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Questions abound as emergency alert flops
Thu, 11/20/2008 - 11:30amThe failure of Virginia Tech's text-messaging alert system has raised questions about the effectiveness of such systems to warn faculty and students of an emergency -- an important consideration as schools nationwide continue to invest in these technologies.
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On the web, social sites can sometimes bite
Tue, 11/18/2008 - 11:30amSocial-networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace are great ways to reconnect with old acquaintances and meet new ones, but posts can create problems, as recent events show, reports the News & Observer of Raleigh, N.C.
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Media companies help promote low-cost laptop project
Mon, 11/17/2008 - 11:30amAfter a rocky beginning, the nonprofit group One Laptop Per Child thinks an advertising campaign will give a lift to the organization's effort to place low-cost laptops in the hands of children in developing nations, reports the New York Times.
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Adobe wants to bridge gap between PCs and cloud
Mon, 11/17/2008 - 11:30amMicrosoft's business is tethered to the PC. Google is trying to conquer the cloud. And this week, Adobe will show technology that draws from both approaches, CNET reports.
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Louisiana schools to offer classes via cell phone
Thu, 11/13/2008 - 11:30amEven as online classes gain in popularity, Louisiana's community colleges are going further, offering courses on cell phones starting next year, reports The Advocate of Baton Rouge, La.
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Virtual office hours get students, profs together
Thu, 11/13/2008 - 11:30amThe era of brief, face-to-face meetings between college students and their professors is coming to an end, higher-education officials say. Instead, colleges and universities are embracing a new forum for student-teacher conferences: virtual office hours, which extend class discussions into cyberspace.
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IBM to help build broadband network in power lines
Wed, 11/12/2008 - 11:30amIBM Corp. is throwing its considerable weight behind an idea that seemed to have faded: broadband internet access delivered over ordinary power lines, reports the Associated Press.
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Google's growth worries privacy advocates
Tue, 11/11/2008 - 3:16pmPerhaps the biggest threat to Google Inc.'s increasing dominance of internet search and advertising is the rising fear, justified or not, that Google's broadening reach is giving it unchecked power—especially when it comes to users' privacy.
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Professors collect big bucks for online classes
Tue, 11/11/2008 - 11:30amThe University of Iowa has capped the number of online students and courses that faculty members can teach after discovering a handful of professors received hefty bonuses for teaching up to three times more classes than their regular loads, reports the Des Moines Register.
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Is our internet future in danger?
Tue, 11/11/2008 - 11:30amThe digital Disneyland of the future -- where we freely work and play online -- may be at risk. Why? Because, some argue, broadband carriers can't support it, reports InfoWorld.
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In Florida, virtual school could make classroom history
Tue, 11/11/2008 - 11:30amThousands of Florida students may ditch public elementary and middle schools next year in favor of online classes at home -- an option that could change the face of public education, reports OrlandoSentinel.com.
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Can we finally realize Alan Kay's Dynabook for $100?
Mon, 11/10/2008 - 1:52pmNov. 5, 2008 was the 40th anniversary since computer scientist Alan Kay devised the "Dynabook," a theoretical computing device that was aimed toward higher education and "children of all ages," writes ZDNet blogger Jason Perlow. So, how close are we to realizing Kay's dream?
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Dell to offer 'white space' connectivity in laptops
Fri, 11/07/2008 - 2:33pmJust one day after the Federal Communications Commission voted to open up TV white spaces for wireless broadband use, Dell Inc. announced that it will add a new wireless option to future laptops by installing radio chips that provide connectivity over the unused television spectrum, PC World reports.
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Is the desktop going the way of the dinosaur?
Fri, 11/07/2008 - 2:33pmAre desktop PCs going the way of the dinosaur? A recent market study seems to suggest they might be, reports MSNBC. "They have been, to a degree," says David Daoud, research manager for IDC's U.S. Quarterly PC Tracker and Personal Systems.
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Politics holds new role in high school classrooms
Thu, 11/06/2008 - 11:55amAs the results of the election sank in Nov. 5, teachers in high school classrooms across the nation found themselves debriefing a group of young people who are, by all accounts, more informed and civic-minded than any in recent memory, thanks largely to the internet, reports USA Today.
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School board to discuss meeting by Internet
Wed, 11/05/2008 - 2:24pmSioux Falls School Board members will hear a report today on how they might be able to conduct a meeting by Internet in some cases instead of face to face in one location, the Argus Leader reports.
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School board to discuss meeting by Internet
Wed, 11/05/2008 - 1:43pmSioux Falls School Board members will hear a report today on how they might be able to conduct a meeting by Internet in some cases instead of face to face in one location, the Argus Leader reports.
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Feds OK broadband over TV white spaces
Wed, 11/05/2008 - 12:12pmIn a move that could advance the spread of broadband internet service nationwide, the Federal Communications Commission voted Nov. 4 to open up unused, unlicensed portions of the television airwaves known as "white spaces" to deliver wireless broadband service to more Americans.
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Becta unveils next generation IT site
Wed, 11/05/2008 - 11:55amEducation technology agency Becta has launched its Next Generation Learning campaign web site, in an effort to ensure parents, learners and schools are getting the most out of technology when used in education, according to the web site Channel Web.
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Community College has big-time ed-tech
Tue, 11/04/2008 - 3:02pmRichard F. Andersen doesn't believe technology-laden campuses should be exclusive to the bigwigs of higher education. For expansive universities with nine-digit budgets, lectures via webcast, state-of-the-art simulators, and wired classrooms have become the norm. But Andersen--vice president for information systems at Tidewater Community College in Virginia--has helped beef up his own campus's technology infrastructure to give students a major university education in a small-town atmosphere.
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