iTWire - School

Apple unveils iBooks 2, textbook creation software, and iTunes U app

By Stephen Withers
Friday, 20 January 2012 08:26

Apple's education announcement featured a new version of the iBooks app to handle the company's new electronic textbook format, along with free software for creating those interactive textbooks.

Tags: Stephen Withers, Apple, iPhone, iPad, Mac OS X, Mac, App Store, Education, IOS, University

Uni computer science course open to NSW HSC students

By Stephen Withers
Wednesday, 11 January 2012 15:18

New South Wales high school students are again being given the opportunity to study a university-level computer science course, but the closing date for applications is looming.

Tags: Stephen Withers, Education, University, School, NSW, Computer Science, University of NSW

iPrimus connects its first school to NBN

By Stephen Withers
Thursday, 25 November 2010 12:45

A Catholic school in Smithton, Tasmania is the first to be connected to the NBN by ISP iPrimus. A 'go live' ceremony attended by the Tasmanian Premier and others was held today.

Tags: Stephen Withers, Internet, NBN, Education, Tasmania, School, Primus, iPrimus, Catholic

Cisco networking gear to be used in 1000 Victorian schools

By Stephen Withers
Monday, 06 September 2010 12:03

Wired and wireless networking equipment from Cisco will be used in up to 1000 state schools in Victoria.

Tags: Australia, Stephen Withers, Hardware, Cisco, Wireless, Education, Victoria, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, network

Bialik buys Meru for Wi-Fi

By Stephen Withers
Tuesday, 18 May 2010 04:13

A Melbourne school has selected WLAN hardware from Meru Networks.

Tags: Australia, Stephen Withers, Education, Wi-Fi, School, WLAN, Wavelink, 802.11g, Meru, Bialik

School for spies- the Pennsylvania scandal gets bigger

By David Heath
Tuesday, 20 April 2010 13:42

Previously, the Lower Merion School District has insisted that they only ever spied on lost or stolen school-owned laptops. The latest court filings show this is patently false. School for spies, or spies for school, you decide.

Tags: Internet, David Heath, Legal, USA, School, Webcam, Spy