OPS Will Expand Laptop Program in Grade Schools
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By Michaela Saunders, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Dec. 19--Does having their own computers during the day help elementary students become better writers? Or better understand what they read?   Omaha Public Schools began a program to test those questions last year.
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OLPC America plans to combat digital divide by distributing low-cost laptops to needy students in the U.S.
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At the head of the class when students get back on campus this fall will be laptops, smart phones and portable printers.
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The One Laptop Per Child Project will start selling its low-cost computers in the United States, one of the founders of the organization says.
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InfoWorld - Intel Corp. wants to see its low-cost Classmate PC help transform they way students in developing countries are educated. And the company is not alone. The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project also hopes its low-cost XO laptop can close the &quot;digital divide&quot; that exists between the developed world and emerging markets.
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Laptops and smart phones are at the head of the class for collegiate back-to-school shoppers.Photos: gadgets at the head of the class
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The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) computer, which uses a version of Linux, might soon be available with Windows. According to a Reuters report, a Microsoft corporate vice president has said that the software giant is working to adapt Windows XP for the low-cost XO laptop.
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Governments have ordered 3 million of the inexpensive yet rugged computers for schoolchildren through the One Laptop Per Child project, giving the nonprofit group enough volume to kick-start mass production.
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The One Laptop Per Child Project, placing technology with developing nations, could revolutionize education.
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The Society for Information management is expanding to high schools its programs for piquing user interest in an IT career
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The One Laptop Per Child project to lessen the digital divide is in full swing.
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Microsoft will spend $235.5 million in schools in developing countries over the next five years, part of a plan to increase the number of people trained on its software.
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An expansion of a federal pilot program that provides schools with funding for fruits and vegetables might help students get as enthusiastic about brussels sprouts and broccoli as they are about pizza and ice cream, a U.S. Agriculture Department official said on Thursday...
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Schools lag behind much of society in using technology, but students are seeing benefits and clamoring for more access to computers, the government says.
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By LISA VERNON-SPARKS  Journal Staff Writer  COVENTRY  - In at least one local school, the days of the traditional chalkboard are numbered.   This month, courtesy of Hewlett-Packard, Washington Oak Elementary School started using tablet PCs in five of its classroom.
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Intel's Classmate PC isn't just for students anymore. HCL Infosystems plans to sell a version of the Classmate PC to consumers and businesses in India who want a rugged, low-cost laptop.
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By Lisa Vernon-Sparks; Journal Staff Writer  East Greenwich High School plans a cutting-edge computer lab that will allow it to allow more sophisticated, specialized electives.