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Crossing Guards Become Big Brothers

If you wanted a sure sign that the Orwell-ization of Great Britain is underway, then look no further than this. Lollipop ladies, those kindly old women who man the main roads next to school, similar to the US crossing guard, have been issued with video cameras to record lollipop rage—as school-side road rage is known. More »

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Teachermate Handheld Educational Computer Costs $50, Launches in Chicago

Innovations for Learning just announced a blue GameBoy-like handheld computer designed for schools. It's got directional buttons, a few face buttons, a 2.5-inch LCD, USB sync, SD card storage, AC/USB charging, and a 3.5-hour battery life. Inside the teachermate is a "complete reading and math curriculum that is aligned with all of the major reading and math programs," which means it can help substitute the learning a K-2 school student already receives. More »

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Student Catches Principal Fighting With Student on Cellphone Camera, School Responds By Banning Cellphones

Way to go, Caddo School Board. You've won yourself the Gizmodo luddite of the week award. See, when a student films the principal of your Huntington High School fighting another student, the correct response isn't to ban cellphones, it's to make sure principals don't fight with students. It was only after the student showed the clip to local media that you actually did something about the situation, putting the principal on paid administrative leave. As a side note, we would also have accepted "resigning and putting people not completely retarded onto the school board" as a correct response. [Shreveport Times via Techdirt - Image courtesy Chicspeare] More »

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Healthy Vending Machines Tells Mom When You Eat Another Twinkie

Horizon OneSource is a program targeted at trimming the fat from today's youth. This is an advanced system that manages what kids eat at school, but more interesting is their Internet-enabled vending machines. These are run-of-the-mill vending machines designed for schools, but with a twist. Parents can log into a child's account online and see what and how many snacks their kid is eating. Big Brother is watching you get fat, Timmy. More »

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Hitachi ED-X10 Projector Protected Against Five-Finger Discount

There are lots of schools and businesses who are getting sick and damn tired of projectors walking off on their own, so Hitachi offers the ED-X10 projector that looks like it's wearing a jailhouse jumpsuit. More »

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Japanese School Kids + Roboguards = Crazy Delicious

An elementary school in Tokyo has hired a 3.2-foot, 66-pound yellow guard robot to protect against baddies... and more importantly, it can scan students. More »