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Can Kindle ignite interest in reading?
Just days after a report from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) warned of a continuing decline in reading among today's students, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced a new…
eSN TechWatch: Inspiring Creativity — December 10, 2007
In this TechWatch segment that first aired in March 2007, award-winning author and animator Peter Reynolds discusses the role technology can play in unlocking students’ creative potential.…
Feds to expand use of ‘growth model’ testing
The Bush administration on Dec. 7 granted new flexibility to states on how they track student progress under the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. …
‘… Something needs to be done now’
The poor showing of U.S. students on the latest Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) exam has renewed calls to improve math and science instruction to keep the nation competitive…
Ruling puts state’s virtual schools at risk
Online education programs for thousands of Wisconsin students could be in jeopardy after a court ordered the state on Dec. 5 to stop funding a virtual charter school, an advocacy…
Microsoft opens Windows to XO laptops
In a development that ultimately could boost sales of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) foundation's low-cost XO computer to governments worldwide, Microsoft Corp. on Dec. 6 said it would…
Instructors get help teaching in Second Life
Soon, college faculty members can tap a Second Life "island" that Georgia State University is starting. The island, a plot of land like others available in Second Life, will offer…
Video sites make science more accessible
A number of video-sharing web sites have cropped up online, designed to let scientists broadcast themselves toiling in the laboratory or delivering lectures. Fans of the niche sites say they…
GPS cell phones enhance campus safety
In the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings last spring, a growing number of college campuses are now offering students cell phones with GPS tracking services to enhance their security. …
Studies suggest cyber bullying is on the rise
Cyber bullying is in the national spotlight again, and the news is not encouraging: On the heels of a widely publicized case in Missouri that led to the suicide of…