Ventura Unified School District has revamped its wireless network to better support mobile devices and interactive learning programs for its 28 schools and district office.
Celly has unveiled its free group texting service, which allows schools and universities to create "cells," or private virtual groups, for class discussions, polls, and more. Celly simultaneously launched an Android app, which will be available for free download on Google Play.
A district in central Pennsylvania has chosen a network access control appliance from Impulse Point to enable it to manage devices on a new wireless network.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 09/17/12
DataCore Software has added heatmaps to show hot spots of disk activity in the newest version of its flagship storage virtualization product.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 09/17/12
Across all mobile platforms, nearly 90 percent of all downloads from app stores will be free apps in 2012. And, according to a new report from Gartner, 90 percent of the apps for which users are willing to pay will cost less than $3. Total downloads this year are projected to be nearly last year's figure.
Mooresville, NC's four-year path to a districtwide laptop program led to across-the-board academic achievement and this year's Sylvia Charp Award.
High school students in Georgia will now have access to technology training and certification through Microsoft IT Academy. The Georgia Department of Education has announced a partnership with Microsoft to make the program available to more than 460,000 students in 463 high schools across the state.
Administrators in districts with large numbers of underserved students are finding ways to make sure they have the 24/7 internet access they need.
LiveTime, a company that specializes in applications for service management, has developed a version of its software as a native app for Google Android.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 09/10/12
Northwest Independent School District in Fort Worth, TX, is overhauling its wireless LAN to accommodate an increase in mobile device use across its 25 campuses and district office.