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RSS schoolsSchools admission chaos blamed on computer problems
News Problems with a new £1.5m pan-London computerised schools admission system have left thousands of schoolchildren in the capital without a secondary school place. The secondary schools admission project... [11 Mar 2005]
Schools Achieve Rich, Safe, and Personalized Learning Environments With Studywiz
White Paper Etech Group, a software company based in Australia, developed Studywiz, a learning environment that uses Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and is designed specifically for K-12 schools. As K-12 education evolves to... [25 Jul 2009]
Schools get £125m for classroom software
News Schools have been given an extra £125m in eLearning credits by the government to spend on educational software. The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) money is in addition to the £75m announced as part of... [03 Nov 2005]
Schools get lessons on biometric tech
News Schools have been offered guidance on how to implement biometric technology. The advice from the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta) is aimed at those involved in introducing biometric tech... [25 Jul 2007]
Schools use SMS to tackle truancy
News Schools across England are using SMS text messaging to try to buck the national increase in truancy. But some schools are tackling spiraling truancy rates through an 'Informer for... [28 May 2003]
Schools trade online registrations for free camera
News Web company BiblioTech is offering a free digital camera to the first 500 schools to sign up to its online education community. A spokeswoman for the company said today that 35 schools have already... [12 May 1999]
Schools Find Cost-Effective Portal Solution That Fosters Individualized Learning
White Paper The combined solution helps schools deliver individualized learning and track student progress as they gain competencies. Winvision is a Dutch system integrator and independent software vendor that creates learning... [30 May 2009]
Schools Enrich Learning Experiences, Improve Communication With Web-Based Gateway
White Paper With offices and partners on four continents, Scholaris International provides solutions to K-12 schools to enhance teaching and learning, communication and collaboration, and information management. Scholaris Learning... [25 Jul 2009]
Schools turn to IT to boost learning
News It's not just kids that are taught how to use technology in schools - teachers and education authorities are learning that IT can help them with their jobs too. According to Becta, the government agency charged with... [08 Dec 2005]
Schools in Buckinghamshire Gain 62 Per Cent Lower Cost of Ownership With Dell Colour Printers
White Paper Buckinghamshire schools face the same IT challenges as other schools in the United Kingdom (UK), namely, delivering cutting-edge technology while faced with scarce financial resources. They needed IT... [25 Jun 2008]
Schools failing to harness tech potential
News Four out of five schools are failing to exploit the full potential of technology to improve learning and better inform parents, according to research. In a statement Crowne said: "We want to move technology from the... [16 Jan 2008]
Schools look to learning powers of computer games
News Three UK secondary schools are piloting the use of computer games in the classroom. The UK schools are situated near Brighton (near Futurelab), with a fourth school in Germany being tested. The research... [10 Aug 2005]
Schools Improve IT Management, Conserve Resources With New Operating System
White Paper Norwalk Public Schools wanted to improve its IT operations and management and simplify application and system deployment. The district is working with partner Digital Back Office to deploy a prerelease version of the... [14 Apr 2008]
Schools Migrate From NetWare to Windows, Gaining Reliability, $340,000 in TCO Savings
White Paper Hudson County Schools of Technology was supporting 3,500 students and 370 teachers with a mixed environment including Novell NetWare. The move to Windows saves the schools more than $340,000 per year. [28 Sep 2007]
Schools get new route to cheaper software shopping
News Schools now have a new way of getting their hands on cheaper software. OGCbuying.solutions, the government's procurement arm, and Becta, its technology strategy agency, have agreed a new deal for schools... [13 Oct 2008]
