ZDNet blogger Conz offers up a radical yet thought-provoking idea: Instead of paying for software, shouldn’t public schools actually be billing software vendors for the right to place their wares and branding in front of millions of students?
IBM, Syracuse University, and New York state have entered into a multiyear agreement to build and operate a new computer data center on the university’s campus that will incorporate advanced infrastructure and smarter computing technologies to make it one of the most energy-efficient data centers in the world, PR Newswire reports.
After several months of delays, a web site that offers an interactive portfolio of New York City public school students’ test scores, grades, and attendance rates will be available for all parents by the end of June, reports the New York Times.
Because most high-tech criminals aren’t as accommodating as one recent university hacker, Georgia’s 35 public colleges and universities and network of public libraries are implementing new policies designed to tighten the security of their computers, reports the Augusta Chronicle.
Wot r ur students txting? If you’re wondering — or 1dering — there’s a new online translation tool that helps decipher the code, AFP reports.
States offering students curriculum options that integrate key 21st-century skills would receive matching federal funds through an incentive bill introduced in the U.S. Senate May 13 by West Virginia Democrat John D. Rockefeller IV.
Key words: John D. Rockefeller, 21st century skills, problem solving
Caitlin Richelson was looking to save on a plane ticket to Puerto Rico for spring break. Richelson, a senior at Leslie University in Massachusetts, perused a handful of travel web sites and found StudentUniverse.com, which verified her student status and saved her $40 on a $300 roundtrip ticket. Key words: StudentUniverse, travel web sites, Leslie University, study abroad, education, technology
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation spent billions of dollars exploring the idea that smaller high schools might result in higher graduation rates and better test scores. Instead, it found the key to better education is not necessarily smaller schools but more effective teachers.
Key words: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, teacher quality, high school graduation rates
Acting FCC Chairman Michael Copps has released a report on broadband strategy for rural America, CNET reports.
A Japanese university is giving away Apple Inc’s trendy iPhone to students for free, but with a catch: the device will be used to check their attendance, Reuters reports.
