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Grad students developing GPS project for visually impaired
At 356 acres, California State University, Northridge can seem like a mini city where one can easily get lost without a map. If you are blind or visually impaired, finding…
Computerized tutor helps students pass college-level math
Erika Northcutt, 18, has not had a math class since she was a junior in high school, more than two years ago. The freshman at the University of Memphis was…
When college applicants plagiarize, Turnitin can spot them
The student's admissions essay for Boston University's MBA program was about persevering in the business world. "I have worked for organizations in which the culture has been open and nurturing,…
Online colleges ‘wage war’ with student aid fraudsters
Online programs at some colleges have stopped accepting student applications from states known as hotbeds for fraud rings that sign up students for courses, receive student loan payments, and disappear…
Mozy releases file-syncing for its cloud service
Online data storage service Mozy has unveiled a new file synchronization feature for consumers and businesses to keep data up to date across all devices, from smartphones and tablets to…
eBook pilot could save college students a ‘huge amount of money’
The University of Wisconsin (UW) Madison campus and five other major universities announced plans this week to try buying electronic textbooks in bulk, an experiment that officials say could help…
Apple unveils interactive textbooks, revamped iTunes U
Apple might make the heavy backpack an endangered species.…
University admissions site launches 3D platform
new application developed by the University of Rochester, UK, aim to give prospective students a more transparent and interactive viewof what it is like to study and live on…
Six products that stood out at the Consumer Electronics Show
Cheaper tablets, thinner laptops, and an array of sleeker TVs stood out at this year’s International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.…
Apple to enter the digital textbook fray?
Education-technology advocates took notice when the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs called the textbook industry “ripe for destruction” in his official biography. On Jan. 19, school technologists might just see…