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‘Cookies’ can bite unwary school personnel
Calories and cholesterol aren’t the only reasons to think twice about cookies these days. Now, electronic cookies received by your web browser are threatening your students’ privacy‹and maybe your own.…
Three firms debut new breed of server designed to take the worry out of networks
If your schools suffer from a shortage of qualified computer network administrators or lack adequate wiring to handle traditional network configurations, there was good news for you at DEMO 98,…
IBM bets NetPCs will score with schools
Just when you thought you’d seen the last of network computers‹that loudly heralded, low-cost computing alternative that many were predicting would be the perfect solution for schools still battling those…
Feds open huge airwave auction: Winners to rule school wireless transmissions
A mammoth federal auction of the airwaves is under way in Washington, D.C., and it will have a major impact on how your schools receive wireless telephone, data, and video…
Gore lashes out at eRate foes: America must close schools’ ‘digital divide,’ Veep declares
Vice President Al Gore, attending a technology conference in Washington late in February, lashed out at opponents of the eRate, pledging to defend the program and charging that legislators who…
‘The Moonlit Road’ is a Southern sojourn
http://www.themoonlitroad.com Students of all ages will enjoy these folktales from the American South, presented in both text and RealAudio format. If your computer supports RealAudio,…
Introduce students to Native American authors
http://www.ipl.org/ref/native This site provides biographical information about Native Americans authors, plus bibliographies of their published works and links to interviews, online texts, and tribal web…
The appeal of this art detective is no mystery
http://www.eduweb.com/pintura This is an art history adventure developed by Educational Web Adventures for grades 4 and up. “The Case of Grandpa’s Painting” is…
A teacher’s guide to the Holocaust
http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust This is a remarkable site. With a powerful combination of words, music, photographs, and art, it provides a factual but chilling account of the…
Brain Teasers add up to math success
http://www.eduplace.com/math/brain Every Wednesday evening a new math puzzle is posted here for each of three grade levels‹grades 3 to 4, 5 to 6, and 7+‹along…