[Free Registration/Login Required] Article considers the inventions and innovations in communication, transportation, and manufacturing that drove America forward in the nineteenth century. Includes a link to an interactive history of...

Look back in time at some of the people who invented the first technologies for communicating across time and distance that form the foundations of today's information society.

Article describes ZigBee wireless communication, its uses and features, and one of its first targeted applications - cheaply installed portable light switches, thermostats, and security systems in the home. (Published August 19, 2004)

While many technology experts and scholars have concerns about the social, political, and economic fallout from the spread of digital activities, they also tend to report that their own experience of digital life has been positive. This...

Discusses the many types of media technology that scientists have available today to communicate the results of their research. These include social media tools, educational web pages, videos, virtual worlds, and podcasts. Many examples...

Martha's True Stories consists of non-fiction texts with accompanying video, glossary, and quiz centered on four STEM topics: science - the environment; technology - communication, transportation & tools; engineering - inventions;...

A brief overview of Russia's information and communications technology which has been experiencing significant growth since 2002. Frost and Sullivan predict that Russia will be the third-largest outsourcing destination by 2010....

This resource explains what the difference is between ICT capabilities and Digital Technologies, or DT. Includes an infographic, a blog article, a video [1:32], a chart showing how assessment differs for each, and a learning continuum...

This article describes how the Mexican school system is changing through the use of educational programming and television.

Communication involves listening and speaking as well as reading and writing clearly and creatively, and technology provides opportunities for expressing yourself digitally. In these Quests, students learn about different software...

[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, 2nd graders explore the amazing possibilities that come with using technology. They'll also learn from the Digital Citizens, who take a pledge to be safe, responsible, and respectful...

The Christopher Columbus Awards is a national, community-based science and technology program for middle school students. The program challenges the students to work in teams, with an adult coach, to identify a problem in their community...

From carefully staged speeches to radio to Twitter, U.S. presidents have always leveraged the cutting edge to connect directly with voters. Two centuries before Twitter, U.S. presidents understood the power of communicating directly with...

Biography of Reid Hoffman, Internet Entrepreneur and founder of LinkedIn with investiments in over 80 internet startup companies.

Here you can learn about ways that other teachers are doing with podcasting in the classroom. A tab on the left provides additional information about how to podcast

Technology is becoming more and more of an integral part of arts education. This article discusses how technology can enhance arts education by helping students explore their own creative talents.

This resource provides occupational information about librarians.

Technology does improve team communication and this article tells how.

The discovery of radio waves, which was widely seen as confirmation of James Clerk Maxwell's electromagnetic theory and paved the way for numerous advances in communication technology, was made by German physicist Heinrich Hertz. In the...

The Smithsonian Institution provides the lifeline of the fax machine and of its uses in the business world.

Find out why Mauritius' economy is so dynamic and successful. Learn about its exports, industry development, and long-term plans. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.