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Job ads that don’t match the job - Network World
04/25/07
Last time, we closed the newsletter by quoting a letter from a reader whose concerns echo correspondence I receive from other readers. When applying for ...

Microsoft details Longhorn exams; universities offer Web 2.0 education - Network World
04/11/07
Today, a look through the recent-news file:

Software not helping student test scores, study finds - Network World
04/05/07
Reading and mathematics software used by elementary and high school children does not appear to improve test scores, despite the substantial sums of money school districts spend on computer products, according to a new report presented to the U.S. ...

Where to learn about smart cards - Network World
04/04/07
Continuing education is a good thing, especially if it means you can do it during the time you would normally be crawling under desks, slithering through ...

VoIP saves colleges no money, but it's coming anyway - Network World
04/03/07
Saving money is no longer the object in VoIP deployments among colleges and universities -- it is the search for converged communications and acceptance of the inevitable, panelists agreed at the VoIP summit this week held by ACUTA, the Association ...

IT management done right - Network World
04/03/07
Yes, it's plumbing, but you still need good plumbers. It is true that these services are now 'dismissed' as dial-tone, but the lack of a well-designed infrastructure hurts. The approach we take to network design is to define the business problem to solve

'Bong hits' case may reverberate online - Network World
03/23/07
Press attention on the "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court last week focused almost exclusively on free-speech issues for high school students while they're in school or involved in school activities.

Higher education struggles to recast classrooms with technology - Network World
03/21/07
Faculty and IT staff in higher education are struggling to understand what happens when computers and networks dissolve the boundaries of what used to be called the classroom.

Run BASIC: Online programming - Network World
02/26/07
Education has capitalized on the Internet in the most remarkable way. The teacher resources available online cover every topic conceivable and include every ...

Bill Gates unveils school-technology initiatives - Network World
01/31/07
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates outlined Wednesday a vision of education in which students worldwide use high-speed Internet connections and curriculums that draw on online resources such as Wikipedia to become more globally competitive.

Cisco stackable switches add up to savings at Duke University - Network World
01/31/07
When some network architects deploy thousands of LAN ports for users, they use chassis switches at the LAN edge for easier management and failover. Duke University, however, finds better network management and cost savings through stacking switches.

How to avoid a college PC support nightmare - Network World
01/30/07
Readers beware! What follows is a cautionary tale. It involves you, your child, their higher education and the central role the proper care and feeding of their PC play in all of this.

College PC FAQ - Network World
01/30/07
Frequently asked questions about using PCs at college and dealing with technical support.

Free software group attacks educational software patent - Network World
01/26/07
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is going to review the patent held by e-learning software maker Blackboard Inc., in the wake of a challenge by a group advocating open source software.

Free hacker scan for universities, nonprofits - Network World
01/10/07
Web application security vendor Acunetix Wednesday announced it would make available for free a Web site security scan and reporting service to universities and nonprofit organizations.

Web technologies reimagining, reforming higher education - Network World
12/06/06
Former Xerox Chief Scientist John Seely Brown tells of an encounter with an MIT student at the institution's famed Media Lab to illustrate the potential opportunities and dangers of technology in education.

Level 3 inks new university contract - Network World
11/30/06
Level 3 Communications announced Thursday that it has inked a $2.4 million deal to provide dedicated Internet access service to the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges.

Google wraps corporate apps into start page - Network World
11/13/06
Google Monday released in beta a customizable home page that will aggregate into a single interface a company’s corporate applications and third-party mini-programs.

Software patent ignites firestorm in higher education - Network World
11/10/06
A firestorm of controversy is spreading in the education community over attempts by key software vendor Blackboard to enforce its patent claims.

MIT will train students to build a better Web - Network World
11/02/06
A group of professors has formed a research collaboration to train students how to design future versions of the World Wide Web.

Web 2.0 reaches the classroom - Network World
10/24/06
University of Arizona students are learning how to build online business communities using technologies often grouped under the controversial and problematic Web 2.0 concept.

Identity federation getting dose of reality from Internet2 affiliate - Network World
10/12/06
InCommon Federation, an identity hub that helps universities securely share resources, brought more schools and service providers to its fold this week and further strengthened its message that sharing identity is essential to securing distributed ...

Google’s new application package hints at enterprise offerings - Network World
10/10/06
Google Tuesday began to fill in the picture on how it plans to offer application services to enterprise customers when it introduced Google Apps for Education, a collection of collaboration tools and an API set for backend integration.

SIMposium report: Education key to maintaining competitive edge in global market - Network ...
09/19/06
(Special to Network World) The move to a global economy is taking away jobs in America: That view is not accurate, says former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, even if it is the prevailing sentiment among many Americans ...

Linux desktops sneak into NSW education - Network World
08/31/06
Despite a lackluster policy towards Linux in schools, the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Education will be dealing with more open source desktops as pilot projects begin across the state.

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