A high school in Hangzhou City on the eastern coast of China is using facial recognition technology to monitor student attentiveness while in the classroom. Hangzhou Number 11 High School has installed three cameras at the front of the classroom to scan student faces every 30 seconds to analyze facial expressions and detect student moods.

The National Association of Campus Card Users recently polled its member campuses to determine just how accessible their card office websites were with a Speedy Benchmark report. The survey used the “three-click rule” — an unofficial web design rule for website navigation — for reference, which suggests that website users should be able to find any information within three mouse clicks from the homepage.

The National Association of Campus Card Users recently announced its newly appointed Board President and Board members for the coming year at the 25th Annual Conference in Reno, Nevada. In addition to saying goodbye to retiring board members, the Association is proud to welcome all of its new appointees.

The University of Oregon has launched its Guide mobile app, which is being used by new and incoming students as a means to help keep them on the path to graduation. The app provides information, resources and to-do lists to help new students navigate their earliest days on campus through to graduation.

Students at the University of Arizona have a new alternative to parking around the flagship Tucson campus thanks to parking app, Air Garage. The app enables users to rent spaces at their home and in driveways near campus to both make some quick cash and help students in need of a parking spot.

For university personnel, in particular campus IT, summer break represents the ideal testing ground for new opportunities and system upgrades. In a recent piece for EdScoop, Splunk’s VP of Public Sector, Kevin Davis, lays out his top three university IT projects that are perfect to tackle during the summer.

With the swipe of a student ID card, Grand Rapids Community College is offering free laptop rentals to students. The service is being offered via vending machine, giving students an alternative to accessing the technology needed to support their academic work.