Central Maine Community College seniors Dylan Kidder, left, and Nathan Elliott, right, disassemble connections on the school’s Lab Volt Tuning Station during their process control and instrumentation class Monday afternoon in Auburn. They are enrolled in the electromechanical technology program. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)
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Posted inNation / World, News
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg: regulation of social media firms is ‘inevitable’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told a House oversight panel Wednesday that he believes it is “inevitable” there will be regulation of the social media industry and also disclosed to lawmakers that his own data was included in the personal information sold to malicious third parties. “The internet is growing in importance […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Apple Studio Technology Day at Auburn Middle School
Oscar Mata, left, Marshal Adams and Flavio Luyindula create “All About Me” slide shows Friday as part of the Keynote program during Apple Studio Technology Day at Auburn Middle School. Seventh-grade students rotated between five technology stations that were run by three visiting members of the Apple technology team and two members of the Auburn […]
Posted inLocal & State
Vote on forestry, tech advancement bond set for Tuesday
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine voters go to the polls Tuesday to decide a proposal that would fund advancements in aquaculture, marine technology, forestry and agriculture. The $50 million bond issue calls for the Maine Technology Institute to distribute $45 million in grants for upgrades in those areas. The Small Enterprise Growth Fund would direct the […]
Posted inBusiness, Giving Back, sj-web
Supporting library technology
Norway Savings Bank awards the Auburn Public Library a $500 grant to support the its efforts to upgrade technology. The library has more than 55 computers for use by the public, including iPads and Android tablets, to assist with job searches, genealogical research, online coursework, and other activities. Library Director Mamie Anthoine Ney, center, receives […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Cellphones, tablets becoming more popular in SAD 17 elementary school classrooms
OXFORD — For proof of how prolific technology has become over the past 20 years, look no further than an elementary school classroom. Several elementary school principals in SAD 17 have said that a majority of their students own cellphones and bring them to class, some even have electronic reading devices or tablets. Mike Dunn, technology […]
Posted inLocal & State
AARP Maine to lawmakers: Don’t cut seniors’ landlines
AUGUSTA — Worried that the only connection to the outside world for many of Maine’s older citizens could be cut, the Maine chapter of AARP is urging lawmakers to oppose a bill that would deregulate landline phones in 25 cities and towns. The proposed law change before the Legislature’s Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee could […]
Posted inLetters
Language changes confusing
The article about technology changing language (Oct. 25) was right on, but it didn’t go far enough. My virus protection posted on my screen “AVG—Re-launch Browser for Security” so I clicked on it thinking it was important, even though I didn’t understand the usage, and everything changed. I couldn’t get on Google or out of […]
Posted inOxford Hills, River Valley
Summer learning scheduled in RSU 10
DIXFIELD — Classes in Regional School Unit 10 ended this week, but a host of activities are scheduled this summer so students can continue learning. From 8 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, from July 7 to July 30, incoming kindergartners and first-graders can attend events at all elementary schools to practice math, writing, […]
Posted inFranklin
Jay Elementary School teachers to demonstrate technology in the classroom
JAY — Parents of Jay Elementary School students and others in Regional School Unit 73 are invited to a Technology Fair from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 19. Teachers Donna Labbe and Carol Reed said the staff recently completed a 15-session, 45-hour class on technology. “No matter what level, technology can create learning for […]