Needing every possible edge, students are looking to online solutions to get them ready for college admissions exams.
Three Michigan districts add support to their technology-infused schools with the latest in classroom sound systems.
- By Reinhard Kargl
- 07/27/10
We all pay lip service to the need for educators to be learners as well as teachers, but how often do we really act on it?
- By Geoffrey H. Fletcher
- 07/27/10
Open source has proved attractive for K-12 school districts for any number of reasons, from upfront cost savings to freedom from cumbersome restrictions to the quality of the software itself. But how does a school or district get started with it? Three K-12 IT directors shared their experiences with THE Journal--the good and the bad, as well as the lessons they've learned in the process.
- By Natasha Wanchek
- 07/15/10
Kaltura, a company that develops open source products for creating and managing video on Web sites, has published a Blackboard Building Block that allows users to integrate video into their Blackboard Learn environments.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 07/13/10
Microsoft last week acknowledged that the VC-1 video codec has limited performance on multicore systems running Windows 7.
An Arizona elementary school is beefing up its technology toolbox with a new multimedia curriculum in an effort to engage students, teach 21st century skills, and, hopefully, help boost academic achievement.
- By Bridget McCrea
- 06/17/10
For students looking to stay involved in the arts over the summer, audio software developer Ableton has launched the Ableton Summer Music Challenge, in which K-12 students create and submit original tracks for a chance to earn individual prizes and prizes for their schools.
Two high school districts in California have adopted digital media systems for delivering educational content to their classrooms.
- By Evan Tassistro
- 06/14/10
At the InfoComm 2010 convention this week in Las Vegas, Sonic Foundry debuted updates to its Media site lecture capture system, including new recorder hardware and updated Mediasite software.