Wanted: Computer hackers … for hire
Tech-savvy students, take heed: Computer hackers are wanted by federal authorities, but not for prosecution. Instead, the government is looking to hire so-called “white hat” hackers to secure the nation’s networks.
Key words: computer hackers, cyber experts, computer networks, national security
Ed-tech guru shares his expertise
Ray Schroeder was blogging before it was cool. And as one of the top technology officials at the University of Illinois at Springfield, Schroeder hasn’t slowed down, writing more than 25,000 entries on 49 blogs since 2001. Key words: University of Illinois, education, technology, blogging, recession, online tools
Feds, tech giants team up to protect kids online
The Department of Homeland Security and several tech giants are teaming up to launch a nationwide volunteer program that will put tech pros in K-12 classrooms to make the younger generation aware of dangers on the internet, USA Today reports.
‘Think Green’ challenges teachers to start ‘talking trash’ in their classrooms
What happens to the waste we all produce? When does it make sense to recycle? Can trash become energy? Teachers and their students can find answers to these questions and more at Think Green, a new K-12 resource from Waste Management, powered by Discovery Education
Study: Ed tech leads to significant gains
Integrating Promethean’s ActivClassroom–a suite of educational technologies that includes an interactive whiteboard, teaching software, and student response systems–into instruction can raise student achievement by an average of 17 percentile points, according to new research that also confirms the experience, comfort, and skill level of teachers in using the technology has a huge impact on how effective they’ll be.
Key words: Promethean ActivClassroom, K-12 student achievement, education, technology, Marzano
Rare and ancient written works go online
National libraries and the U.N. education agency put some of humanity’s earliest written works online Tuesday, from ancient Chinese oracle bones to the first European map of the New World. Key words: United Nations, ancient works, Library of Congress, education, technology, online library
California first state to receive stimulus funds
Education Secretary Arne Duncan on April 17 released nearly $4 billion to California, the first state to benefit from a special fund for states that was created by the economic stimulus law.
Key words: stimulus, education, Arne Duncan, California, education funding
Technology conference focuses on how to empower children
Do your students really know how to use Google? That was one of many questions presented to educators at this year’s 23rd annual Technology and Innovation in Education conference at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in South Dakota, reports the Rapid City Journal.
Delete Me
President Obama’s planned commencement speech at Notre Dame’s May 17 graduation has sparked an online movement calling for the university president’s ouster, and has prompted social networking groups, filled with thousands of students and alumni, to speak out on the matter. Key words: University of Notre Dame, President Obama, Notre Dame commencement, Notre Dame graduation, Facebook, social networking, online groups
Obama’s Notre Dame visit incites online fracas
President Obama’s planned speech at Notre Dame’s May 17 graduation has sparked an online movement calling for the university president’s ouster and has prompted social networking groups, filled with thousands of students and alumni, to speak out on the matter. Key words: University of Notre Dame, President Obama, Notre Dame commencement, Notre Dame graduation, Facebook, social networking, online groups