Blackboard unveils system for disbursing student aid
Some college students will be able to use their allotted financial aid by swiping a debit card instead of waiting for paper checks to come to their dorm…
Technologies
Google opens web store for business applications
Google Inc. will sell the online services of other business software makers in an effort to fill its own product gaps and persuade more organizations to rely on…
IBM, universities target easy-to-use cell phones
Teaming up with international universities, IBM has started a two-year research program that aims to make cell phones easier to use for groups including the elderly and the…
Professors, beware: Your nasty eMail could go viral
The prospect of an eMail bouncing to every corner of the internet has college professors measuring their words carefully after a New York University professor’s acerbic eMail to…
Google launches tool for searching public data
Google is building on its partnership with the World Bank, U.S. Census Bureau, and other gatherers of statistics to present an array of data in visual form within…
Google’s computing power refines translation tool
Google’s network pushes the limits of translation technology and has become a favored source of translations for millions of people, reports the New York Times.
Is better learning a click away?
Clickers first appeared in college classrooms over a decade ago and have since spread to just about every college and university in the country, thanks to cheaper and…
Apple iPad to arrive in stores on April 3
Apple announced on March 5 that the Wi-Fi versions of its long-awaited iPad will arrive April 3 in stores in the United States, reports the New York Times.
YouTube turns on captions for millions of videos
YouTube is adding captions to millions of internet videos, reports the Associated Press.
UCLA resumes streaming video after legal complaint
In the latest development in a dispute with broad implications for colleges nationwide, UCLA says it will continue to stream online instructional videos to students. The move comes…