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Google Apps: Five million students getting a cloud education
News In the UK, educational institutions using Apps include Leeds Metropolitan University, Kingston College, and the School of Oriental and African Studies, which recently estimated it has saved £650,000 by choosing the... [09 Sep 2009]
Colorado High School Moves Students Ahead of the Pack
White Paper It needed to better prepare its students for college and careers in digital media, Smoky Hill High School needed powerful, reliable computing performance. According to the school's administrators, Smoky Hill High School... [02 Sep 2009]
CRM Package Helps Vocational College Place Students With Local Businesses
White Paper Established in February 2007, the Australian Technical College - Perth South (ATC - Perth South) is one of a national network of new independent secondary schools that provide vocational training for... [27 Jul 2009]
Teachers get £5.6m to swot up on how to use tech
News Teachers of all subjects from primary level through to secondary and college will be able to get access to face-to-face learning, at local venues or hosted by employers, to enable them to get to grips with using... [21 Jul 2009]
UK College Saves Thousands in Cabling and Electrical Costs Using 3Com Power Over Ethernet Switches to Drive IP Video Surveillance System
White Paper With campus security a universal concern for schools, Treviglas Community College, which emphasizes personalized learning through an innovative curriculum, has long taken a proactive approach.... [12 Jun 2009]
Secure Computing Case Study: Howell Public Schools
White Paper Howell Public Schools offers flexible class schedules and incorporates a community college that enables students to work toward an associate's degree while completing their high school diploma. They... [10 Dec 2008]
Dell Case Study: Gateway Community College
White Paper Gateway Community College is one of 12 schools in the Connecticut community college system. Off late, the college was looking for a new infrastructure and operating... [04 Dec 2008]
Fujitsu Case Study: Methodist Ladies' College
White Paper Methodist Ladies' College, Kew, is one of Australia's most successful and innovative independent schools for girls. The College wanted to meet the technical specifications for a robust... [04 Dec 2008]
School District Enhances Learning and Saves on IT Costs With Latest Operating System
White Paper By upgrading its computers to the Windows Vista operating system, the district provided teachers with state-of-the-art multimedia capabilities for creating more engaging learning experiences that better prepare students for... [03 Dec 2008]
Facebook is "educational", says US uni
News Christine Greenhow, a learning technologies researcher from the University's College of Education and Human Development, said in a statement: "What we found was that students using social networking sites are actually... [23 Jun 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Ageism, broadband row, ID cards…
Comment Many of the pupils I teach are taught ITC in college and the level of subject they are taught appals me as, in my opinion, it bears no relation to what the industry appears to calling for. I have seen IT teaching to the... [31 Jan 2008]
Anti-plagiarism tech traps cheating students
News The unit will manually review the personal statement and decide whether to notify the university or college the student has applied to. The organisation has also sent letters to schools warning about the... [01 Oct 2007]
Young targeted by "Revitalise IT" scheme
News Enterprises and academic institutions currently participating in the Revitalise IT initiative include Accenture, Apple, the BBC, Cisco, John Lewis, LogicaCMG, Microsoft and Vodafone, and City University London, Oxford Brookes University... [19 Sep 2007]
Kids shunning tech degrees
News Richard Pettinger, course director of the BSc Information management business course at University College London, told silicon.com people are now growing up surrounded by computers, so an IT-related degree may not be... [05 Apr 2007]
Scots tots buy school dinners with veins
News An Irish college used a similar system, which alerted parents by text if their child was thought to be bunking off. Other UK schools have also trialled biometric systems. Children at a primary school in... [31 Oct 2006]
