K-12 Educational Technology News

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


Colorado School District Recovers from Failed VDI Implementation

School District 27J in Brighton, CO, has resurrected its virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) implementation that crashed on day one under the load of simultaneous logons.

Red Hat Debuts Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform for OpenStack-Powered Clouds

Red Hat has launched two new products designed to help organizations build private or public cloud environments or implement infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) solutions.

iOS App Puts Teachers in Control of Videoconferencing Systems

Communications tech firm Avizia has launched a new tool specifically for teachers that's designed to give them improved control over videoconferencing technologies in their classrooms.

Landon School Improves Backup Service While Boosting Virtual Infrastructure Performance

Landon School in Bethesda, MD has implemented a new backup and replication solution and a new storage solution that work together to optimize data protection operations for the school's virtual machine environment.

Texas Workforce Commission Kicks in $760,000 for Student STEM Competition

The Robotics Education and Competition Foundation has received a $760,000 grant from the Texas Workforce Commission to support 500 new and existing VEX Robotic Competition teams, enhance the foundation's volunteer community, and fund a new VRC Texas Online Challenge and VEX Robotics Competition mobile event trailer.

Earobics Adds Expanded Language Support, New Assessment Tools

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has launched an updated version of its hybrid reading intervention tool, Earobics, with mobile device compatibility and expanded language support for English language learners.

Crestron AirMedia Turns Mobile Devices into Presentation Systems

Crestron has launched a new system that allows groups of presenters to connect their phones, tablets, and laptops to AV systems wirelessly.

California School Overhauls Computer Lab To Create 'Agile Learning Space'

Hillbrook School's redesigned computer lab features movable, tech-enabled furniture and supports multiple room configurations.

Display Gear Revs Up at InfoComm 2013

Advances in display technology were on parade at this year's InfoComm 2013 in Orlando, including a number of touchscreen devices, wall displays, new LED monitors, and related AV gear.

Panasonic Intros 8,500-Lumen DLP Projector, Interactive Short-Throw Projector

Panasonic has announced several new projectors, including the company's first interactive ultra-short throw projector and a WUXGA single-chip DLP projector that the company claims as the industry's brightest.

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