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Parents slam laptop-only elective
School districts around the country have discovered the versatility that laptop computers can bring to instruction. But when a California school district proposed offering a laptop-only elective not long ago,…
Our readers respond with their opinions
Napster wake-up call I responded to your April 24 online poll on Napster and ended up choosing the “It’s a slight problem, but it’s not out of control” option, but this…
Technology: Tech camp for educators.
What do you get when you throw 36 educators, some fiber optic cable, and a few computers into the woods near a secluded lake in Washington for a week? A…
Internet: District-created training videos.
As school districts struggle to integrate technology, many are turning to the internet for teacher professional development. Vendor-created technology tutorials abound on the web, but most come with a hefty…
Harrisonburg (Va.) High School’s Myron Blosser sparks students’–and teachers’–interest in science and technology
In Myron Blosser’s science class at Harrisonburg High School in Virginia, students do more than study cells under a microscope: They learn to fingerprint and multiply their own DNA using…
Employment opportunities and important announcements relevant to eSchools.
COMPUTER SCIENCE Systems Programmer, AK Performs Operating Systems generation for several mainframes and servers. Must have experience with one or more of the following Operating Systems: UNIX, NT or VAX-VMS. Familiarity with…
Grant Deadlines
July **NEW THIS MONTH** America Online Rural Telecommunications Grants America Online (AOL) funds these awards, which “recognize and reward outstanding achievement in rural community development through telecommunications.” In partnership with the National Center…
Grant Awards
$7.4 million to 67 Idaho districts from the Idaho Department of Education Idaho school districts will use more than $7.4 million in federal grants to train teachers and pay for…
Grant Awards:
$5,000 in March and September (with deadlines of Feb. 1 and Aug. 1, respectively). The total annual grants budget is approximately $550,000. …
Grantmaker Profile
Through block grants to states and grants to individual libraries, the federally funded Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) supports a variety of…