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  • Study: 2 in 5 teachers 'disheartened' with profession
    Mon, Nov 02, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Research
    Recognizing the importance of teacher quality in transforming underperforming schools, Education Secretary Arne Duncan has made retaining and rewarding effective teachers a cornerstone of his school reform agenda. But a recent report that suggests 40 percent of U.S. teachers are disheartened with their profession indicates how difficult these challenges will be. Key words: effective teaching, teacher survey, school improvement, teachers salary, education technology, public agenda, learning point associates [ Read More ]

  • Teens sue district in suggestive pix flap
    Mon, Nov 02, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Safety & security
    Two sophomore girls have sued their school district after they were punished for posting sexually suggestive photos on MySpace during their summer vacation. Key words: internet safety, online safety, MySpace safety, MySpace school, sexting, educational techology [ Read More ]

  • Parents: Focus more on 21st-century skills
    Fri, Oct 30, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  21st Century skills
    Although parents, K-12 students, and educators agree that using technology is essential to learning and student success, parents are largely dissatisfied with the technology skills their children are learning in schools, according to a new analysis of survey data released Oct. 29 by the nonprofit Project Tomorrow and Blackboard Inc. Key words: Speak Up Survey, educational technology, 21st century skills, Project Tomorrow, Blackboard Inc., global competitiveness, school technology [ Read More ]

  • Colleges axing student eMail accounts
    Fri, Oct 30, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Research , Campus-based , Educause
    Some campuses are doing away with school-issued eMail addresses as students increasingly enter college with a personal eMail account, according to a nationwide survey by education-technology group EDUCAUSE. The survey also showed that more colleges and universities are offering 24-7 help-desk support for students and staff, and the vast majority employ some kind of bandwidth-shaping practices to manage traffic on their networks. Key words: Educause, education technology, school technology, eMail services, commercial eMail, computer help desk [ Read More ]

  • Court: Public-records law covers 'metadata'
    Fri, Oct 30, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  State Policy
    Hidden data embedded in electronic public records must be disclosed under Arizona's public-records law, the state Supreme Court ruled Oct. 29 in a case that could have implications for public schools and colleges across the United States. Key words: public records, electronic data, state law, supreme court ruling, education technology, Arizona [ Read More ]

  • Budget woes continue to plague education
    Thu, Oct 29, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  State
    The federal stimulus package might have saved thousands of teaching jobs, but many thousands more remain in jeopardy -- as well as virtual-school programs, higher-education funding, and other school initiatives -- as a result of lingering budget crises in states from coast to coast. Key words: federal stimulus, state budget, school funding, teaching jobs, education technology [ Read More ]

  • Nanotechnology program targets schools
    Thu, Oct 29, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Science , Technologies
    The nanotechnology industry will employ an estimated 2 million people worldwide by 2015, and with President Obama calling on colleges to ready students for the field, an Illinois-based company has introduced a program designed to teach the complex subject to undergraduates. Key words: nanotechnologies, education technology, school technology, atomic microscope, NanoProfessor [ Read More ]

  • SETDA names new executive director
    Wed, Oct 28, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Association News
    On Nov. 16, the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) will have a new leader: Long-time ed-tech industry executive Douglas Levin will take the reins from current SETDA Executive Director Mary Ann Wolf--and with challenges ranging from state funding shortages to the formation of a new national broadband plan, he'll have his work cut out for him. Key words: education policies, education funding, state education, SETDA, Doug Levin, education technology [ Read More ]

  • Report: Top students spurning STEM fields
    Wed, Oct 28, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Global competitiveness
    For years, educators have heard dire warnings about a supposed decline in the number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduates from U.S. colleges and universities, and the effect this could have on the nation's global competitiveness. Now, a new study suggests the problem might be different in nature than originally assumed. Key words: STEM, educational technology, global competitiveness, U.S. competitiveness [ Read More ]

  • How to be a leader with assistive technology
    Tue, Oct 27, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Assistive technologies
    Finding the right assistive technology (AT) to help students with special needs can be a daunting task -- but two leading AT trainers say the simplest tools often are best. Key words: assistive technology, education technology, special needs students, teaching tools [ Read More ]

  • Clean Tech: Schools bet on the next big thing
    Tue, Oct 27, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Emerging technologies
    A new concept is gaining traction in the business world. It's called "clean tech"--alternative energy, more efficient power distribution, and new ways to store electricity, all with a reduced environmental impact. Now, schools and colleges are accelerating the trend by creating clean-tech programs that give students real-world training and expanded job possibilities. Key words: clean tech, cleantech, green computing, green energy, green technology, green design, educational technology [ Read More ]

  • Bill Gates helps shape education policy
    Tue, Oct 27, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Federal Policy
    Not content with shaping education directly through schools, the biggest player in the school-reform movement has an eye on moving education policy. Key words: Bill Gates, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, educational technology, education reform, education policy [ Read More ]

  • Online courses often pricier for students
    Mon, Oct 26, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Research , Campus-based
    Fees imposed on college students who take online classes can be more than $1,300 at some schools, according to a new survey claiming that internet-based education is often more costly for students than attending classes on campus. Key words: online education degree, school technology, education technology, college tuition cost [ Read More ]

  • Students starting to flock to Twitter
    Mon, Oct 26, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Research , Technologies
    New research suggests that more young adults and teens -- normally at the cutting edge of technology, but initially slow to adopt Twitter -- are finally coming around to the micro-blogging service, using it for school, work, or simply to monitor the minutiae of celebrities' lives. Key words: Twitter, education technology, school technology, Saint Xavier University [ Read More ]

  • FCC moves closer to net neutrality
    Fri, Oct 23, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Legislation , Federal Policy
    University IT officials concerned that corporate control of the internet would mean that only major schools could afford premium web access lauded the Federal Communication Commission's step Oct. 22 toward barring broadband providers from discriminating against certain types of internet traffic. Key words: FCC rules, net neutrality, education technology, school technology, broadband providers, federal regulation [ Read More ]

  • Duncan calls for overhaul of education schools
    Fri, Oct 23, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  HR
    The Obama administration is calling for an overhaul of college programs that prepare new teachers, saying they are cash cows that do a mediocre job of preparing teachers for the classroom. Among the changes proposed by Education Secretary Arne Duncan: overhauling education schools' curricula to ensure that future teachers learn how to use data to improve their instruction, and linking the performance of teachers with the schools where they received their training, so policy makers can see which schools are most effective. Key words: educational technology, teacher preparation, Obama education, teacher training, Arne Duncan, teacher colleges [ Read More ]

  • Schools give Windows 7 favorable reviews
    Thu, Oct 22, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Microsoft Corp.
    With Microsoft's Windows 7 launching Oct. 22, two school leaders who have tested the new operating system say it improves on many of the features that were problematic with Vista, while outperforming XP many times over. Key words: microsoft windows 7, microsoft operating system, school it, education technology [ Read More ]

  • Schools make their case for broadband grants
    Thu, Oct 22, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Fed , Grants , Federal Policy
    Colleges and universities have applied for tens of millions of dollars in federal stimulus grants designed to expand broadband internet access, arguing that university IT infrastructure makes campuses worthy recipients. Key words: FCC rules, broadband provider, education technology, school technology, economic stimulus [ Read More ]

 

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