Schools spend more on technology
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The amount of money secondary schools spend on ICT has risen by a third in a year, figures show.
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Educational institutions worldwide will increase spending on open-source software and services through 2012, survey says.
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CUMBERLAND -  Ashton Elementary School will receive more than $56,000 worth of new equipment from Hewlett Packard after it was again selected for the company's Technology for Teaching Leadership grant.
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By ADRIA HAIRSTONBY ADRIA HAIRSTON  Students at General Greene Elementary witnessed technology in action at the school's annual technology fair May 25.
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Half a million American children take classes online, and many attend virtual public schools that compete with districts for financing.
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Last summer, Maine signed off on a $41 million contract with Apple Computer Corp. to provide new laptop computers to more than 30,000 seventh-  and eighth-graders and their teachers, extending the program originally started by former Gov. Angus King in 2002, near the end of his second term.
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By Doe, Charles  New and exciting uses of digital technology in language arts are appearing all the time-a very good thing in view of the digital nature of the lives of today's K-12 students.
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Many more white children use the Internet than do Hispanic and black students, a reminder that going online is hardly a way of life for everyone.
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From classroom clickers to Wi-Fi-enabled laptops, technology is king on today's college campuses.
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Hoping to prevent the loss of children, a few schools have begun monitoring student movements using technology similar to that used to track livestock and retail shipments.
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Schools will increase spending on open-source software by 2012, but that doesn't mean proprietary software will be left in the dark, according to a new report
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iPods and cell phones top the gadget list for penny-pinching students, and few hit campus without a PC.
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Services and businesses are boosting tech spending with network equipment purchases, researchers say.
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Some schools are now using TV cameras to monitor teachers' classroom performance.
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Science & environment: Primary schools could be fitted with science labs and teachers paid more money under new proposals.
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By Mark Guydish, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Times Leader  Sep. 22--UNION TWP. -- Northwest Area High School students will have access to more computers, and teachers will have more high-tech "smart boards," thanks to a $67,000 state grant.
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The transfer of technological innovations from the campus to the capitalist marketplace has been a financial windfall for many schools.