

eClassroom News

The most popular ed-tech stories of 2010

November 5, 2013December 21, 2010 by From staff reports

Later this month, we’ll count down the 10 most significant educational technology stories of 2010, as chosen by our editors. But first, here are the ed-tech stories that…

District Management

How to spur more technology use in the classroom

January 5, 2011December 8, 2010 by By Jenna Zwang, Assistant Editor

Superintendents and educational technology directors discussed how to ensure that technology is integrated into the curriculum during a Dec. 7 webinar sponsored by the Consortium for School Networking.

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News Corp. jumps into ed-tech field

December 8, 2010December 6, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

News Corp., which recently hired outgoing New York City Public Schools Chancellor Joel Klein, has reached a deal to buy educational technology firm Wireless Generation for $360 million…

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Have stimulus funds helped spur educational technology gains?

December 6, 2010December 2, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

Nearly two years after the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was passed, two new reports offer varying perspectives on how successful the billions of dollars in federal…

eClassroom News

Multitasking, wireless printing come to iPad

November 5, 2013November 23, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

The new software update includes a printing option and the ability to multitask.

Apple Inc. released new software on Nov. 22 that lets users of its iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad devices print wirelessly over Wi-Fi networks. The software addresses what…

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ED releases final version of National Ed-Tech Plan

November 11, 2010November 9, 2010 by By Jenna Zwang, Assistant Editor

The final version of the new National Educational Technology Plan (NETP) includes a focus on individualized instruction and connectivity, and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said meeting…

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Website combines project-based learning, social responsibility

August 23, 2013October 27, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

A new partnership between Microsoft Corp., the Smithsonian Institution, and TakingITGlobal uses educational technology to help students solve real-world challenges through online collaboration with their peers around the…

IT Management

How to use higher education’s ‘new toy’: Social media

November 5, 2013October 22, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Campus technology officials in charge of social media efforts have come to a consensus: There are no social media experts, so keep experimenting with your school’s tweeting, linking,…

District Management

How schools can become innovation incubators

October 22, 2010 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

In a year of change for NSBA’s annual educational technology conference, T+L, the closing keynote session ended on a note that change can lead to a better future.

District Management

Survey reveals school leaders’ opinions on 21st-century skills

November 5, 2013October 20, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

As school district leaders increasingly incorporate so-called 21st-century skills into their instructional strategies, many believe the federal government should support the development of new school assessment models that…

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Purdue’s student achievement technology goes national

November 5, 2013October 18, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

A Purdue University-piloted tool that uses educational technology—and online “signals”—to warn some students that their grades are dropping, offer study-habit suggestions, and provide positive reinforcement to students who…

District Management

Gates Foundation launches $20 million program to expand technology use

November 5, 2013October 11, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Oct. 11 announced the Next Generation Learning Challenges, a collaborative, multi-year initiative that aims to help dramatically improve college readiness and…

Teaching & Learning

Google launches contest to encourage kids to code

October 8, 2010 by Laura Ascione

The Google Open Source Program is announcing a new computer programming outreach effort, aimed at 13- to 18-year-old students around the world, ReadWriteWeb reports. Google Code-in will operate…

IT Management

Toshiba unveils glasses-free 3D TV

November 5, 2013October 4, 2010 by Laura Ascione

Toshiba Corp. has unveiled the world's first high-definition, liquid crystal display (LCD) 3D television that does not require special glasses—one of the biggest consumer complaints about the technology,…

IT Management

Setting students on the path to high school graduation

November 6, 2013September 30, 2010 by By Eric Seymour

On the road to graduation, ninth grade is the place where many students lose their way. To help all students cross the finish line with a diploma in…

Teaching & Learning

Mobile device boom sparks U.S. web address shortage

September 29, 2010 by Laura Ascione

A telecommunications official on Sept. 28 warned that the United States could run out of unique internet addresses to assign to new devices by the end of next…

IT Management

Virtual desktops: Imagine the possibilities for teaching and learning

November 6, 2013September 21, 2010 by By Eric Williams

Moving from the current use of desktop and laptop computers to a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) creates many possibilities for teaching and learning. Imagine the possibilities if teachers…

Curriculum

Gearing up for the new school year

November 6, 2013September 13, 2010 by By Michael Hildebrandt

In the past I have dusted off curriculum binders, gathered a supply of whiteboard markers (so recently replacing chalk), and put up a framework for bulletin boards to…

Curriculum

Gates Foundation to invest in next-generation instructional tools

November 5, 2013September 8, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation plans to invest up to $250 million over the next eight years to develop ... Read more

IT Management

Ed tech is one focus of Maryland’s Race to the Top funds

November 5, 2013August 31, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

Maryland recently became one of 10 winners of the second round of federal Race to the Top grants, and Charles County officials are ready to get the ball…

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