e-learning
Well, not exactly. Students still have to put in the laps, but for those with body-image issues or hefty course loads, taking gym class online is a welcome alternative that educators hope can spur a permanent interest in fitness.
- By Jennifer Grayson
- 01/08/10
mobility
With cost concerns squeezing districts out of 1-to-1 computing programs, a once unthinkable solution is now in play: allowing students to bring their own laptops, PDAs, and—heaven help us—cell phones.
- By Jeff Weinstock
- 01/08/10
Networking
Raytown C-2 School District, located southeast of Kansas City, MO, had never experienced a reliable wireless internet connection. Although the district had 802.11b and g wireless networks in place, the signals were not powerful enough to cut through interference generated by nearby antennas. Receiving the brunt of the...
- By Charlene O’Hanlon
- 01/02/10
There are eight purposes along with a primary goal and two additional goals for Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT), the name of the federal funding for technology. These all can be boiled down to the idea of improving student achievement through...
Three Things You Need to Know About ARRA Monies</strong>
An unprecedented $919 million dollars in federal funds for technology are being disbursed to states this summer. This substantial amount is made up of $269 million for the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) component of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) act and $650 million through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
School Security
Daviess County Public Schools (DCPS) of Owensboro, KY, has implemented the Netsweeper content filtering system to block students from accessing some content wen they access the Internet.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 03/19/10
ARRA
Managed network services provider Education Networks of America (ENA) has received a grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to build a broadband infrastructure for underserved communities, schools, and libraries throughout the state of Indiana.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 03/19/10
Mobile Computing
The Zarghona Ana Middle School of Kandahar, Afghanistan has joined the ed tech revolution, courtesy of OLPC. The nonprofit has delivered 774 XO laptop computers to the school, enough to give every teacher and student at the school his/her own conduit to the wider world of knowledge and technology.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 03/19/10
Administration
Carmel Clay Schools of Carmel, IN, is moving to GlobalScholar's Pinnacle Insight as its data management system in an ongoing effort to improve data-driven decision making in the district.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 03/18/10
Thin Clients
Fujitsu has introduced a new line of "Zero Client" devices that need only LAN and power connections to provide computing services to users.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 03/18/10