The fifth-annual VMworld user conference gets under way this week in San Francisco with a flurry of product announcements; a schedule packed with keynotes, sessions, labs, and product demos; and a bit of controversy.

A partnership between Central Arizona College and the Pinal County Interactive Television Consortium is expanding its virtual field trip offerings to school districts in Arizona.

Pearson has released WriteToLearn 5.3, the latest update to its writing development and reading comprehension tool.

ViewSonic this week launched a new pico projector, one that produces 400 lumens of brightness. The company also launched a new “wireless presentation gateway,” which is designed to provide wireless connectivity to any projector or display.

After using a tech-based reading program with struggling readers and special education students at Homestead Elementary School in Crossville, TN, fourth-grade inclusion teacher Ashlee Ritzko witnessed a new phenomenon: Students that were reluctant or resistant readers were suddenly excited about reading the novels.