Education

As smart devices and classroom technology are increasingly integrated into the daily lives of network users, college and university IT departments must plan for more bandwidth and anytime, anywhere connectivity.

A school district in North Carolina is seeking proposals for a touchless scanner that could automatically detect weapons without requiring visitors to unpack purses or other bags, to be paid for with COVID relief funds.

A first-generation U.S. college graduate and director of the Matrix: AI Consortium For Human Well-Being at the University of Texas at San Antonio, Dhireesha Kudithipudi is focused on recruiting diverse talent.

The Central Valley technology company has opened a new downtown business hub, offering six-week pre-apprenticeship classes in websites, mobile websites and JavaScript that can lead to paid internships.

A new certification program aims to prepare public-sector technology leaders to make their organizations more data-driven, evidence-based and responsive, with a focus on data management, digital innovation and AI.

ENTRE, a platform designed for current and aspiring entrepreneurs, aims to coach potential business owners with customizable courses and curriculum materials, live instruction and other online resources.

The college is expanding the presence of its TechWorks campus in downtown Waterloo, planning to work with small- and medium-sized companies that need help updating equipment and training workers.

Research by Human Rights Watch found that many ed-tech platforms have built-in mechanisms to track children’s online behavior for the benefit of advertisers or others, and legal oversight is very limited.

The Indiana State University Foundation has virtually augmented existing sculptures with digital art pieces visible through viewers' smartphones, created by 10 international artists and curated by Professor Sala Wong.

The Center for Data Innovation held a panel discussion Tuesday in which education and AI technology leaders discussed how AI could help K-12 classrooms, centering the role of the teacher as the most pivotal.

The federal government’s historic investment in broadband could fall short of its goals if it doesn’t improve digital skills. A leading expert explains the importance of digital human capital.

With a $166K National Science Foundation grant, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering wants to reduce the data transfer process to less than 5 milliseconds in future 5G or beyond.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield, Mass., presented Chromebooks to kids who participated in a fitness challenge by doing push-ups, running, swimming, biking and other activities. They were donated as part of an AT&T initiative to close the digital divide.

The companies announced the merger last week, combining BoomWriter’s applications for student writing and reading with Walch Education’s cloud-based curriculum management platform and services.

The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board has delayed for two months a new policy that would strictly regulate what district employees could post on social media, following a wave of criticism from staff and the public.

A report by the Center for Democracy & Technology says disabled students, who may need longer bathroom breaks, screen readers or dictation software, are more often flagged as suspicious by remote proctoring AI systems.

Students in grades 6-12 are invited to a one-week program at Mercer County Technical Education Center and Monroe County High School to learn about cyber safety, ethics and critical network security tools and skills.

The 15-week introductory high school course will feature practice labs, student projects and multimedia-driven lessons building upon the nonprofit’s computer programming catalog amid efforts to meet workforce demands.