In an effort to prepare children and teens for the potential stranger danger on the Internet, Virginia is the first state to make Internet safety classes for all grade levels.It’s hard being first and one might imagine all 49 pairs of eyes (assuming one set of eyes per state, of course) will be on Virginia to see how educators implement the program, the messages used, and the methods by which the program is evaluated.
Michigan Schools Get Google Apps For Education
Google occasionally works out deals with individual universities, but it appears that the search engine company is starting to think big. Not Texas-big, perhaps, but Michigan-big. It’s in this latter state that Google intends to roll out Google Apps for Education.
Amazon Schools Customers on eCommerce
Recently, Amazon carried a ‘buy one, get one free’ promotion on DVD box sets for its customers. Due to a technical problem, however, customers were able to ‘get one free, get another free’ instead. After the fact, Amazon is looking to recoup those funds, which is rubbing customers the wrong way.
From the “Ways to Irritate Your Customer Base” school of online commerce, Amazon is poised to lecture business students regarding the finer points of customer service and building consumer trust.
Canadian Schools Flee From US Servers
Universities in Canada fear the potential for abuse that could take place under the US Patriot Act, so to avoid the gaze of American investigators they have moved their RefWorks accounts to Ontario.
More Schools To Make Friends With Google?
Google is poised to gain yet another (small) foothold in the American educational system – Georgetown University may adopt the company’s Apps for Education. The college hopes to have a new e-mail system in place by next fall, so the change could take place relatively soon.
Fourier Tablet PCs Aim For Schools
The Israeli company has a plan to capitalize on the US “No Child Left Behind” initiative by developing tablet PCs for a market that could scale up to 55 million kids in five years.
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Private Schools Versus Teen Bloggers
Some private schools have taken extreme steps to quell the use of blogs and social networking sites by their students; teens just want to express themselves.
Study Says Schools Too Early For Teens
An old adage may need to be rearranged to state, “let sleeping kids lie.” The latest research involving teens and sleep says that school schedules break up an important sleep routine.
Dell Provides Technology for Texas Schools
Dell is providing notebook computers and technology training for students and teachers in 18 schools participating in the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) new Technology Immersion Pilot (TIP) program.