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As Google grew into the giant it is today, it also managed to maintain a good image with its business practices but also with the green projects it's involved with and, more recently, with a greater emphasis on education. Google has been offering the Google Apps suite of services to schools for free for a while ... |
29 October 2009
11:03 GMT |
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A Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills review team is currently proposing that references to Neil Armstrong be removed from 5th-grade science books, for reasons known only to it. The main argument that it brings to the table is that the famous astronaut, who is also the first man to have walked on the Moon, is not a ... |
23 September 2009
02:33 GMT |
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Google is pushing hard its Google Apps suite for businesses and organizations and, after an all-out campaign in August, with school about to begin, it was a good a time to set up a site dedicated to helping schools and educational institutions make the switch and, at the same time, do a little boasting of the program... |
9 September 2009
05:03 GMT |
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In an interesting turn of events, what was considered to be good parenting skills in the early half of the 20th century is now considered to be among the worst ways to raise your children. Whereas in the past parents would let their children run like crazy in the streets, but insisted that they restrained themselves ... |
5 August 2009
18:01 GMT |
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Approximately one month ago, the Round Rock, Texas-based system vendor Dell announced the debut of a new ultraportable computer system, specifically designed to meet the performance requirements and features of the educational segment. Powered by one of Intel's most successful processors, an Atom, the Latitude 2... |
29 June 2009
10:38 GMT |
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Even on the campaign trail before his election last year, Barack Obama talked about videogames. He mentioned GTA IV and said that better education for the American children hinged on less time spent playing videogames and watching television. He again touched on that subject at a town hall meeting in Wisconsin.Presid... |
16 June 2009
16:51 GMT |
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The “computational knowledge engine” known as Wolfram|Alpha is now available in iPhone format as well, with a dedicated iPhone application not being too far either, those responsible with the service have announced. You can add the Wolfram|Alpha icon to your home screen, while those interested in a Wolfra... |
16 June 2009
09:17 GMT |
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A new scientific study brings nothing but saddening news for Britons: over the last 40 years, the levels of basic understanding of human anatomy have remained stationary, and no visible improvement could be seen, King's College London experts say. A large number of those who were part of the research had no idea... |
12 June 2009
08:46 GMT |
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Governor of California, has announced plans to push for Digital Textbook Initiative, where traditional paper textbooks in schools would be completely replaced by digital ones accessible via the Internet, Schwarzenegger himself has revealed in a column for Mercury News. The switch would init... |
10 June 2009
06:04 GMT |
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Apple has kicked off this year's Back to School promo with the announcement that students in the US can buy a Mac and iPod touch at the same time to qualify for an online rebate. Individuals that are eligible to purchase a Mac using the Apple education discount include any employee of a public or private K-12 in... |
27 May 2009
10:44 GMT |
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I-O Corp has announced a partnership with Aqua Connect that allows I-O’s ProEdge thin clients to connect to an OS X Leopard server to run Mac apps, while providing traditional support for Windows programs. With this announcement, I-O Corporation pledges its continuing efforts to provide thin client support for ... |
26 May 2009
07:55 GMT |
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Softbank Mobile and Aoyama Gakuin University have announced a partnership to distribute iPhone units to all students attending the university’s school of social informatics. This is the second school this month announcing the inclusion of Apple handsets as learning tools. Softbank is Japan’s only cellphon... |
19 May 2009
05:22 GMT |
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Round Rock, Texas-based Dell has just announced a new addition to its growing line of netbook computer systems with the introduction of the new 10.1-inch Latitude 2100 series, specifically designed to meet the requirements of K-12 students. While the internal specifications are pretty much in line with almost every o... |
19 May 2009
03:41 GMT |
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Brian Brooks, associate dean of the MU School of Journalism, tells the Missourian that, “Lectures are the worst possible learning format. There’s been some research done that shows if a student can hear that lecture a second time, they retain three times as much of that lecture.” Brooks believes stu... |
11 May 2009
10:22 GMT |
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Apple has announced an initiative to recycle outdated or unwanted Mac computers occupying valuable space in schools, free of charge. The program, available until July 31, 2009, also extends to PCs and qualifying peripherals from any manufacturer, according to Apple. “This spring, Apple will recycle your school&... |
8 May 2009
09:44 GMT |
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The market for low-power, portable computer systems has increased significantly since the release of Intel's highly successful Atom processor, and this trend is expected to continue throughout this year, as a high number of system vendors have already introduced their own Atom-based designs. Such is the case wit... |
30 April 2009
05:24 GMT |
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In usual Apple manner, the Mac maker has quietly announced that updated aluminum iMacs are now available for educational facilities at special prices. Particularly, the 20-inch model, previously believed to be the 17-inch plastic version, can be acquired for $899 by qualified educational institutions. AppleInsider re... |
14 April 2009
05:51 GMT |
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Much is known about Charles Darwin's voyages around the world, and of his work later on in life, when he wrote his famous evolution theories. However, little has been revealed thus far about his early years, especially the time when he was a student at the famed Christ's College, from 1828 to 1831. A stack ... |
23 March 2009
11:54 GMT |
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SetteB.it reports that Apple's latest Educational update contains references to a certain 17-inch iMac, which Apple discontinued in 2006 but apparently keeps selling for educational purposes. Apple previously introduced updated / changed models of its Macs without warning, so it begs the question: is this the ol... |
23 March 2009
04:23 GMT |
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The government of Portugal developed the Technological Plan for Education with the focus on integrating new technologies in the educational system. As a partner working to make the Technological Plan for Education a reality, Cisco technologies will be used to provide high-quality LANs as well as wireless network conn... |
12 March 2009
06:11 GMT |
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University of Sheffield professor of Human Geography Danny Dorling has written in an editorial published today in the online edition of the British Medical Journal that the best option young people could consider in times of economic crisis is to attend college. In periods of mass-unemployment or when individuals get... |
11 March 2009
11:57 GMT |
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Researchers from Sweden have recently published a new scientific and psychological study that again emphasizes the importance of teachers and small children getting along well, and not necessarily as individuals. Rather, the research says that kids and their instructors need to find a common language, one that would ... |
11 March 2009
06:45 GMT |
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Very poor areas of the world, as well as conflict zones, make for regions that usually teachers avoid, either because they fear for their lives, or because they know that they will never get paid for what they do. The bottom line is that the children in those places need education just like any other kids in the worl... |
5 March 2009
09:00 GMT |
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The decreasing number of male teachers is no longer an issue we are not familiar with, especially since, all along the years, different publications have taken it upon themselves to sound the alarm on this topic. Schools worldwide have now reached a point where they can’t but complain about the “endangere... |
22 January 2009
06:26 GMT |
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Educational technology leaders who have spoken with eSchool News say they didn't react negatively to Steve Jobs' health hiatus. While the scenario of Jobs' not coming back may eventually affect educational institutions using Macs, superintendents believe the end-user will not suffer much. Right before... |
20 January 2009
10:55 GMT |
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The gaming industry has, as with most other entertainment branches, a few people who have led the way and brought innovations in every game we play today. Even though developers like Cliff Bleszinski, responsible for Gears of War, or Will Wright, creator of Sims and Spore, have become very popular, Nintendo's Sh... |
28 December 2008
13:01 GMT |
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Recent researches show that e-learning is a much more student-oriented alternative than classic studies, where teachers simply dictate content to students, and the latter write it down. Interaction was proven to stimulate the learning process more than simply presenting the knowledge to a room full of children. Gradu... |
10 December 2008
06:30 GMT |
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ifoAppleStore is reporting that prices on Apple products available at on-line resellers are dropping below the only discount offered by the company headquartered in Cupertino, California, particularly those available for education customers. According to the news source dealing with everything Apple Store, both the ... |
8 December 2008
06:49 GMT |
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A new scientific study, published in the November edition of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, revealed that women who had an unwanted or unplanned pregnancy as they were young are more likely than others, in a control group, to have another one within two years. Major factors that influence this pheno... |
21 November 2008
15:01 GMT |
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Apple Inc has hired the dean of Yale University's business school to start the Apple University. It's not going to become the basis of an Apple cult, but rather a facility where future Apple staffers will (allegedly) be initiated in the ways of the company.Citing the Cupertino-based Mac maker, the Wall Stre... |
23 October 2008
06:26 GMT |
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Apple has set up a program for K-12 students residing in the U.S. and Canada. The “Field Trip to the Apple Store” allows teachers to take students to an Apple Retail Store, where they are provided with all the necessary equipment to bring their ideas to life in what promises to be “an unforgettable ... |
9 October 2008
04:21 GMT |
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On its web site, Apple is featuring a piece on Macs in the Educational environment. The report reveals that some 21 percent of all teachers in the State of Maine graduate from the University of Maine’s (UMaine) College of Education and Human Development. These results were achieved thanks, in part, to a require... |
8 October 2008
14:41 GMT |
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World of Wacraft is the biggest MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) out there. With over 11 million subscribers, it is the most dominant game in the world. But this popularity came with a price, more and more journalists and social organizations have claimed that the game is too addictive and cause... |
7 October 2008
16:01 GMT |
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While Softpedia manages to throw in a little Apple history every now and then with its Did You Know section, E.A Productions' Did You Know? application for iPhone and iPod touch is said to offer interesting tidbits on a daily basis, for just $0.99.“Did You Know? is an application that will display daily in... |
29 September 2008
06:37 GMT |
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America's Army is a videogame developed by the United States Army in order to promote their programs and training to the young people of America. Although many critics have said that it is nothing less than a propaganda meant to get young people recruited into the Army, the game really caught on, due to the fact... |
22 September 2008
19:01 GMT |
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Jumsoft, a company creating and marketing high-quality, professional, user-friendly applications for Mac OS X, has rolled out 5 new iWeb themes, this time aiming its templates at educational institutions. The company believes that attracting youth to a website now calls for a truly fashionable look. The Primary, Cool... |
3 September 2008
05:40 GMT |
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A study performed by Nielsen Online indicates the preferences of British children and young adults when it comes to online navigation. Children under 12 have a strong affinity for "kids, games and toys" websites - with cartoons or simple games, which are especially designed to meet the entertainment needs of the youn... |
16 August 2008
05:32 GMT |
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According to a Pew Internet & American Life Project survey, year after year, more and more people tend to use a search engine when they need information on something. The total number of Internet users conducting searches everyday got from almost 30%, as it was reported in 2002, to 49%, six years later. The survey al... |
7 August 2008
09:37 GMT |
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In the majority of cases, mathematics proved to be, at some point or another, a pain in the neck for each of us. No matter if it's geometry, algebra, trigonometry or whatever other fields math might have, we have all experienced bitter frustration when a problem just could not be solved or properly understood. O... |
31 July 2008
13:19 GMT |
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For a high school student, Geography may seem a difficult subject due to the large amount of information that needs to be assimilated. Unlike many, I actually liked studying Geography and the main reason was probably the fact that I found a logical way to memorize the names and locations of all the countries, cities ... |
30 June 2008
14:30 GMT |
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Every now and then, it's really helpful to get some outside guidance regarding what you, as a human being, should do in order to keep this old planet alive. Every now and then, a game is released to teach children these things - which is even better, because they are the future and they will probably have the th... |
23 May 2008
03:05 GMT |
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United States colleges and universities are reportedly adopting Dell mobile technologies for their students. According to a Dell report, a couple of higher education customers have placed massive orders for the company's notebooks, to help 115,000 students switch to mobile computing solutions.For instance, Ivy T... |
17 May 2008
05:12 GMT |
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Hewlett-Packard has finally introduced its rumored low-cost educational sub-notebook, dubbed 2133 Mini-Note. Previously spotted last month, the device is HP's first shot at the ultra-mobile PC market and represents an optimal balance between low price and computing performance.The 2133 will reportedly hit the ma... |
8 April 2008
04:59 GMT |
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Philippine PC vendor Neo has recently launched its first Netbook PC powered by an Intel processor. Just like its older Classmate PC sibling, the Neo Explore X-1, the new sub-notebook is primarily aimed at the educational market, and comes as an affordable solution to unlock new possibilities in the learning process.... |
31 March 2008
19:51 GMT |
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The One Laptop Per Child charity foundation is heading towards the Peru villages this week in order to offer notebook training for the teachers from remote rural villages. The organization will set up training centers in a few regional cities, where teachers will meet the green, rugged XO notebooks. Teachers will be ... |
28 March 2008
20:46 GMT |
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Intel's NetBook puzzle has been finally solved with the introduction of two new low-end educational notebooks in Malaysia. The notebook we have previously reported was officially unveiled today by the Malayisia-based notebook vendor FTEC.Commercially known as the SmartBook, FTEC's creation is aimed at provi... |
25 March 2008
12:18 GMT |
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No doubt that people today won't die from each infection, and adding this to a higher life quality, it appears logical that life expectancy has raised worldwide. But a new study carried out at the Harvard Medical School and Harvard University, and published in the journal "Health Affairs," shows that some are mo... |
14 March 2008
06:13 GMT |
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Server manufacturer Sun Microsystems signed an educational, three-year partnership with the Chinese Ministry of Education. The new agreement aims at improving the quality of education in chip design using Sun's technology included in the Sparc processors. The agreement stipulates that at least 100 professors wil... |
27 February 2008
03:02 GMT |
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Motorola recently announced the recipients of its Innovation Generation Grants, the $3.5 million initiative offered through the Motorola Foundation to encourage people to embrace technology, science, engineering and math. This year's Innovation Generation Grants will support 106 breakthrough programs that us... |
15 November 2007
08:56 GMT |
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Nokia announced today that it will provide funds of over 6 million Euro to Plan, one of the most important international children's organization, in order to increase preschool and early childhood care and development programs across China. This represents the largest corporate investment ever made in preschool ... |
2 November 2007
08:43 GMT |
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