When I was the Principal of Columbus Park Elementary School in Worcester, MA, I often had companies try to convince me to buy their products. For the most part, I would say yes or no to what they offered, and that would be the end of it. Once, though, my colleagues and I went beyond […]
Late in 2014, researchers in Microsoft’s Canadian subsidiary surveyed 2,000 people to see if the internet, mobile devices, and social media services really were shortening attention spans as widely suspected. The results? On average, study participants could concentrate on one thing for just eight seconds. That’s down from 12 seconds as recently as the year […]
Today, the need to provide higher communications speeds (bandwidth) for smart phones, tablets and portable computers, and Wi-Fi portals, has dramatically increased in all related sectors. This insatiable high bandwidth demand and the ensuing intolerance for slow download and upload speeds has also impacted the home entertainment sector. In it, having higher bandwidth for access […]
Call them Generation Y, Generation Now or Millennials – they are already a huge part of the workforce, or attending colleges and universities to get educated and trained. They are easily the most technologically savvy generation in history, using a vast array of interactive technologies to meet, chat, plan, shop and work. It stands to […]
Note: Each week we bring you the latest hacking news on the internet. Read on to find out who and what was hacked this week. DNSChanger Malware Returns to Hack Routers A malware that infected millions of computers across the world in 2012 is back. Called DNSChanger, the malware exists in advertisements that could […]
Studies show what educators already know: students that participate in extracurricular activities (ECAs) – such as performing arts, sports, publications, practical labs, student government, honors society and academic clubs – have higher GPAs, score better on assessment tests, have better attendance and frequently go on to higher education. This is especially true in high school, […]
Imagine a city in which buildings alert you when they need repair, there is Wi-Fi on every street corner, sensors tell the garbage trucks where, when and how often to collect, and where data is analyzed in a way that tells us which streets are more likely to be crime hotspots based upon traffic and […]
The way students learn about subjects from the Middle East to Mars and from history to health care is undergoing a remarkable transformation. No longer will faculty be limited by pictures in a textbook or videos on classroom televisions. A new wave of technological innovation is redefining what it means to learn — bringing to […]
Note: Each week we bring you the latest hacking news on the internet. Read on to find out who and what was hacked this week. Hackers Stole Data From 1 Billion Yahoo Users This past week Yahoo admitted to yet another serious cyberattack. Unconnected from the recent attack that compromised 500 million accounts, Yahoo says […]
Imo’s Pizza were looking for a digital menu board solution to allow them to quickly change and manage digital menu board content in response to the FDA’s pending legislation that requires all restaurants with more than 20 locations to display calorie information on their menus. The Tech Decision Since all the menu boards at all […]
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