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ITEC-Ohio, ADEC to Test New Satellite Technologies for Use in Distance Education to Remote, Underserved Areas

The Internet2 Technology Evaluation Center of Ohio (ITEC-Ohio), and the American Distance Education Consortium (ADEC), have announced collaborative efforts to develop and deploy new technologies over satellite networks that are being used to provide distance education programming to underserved and rural areas of the United States. ADEC is a national consortium of 60 state and […]

ITEC-Ohio, ADEC to Test New Satellite Technologies for Use in Distance Education to Remote, Underserved Areas

Internet2 Technology Evaluation Center of Ohio (ITEC-Ohio), and the American Distance Education Consortium (ADEC), have announced collaborative efforts to develop and deploy new technologies over satellite networks that are being used to provide distance education programming to underserved and rural areas of the United States. ADEC is a national consortium of 60 state and land […]

COMDEX – The winding road ahead for home networking

A myriad of home networking tools were available for the choosing at Comdex in Las Vegas last week, but wider use of those products will only come about after more consumers get the fat pipes necessary for high-speed Internet access, to facilitate bandwidth-intensive applications such as video-on-demand and audio file sharing, analysts said.

Internet2 Member Websites

These links provide the latest information directly from the teams of applications developers, IT architects, and network engineers leading efforts of Internet2 members.

SOL tests put on Web

Here’s your chance to take this past spring’s Standards of Learning tests.

The Internet for Teens With Physical Disabilities

In 1990, while pursuing a Masters degree in counseling, I designed a support group for nonspeaking, physically disabled adolescents. The target audience was to be students mainstreamed into regular education programs working at grade-level, using a type of assistive technology called augmentative (or alternative) aids. These devices have a synthesized or digitized voice and are […]

UN launches IT task force

The United Nations launched Tuesday a new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Task Force, a group intended to form broad partnerships to advance the United Nations’ development goals and bring the benefits of technology to developing nations.

Online Library Expands Database

Ebrary’s card catalog keeps getting bigger.

Centra’s Bioterrorism Fight

In a timely move aimed at helping the nation fight potential incidents of bioterrorism, Centra (NASDAQ:CTRA), the Lexington, Mass provider of eLearning and collaboration software, today announced it will power a nationwide, Web-based bioterrorism training program for emergency room physicians.

Army National Guard Pieces Together E-Learning System

The Army National Guard is using software and services from Artesia Technologies, Inktomi Corp. and Virage Inc. for a distance learning program, the companies announced jointly Monday.