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The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) is claiming success in its first-ever “Imagine a Technology Blackout” event. Thousands of teachers and students took part in the program, which ran from April 20 to May 20 and confirmed for participants the importance of technology in education, SETDA said.Read the Full Story
For two decades, media company executives and advertisers have been talking about creating fully interactive television that would allow viewers to watch exactly what they want, when they want it.Read the Full Story
Internet2 and HaiVision collaborate to deliver high resolution network streaming of SIGGRAPH 2005 sessions Montreal, Canada, August 1, 2005 – HaiVision Systems Inc., a leader in interactive networked video communications, and Internet2, the foremost U.S. advanced networking consortium led by the research and higher education community, announce today that they are collaborating to deliver select […]
Educators who have yet to do so might have to re-evaluate their current instructional strategies in light of a new survey compiled for the Pew Internet & American Life Project; it indicates internet use is nearly ubiquitous for today’s teens. Of those youngsters surveyed, 87 percent said they use the internet. Read the Full Story
iPodder is small program that runs on your computer. Its only purpose is to download audio files, usually mp3’s, directly to your mp3 device. Currently iPod is supported on both Windows and Mac.Read the Full Story
MALVERN, Pa. July 28, 2005 — SunGard SCT, an operating unit of SunGard (NYSE:SDS), today announced availability of the new SCT Luminis Content Management Suite version 3.1. The release helps make it easier for colleges and universities to keep Web content fresh and relevant without taxing the IT department. The new Automated Luminis Channel Creation […]
As several companies conduct experiments using electrical wiring in the home to provide broadband Internet access, the phrase “plugged in” may take on a whole new meaning.Read the Full Story
EVER since Steven P. Jobs returned to Apple Computer in 1997 after a 12-year absence, his company has thrived by executing the same essential formula over and over: Find an exciting new technology whose complexity and cost keep it out of the average person’s life. Streamline it, mainstream it, strip away the geeky options. Take […]
The Netscape IPO wasn’t really about dot-commerce. At its heart was a new cultural force based on mass collaboration. Blogs, Wikipedia, open source, peer-to-peer – behold the power of the people.Read the Full Story
When Lance Armstrong pedaled his way into Paris yesterday for an unprecedented seventh-consecutive Tour de France victory, veteran educator Hall Davidson was standing by, video camera in hand, to capture the moment.Read the Full Story