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ITEXPO West begins in: 74 Days. REGISTER NOW!   Featured Articles » NYU and HP Embrace Tuition-Free Online University » Moodlerooms eLearning Benefits Houston's Public Schools » Study Shows Technology Boosts Performance for Educators and Students » Enterasys Networks Demonstrates Project Isaac at ISTE 2011, Philadelphia   Sponsored By: Business Video Expo The Business Video Expo highlights the latest strategies and technologies available to executives who are serious about leveraging emerging video communications capabilities to build competitive advantage. By bringing together the industry's most innovative video technology vendors with end-users who are pioneering the use of video in the corporate environment, The Business Video Expo mirrors a burgeoning market no longer just a corporate novelty with a growing appetite for learning the best practices in implementing video to make business communications more engaging and effective.   Top Stories » Sokikom Introduces the First Massively Multiplayer Online Math Social Learning Game at ISTE 2011 » Pearson's SuccessMaker Digital Program is Available Online » TeleMate's Universal Mobile Filter Augurs Well for Effective Digital Learning » Appirio Brings Google Apps to Universities » EMS Looks to Provide Better Support to Students through New Age Communication   From The Expert Corner June 28, 2011 Study Shows Technology Boosts Performance for Educators and Students By Michelle Amodio, TMCnet Contributor It’s a no brainer – technology is great for the classroom. Even without stats and studies, it’s a pretty safe assumption that using tools that can boost performance when it comes to learning will lead to positive outcomes. As technology improves, whether in devices for students, educational software, tools for teachers to better administer information or apps on handhelds, technology can make us better educators and students. CompTIA (News - Alert), a non-profit association in the IT industry, recently conducted a study focusing on technology and its impact on educators and students. The survey conducted shows that 78 percent of 500 educators believe that technology is one of the many positive influences in education today. According to the release, 65 percent of educators said students are more productive today than they were three years ago due to the use of technology... Read More   From The Blogs The Not-So Ugly Side of Facebook June 30, 2011 By: Carrie Schmelkin So I spent some time in my previous blog posts bringing up the less than glamorous side of Facebook, but for this entry, I have decided to change my tune (and attempt to fit in with my Facebook aficionado generation). Facebook is perhaps one of the biggest education technology tools in the classroom today and the social networking site continues to grow in popularity.  Despite some of the more troubling actions that Facebook enables such as…Read More    Featured Videos EverFi Technology Paves Way for Financial Literacy    Featured Resources » Virtualization: The Key to Providing Tier 1 Rating Functionality for Small and "Greenfield" Mobile Operators » Checklist for Success with Multicore » The Challenges of Over-The-Top (OTT) Video Services   TMCnet's Blogs » How Cisco Needs to Sell the Cius Tablet » Blue Jeans Network Launches Video Conferencing Service   Featured Channels » Financial Technology » Health Information Exchange » Human Capital Management » IP Communications   education.tmcnet.com is Your Source for the Latest Education Technology News and Information   Sign Up For FREE    |    Visit Education Technology Site    |    Free Magazine Subscription   Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here      Contact Us   Company Directory    |    All Editors' Info   Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of IP Communications professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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