T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) articles from March 2004

T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) archives from March 2004

Examining the wireless classroom.(Editorial)
March 1, 2004... A Borders bookstore in Orlando, Fla., The Green Mesquite BBQ in Austin, Texas, and Cafe Luna on Vashon Island, Wash.--what do they all have in common? People sitting in front of notebook computers or tapping on PDAs connected to the Internet...

Drexel launches mobile web portal for students.(News)
March 1, 2004... In what may be the nation's first mobile Web portal for students, Philadelphia's Drexel University is bringing anywhere, anytime information access to handheld devices with DrexelOne Mobile. As a Web-based portal, DrexelOne Mobile provides...

Gateway to acquire eMachines: Q&A with Gateway's Jocelyne Attal.(News)
March 1, 2004... At the end of January, Gateway Inc. (www.gateway.com) announced plans to acquire eMachines Inc. (www. emachines.com), a maker of affordable PCs. The acquisition, while still pending regulatory approval, will create the third largest U.S. PC...

Virtual landgrab for hotspots underway.(News)
March 1, 2004... As a growing number of A notebooks, tablet PCs and handhelds are being built wirelessly enabled, the need for public wireless access points--or "hotspots"--is increasing. Accordingly, Wi-Fi hotspots are becoming a highly sought-after commodity,...

The State Educational Technology Directors Association (www.setda.org) has honored Brenda Williams, executive director of the Office of Technology and Information Systems for the West Virginia Department of Education, with its first Leader of the Year Award.
March 1, 2004... The State Educational Technology Directors Association (www.setda.org) has honored Brenda Williams, executive director of the Office of Technology and Information Systems for the West Virginia Department of Education, with its first Leader of...

The BellSouth Foundation has launched the BellSouth Quality in the Classroom Teaching Initiative.
March 1, 2004... The BellSouth Foundation has launched the BellSouth Quality in the Classroom Teaching Initiative, online at www.bellsouthfoundation.org/grants/si/qc.html, which is a five-year program designed to assist teachers across the company's nine-state...

The research and development organization AEL (www.ael.org) has opened the Center for Education Services.
March 1, 2004... The research and development organization AEL (www.ael.org) has opened the Center for Education Services, which offers customized professional development and program improvement services for educators at the school, district and state levels....

Finding waves: techniques for a successful wireless site survey.
March 1, 2004... WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS ARE THE MOST widely adopted networking technology to hit the market in the last three years. They have the potential to make network applications and the Internet available anywhere on a campus so that students and...

Ashworth College offers $99 graduate programs.(E-Learning)
March 1, 2004... E-learning institution Ashworth College now offers two affordable fast-track graduate programs in business administration and criminal justice for only $99 per month, with a $99 down payment. Both master's programs are accredited by the...

Online learning solution covers health sciences.(E-Learning)
March 1, 2004... "The Evolve online learning solution from Elsevier (http://evolve.elsevier. com) is dedicated to covering the health sciences--offering courses in everything from anatomy to massage therapy. Working in conjunction with the company's series of...

Campus Crossing provides tools for creating online courses.(E-Learning)
March 1, 2004... Web Crossing Inc. (www.webcrossing.com) has streamlined and simplified the process of creating and maintaining online education courses with Campus Crossing 3.0, which provides tools for formulating complete online courses with many of the...

Groxis releases next generation of visual search tool.(EduNet: internet/ web/ online content and services/ digital publishing)
March 1, 2004... Groxis Inc.(www.groxis.com) has released Grokker2, the latest generation of its award-winning visual search product. The application allows educators and students to discover and explore the true depth and breadth of the Web. Equipped with new,...

Literacy site boosts nonfiction reading skills.(EduNet: internet/ web/ online content and services/ digital publishing)
March 1, 2004... Reading for Information (http://reading.indiana.edu/reading) is a new online course that helps educators boost their nonfiction reading skills. Created by the National Geographic Society; the Indiana Department of Education; and the...

Patch Management.org.(F*Y*I)
March 1, 2004... Patch Management.org (www.patchmanagement.org) is designed to help IT network managers, system administrators and security professionals better understand patch management and computer security vulnerabilities. The site features a discussion...

The GradeNetwork.(F*Y*I)
March 1, 2004... The Grade Network is a new Web application that allows teachers to manage all their classes, students, assignments and grades. It features customized assignment categories and complete score management that computes numbers for the teacher,...

Ask Jeeves Kids.(F*Y*I)
March 1, 2004... Teachers can now easily answer their students' difficult questions with Ask.com's site for kids, Ask Jeeves Kids (www.ajkids.com). Students can ask Jeeves just about any question from "Why is the sky blue?" to "What is the capital of North...

Scientifically based research: guidelines or mandates for product purchasing?
March 1, 2004... This is the third article in a six-part series dedicated to taking a closer look at scientifically based research. In this article, T.H.E. Journal Editor-in-chief Dr. Geoffrey H. Fletcher examines how the emerging SBR guidelines may affects...

AlphaSmart's Dana Wireless.(Educator's Evaluation)
March 1, 2004... AlphaSmart's Dana Wireless (www.alphasmart.com; $429) is an extremely reliable, durable laptop alternative that addresses the dream of ubiquitous computing--computers anytime, anywhere in the hands of all children. This simple, powerful tool...

Wireless telephones help schools increase communications, decrease safety risks.(Industry Perspective)
March 1, 2004... Increasing communications among students, teachers, staff, administrators and security personnel is the answer to many of the challenges schools face today. But with schools expanding into portable classrooms, improving communications in the...

PDAs & handhelds.(Product Watch)
March 1, 2004... PDAs & Handhelds Make Dell Garmin Model Axim X3i iQue 3600 Dimensions (L x W x H) 4.6" x 3" x 0.59" 5" x 2.8" x 0.8" Weight 4.8...

Intellisync: go Anywhere.(Wireless Products)
March 1, 2004... Intellisync: go Anywhere from Pumatech Inc. (www.pumatech.com) allows users of Web-enabled devices (e.g., laptops, mobile phones or PDAs) to remotely access Microsoft Outlook information and files that reside on their desktop computer,...

Portable forms.(Wireless Products)
March 1, 2004... Rovenet's Portable Forms (www.portableforms.com) is an automatic data collection application for the education market. It allows administrators, teachers and students to create customized data collection forms in minutes using a word processing...

eBeam System 3 BT.(Wireless Products)
March 1, 2004... The eBeam System 3 BT by Luidia Inc. (www.luidia.com) brings cordless interactivity to standard whiteboards. Utilizing Bluetooth technology, the eBeam System 3 BT allows PCs, Macs, Palms or Pocket PCs to capture notes, images and drawings from...

PocketMac 3.0.(Wireless Products)
March 1, 2004... Also using Bluetooth, PocketMac 3.0 by Information Appliance Associates (www.pocketmac.net) is the original Mac-to-Pocket PC synchronization solution. The program syncs a Pocket PC with a user's Mac desktop, enabling e-mail and other desktop...

Learn Tracfx.(Wireless Products)
March 1, 2004... LearnTracfx from eLearning Dynamics LLC (www.elearning dynamics.com) is a teacher-controlled platform that wirelessly distributes and collects classroom assignments and study materials for an entire class, selected group or individual students...

Before You Know It.(New Products)
March 1, 2004... Transparent Language Inc. (www.transparent.com) has launched Before You Know It, a language-learning program that uses electronic flash cards to help users easily and effectively master essential vocabulary and vital phrases in Spanish, French,...

Headsprout Early Reading.(New Products)
March 1, 2004... Headsprout Early Reading (www.headsprout.com) is a preK-2 supplemental program that takes nonreaders or beginning-level readers up to mid-second-grade reading skills in less than 30 hours of individualized online instruction. Broken up into two...

3d Choreographer 3.0.(New Products)
March 1, 2004... 3d Choreographer 3.0 by Animated Communications (www.3dchor.com) is a software animation program that features complex animation techniques that are simple enough for middle and high school students to learn. The software includes more than 300...

Digitarium Alpha.(New Products)
March 1, 2004... The Digitarium Alpha from Digitalis Education Solutions (www.digitaliseducation.com) is a digital planetarium projector designed for portable domes that makes exploring the solar system an affordable feat. The projector incorporates all the...

St. John's University outfits students with the technology needed to learn and succeed.(Applications)
March 1, 2004... Students nationwide are seeing hotspots pop up on their college campuses as an ever-increasing number of schools adopt wireless technology. But the education sector is not alone in this wireless revolution: Following the lead of today's top...

Wi-Fi keeps mobile classrooms connected in North Carolina's largest district.(Applications)
March 1, 2004... Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) is the largest district in North Carolina, with more than 113,000 students and 14,000 employees in 148 elementary, middle and high schools. Providing basic network connectivity and computing facilities for a...

The University of Memphis upgrades its technology to prepare for the future.(Applications)
March 1, 2004... The University of Memphis' goal is to become one of the nation's leading research and technology transfer facilities. As part of that effort, the university sought a cost-effective, innovative solution to upgrade its communications network. We...

University of Florida rolls out wireless gateways for secure network access, control.(Applications)
March 1, 2004... How can network administrators provide secure wireless access to a vast user population scattered over a large area while keeping costs and complexity in check? This is a problem many university administrators and technology coordinators face,...

Adobe Digital Kids Club: www.adobe.com/education/digkids.(Web Bulletin Board)
March 1, 2004... The online Adobe Digital Kids Club delivers a great opportunity for teachers to connect with students through the fun and excitement of digital photography. The Web site provides free expert advice from top photographers, product training,...

Nova Southeastern University: www.fgse.nova.edu/theleadership.(Web Bulletin Board)
March 1, 2004... NSU's Fischler Graduate School offers graduate degrees in leadership to meet the emerging demands of the global and technological marketplace by creating "leaders at all levels"; from classroom to boardroom, from professor to CEO. Visit our Web...

RISO Inc.: www.riso.com.(Web Bulletin Board)
March 1, 2004... You can get fast test results and improve educational achievement with RISO Automated Testing! By using high-speed printer duplicators for low-cost duplication of test sheets and multi-function printers (MFPs) to interpret the test scores,...

EduHound: www.EduHound.com.(Web Bulletin Board)
March 1, 2004... EduHound.com, a division of T.H.E. Journal, is a specialized educational directory with built-in resource links offered free to educators, students and parents. EduHound.com seeks to harness the vast information resource$ of the Web, while...

T.H.E. Journal's Web site: www.thejournal.com.(Web Bulletin Board)
March 1, 2004... Thejournal.com is the home page for T.H.E. Journal magazine. For more than 31 years, educators who decide on and influence the purchase of technology for their institutions have relied on T.H.E. Journal. Besides archived magazine content, the...

T.H.E. Institute: www.thejournal.com/institute.(Web Bulletin Board)
March 1, 2004... T.H.E. Institute offers educators--and businesses serving education--a range of professional development and consulting services. Headed by a nationally known expert in education technology, Dr. Geoffrey H. Fletcher, T.H.E. Institute brings the...

Wireless technology in K-12 education.(The Final Word)
March 1, 2004... While WLANs have been around for some time now, it's only been during the last few years that we've seen more schools implementing this technology. Faster speeds and lower costs have made wireless one of the hottest technologies in K-12...