Tag archive: students

Right now, hundreds of thousands of college students across the US are cramming for the end-of-semester finals. Either that, or they're procrastinating on Facebook. According to a study from Lockhaven University of Pennsylvania published last month in Computers in Human Behavior, a little Facebook isn't such a bad thing, as far as grade point average is concerned. Of the more than 1,800 students surveyed, 92 percent admitted to… Read More

Based off a recent study from online student assistance site StudyBlue, students with access to smartphones study material for classes approximately 40 minutes more per week than students without access to a smartphone. This figure was tabulated from the combined data of nearly one million StudyBlue users over the Fall 2011 semester. Students are most likely to use the smartphone for studying while commuting or when at school or work.… Read More

In an effort to boost sales of its Nook range of e-readers, book giant Barnes & Noble is offering free books worth $100 to those who purchase the device before September 12. Aimed at students but open to everyone, the offer includes 12 free classics, such as Crime and Punishment and A Tale of Two Cities (hang on, can’t you already get these titles for free?). Other titles wrapped up in the deal include Sparks Notes study guides for the likes… Read More

In the wake of the back-to-school buying frenzy, we're seeing fewer pen and pencil sets at the registers and more netbooks and tablets. College students in particular stay on the cutting edge of technology, and spend most of their four university years hooked up to every gadget they can get their hands on. Don't believe us? OnlineEducation.net has mapped out the various ways college students get their electronic fix. These… Read More

To avoid paying taxes on expensive electronics, a group of Chinese smugglers attached thin cables to homemade slingshots and crossbows. Firing from the 21st floor of a high-rise complex in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, projectiles were fired over the Sha Tau Kok river into a small village house in Northern Hong Kong. With both sides of the thin wire securely attached to buildings, the smuggling ring packaged iPads and iPhones into black and… Read More

Though we haven't seen many laptops or tablets tackle textbooks  in the U.S. yet, South Korea isn't waiting for consumers. The country's Ministry of Science and Technology has announced that it will digitize its entire elementary-level educational textbooks and materials by 2014. Topping that goal, the entire school-age curriculum will be available on computers, smartphones, and tablets by by 2015. To make this happen, the… Read More

Listen up any electronics manufacturers hunting around for ideas for a revolutionary product to take the gadget market by storm – how about making an e-reader that students actually want to use? According to results from a long-term study  that looked at how students utilized a Kindle DX e-reader for their course studies, the e-reader, while being taken up by the general population in ever increasing numbers, lacks the kind of functionality… Read More

I may not be able to find an iPad 2 yet, but a bunch of Kindergarteners will soon have them. After a unanimous approval by the Auburn school board last week, this Fall, the Maine school district will be the first in the country to equip nearly 300 Kindergarteners with iPad 2s. All children will learn basics like ABCs, 1-2-3s, drawing, and music using Apple's new tablet. Maine was the first state to equip its students with computers. In… Read More

In a move inspired by the most paranoid of science fiction books, California's Anaheim Union High School District is using GPS to track and locate seventh- and eighth-grade students who habitually skip school, reports the OC Register. Not all students are monitored, however. For now, the program is only designed for the worst offenders. 75 students with four or more unexcused absences are currently enrolled in the volunteer GPS test… Read More

At a time when the United States is desperately trying to compete globally in the tech sector, our student are drastically underperforming in science. Results from the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) have been released and children in the United States did not fair well. Less than one-third of all students in the country passed the test with a score of Proficient or above. Worse, students in older grades consistently… Read More

In a strong sign that nobody knows what they're talking about, two studies have come up with near opposite conclusions on the helpfulness/hurtfulness of Twitter and Facebook in the academic world. One study tested the effectiveness of social media on undergraduate students, while the other asked teachers how social media was affecting students. Tweeting can improve your GPA? Our positive study followed a group of 125 students taking a… Read More

Kodak W820/W1020 Wireless Digital Photo Frame, 8-inch, $219.95; 10-inch, $269.95 This frame grabs pictures from your computer or online accounts like Flickr via WiFi. Or swap out that picture of mom and dad for the latest news, sports, weather, and other RSS feeds. (Check Prices) Smart Home digital mini-fridge/warmer, $120 This 20-liter fridge is small enough to fit under a desk, and lets you set exact temperatures from 39 to 140 degrees.… Read More