FY11 Tech Budget – what to expect

February 12, 2010

A recent eSchool News article, “FY11 Budget Plan Folds Ed Tech into New Program,” examines education funding in President Obama’s proposed 2011 budget.  As the article explains, the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program ‘would be consolidated with several other grant programs into a new initiative called Effective Teaching and Learning for a Complete Education.’
The [...]

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ClassLink’s LaunchPad Selected as Part of the HP SchoolCloud Desktop Solution

December 3, 2009

ClassLink is very pleased to announce the roll-out of HP SchoolCloud.   SchoolCloud, a new virtual desktop solution created in partnership with HP, provides students and teachers 24/7 anywhere access to all school applications and data; please see the press release below for additional details.  Together, ClassLink, HP and K-12 educators are creating dynamic 21st Century [...]

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Help Transform School Technology – Take this Survey!

December 3, 2009

 
Project Red is a national research and advocacy plan currently underway to assist in the transformation of education through technology.  If you have a technology-rich school or district, we encourage you to share your story through the Project Red survey.
ClassLink recently had the opportunity to interview one of the authors of the survey, Jeanne Hayes, [...]

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The Third Wave of Computing: Broadband

October 21, 2009

As outlined in a recent Internet Innovation Alliance report,* the latest of three major transformations in home computing is now in full swing.  The initial computing groundswell involved getting computers into the majority of homes; this was followed by the phenomenon of widespread Internet access.  The third and current revolution is to replace slow, out-dated [...]

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Snapshot of IT Energy Consumption in U.S.

October 20, 2009

 
CDW-G’s recently released 2009 Energy Efficiency IT Report* is filled with information on the current status of IT energy use in a number of key sectors, including education.  After surveying 752 IT professionals, including those at 302 schools, the very readable, concise report explores the recession’s impact on IT energy initiatives and priorities, as well [...]

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