This week, Baltimore County school officials started distributing hand-held metal detectors to school resource officers to help in the effort to keep weapons off campus. At the same time, Anne Arundel County made an app for students to submit tips about possible threats available on iTunes and Google Play. Parents who are worried about the rash of weapons incidents in area schools this year may be inclined to think Baltimore County is taking the more significant step, but research and recent experience suggest otherwise.
Mobile
9/18/2012
What started out as a tech initiative three years ago has now been rolled out to the high school, to both intermediate schools and to all six elementary schools.
9/10/2012
One school board member is proposing increased access to the Internet and mobile devices for students in Howard County schools.
9/10/2012
Otsego Public Schools has invested $100,000 in technology for the 2012-2013 school year. The new technology will provide a variety of tools including SMART boards, computers and expanded curriculum to better prepare students for standardized tests.
9/7/2012
Central Dauphin (Pa.) School District (CDSD) has chosen SafeConnect to manage its wireless network and extend it to students and faculty, allowing access to a variety of learning resources such as Moodle and Scholarport. SafeConnect, widely implemented by both leading colleges and K-12 school districts to meet 1-to-1 computing initiatives, identifies and authenticates mobile devices and provides a mechanism to assess and enforce network security policies in real time.
9/5/2012
As back to school kicks off in the U.S., new data claims that Apple's iPad is outpacing traditional PCs in sales to students and schools for the first time ever.
9/5/2012
To explore innovative ways of connecting schools using technology, Telkom launched its connecting schools project on Monday in George.
8/29/2012
As students head back to school this year in the Watertown-Mayer district, they’ll be toting a new gadget with them on the first day of school — and every day after that.
8/29/2012
East Haven Public School District is already off to a state-of-the-art start to the first half of the new school year.
8/28/2012
The largest school district in the state is offering a new tool to report (hotline and online), track and address bullying or other potentially harmful incidents.
8/27/2012
Not so long ago, most school districts had very strict policies: Leave your cellphones and laptops at home.
8/23/2012
The iPad became a big hit in the K-12 education market over the past year. Pioneering schools that brought Apple’s tablet into the classroom last school year proved that the iPad can be a excellent learning tool – one that has immense power to transform education.
8/22/2012
We’re still a long way from flying school buses and holographic instructors, but more than ever, schools are tapping digital technology to upgrade the learning experience.
8/22/2012
Hitchcock Independent School District in Hitchcock, Texas has deployed a revolutionary new anonymous tipping system that allows students to “text” in their tips to school principals.
8/22/2012
Students can use the StudyBlue app to search, create and study flashcards and notes with their iPads.
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