Cloud Computing To Make Up 35% of K-12 IT Budgets in 4 Years
Within one year, cloud computing in K-12 schools is expected to consume a quarter of the entire IT budget; four years from now, that figure will grow to 35 percent. What's driving that growth?
MoreNew Report Outlines IT Requirements for Competency-Based Education
CompetencyWorks and the International Association for K-12 Online Learning have released a new report, Re-Engineering Information Technology: Design Considerations for Competency Education, which identifies the technological requirements for a competency-based education model.
MoreAndroid Mobile Phones See Triple-Digit Growth
The Android operating system saw triple-digit growth in the number of mobile phones shipped in the last year, while iOS--which runs on Apple's iPhone--also experienced significant increases in shipments. Nearly half a billion Android smart phones shipped in 2012, as iOS devices hit about 136 million.
MoreHumanoid Robot Dance Competition Offers Students Hands-On STEM Experience
California students in grades 6-12 will get a chance this year to program their own robot and compete in Robotic Idol, a robotic dance competition.
MoreNashville and Houston Public School Districts Add New Web-Based Game Design Courses
Public school districts in Nashville, TN and Houston, TX will launch new STEM courses in their high schools. The courses will teach students in grades 10-12 how to design and develop computer games.
MoreSouth American Schools Get Satellite-Delivered Wi-Fi
Six hundred rural schools in Venezuela are gaining access to the Internet through a new Wi-Fi deployment designed to give teachers and students access to academic and teaching materials from around the world.
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