Educational Technology

Desire2Learn Debuts K-12 Learning Management Suite - Dave Nagel, THE Journal - June 30, 2008

Ed tech developer Desire2Learn has launched a new e-learning suite for primary and secondary education. Unlike the company's flagship learning management system, Desire2Learn Learning Environment, the new suite is focused specifically on K-12 schools.
http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/et/2008/07/desire2learn-debuts-k-12-learning.html

Students with Disabilities: Software and Learning Support for Math (Part 2) - Patricia Deubel, THE Journal - June 30, 2008

Students who have physical, cognitive, sensory, and learning disabilities might find learning mathematics particularly challenging. Appropriate accommodations and technology can help them learn and demonstrate their mastery of mathematics just like anyone else. Unfortunately, software might lack features and learning supports that make it fully accessible to all learners.
http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/et/2008/07/students-with-disabilities-software-and.html

Van Dyke PS Computer Labs Combine Instruction with Monitoring - Bridget McCrea, THE Journal - June 30, 2008

Kathy Zainea, a teacher at Lincoln Middle School in Detroit, has had access to interactive classroom tools for about two years now, but it wasn't until a couple of months ago that she was exposed to a new lineup of options that she could use for instruction. The expanded choices came when Van Dyke Public Schools upgraded its computer lab software through existing vendor NetOp Tech, the United
http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/et/2008/07/van-dyke-ps-computer-labs-combine.html

Groups Call on Candidates To Invest in Ed Tech - Dave Nagel, THE Journal - June 29, 2008

How can we make education technology and 21st century learning a national priority Four education advocacy groups think they have part of the answer. The groups came together Tuesday to launch "One Giant Leap for Kids," a new campaign designed to bring ed tech to the forefront of the minds of the presidential candidates. The groups behind the campaign, which include the Consortium for School
http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/et/2008/06/groups-call-on-candidates-to-invest-in.html

Australian Schools Boot Microsoft for Google Gmail - Kurt Mackie, THE Journal - June 29, 2008

Google seems to have bested Microsoft in the land down under, according to various accounts of an Australian public school system e-mail contract deal. The deal, announced Tuesday, ousts an e-mail system based on Microsoft's products in favor of using Google's Gmail.
http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/et/2008/06/australian-schools-boot-microsoft-for.html

Students with Disabilities: Software and Learning Support for Math (Part 2) - Patricia Deubel, THE Journal - June 29, 2008

Students who have physical, cognitive, sensory, and learning disabilities might find learning mathematics particularly challenging. Appropriate accommodations and technology can help them learn and demonstrate their mastery of mathematics just like anyone else. Unfortunately, software might lack features and learning supports that make it fully accessible to all learners.
http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/et/2008/06/students-with-disabilities-software-and.html

IBM Launches 'Carbon Strategy' Service in Project Big Green - David Nagel, Campus Technology - June 28, 2008

How green are your feet That's the question IBM wants to answer as it launches a new consulting service to determine the carbon footprint of IT organizations and help those organizations plan for greener operations throughout and beyond the enterprise. IBM's new IT Carbon Strategy Study, part of its "Project Big Green" initiative, aims to develop strategies for reducing organizations'
http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/et/2008/06/ibm-launches-carbon-strategy-service-in.html

D2L: Blackboard's Comments 'Contempt(ible)' - David Nagel, Campus Technology - June 28, 2008

On the heels of Blackboard's latest court action, Desire2Learn this week posted a response describing some of the commercial LMS leader's comments last week as "contempt(ible)" themselves and nothing more than a cynical attempt to create "fear, uncertainty, and doubt" in the marketplace. Blackboard filed a motion last Tuesday for contempt on the grounds that Desire2Learn had not fulfilled its
http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/et/2008/06/d2l-blackboards-comments-contemptible.html

Survey: Many Microsoft Patches Are Going Uninstalled - Jabulani Leffall, Campus Technology - June 28, 2008

The results of an online test conducted by U.K. anti-virus firm Sophos found that more often than not, PC users don't install Microsoft's monthly patches. The results, released Monday, were gathered from 40 days' worth of data from a sample group of 580 PCs in corporate environments, 80 percent of which failed one or more basic security tests. Moreover, 63 percent were found lacking at least one
http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/et/2008/06/survey-many-microsoft-patches-are-going.html

Computers in use pass 1 billion mark: Gartner - Reuters - June 27, 2008

The number of personal computers in use around the world has surpassed 1 billion, with strong growth in emerging markets set to double the number of PCs by early 2014, research firm Gartner said on Monday. Mature markets accounted for 58 percent of the first billion installed PCs, but would only account for about 30 percent of the next billion, Gartner said.
http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/et/2008/06/computers-in-use-pass-1-billion-mark.html