K-12 Educational Technology News

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


Arizona District Adds 2.3 Million kWh of Solar Power

Solar power will now provide approximately 60 percent of the electricity at Arizona's Somerton School District.

Internet2 Adds New Video Service to Net+

Internet2, a technology community formed by research institutions, will soon be adding a new vendor to its video service offerings for use in research, virtual classrooms, telemedicine, and business communications.

HP Catalyst Initiative Offers Free Online Professional Development Courses for STEMx Educators

The International Society for Technology in Education, the New Media Consortium, and HP have created a free, online professional development initiative designed to help educators around the world teach STEMx subjects.

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.

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