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Students find Win 7 upgrade a tough assignment

Microsoft admits problems that students are having when they try to download a discounted upgrade version of Windows 7. Microsoft's discount Windows 7 upgrade for students has proven to be a tough assignment for some of those who signed up for the offer. The software maker...

Tags: Student, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft, Windows 7, students, Ina Fried

News items 2009-10-26

Outlook Live: a first look

Taking a quick screenshot tour of what Outlook Live provides students. by Zack Whittaker

Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Outlook Live, Office 14, Windows, Office, Microsoft, Zack Whittaker, Students, Academics, Email

Image galleries 2009-02-20

Facebook's 5th birthday

Some nostalgia for all you Facebook veterans; profile pages over the years. by Zack Whittaker

Tags: Facebook, Zack Whittaker, iGeneration, Social Networking, Birthday, Profile, Students, Social

Image galleries 2009-02-04

The ultimate student handheld

After months of silent deliberation, endless research, multiple considerations and more coffee than you can imagine, I have in my hand the ultimate device for students. Something for Christmas, maybe? by Zack Whittaker

Tags: Deliberation, Handhelds, Hardware, Nokia, E61, E Series, Zack Whittaker, Device, Students, iGeneration, Mobile, Cell, Productivity, Connectivity

Image galleries 2008-11-24

What's new in Windows Live Messenger 9

A quick look over the new features of a pre-release Windows Live Messenger 9, how students can use the features to their advantage, and how we'll benefit from it. Thanks for the support of LiveSide, the legends that they are. by Zack Whittaker

Tags: Microsoft Windows Live Messenger, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Zack Whittaker, Windows Live, Microsoft, Students, Collaboration, Instant messaging, Social networking, WPF, Wave 3

Image galleries 2008-08-31

Girls tour the Googleplex

During the search giant's "National Engineer's Week" program, 70 middle school girls got a first-hand look at life as a Googler at the main campus in Mountain View, Calif. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi tagged along on the tour and was also impressed with the 17 different cafeterias, foosball tables, and...

Tags: kara tsuboi, google, students, food, tour, internet

Videos 2008-02-22

Teen's free speech rights restored after judge deems her a delinquent

In a victory for free-speech rights, a three-judge panel overturned a judges verdict that a juvenile committed harassment, identity deception and identity theft on a MySpace page, reports the South Bend Tribune The judges determined that the juvenile, called A.B., had her free-speech rights violated when the Putnam Circuit...

Tags: Students, Social networking, Education Technology

Blog posts 2007-04-10

WA lawmakers try to address cyberbullying

For all the fears about online predators, schoolchildren in Seattle face a much more pressing concern: cyberbullying. A report from the Seattle School District found that over 40 percent of youths nationwide report that they were bullied online, while 53 percent said something unkind online. Nearly 60 percent of those...

Tags: Instant messaging, school district

Blog posts 2007-03-14

Where student work is merit-based, too

In a model that blurs the boundaries between business office and school classroom, some Indiana high schools are using non-traditional techniques in order to engage students, reports the Indianapolis Star. Six new districts are slated to open New Technology high schools over the next two years. The high schools...

Tags: high school

Blog posts 2007-03-12

Teens grieve on deceased friends' MySpace profiles

As teens spend more of their leisure time hanging out online, it stands to reason that when a loved one dies, they would turn to social networking sites to grieve,reports the Associated Press "These are places where people in many ways lived their lives online," said Amanda Lenhart, a...

Tags: Social networking, Students, Education Technology

Blog posts 2007-02-20

Canadians ban popular comedy animation site

Canadian school officials have banned students from viewing the popular Têtes à Claques comedy website, after it was deemed to be without education value and unsuitable for children, reports the CBC More than 25,000 people visit the French Canadian comedy show online, but recent complaints about the show from...

Tags: Education Technology, Students

Blog posts 2007-02-16

Survey: Digital devices add ominous aspect to teen dating

Good judgment doesnt automatically come with the convenience of speedy technology. This is especially true in the case of teen dating abuse which has become amplified since the advent of cellphones and the Internet, reports WCVB Boston. The Technology & Teen Dating Abuse survey released by the Love Is...

Tags: Education Technology, Students, Mobile

Blog posts 2007-02-09

GameBoy cartridge offers Web research without the Web

Few parents ever thought that the ubiquitous GameBoy, that carrier of all things Pokemon and Super Mario, would offer any educational value. But now an official Nintendo publisher has come up with a cartridge that offers information rather than interactive cartoons, reports the Deseret UT News. Pocket...

Tags: Education Technology, Students, Nintendo GameBoy, cartridge, KwikNotes

Blog posts 2007-01-09

Google advertises best student ideas on global warming

Killing two birds with one stone might not be an apt aphorism for the latest Google Docs & Spreadsheets marketing ploy. But the the dominant Internet search engines new project involves students using Google Docs to brainstorm solutions to global warming, eSchool News reports. Students from over 20...

Tags: Google Docs, Google Inc., Students, Education Technology

Blog posts 2006-12-07

Kids not so tech-savvy after all

A new survey dispels the myth that the next generation of kids are tech- savvy to be competent in navigating the academic world, reports Campus Technology. The Educational Testing Services ETS survey of 6,300 students who responded to the companys information and communication technology ITC Literacy Assessment said that...

Tags: Education Technology, Students, Educational Testing Service, Educational, survey

Blog posts 2006-11-28

School gangs use MySpace to mark off Web territory

High schools have always struggled to find ways to curb school violence but the advent of MySpace seems to have only widened gang turf wars, reports The Baltimore Sun. At Annapolis High School in Baltimore, students on MySpace this week revealed photos of students and ex-students holding weapons and...

Tags: MySpace, Education Technology, Students, Social networking

Blog posts 2006-11-24

Additional Resources

Seven perfectly legal ways to get Windows 7 cheap (or even free)

Only suckers pay retail. You don't have to pay full price for Windows 7. Most people have much better options available, if you just know where to look. I've researched deals in three separate categories: upgrade offers available to anyone, special deals just for students, and subscriptions intended for technical...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2009-11-06

FET - Free Timetabling Software 5.11 (Windows)

FET is free, open source GNU/GPL software. Localized to English, Arabic, Catalan, German, Greek, Spanish, French, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Dutch, Polish, Romanian and Turkish etc. Fully automatic generation algorithm, allowing also semi-automatic or manual allocation. Powerful flexible modular xml format for the input file, allowing editing with...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Liviu Lalescu, FET, XML, Software/Web Development, Web Development

Software downloads 2009-11-06

Microsoft to add SharePoint access to Live@edu

This is goodMy Organization rolled out Live@edu for it's students primarily as an email client so that kids can safely email their teachers and communicate safely without the risk of opening up general email. This allowed us to create accounts based off their ID number and now teachers can...

Tags: Groupware, Collaboration, Bing, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SharePoint, Live@edu, e-mail

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Microsoft to add SharePoint access to Live@edu

Paving the way for its Office Web Apps rollout, Microsoft is adding SharePoint Online to the services it offers students and academics as part of its Live@edu offering. The SharePoint Online service should be available to Live@edu subscribers for no additional cost some time next year. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., Content Management, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-11-05