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Make the most of your laptop battery: 4 ways


September 16, 2011 by Claire Knight

With all of the hoopla surrounding iPads, laptops seem to be gathering dust. Here are four tricks that make “old reliable” … well, more reliable for students.

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The iPad’s taking over, one school at a time


August 4, 2011 by Jake Simms

Some public schools are bypassing 1-to-1 laptop programs and going with tablets instead. The latest example:

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Prof arrested – for shutting student’s laptop!


April 14, 2011 by Jake Simms

Most professors who catch a student surfing the Internet in class don’t tolerate it. But profs better be careful:

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Going all-in on the technology gamble


January 6, 2011 by Jake Simms

Some educators question whether better technology is the cure-all for struggling schools. Not Detroit:

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The top 10 stories of 2010


January 3, 2011 by Jake Simms

There was no shortage of hot tech-ed stories in 2010!

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They stole what?


November 13, 2010 by Claire Knight

Two separate Philadelphia schools have been robbed within a week. Guess what the thieves grabbed at both schools?

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Is this the online high school model for the future?


October 6, 2010 by Jake Simms

Leave it to San Francisco to turn online education on its head: 

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Fake hotspots targeting iPhone users


August 30, 2010 by Jake Simms

You sit down at an off-campus coffee shop and log onto a secure WiFi connection — but is it really?

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More proof 1-to-1 computing a bust?


July 21, 2010 by Jake Simms

Educators keep beating the drum for all students, especially disadvantaged ones, having their own computers at home — but is it worth the money? 

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Winner in laptop spying case? The lawyers!


July 3, 2010 by Jake Simms

Lower Merion School District (PA) must bitterly regret letting school administrators activate the Webcams on students’ laptops:

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