http://www.silicon.com Results for schools en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817650p,00.htm Proxy abuse is an increasingly pervasive problem in schools - and one that can only be prevented with intelligent filtering solutions such as Guardian. SmoothWall's pioneering Dynamic Content Analysis technology was developed in 2001(several years... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/green-it/westminster-computing-put-on-size-zero-diet-39643700.htm After swapping to NightWatchman in 2006, the Department for Children, Schools and Families cut its CO2 emissions by 35,290kg in two years. With the government hoping to offset or reduce all the CO2 emissions produced by its fleet of half a million... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:22:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60816526p,00.htm With advances in the security, management and investment protection of wireless network equipment, schools can roll out a pervasive wireless network today and gain economic and technological benefits that will pay back many times over. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60816497p,00.htm Many K-12 schools are seeking new technological solutions that help optimize learning and collaboration among their students, faculty and administrative staff. Following on the success of Wireless LANs (WLANs or Wi-Fi) in higher education, an... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60816525p,00.htm The increased use of laptop computers in K-12 schools has created a unique opportunity to dramatically improve the quality of teaching and learning. The integration of audio, video and graphics animation, coupled with interactivity, has enabled new... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60816521p,00.htm However, as the adoption of Wi-Fi enabled laptops proliferates and schools rollout ubiquitous Wi-Fi coverage, the virtual smart classroom is fast becoming a reality. While quite effective, smart classrooms have had limited deployment due to their... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60816502p,00.htm Wi-Fi infrastructure for manufacturing and retail organizations, hotels, universities and schools is already a $1 billion market, with annual growth in double digits. Wi-Fi technology has been steadily improving for some years, to the extent that... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60812870p,00.htm In schools and libraries, anonymizers are the most popular tool students use to access top social Web destinations such as YouTube, MySpace and Facebook, typically blocked by school IT staffs. Certainly uncontrolled Web use creates a nuisance for... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39574741,00.htm I suspect it will be widely reported on, studied and included in the curriculum of all the major business schools very shortly. Compiled at JFK Airport whilst waiting for BA 178 to fly me home via London Heathrow. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60550643p,00.htm This white paper outlines best practices for IT professionals in K-12 schools and higher education environments. Based on real-life experiences at school districts and colleges, it outlines a series of best practices for IT professionals from IT... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:37:49 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/desktops/0,39024645,39559860,00.htm Introduced in 1981, the machine was a runaway success for Cambridge-based Acorn Computers, which anticipated it would shift 12,000 but went on to sell 1.5 million, with a BBC being the machine of choice for UK schools. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:59:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60721535p,00.htm As K-12 networks grow and more schools and districts move toward one-to-one computing programs, the need has never been greater for secure learning environments. Security in schools and administrative offices is a concern for K-12 school districts... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:23:10 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60721507p,00.htm Educators are faced with increasing pressures to secure their schools and campuses. Alcatel-Lucent has worked with many schools and universities to implement unified communications systems that support lockdown procedures, provide emergency... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:23:10 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39532787,00.htm I think that kids by and large make up their mind what career they're going to take up when they're 12 or 13 and IT is not taught well in schools at that age. A recent report by the CBI blamed poor teaching in schools for contributing to a shortage... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:12:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60694224p,00.htm Founded in 1906, the Warsaw School of Economics is the oldest economics university in Poland and one of Europe's leading management schools, with some 16,000 students, 3,000 of whom are doing postgraduate research. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:22:36 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39516147,00.htm According to the search giant, the millions of students using the Education Edition of its apps suite are spread across thousands of schools in 145 countries. As students get ready to head back to university this autumn, five million of them will... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:20:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60673628p,00.htm According to the school's administrators, Smoky Hill High School in Aurora, Colorado, is one of only a handful of high schools in the nation to offer instruction in three-dimensional digital animation. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:22:04 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60673048p,00.htm Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is the fourth-largest school district in the U.S. With an annual budget of $6.1 billion, the school system has approximately 350,000 students, 50,000 employees, 367 schools and 150 school administrative... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:21:54 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60672899p,00.htm The Temecula Valley Unified School District consists of 31 elementary, middle and high schools in and around the city of Temecula, southeast of Los Angeles. The district faced chronic spyware infections that degraded network performance and... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:21:54 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60672935p,00.htm ServoEscolar and SesWEB solutions from Éxito Software build on the Microsoft Learning Gateway framework to streamline schools' day-to-day operations. More than 900 educational institutions in Mexico and Central America have used these solutions to... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:21:54 +0000