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Has Google developed the next wave of online education?

November 5, 2013January 19, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Combining text, audio, and video chat with features like drag-and-drop documents and interactive polls, Google Wave is a free web program that could add unprecedented depth to student…

Volunteers honor MLK Day by helping schools with technology

January 19, 2010January 18, 2010 by By Maya T. Prabhu, Assistant Editor

To help meet schools' technology needs, several educators and web professionals volunteered their expertise during the Martin Luther King Day Technology Challenge on Jan. 18.

Schools weigh in on national broadband plan

January 27, 2010January 18, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

To help provide broadband access to more citizens, the Federal Communications Commission should expand the eligible uses of e-Rate discounts to include after-school programs and community centers, many…

Technology gives engineering programs a real-world impact

November 5, 2013January 15, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Drexel University engineering student Jeffrey Dowgala says real-time information recorded by electronic sensors has helped him and his classmates understand the many environmental factors that can affect a…

Superintendents say they need resources, flexibility to transform schools

January 18, 2010January 14, 2010 by By Maya T. Prabhu, Assistant Editor

Finalists in the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) National Superintendent of the Year competition met to discuss ways that districts and the federal government can transform education.

ED: Blended learning helps boost achievement

November 12, 2010July 14, 2009 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

A new analysis of existing online-learning research by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) reveals that students who took all or part of their class on line performed…

NECC 2009 looks to education’s future

November 5, 2013July 11, 2009 by From staff reports

The economic recession doesn't seem to have dampened enthusiasm for the 2009 National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in Washington, D.C.: At a time when tight school budgets have…

Free online course helps students plan careers

November 5, 2013July 10, 2009 by By Laura Devaney, Senior Editor

A free online learning program from Microsoft is helping middle and high school students think about careers they might like to pursue and the skills necessary to attain…

ED OKs proctors, secure logins for online tests

July 21, 2009July 10, 2009 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Web-based college programs won't have to buy pricey monitoring gadgets like cameras and fingerprint or eye scanners to satisfy the requirements of a section in the recently reauthorized…

Students use computers to design real-world service projects

May 7, 2019June 1, 2005 by From eSchool News staff and wire service reports

The term "spatial technology" refers to the function of any number of different hardware and software tools that help students engage with the physical world. In a spatial…

Has Google developed the next wave of online education?

Volunteers honor MLK Day by helping schools with technology

Schools weigh in on national broadband plan

Technology gives engineering programs a real-world impact

Superintendents say they need resources, flexibility to transform schools

ED: Blended learning helps boost achievement

NECC 2009 looks to education’s future

Free online course helps students plan careers

ED OKs proctors, secure logins for online tests

Students use computers to design real-world service projects

Edtech startup HEI Schools raises €2 million in series A funding to bring Finland´s renowned early education model worldwide

Lightspeed Systems® Launches Lightspeed Alert™ Solution for Threat Detection of Suicide, Bullying, and School Violence

Cox Business Brings High Speed Fiber Connectivity to Historical Jamestowne Island To Provide Virtual Explorations of the James Fort and Archaearium

PTC Wizard Integrates with Zoom

Osmo For Schools Receives Prestigious 2021 EdTech Digest Award in “Curriculum and Instruction Solution” Category

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