Livemocha has sent an email to its users alerting them that the company is now part of Rosetta Stone, letting users know that this will not change their ability to learn and hinting at a redesign too. More...
Microsoft has launched fourteen Innovation Centres across four Indian states. The centres allow for students to gain certification with Microsoft's products, with seven in Andhra Pradesh alone. More...
Microsoft has announced it will donate $250 million to the company's Partners in Learning program, which is designed to offer more resources for both students and teachers. More...
Microsoft wants to recruit more of its employees from outside the United States, but its efforts have raised concerns from others that it might be keeping qualified US workers from getting jobs. More...
California Governor Jerry Brown has passed new legislation that will bring free digital textbooks to students at all community colleges in the state as well as those attending University of California More...
Microsoft has published a new white paper with a proposal for improving tech education here in the US along with trying to bring qualified foreign citizens to also work in the country. More...
Samsung are to release a new variant of their Galaxy Tab 7.0. Entitled the 'Student Edition', it includes extras and retails for the same price as a standard model.... for some reason. More...
On its first anniversary, Microsoft announced that it has launched its education version of its cloud-based Office 365 productivity software suite, giving free access to students and teachers. More...
In a new interview, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates says that just giving tablets to students won't help them, as he believes they will need a low cost PC to help improve their education. More...
A teacher's aide was fired due to content on her Facebook and refusing to give her Facebook password to her employer, now she's embroiled in a legal battle with the school district. More...
Students at a high school in Brooklyn, New York, have been told to delete their Facebook accounts due to a breach of the school's policy. More...
Microsoft is promoting the use of its Kinect motion- and gesture-based interaction device in the classroom, claiming that students who use the product retain and comprehend information better. More...
Codecademy is bringing teaching to the masses with Course Creator, a new crowdsourced social tool that lets anyone create programming lessons in Java, Ruby and Python. Who needs qualifications? More...
Apple's e-textbooks, launched alongside iBooks 2 on January 19, have already been downloaded more than 350,000 times, and over 90,000 users have downloaded the authoring tool to make e-textbooks. More...
Microsoft is donating $1,000,000 to build technology centers in various countries around Africa. These centers will help improve education and give students access to more resources. More...
If you are buying computers for your school you now have a chance to purchase a new iMac from Apple for under $1,000. More...
Students, rejoice! Amazon has announced that the company will now be offering textbook rentals on Kindle devices and through the Kindle app on other platforms. According to Amazon, textbooks can be rented at up to... More...
Google is not only releasing Chrome OS to the consumer market. At today’s keynote at Google I/O, Google pushed the significance of Chrome OS in the enterprise. Touting partnerships with Citrix and other cloud/virtualization firms,... More...
There have been a few pilot projects for the use of iPads in the education sector. Last month, Virginia Beach schools spent $651,000 on iPads to distribute to elementary students, while a school district in... More...
Technology is all around us: From the magic of the IR remote control to the wonders of cell phones, you can’t escape it in day to day life. Children are particularly adept at picking up... More...
While many schools around the nation have adopted and maintained a one to one ratio of laptops to students, very few have moved to tablets like the iPad. As part of a pilot program, Roslyn... More...
Think your triple-display setup is pretty good? How about 18 displays, all touch-enabled? Engadget reports that students at the University of Illinois Electronic Visualization Laboratory (EVL) in Chicago have created just that, resulting in a 20-foot... More...
Microsoft is dipping its toes into education once again, in the United States. The software giant launched an informational website on Tuesday, aimed at those who wish to volunteer, donate or work in education. Like a... More...
Arizona Daily Star reports that, since November, Vail School District in Southern Arizona has been providing students with wireless access aboard its school buses that cover approximately 400 sq miles of desert. Described as "magic" by... More...
In a report from the Montreal Gazette, a text education course will be introduced in 100 Grade 7 classrooms across the country in a pilot program. If all goes well, a full program will be... More...
Microsoft has become the first giant to focus on shooter games to explore whether video games can enhance education. Although many studies are in progress to explore the link between education and video games, they... More...
How might technology influence a college student in the future, and what can we expect from our learning institutions in regards to advancements? In which type of environment will students find themselves learning in 10,... More...
Every time some one visits and watches a Microsoft commercial, Microsoft Australia will donate $ 1 to Smith Family Learning For Life Program. It is a Foundation which helps disabled kids with their education. ... More...
Apple will be launching a new educational promotion, speculated to be as soon as Monday. This program will offer incentives to those in the educational system. There are no details on exactly what... More...
A University of Guelph professor is establishing Canada's first mobile education research centre, with the support of a $620,000 grant from Research in Motion (RIM). The Centre for Mobile Education Research (CMER) will be... More...
On March 20, the BBC will suspend its $289 BBC Jam, which provides free educational content for children in the 5-16 age group, following complaints made to the European Commission that the site unfairly impacts... More...
Apple is the number two supplier to UK education market, pushing Dell into third place. According to analysts at Gartner, Apple has 14.7 per cent of the total PC market for education - including... More...
The music industry's educational video about copyright law is full of baloney, according to several trade and public interest groups. The Consumer Electronics Association and Public Knowledge are among the groups to issue a joint... More...
In an echo of the furore that met the release of the original eMac, Apple has withdrawn its new education-only iMac from sale to individuals. The new product was available for purchase by individual... More...
Apple today announced that they would start selling a 17" version of the popular iMac to educational institutes and students, signalling the death of the eMac. The education iMac pack less punch than its bigger... More...
Maine educators have agreed a $41 million contract with Apple to continue its existing notebooks-for-kids deal. Under the scheme, seventh- and eighth-graders in the area are provided with portable Macs, as are their teachers.... More...
Today it was announced that Apple Computers won the bid presented in January by the state of Maine to fulfill a new education technology initiative. This initiative includes the purchase of over 36,000 Macs... More...
Equation Writer Now it's easy to add mathematical expressions to your papers. Handwrite a math equation, and then convert it into a neatly typewritten image to paste into a report or a presentation. ... More...
AOpen president, Paul Su announced the new approach that his company is planning to make at schools and education providers. Su said that AOpen hopes to pick up where Dell and HP left off and... More...
Critical Resources for Student Access, Teacher Training and Skills Development Worldwide Despite real improvements in the availability of information and communication technology around the world, many students and teachers still lack... More...
As Microsoft's fiscal 2004 kicks into full swing, the Redmond software company is continuing to hone its organizational structure. One change likely to be announced soon is the merger of Microsoft's U.S. government operations with... More...
Found this interesting article over at The Register: When Microsoft launched Windows XP it also switched the way it sold software to students. Previously, if you bought software at savage discounts under... More...