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November 12th, 2009 | Carmen Gardiner | Press Releases

SchoolDude.com and the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) Launch Third Annual K-12 IT Benchmarking Research Survey

CARY, N.C. (November 12, 2009) — SchoolDude.com, the nation's leading provider of on-demand software designed exclusively for educational facility, technology and business operations, announced today that it launched the third annual K-12 IT benchmarking survey, in partnership with the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN). This independent industry research seeks to uncover the unique challenges facing IT professionals working in U.S. public school districts today.

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October 21st, 2009 | Carmen Gardiner | Technology in Education

Inadequate support infrastructure: Adversely impacting students

Philip J. Brody, Ph.D., has written an article concerning how inadequate support infrastructure is adversely impacting student performance In March 2009, eSchool News published the results of a second annual survey and report, conducted together with CoSN and SchoolDude.com that focused on the unique challenges facing IT professionals in the K-12 environment. An area that particularly caught my attention was the availability, or should I say lack of availability, of technology staff and other support [...]

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September 29th, 2009 | Carmen Gardiner | Energy/Utility Management, Green Technology

University of Mississippi to Use Social Media in Sharing Energy Use Data

SmartSynch Inc., a smart grid infrastructure company using Internet protocol via public wireless networks, is partnering with the University of Mississippi to reduce the power consumption of campus buildings while publishing real-time results for the general public on Facebook, Twitter and RSS feeds.

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