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Access to technology is not enough to eliminate the digital divide, according to a new study from the University of Southern California. Specialized programs that provide low-income households with access to computers and the Internet must also provide ongoing and progressive training to increase participants' computer skills. MoreAs they put more devices in the hands of younger students, districts are calculating whether the peace of mind that comes with insurance is worth the cost. MoreWhen it comes to technology projects, the value of an investment should be defined by its educational return, not its financial return. More
Norris & Soloway: Being Mobile
In our last blog posting we praised Obama for his vision and leadership in establishing the ConnectED program -- and we excoriated him for not providing new funding to ensure the enactment of the ConnectED program. Ooops! Read on and learn how politics works in Washington -- and how Obama plans, in fact, to add new funding to the ConnectED program! More
K-12 Technology News
A federal judge at the Southern District of New York court has found Apple guilty of violating United States antitrust laws and colluding with five book publishing companies to inflate e-book prices. The three-week trial concluded June 20, and the judge issued the ruling July 9. The tech giant plans to appeal. MoreApproximately 1,000 students in the Netherlands will attend one of 11 new "Steve Jobs Schools," with flexible hours and an emphasis on learning through iPads, this August. MoreMoodle HQ has released minor updates to the open source learning management system Moodle. The latest updates (available for the 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5 branches) fix security flaws and bugs and also include minor functionality enhancements. MoreA San Francisco, CA-based startup has unveiled a beta version of its free Web-based course-creation publishing platform. MoreA North Carolina school district -- the first in the state -- has decided to become a "STEAM" school system. The decision at Elkin City Schools will be applied to preK-12 classes. MoreMidland Independent School District in Texas has decided to implement ClassView, a Web-based module that enables teachers to manage LearnPad tablets in their classrooms.
MoreThe Janesville School District in southern Wisconsin has implemented software that will allow students this coming school year to view instructor content, capture, annotate, collaborate, take notes, and save their work via PC, laptop, tablet, and mobile devices. More
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