FCC Expands Wireless Internet Frequencies
The number of frequencies that wireless Internet devices can transmit on will increase sharply, Federal Communications Commission officials said Thursday as they announced the change.Read the Full Story
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In Utah, Public Works Project in Digital
In a 21st-century twist on Roosevelt-era public works projects, Salt Lake City and 17 other Utah cities are planning to build the largest ultrahigh-speed digital network in the country.Read the Full Story
Leavitt leaves post of online university
“I’m very much opposed to it coming to Utah,” Walker said in an interview, adding that the state already has shouldered more than its share of the nation’s nuclear waste disposal problem.Read the Full Story
$15 Million in Grants Awarded to Help States Study Technology’s Impact on Student Achievement
FOR RELEASE:November 10, 2003Contact: Susan Aspey(202) 401-1576 U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige today announced that nine states will share $15 million in grants to conduct rigorous, scientific evaluations of how technology impacts student achievement in elementary and secondary education, which will in turn assist other states and school districts with evaluating their own education […]
Sloan Consortium, Southern Regional Education Board Join Forces to Improve Quality in Online Learning
The two groups are teaming up to improve online educational programs offered by their members.Read the Full Story
FCC Endorses Built-In Copy Controls
WASHINGTON — To the dismay of consumer advocates, the Federal Communications Commission has voted to mandate technology that prevents users from sharing copy-protected digital broadcasts. Read the Full Story
Budget Crises May Undercut Laptop Efforts
Meanwhile, in Maine, the nation’s first statewide laptop program is looking financially vulnerable. And a growing number of highly touted laptop programs run by local districts are running into problems.Read the Full Story
Outback students need Net access
Ms Bligh was announcing the end of the era of radio classes next month for three distance education schools that will begin telephone and internet classes.Read the Full Story
Blackboard Announces European Advisory Board
The formation of the Blackboard European Advisory Board serves as a critical platform for collaboration with the European academic community. Board members will share their ideas, experiences, and innovations with other members and Blackboard’s product development team, as well as represent peer perspectives to ensure that Blackboard solutions continue to align with the diverse needs […]
Online courses: A growing trend in education
The formation of the task force was outlined in President Robert Caret’s fall address in SeptemberRead the Full Story