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Teachers are increasingly incorporating video games, virtual reality, and simulations to improve education. Business and science classes are starting to use sophisticated...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | January 7, 2009
The libraries of the 21st century will be Web-based, but the technologies, standards, and architecture that future digital libraries will use are still being defined...First Monday From ACM TechNews | January 7, 2009
Even with a struggling economy and record unemployment, certain IT skills will be in high demand in the coming year. Programming and application development will...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | December 31, 2008
During the next decade U.S. schools are expected to need at least 200,000 new science and math teachers, and many districts already face shortages. In at least...The Christian Science Monitor From ACM TechNews | December 31, 2008
The overall outlook for IT employment in 2009 is mixed, but some analysts say the U.S. federal economic stimulus package could add IT positions. Compared to jobs...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | December 29, 2008
The Association for Computing Machinery has called on the incoming Obama Administration to re-think the way that computer science is taught in the K-12 public education...ARS Technica From ACM CareerNews | December 24, 2008
The latest employment projections from the U.S. Department of Labor suggest a positive outlook for careers related to information technology. In spite of offshore...The Atlanta Journal-Constitution From ACM CareerNews | December 21, 2008
Teachers have a greater impact than new textbooks or computers when it comes to raising math scores, according to a comprehensive research review by the Johns Hopkins...Newswise From ACM News | December 8, 2008
The declining economy could lead to slower growth in the technology sector. The current economic meltdown has many companies re-evaluating their technology budgets...TechCareers From ACM Careers | December 3, 2008
University of Washington computer scientist Richard Ladner is working with people with disabilities to help them get more out of technology. Ladner has launched...Seattle Post-Intelligencer From ACM TechNews | December 3, 2008
China and India, the two most populous nations in the world, are leading the world in technology-based outsourcing. With a combined total of about 2.4 billion people... From ACM Careers | December 3, 2008
While IT professionals face challenges in switching to a different technical discipline to take advantage of increased demand for a hot skill, there are several...Thomas Hoffman From ACM Careers | December 3, 2008
New statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor show that the IT profession may be stronger than the rest of the job market. Although 240,000 jobs were lost nationwide...Network World From ACM TechNews | November 21, 2008
Do-it-yourself applications development is on the rise as business users increasingly turn to codeless programming tools to create applications. "We also haveView...Infoworld From ACM TechNews | November 21, 2008
IT security and cyberforensics are two areas with a critical need for more workers, writes Purdue University professor Eugene Spafford, chair of ACM's US Public...CSOonline.com From ACM TechNews | November 21, 2008
Salaries for information technology (IT) professionals have essentially stalled, reveals Computerworld's 22nd annual Salary Survey. The survey, based on responses...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | November 14, 2008
The college preparatory computer science education curriculum must be improved, beginning with the earliest phases of the process.Joanna Goode From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2008
Considering the responsibilities of those who build systems fundamental to significant social functions, institutions, and values.
Deborah G. Johnson From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2008
What should be done to reverse falling CS enrollment in the Canadian education system?Jacob Slonim, Sam Scully, Michael McAllister From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2008