Michigan State University suspends fraternity after Vietnamese American student’s death
Michigan State University (MSU) and the Pi Alpha Phi national organization have suspended the university’s fraternity chapter after alcohol consumption was suspected to have played a part in the death of 21-year-old Vietnamese American junior Phat…
Chinese province targets journalists, foreign students with planned new surveillance system
BEIJING (Reuters) – Security officials in one of China’s largest provinces have commissioned a surveillance system they say they want to use to track journalists and international students among other “suspicious people”,…
The Best Laptops for University Students in 2021
For students, a laptop is as essential as textbooks and a school ID—and not just for taking notes and doing homework. It should also be able to handle your big extracurricular activities: keeping up with your social networks, streaming movies, listening…
How a Fairfax Co. school crafted an escape room to help students review old material
“The idea here is to just have a series of puzzles that kind of build off each other,” Matt Hoffert told WTOP. “This is more like a critical thinking, collaborating activity that happens to include some curriculum elements just to bring it all together.”…
School surveillance of students via laptops may do more harm than good | Opinion
Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro Ever since the start of the pandemic, more and more public school students are using laptops, tablets or similar devices issued by their schools. The percentage of teachers who reported their schools…
A new budget laptop for students
TL;DR Microsoft has announced the Surface Laptop SE, a device chiefly for students and schools. It packs an Intel Celeron CPU, an 11.6-inch display, and runs Windows 11 SE — effectively Microsoft’s Chrome OS competitor. Pricing starts at $249.…
School surveillance of students via laptops may do more harm than good
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Ever since the start of the pandemic, more and more public school students are using laptops, tablets or similar devices…
Laptops to 45,313 SC, ST students under Vidyakiranam Project: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
Laptops would be provided to 45,313 children belonging to SC/ST category in Kerala. (Image: PTI) On Monday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced that laptops will be provided to 45,313 children belonging to the scheduled caste/scheduled tribe…
Comcast Donates $25,000 to CodeVA and 500 Laptops to Richmond Public Schools Students to Mark the 10th Anniversary of Internet Essentials
Published: Oct. 25, 2021 at 7:45 AM MDT|Updated: 3 hours ago RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Comcast today announced a $25,000 grant to support CodeVA and its free computer science programs for city students and teachers, along with a…
Comcast Donates 1,200 Computers To Ohio County Schools Students, Community Partners In Wheeling | News
WHEELING, W.Va., Oct. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — As part of the 10-year anniversary of Internet Essentials, the largest and most successful broadband adoption program in the country, Comcast today announced it is donating 1,200 laptop computers and a…