Data security conflicts with openness at universities
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Technology
IL Green School Award recipients announced
2 schools and 1 school district have been named IL green schools, and their applications now advance to the US Dept of Ed for national recognition.
Beware of Yik Yak — anonymous social media
With so many apps and sites that allow kids to remain anonymous while posting potentially hurtful comments, it's not easy to keep up.
5 tech trends that could transform education
How will technology affect education, student learning, & our ability to monitor students' progress & help them? The folks at eSchoolNews make predictions.
Gambling with laptop effectiveness in Baltimore Co.
A program will spend $150 mil to put a laptop computer in the hands of every Baltimore County student. Will it be a worthwhile investment?
Results mixed for use of iPads in 3 S.C. schools
Educators shift their duties from being teachers to data analysts, but a 1-to-1 iPad program shows that anecdotal evidence is often the most informative kind.
States bolster demand for testing, Common Core delay
Lawmakers in several states are calling for delays in the implementation of high-stakes tests & new standards, and they have all sorts of reasons for doing this. Time to listen.
Obama: $750 mil to close technology gap in schools
The president's remarks at Buck Lodge Middle School in Maryand Wednesday and said if Americans expect free WiFi with their coffee, they should surely expect it in their schools.
IL district may request students' Facebook passwords
Turning over social media passwords to principals if you're a student at a public school sets the 4th Amendment rights of students against the school's interest in providing an education.
Md.'s new need for tech has schools asking for $100 mil
The technology shortage "problem" in the schools, which may not prevent students from learning, will need to be solved nonetheless for the sake of standardized tests.