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Wireless technology offers more options for U. Kentucky students

Students expecting an important e-mail no longer have to rush to the library to check their Hotmail or Yahoo accounts.

Web program helps unravel paperwork at Baylor U.

A growing number of Baylor University courses are being woven into the Web through Blackboard, the university’s newest online classroom management system.

RTA To Launch “Digital Connections” Community Outreach Program Countywide

he San Diego Regional Technology Alliance (RTA), a local non-profit organization that supports the high tech community and promotes technology growth in the region through entrepreneur programs, community development and research, will formally launch its community technology development program, Digital Connections, at the “Rolling Out the Wires” luncheon event on Thursday, Aug. 30, from 11 […]

Internet helping with homework

A majority of US teenagers is using the internet to do school projects at home, a study suggests.

Back to School With New Software

Many parents hope educational software will give kids a learning boost as they head back to school. There’s a lot of good software out there, much of it reasonably priced. But there’s also a lot of dreck. Here are some considerations for parents.

TV Programs Show Public Education’s Inspired but Rocky Road

School is starting again, so not surprisingly it’s the subject of a good crop of television documentaries.

Beware e-mail, boards learning

New Berlin School Board President Richard O’Connor used to shoot off e-mails to fellow board members without a second thought.

In First Workforce Address, Chao Calls for New Mind-set

In her first State of the Workforce address, Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao echoed the views of her predecessors: The world of work has changed, and the American workforce is demanding change.

Libraries Criticize Federal Report on Digital-Copyright Law

Advocates for libraries are criticizing a U.S. Copyright Office report, released late Wednesday, that recommends against revising copyright law to assure that libraries and consumers can lend and archive software and other electronic material they purchase.

Piracy rules made to avoid legal issues at U. Texas-Arlington

The Information Technology Office is attempting to reduce the unauthorized copying of computer software on university computers to avoid legal consequences.