Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) USA will be hosting a Technology Empowerment Dedication Ceremony at the Pascagoula School District Family Interactive Center on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 2:00 pm to celebrate a $25,000 grant awarded from the Bacot/McCarty Foundation and the IP Casino Resort and Spa to fund the TeachUp! Program at the Pascagoula School District Family Interactive Center for the 2011-2012 year.

The $25,000 grant, given by IP Casino Resort and Spa and the Bacot/McCarty…

On Friday, September 23^rd, 2011, Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) USA held its second annual Delta Technology Summit, which offered public school leaders and teachers from across the region the opportunity to experience cutting edge learning technologies and to gain tips and training for better utilizing existing computers, equipment, and software to boost student engagement and success.         

Hosted by the DOT USA TeachUp! Program and the Center for Education Innovation, the Delta…

Mable Moore was always interested in math and science and can be considered an early pioneer in the now-popular computer technology industry.

"When I entered the field, it was new," Moore said. "We had not yet formed the computer science department at LSU, and I had to graduate from the college of chemistry and physics with engineers."

Moore then became chief information officer of learning resources at Miami Dade College in Miami before taking over as chief technology officer and assistant…

With a little help from technology, some Slidell teenagers learned that despite their many cultural differences with students 1,000 miles away in Aguascalientes, Mexico, there also are many similarities.

Less than 10 minutes into a half-hour chat, eighth-graders at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School found out their counterparts at Refugio Miranda Aguayo Secondary School also like to watch television, most of them have cell phones, they're always hungry, and apparently they're too old to like…