High school kids are going to dissect lifelike synthetic frogs for the first time ever
Dissecting a frog was once a rite of passage for high school students (and sometimes junior high students) across the country. Coming up through the …
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A computer science class didn’t notice one of its TAs was a chatbot
The Turing test has always been an approximate benchmark for good AI. In the test, a human is supposed to converse with a machine over …
The crazy tech Thai students used to cheat
With consumer electronics products becoming smaller and increasingly more powerful over the years, students have started to come up with any number of clever ways to discreetly …
How China is using drones to stop cheating on University entrance exams
Beginning this week, over 9 million high school students in China will sit down for a test called the Gaokao, an exam similar in nature …
AT&T relaunches Aspire program with quarter-billion dollar commitment to education
AT&T on Monday announced that it is relaunching its AT&T Aspire program designed to help students graduate from high school and prepare for college and …
McGraw Hill: The discounted iPad 2 is just what schools needed
In a special January event at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, Apple’s VP of marketing Phil Schiller announced that the Cupertino-based company was …
Apple’s iPad textbook sales estimated at 350,000 in first three days
Apple announced its new digital textbook product last week during a press conference in New York City and some analysts are already viewed the company’s …
Apple unveils iTunes U app for iPad
Apple on Thursday unveiled a new version of its iTunes U product from a press conference in New York City. Apple’s Eddy Cue was on …
Apple to drive iPad adoption at schools with digital textbook tools
Apple may be working on bolstering its educational content in order to drive the adoption rate of iPads in schools. Apple is holding a press event …
TV isn’t the only remaining market Steve Jobs planned to tackle; iPad textbooks due this week
As revealed in his authorized biography, Steve Jobs figured out the secret to making a truly user friendly television ahead of his untimely passing. But …
Apple education event scheduled for January 19th, textbook focus we’re sure
Remember those rumors about Apple holding a mid-to-late January event in NYC? Well, invites just went out to media, and focus is on education as …
Apple launches sub-$1,000 iMac for education
Apple has quietly launched a new entry-level iMac that targets education. The new model features a 21.5-inch display like the current base iMac, but the …
Textbook publishers prepare content for iPad/e-ink readers
Major textbook publishers, including McGraw-Hill, Pearson, Kaplan, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt K-12, have completed a deal with software company ScrollMotion Inc. to prepare their textbook …
Apple inadvertently reveals 17-inch iMac?
An Apple educational newsletter for March 2009 apparently offers a 17-inch iMac starting at $899 as part of the company’s new iMac Line. Currently, iMacs …
