The Disadvantages of Letting Students Use Their Cell Phones at School
KRISARU.com (Web News) In most high schools, the majority of the students own a cell phone. Whatever the rules are at their school about cell phones, students use them. Sometimes they are caught…
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Homeschooling is Better for Children and Families Than a Traditional Classroom
Kids might not need to sit quietly in their desks, raise their hands, and follow a strict schedule to end up with a decent education: A study from the Canadian…
Comic-Con International: San Diego 2013
Comic-Con International once again features a massive schedule of programming events – the largest of any comics or pop culture convention in the country. The schedule spans all four days…
3DS XL Represents The Progress of Technology
More than just a super-sized 3DS 3DS XL lands in Europe and Japan a week from now, with North America joining in on 19th August. There’s been a justifiable temptation…
Why Kids Should Be Taught How To Code
There is a growing consensus that the way children in schools are being taught information technology is in need of a radical overhaul. Here John Naughton explains the problem and…
Seismic Base-Isolation Technology ~ Earthquake Engineering
Seismic base-isolation technology is the most effective way to protect your mission-critical and expensive electronic equipment. We use a patented “geometry specific” isolation bearing to decouple the equipment (or any…
Outstanding Technology Brings Visible Light Communication To Phones and Tablets
Outstanding Technology brings visible light communication to phones and tablets via dongle and LEDs Data transmission via visible light is no longer a technological novelty, but it has yet to…
Google Operating System: 10 Google Features for Slow Internet Connections
It’s not easy using Google services when your Internet connection is very slow. Here are some helpful features: 1. Gmail’s basic HTML mode – http://mail.google.com/mail/h/. It doesn’t have all the…
Digital Skills Every 21st Century Teacher Should Have
Digital literacy Digital literacy is the ability to locate, organize, understand, evaluate, and analyze information using digital technology. It involves a working knowledge of current high-technology, and an understanding of…
Rebrand IT Department As The Collaboration Department
Technology today is all about facilitating collaboration. Collaboration within and across our institutions. Collaborations around data and ideas. Collaboration on multiple screens on multiple (and mobile devices). Robust collaboration requires…