Technology: Page 125
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N.Y. high school offers IBM classes, associate's degrees and a career path
Pathways in Technology Early College High School in Brooklyn provides a six-year vocational program that teaches students what they need for an information technology job.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 22, 2012 -
Apple's iPad Mini will take aim at classrooms
As competitors seek to reply with their own tablets, Apple strives to corner the education market with a new iPad for $249.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 22, 2012 -
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From AI to quantum physics, STEM learning opportunities in K-12 are expanding to keep pace with related fields.
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New ed-tech policy database rolling out for investors and policymakers
SETDA hopes to keep the database neutral to benefit all users, regardless of their of goals.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 18, 2012 -
Retrieved from Amazon on September 06, 2012
Amazon gets Whispercast technology out for classrooms, competes with Apple
For as little as $69 per student, Amazon competes with Apple's more expensive classroom options.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 17, 2012 -
Data breach claims personal data for 300,000 Northwest Florida State College students and employees
Two hundred thousand of those affected may not have even had any connection to the school.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 17, 2012 -
U Missouri Research Center To Implement Integrated Research Database
The University of Missouri (UM) has selected a new data management services partner for its Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. UM has tapped Prometheus Research, located in New Haven, CT, to develop an integrated data management system for the Thompson Center. The new...
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 16, 2012 -
Alvin Roth, the man behind New York City's 2003 high school admissions redesign, wins Nobel Prize
Prior to the redesign by Roth and his team, the city's high school admissions system was a complex mess that teachers and parents tried to game.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 16, 2012 -
Deep Dive
5 Kickstarter education projects currently seeking funding
Educational video games, documentaries and a barn restoration are among the education-related visions posted on Kickstarter at the moment.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 11, 2012 -
Augmented reality in education environments: What can it do?
Emerging Education Technology collects several uses of AR tech for the purpose of instruction.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 10, 2012 -
N.Y. teacher streams 'rubber room' exile, offers online classes
Staten Island teacher Francesco Portelos reportedly gets a $75,000 salary to sit and await processing.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 9, 2012 -
Oklahoma A-F grades for schools delayed
Parents and administrators raise concerns, as a release of the grade is delayed until after an Oct. 25 board vote.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 8, 2012 -
California districts warned to spend $66 million in tech vouchers soon
Funds remain unspent after money was alotted from a 2004 anitrust settlement involving Microsoft.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 8, 2012 -
Augmented Reality: A new way of augmented learning
Sign In Augmented Reality: A new way of augmented learning Augmented learning is defined as an on-demand learning technique where the learning environment adapts to the needs and inputs from learners [1] . Broadly speaking, "environment" here does not have to be constrained into the ...
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 5, 2012 -
Voices: What Does the IT Workers Have to Say About BYOD?
Microsoft's Cameron Evans raises an intriguing question about BYOD policies: Why would parents - most of whom are footing the bill for their children's personal smartphones, notebooks and tablets - let college IT staffs put anything on students' personal devices? "There is a h...
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 5, 2012 -
St. Mary's school trades in textbooks for iPads
Following similar developments at school districts across the country, the students at St. Mary's are taught primarily through their school-issued iPads.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 4, 2012 -
Pearson's new CEO focused on international affordable education
Fallon compares Pearson's success in recent years to that of the Financial Times and Penguin.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 4, 2012 -
Duncan calls for end to paper textbooks
Duncan's remarks were made before the National Press Club, where he also lashed out against Republicans.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 2, 2012 -
Nonprofit could become a Consumer Reports for ed tech
EDU STAR is seeking $5 million in funding to test educational technology while developers remain skeptical of its approach.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 1, 2012 -
McGraw-Hill exec says tech will necessitate a rethinking of K-12 age-grouping
Are multiage, competency-based classrooms the way of the future?
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 28, 2012 -
ClassConnect becomes Claco, founder/AOL squatter explains switch
The online curriculum-sharing tool is moving previous users over to a new site.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 27, 2012 -
Janus Capital Group pledges $2.1 million to Denver Public Schools for blended learning
Janus donates an initial $350 thousand with the rest of the $2.1 million to come if DPS meets certain benchmarks.
By Davide Savenije • Sept. 26, 2012 -
SETDA report recommends digital resource shift within 5 years
The State Educational Technology Directors Association is encouraging schools to upgrade to digital media that can be updated more quickly and at a lower cost than traditional textbooks.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 24, 2012 -
Rhode Island introduces technology initiative to modernize classrooms
The Department of Education chose the technology solutions provider CDW-G to upgrade their schools with an extensive technology package.
By Davide Savenije • Sept. 24, 2012 -
Smarterer changes focus to become personal learning tracker
The startup now sees more potential in personal progress tracking than public progress sharing.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 20, 2012 -
Retrieved from Apple on September 20, 2012
Deep Dive13 iPhone 5 apps for K-12 educators
If you work in K-12 education as a teacher or administrator and plan on picking up an iPhone 5 this week, have a look at this list of app recommendations. Your life may get a lot easier.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 20, 2012
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