Tuesday 8/31: News Roundup

August 31, 2010 | 11:10 AM | By

Facebook goes back to school with new universities page – The company has partnered with social marketing firm Context Optional to build a Facebook Page of resources and inform. (Mashable)

Hold the phone: do you text during class? – A new study by textPlus found that 43 percent of teens ages 13-17 say they text in class, and of that group, 17 percent of them say they do it “constantly.” And they don’t think it’s wrong. What’s even more interesting is that only 26 percent of teens think it’s wrong to text during a lesson, and over half of the students admit that they’re texting friends in the same classroom. (jsyk.com)

Universities use tool to battle student ID theft -  Identity Finder, a tool now marketed free of charge to college students, thoroughly scans a computer’s internet browser, files, eMail, attachments, and a range of other programs to find information that would prove most vulnerable to hackers. (eschoolnews.com)

PreK-12 mobile learning hindered but growing – Mobile learning in preK-12 is growing at a double-digit rate, but according to new data released by market research firm Ambient Insight, several factors are hindering it from even more rapid adoption, including “saturation” of older forms of technology in American schools. (thejournal.com)

Social media help college students forge professional opportunities - College professors are using social media as a tool to help students create professional connections and build valuable workplace skills (ecampusnews.com)

Award-winning teachers dole out advice on fixing public schools – One smart fix: Access to technology may be especially limited in a bad economy, but many teachers agree that computers in the classroom can be a vital learning tool. (CNN)

University pushes for better attendance with electronic scanners – Faculty members at Northern Arizona University have the choice to use new electronic scanners that track attendance at the campus’s largest lecture halls, but some students continue their vocal opposition to the technology as the fall semester gets underway. (ecampusnews.com)

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