Android Music Store to take on Apple iTunes
All gloves are off between Google and Apple, after the search giant unveiled a host of products to compete with the Cupertino company, PC World reports. Following Google…
Laura Ascione is the Editorial Director at eSchool Media. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland's prestigious Philip Merrill College of Journalism.
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- 5 essential dimensions of AI literacy - December 12, 2025
Facebook, MySpace confront privacy loophole
Facebook, MySpace and several other social-networking sites have been sending data to advertising companies that could be used to find consumers' names and other personal details, despite promises…
ACLU helping keep Twitter users’ IDs secret in Pa.
The Associated Press reports that an American Civil Liberties Union lawyer said May 20 his organization is helping two anonymous Twitter users fight an effort by prosecutors to…
FCC says wireless market is concentrated
CNET reports that the Federal Communications Commission warned May 20 in a new report that the wireless industry is becoming more concentrated. In its annual report on competition,…
Microsoft launches online teacher network
Teachers across the United States will have an opportunity to communicate and collaborate with top-notch educators from all over the world through Microsoft Corp.'s Innovative Teachers Network (ITN),…
Microsoft releases new tools for academics
Microsoft's research group has announced a set of free software tools designed to meet the needs of scholars and academics.
Plan calls for action on 21st-century skills
More than 200 schools, districts, universities, state education departments, businesses, and nonprofit organizations have expressed support for a "National Action Agenda" from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills…
Schools give Windows 7 favorable reviews
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…
eSN Special Report: Small-group collaboration
Educators are increasingly seeing the value of having students collaborate in small groups on classroom projects--and whether such projects involve producing a written or multimedia presentation, solving a…
Digital access, collaboration a must for students
In a national survey that reveals K-12 students' use of technology at home and at school, students overwhelmingly agreed that access to digital media tools and the ability…