It seems like everywhere I go, people are talking about cloud computing. Most of us use the cloud on a daily basis: We log into email accounts, go to Amazon or use other web-based services. The move to the cloud is happening in education too. We are just beginning to see what benefits can be reaped from this emerging technology, as professors across the United States and C...

One of the biggest issues that schools face when trying to adopt new technology in their classrooms is the price tag. Even just upgrading classroom computers can be expensive, so investing in an iPad laboratory or teleconferencing system can seem totally out of reach. But some foundations are handing out millions of dollars to schools and other nonprofits to help them get ...