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In the past five years, many children’s rooms have evolved into multimedia centers, with cable or satellite hookups, computers, and video game consoles, according to the Kaiser survey. For instance, 20 percent of youngsters age 8 to 18 can surf the web from their bedrooms, double the figure from 1999.Read the Full Story
Three hundred thousand high school students. Two hundred and twenty-five minutes. Twenty-four hundred points. Read the Full Story
Under the terms of the agreement, LOMA will use WBT’s Learning Management System/Learning Content Management System (LMS/LCMS) solutions to power LOMA’s online learning development and delivery operations.Read the Full Story
WASHINGTON, DC – Media Access Project (MAP), Free Press, and the New America Foundation praised the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today for taking an important step in promoting shared spectrum in the 3650-3700 MHz band order released today. Read the Full Story
Apple (AAPL) has become a member of the alliance with a seat on the board of directors. Apple is an important ally for the forum, as it has a strong position in the creative and entertainment industries.Read the Full Story
America Online, its current owner, released a trial version of Netscape 8.0 last week (browser.netscape.com) that packs some powerful security features but falls short on speed and ease of use.Read the Full Story
That’s a question that advocates attending the Semantic Technology Conference here this week hope to put to rest. Standards specialists, venture capitalists, computer scientists and technology executives are meeting at the four-day conference to discuss enterprise applications for the Semantic Web–the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) growing collection of protocols designed to make a wealth […]
Sakai 1.5 has already been in use at IU since the beginning of January, and there has been extensive quality and assurance testing by the Sakai community.Read the Full Story
Jacob Besigel shows off some impressive dance moves—extreme twists, rapid spins, and skybound leaps—all by simply tapping his right index finger.Read the Full Story
Through a new partnership, educators can draw on the instructional-design expertise, tools and methodologies of WIDS while utilizing the Questionmarkâ„¢ Perceptionâ„¢ assessment management system to create, deliver and report on surveys, quizzes, tests and exams.WIDS offers a suite of instructional design tools for higher education, K-12 schools and industry training departments, including instructional design software, […]