Public schools across America are fighting a battle they can’t win; schools are taking aggressive approaches and adopting strict discipline policies regarding the student use of...
The Nebraska Public Library Foundation was recently awarded WiFi Connectivity Grants for 48 of its branches, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Each of...
A recent initiative by The Student Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) and other organizations is attempting to make college textbook costs lower by promoting open textbooks,...
It’s no secret that I don’t currently own a Tablet PC. As a contributing writer for GottaBeMobile, a site that is deeply rooted in the...
Engadget is reporting that Amazon will help the OLPC folks bring back the Give One, Get One program in November of this year. The timing is...
Lifehacker is featuring an excellent how-to that demonstrates the steps necessary to secure and protect your laptop. Their tips are broken down into the following phases:...
Microsoft is offering Office Ultimate to students for the unreal price of $59.95. All you need is to have a .edu email address and be registered...
At least four colleges and universities are experimenting with giving iPhones or Internet capable iPods to students, as the institutions take a look at how to...
>> > jkkmobile has posted this great video of the new Intel Classmate PC from IDF. They also have a few great shots of the unit...
As an educator in the United States public school system, I am noticing that students are using technology to socialize more than ever. Text messaging, e-mailing,...
Eliot Graff, a former English professor and current programmer and technical writer/editor/blogger has found a new book dealing with tablet PCs and education. The International Society...
Lenovo has announced their entry in to the red-hot netbook market, the IdeaPad S10, with prices at $399 and $499. This entry looks to be hitting...
I’m writing this only with knowledge of my state, Virginia, hoping others from other states will fill in if info is different where they live. Today...
If you have a son or daughter going off to college or if you are in college yourself, don’t miss PDF Annotator for Students for $29.90....
WhatIsNew.com has an outstanding list of case studies that document schools using Tablet PCs in a variety of settings. These case studies provide in-depth looks at...
Microsoft has released a toolkit for teachers that use OneNote, a note-taking, information gathering, and collaboration software package, as part of their curriculum. According to Microsoft,...
Continuing our series of technology being incorporated into education, Georgia Tech students are benefiting from HP Tablet PCs being used in their studies. Working with DyKnow...
Loyal GBM reader Steve asks, “Since you. . .seem to have used tablets in education, why aren’t more students carrying these things, and how do we...
HP announced today a large scale deployment of the HP 2133 Mini-Note to the Fresno (Calif) United School District. The 7,000 Mini-Notes are going to kids...
If there is an area that excites me as much as mobile technology it is education. The potential of marrying up the right technology with different...