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Operation Reboot: Maryland cuts the kid-to-computer ratio
Students waiting in line for a turn at the computer could become a quaint memory if an innovative program being developed by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) catches…
ICS brings curriculum to life
Software companies that specialize in interactive curriculum systems (ICS) are taking on one of educators’ biggest problems: How to integrate into the classroom the exploding resources of computer-based educational technology,…
ISPs target AOL price hike with cheaper access rates
The decision by America Online (AOL) to raise its monthly rates from $19.95 to $21.95, beginning with its April billing cycle, had many analysts predicting other internet service providers (ISPs)…
Virtual high school is nothing but net
A publicly funded virtual high school is now operating in the central region of Florida. It may soon offer students in Orange and Alachua counties an opportunity to earn diplomas…
SLC’s eRate contingency: For the first time, Fishman reveals how feds would handle possible eRate funding shortfall
ORLANDO, Fla. — If eRate funding can’t cover all those who apply, schools most in need will go to the head of the queue, said Ira Fishman, head of the…
El Paso’s savvy Pat Sullivan has bandwith to burn
At a recent eRate seminar in Colorado, Pat Sullivan fell to comparing her district’s internet-access speed with a contingent of colleagues from Silicon Valley. Sullivan, executive technology director from El…
Grant Awards
$1.5 million to1998 Curriculum Grant Program award winners Microsoft Corp. announced the winners of its 1998 Curriculum Grant Program to reward high schools and vocational schools for innovative uses of technology…
Reading is the secret to writing successful grant proposals
No, that wasn’t a copy of War and Peace that hit your desk last week. It was the application guidelines from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Telecommunications and Information…
Michigan governor proposes $30M tech plan
Gov. John Engler of Michigan has proposed a $30 million plan to make more computers available to schools. “If we take these steps, Michigan minds…
Novell’s Z.E.N. can cut your network costs
Novell Inc. has just unveiled Z.E.N.works (Zero Effort Network), an application that could make it easier for schools to administer networks across Windows-based personal computers. …