K-12 Educational Technology News

All news articles from the THE Journal editorial team, in chronological order.


NetSupport School Extends Windows 8, Chrome OS Management Tools

NetSupport has released version 11.2 of its flagship classroom management system, NetSupport School.

Report: District Use of Social Networks up 44 Percent over 2 Years

The Center for Digital Education and the National School Boards Association have released key findings of the latest Digital School Districts Survey and have named top-10 districts in three classifications.

DeSoto ISD Upgrades to Integrated District Management ERP System

The DeSoto Independent School District in north Texas has announced board approval to upgrade its current management technology to a centralized enterprise resource planning and  student information system that integrates administrative and student data district-wide.

Partnership Aims at Enhancing Global Collaboration Opportunities

McGraw-Hill Education and ePals Corporation have partnered to combine the McGraw-Hill Networks digital social studies learning program for grades 6-12 with ePals global community and social learning platform.

Dell Unveils Sub-$500 K-12 Laptop

Dell today unveiled a new laptop designed specifically for schools as well as a new mobile cart designed to house up to 30 individual Latitude 3330s.

Adapteva Unveils $99 Linux-Powered Supercomputer

Adapteva has completed its first Parallella parallel-processing board designed for Linux supercomputing.

Enterprise IT Security Capabilities Begin Slow Shift to the Cloud

Identity management, vulnerability assessment, and other forms of enterprise IT security technologies are slowly moving to the cloud. According to a report released this week, just about 10 percent of all enterprise security product features will be delivered via the cloud.

Windows Azure (Finally) Takes Infrastructure into Cloud

Microsoft wants to stop giving Amazon headway in the cloud race. The Redmond company announced live production of Windows Azure Infrastructure Services, first previewed starting in June 2012.

Windows PCs See Steepest Decline Ever

The market for Windows-based PCs has declined faster than anticipated. According to two independent reports, PCs fell off 11.2 percent to 13.9 percent in the first quarter of 2013 -- the steepest decline in the history of the PC.

Scholastic Launches 6 Blended Programs for K-12 Math, Reading Instruction

Scholastic Education has unveiled six new blended learning products for K-12 math and reading instruction as part of its presence at this week's Education Innovation Summit at Arizona State University.

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