Featured Education Content
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Updated Dashboards Reveal Agency-Specific Website Traffic
2/23/2016
Filters provide important insights into public interactions with federal agencies.
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MOOCs And Their Role In Your IT Client’s Business
1/18/2016
With more than 2,400 courses being offered by more than 400 universities to between 16 and 18 million students in 2014, MOOCs are on the rise.
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Education Technology Budgeted In Revisions To No Child Left Behind
12/22/2015
On December 10, President Barack Obama passed into law the revisions made to the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, collectively called the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). These revisions, which totaled 1,059 pages, include support for education technology. The bill authorized $1.65 billion for education technology and includes training for teachers to use new technologies in the classroom
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Research Finds $30 Billion Wasted In U.S. On Unused Software
11/20/2015
Global organizations are wasting money on software that is not used, according to a new report from Software Lifecycle Automation company 1E. The report The Real Cost of Unused Software analyzed the results of a four-year study of more than 1,800 software titles deployed on 3.6 million desktops, in 129 enterprises, across 14 industries.
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Penn State Introduces EdTech Network, Plans Summit
9/3/2015
Penn State University announced the creation of the Ed Tech Network, part of President Eric Barron’s $30 million Invent Penn State initiative, designed to “leverage the University’s size and broad research strengths to be a driver for job creation, economic development and student career success.”
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Your Higher Ed IT Clients May Be Adopting Iris Scans Over ID Cards
8/26/2015
Biometrics is the emerging trend in identification and authentication, from fingerprint scanning to facial recognition.
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Looking For An Outdoor Hotspot Option For An IT Solution? Consider Smart Garbage Cans
8/17/2015
New York City may be converting solar-powered smart trash cans into Wi-Fi hotspots, particularly in under-served neighborhoods, according to Popular Science.
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How Your Education IT Clients Are Using Video
8/13/2015
Education is transforming. Brick-and-mortar classrooms open up to rich media content, subject matter experts, and to one another via technological and pedagogical trends of the past decade.
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RFID And Its Growing Importance To Your IT Clients
7/14/2015
Radio frequency identification (RFID) is set to revolutionize and reinvent the shopping experience, according to advisory firm KMPG.
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How Adding Digital Signage Increases Opportunities For VARs
7/2/2015
While digital signage may be prominent in areas like New York’s Times Square, it’s also used in markets and niches including education, hospitality, shopping malls and retail stores, hospitals, gyms and spas, houses of worship, and financial institutions.