Articles about Education – Page 15 of 20

No joke: Oregon Department of Education encourages cell phone use in class

I can’t count the number of times I heard teachers and professors tell us to put our phones away in… Read More

Udacity announces Open Education Alliance to prepare students for tech jobs

SAN FRANCISCO–If you want to land a job at Google, a new industry alliance, not a fresh B.S. in Computer… Read More

Meet the Robot Turtles: Dan Shapiro’s latest board game that teaches kids to code

Dan Shapiro has made his mark as a Seattle software entrepreneur, creating startups such as Ontela and Sparkbuy. Now, Shapiro,… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Ballmer stepping down, Plants vs. Zombies 2, the ‘Jobs’ movie and a slice of Raspberry Pi

We’ve got an epic GeekWire podcast for you this week, with an extended version of our weekly news segment, featuring… Read More

Bill Gates invests in program to help teachers discover and share education technology

There are all kinds of geeky ways teachers can use technology to help their students perform better and learn more.… Read More

Microsoft hammers Google over ads in schools

The Scrooglers have struck again. First it was Google Shopping, then came Gmail which was followed by Google Play. Now, Microsoft’s latest attack on… Read More

Microsoft awarding free Surface tablets with new ad-free ‘Bing for Schools’ initiative

Use Bing, receive free Surface tablets. That’s the winning formula for the 800,000 students participating in Microsoft’s new “Bing for… Read More

Code Fellows to offer ‘Code Camp’ to at-risk youth, underprivileged women

Code Fellows, the Seattle-based program that works to offer vocational training in modern programming practices, will be holding a free,… Read More

Welcome to startup U: University of Washington beats goal with 17 new startups in 12 months

Shortly after Michael Young joined the University of Washington as president, he made a pledge to double the amount of… Read More

Got a science or math degree? Here are the best places to find work

If you graduated with a science, tech, engineering or math degree — also known as “STEM” — and want to… Read More

Rupert Murdoch wants to teach your kids computer science with this new online AP course

There’s been a lot of chatter in recent months about the need to boost computer science education in the U.S.,… Read More

Apple lands $30M iPad contract with L.A. schools despite pushback

As Microsoft continues to try and get Surface tablets in the hands of educators and students, Apple has just landed… Read More

Ballmer, Myhrvold make Top 100 list recognizing CEOs impacting science, tech education

Two Washington CEOs — and former Microsoft colleagues — made a Top 100 CEO list for executives that were recognized… Read More

Report: Microsoft heavily discounts Surface RT for schools

School’s out, and that means it’s the perfect time to start thinking about back to school sales, especially if you’re… Read More

CreativeLive opens new broadcast studio in bid to take live educational courses mainstream

CreativeLive, the fast-growing online education startup founded by photographer Chase Jarvis and entrepreneur Craig Swanson, is getting ready to open its… Read More

Convicts to coders: Maximum security prison teaches inmates computer science

Clallam Bay Corrections Center, a maximum security prison on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula, is worlds away from Seattle’s bustling high-tech… Read More

Mathletes: Students solve 375K algebra equations in 4 days with iOS app

Students across Washington did some serious algebra work this week — and I mean serious like 400,000 problems in four… Read More

What’s your teen’s future? Sparkon maps a path for life

Do you have a teen who’s trying to find a direction in life? Maybe you know a kid who’s really… Read More

Crowdfund your next PC? Microsoft touts new Chip In program to woo students

As a student in this day and age, a computer is almost a necessity when heading off to college, right… Read More

The state of education: Yes, we suck

Ten years ago, then Boeing Commercial Airplanes boss Alan Mulally declared in front of the Seattle Rotary Club that Washington… Read More

Zillow co-founder Rich Barton: ‘Kill the squirrel’

If you’re a squirrel, make sure you stay well clear of Rich Barton. The founder of Expedia and Zillow on… Read More

Meet the clean water startup that just won 1st place in the UW biz plan competition

When you think about innovation, water usually isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But there’s a big problem… Read More

High school hackathon: 500 budding teen geeks learn how to code

It’s no secret that Washington is falling behind when it comes to educating our future geeks. While the state ranks fourth… Read More

Amazon increases its tuition assistance for hourly workers

Amazon.com says it will boost the amount of tuition assistance available to its hourly employees who pursue associate degrees or… Read More

UW’s Ed Lazowska: ‘Washington is the ass end of the donkey in just about every aspect of education’

The incredible talent that the University of Washington pumps out every year was on display during Tuesday’s Seattle Tech Meetup,… Read More

Bill Gates: Like athletes, teachers need their Vince Lombardi or John Wooden

To improve upon something, we must learn, and to learn, we often seek guidance from others. For example, Michael Jordan… Read More

Gov. Inslee to sign bill that counts computer science for high school math, science credit

Washington high schools will now allow computer science classes to count as a math or science requirement toward high school… Read More

This startup builds apps for a million customers that learn in bite-sized snacks

Technology is certainly changing and improving how people are educated today, and one Seattle startup is well on its way… Read More

Marijuana candies and brain-powered wheelchairs: Meet the 16 finalists in the UW business plan competition

The results are in from the initial rounds of the University of Washington Business Plan Competition, and there’s no shortage… Read More

Here’s why this do-it-all science instructor is the 2013 National Teacher of the Year

When Jeff Charbonneau begins class everyday at Zillah High, he says the same thing: “Welcome to paradise, everybody.” No, Zillah High… Read More