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		<title>XO laptops are loved, but use is limited in Birmingham</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two years after the low-cost XO laptop program was introduced to Birmingham, Ala., city schools, students say they love the $200 machines but use them more at home than at school, reports the Birmingham News. ]]></description>
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		<title>Court says parents can block &#8217;sexting&#8217; cases</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the first federal appeals court opinion dealing with “sexting”—the transmission of sexually explicit photographs by cell phone—a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled March 17 that parents could block the prosecution of their children on child pornography charges for appearing in photographs found on some classmates’ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RandomDorm: Chatroulette for the college set</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Using the video chat service Chatroulette can be highly entertaining, but there’s always the chance of encountering something unsavory on the service, which randomly matches strangers for video interaction.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/03/18/randomdorm-chatroulette-for-the-college-set/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>Amazon threatens eBook publishers as Apple looms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As Apple builds its electronic bookstore, Amazon.com is trying to use its clout to hold on to its early lead in the market, reports the New York Times.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/03/18/amazon-threatens-ebook-publishers-as-apple-looms/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>Viacom-YouTube secrets to be exposed in lawsuit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A legal tussle pitting media conglomerate Viacom Inc. against online video leader YouTube is about to get dirtier as a federal judge prepares to release documents that will expose their secrets, which could prove pivotal in this 3-year-old copyright dispute that has important implications for the internet, reports the Associated Press. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/03/18/viacom-youtube-secrets-to-be-exposed-in-lawsuit/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>Ascend Math Releases Ascend Climber, Knowledge Base and New Instructor to complete its suite of options</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Contact:
Marjorie Briley
VP, Business Development
Ascend Education
900 RR 620 South, Suite C101‐308
Austin, TX 78734
(877) 843‐0277
mbriley@ascendedu.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ascend Math Releases Ascend Climber, Knowledge Base and New Instructor to complete its suite of options.
Ascend Education announced today the availability of three new programs to round out the award-winning, Ascend Math product line: Ascend Climber, Knowledge Base and New Instructor. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New LabQuest Software Makes Handheld Device More Versatile for Science Educators</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact:
Daylene Long Kati Elliott
Vernier Software &#38; Technology KEH Communications
503-277-2299 410-975-9638
dlong@vernier.com kati@kehcomm.com
New ‘LabQuest®’ Software Makes Handheld Device
More Versatile for Science Educators
Vernier showcases support for video, wireless printing and
periodic table graphing
Beaverton, OR – March 18, 2010 – Vernier Software &#38; Technology showcased at the National Science Teachers Association in Philadelphia new features of the LabQuest [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/03/18/new-labquest-software-makes-handheld-device-more-versatile-for-science-educators/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>Schools Across America Cut Cost and Increase Protection with Vexira Antivirus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With pricing as low as $1.29 per license schools can save thousands of dollars by switching to the Vexira Antivirus Safe@School Educational Discount Program
MEDINA, Ohio, March 17, 2010 Central Command Inc., a leading provider of antivirus, antispyware and antithreat solutions for schools, businesses and enterprises, announced today that schools across America are quickly switching to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/03/18/schools-across-america-cut-cost-and-increase-protection-with-vexira-antivirus/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<title>American Library Association outlines positions on National Broadband Plan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. – After conducting its initial analysis of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) National Broadband Plan, the American Library Association (ALA) supports several initiatives suggested in the plan, such as the National Digital Literacy Program and the modernization of the E-rate Program.
“Other proposals, including the Connect America Fund, Civic Engagement, and Training Teachers in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peoples Education Expands Practice Path Into Seven New Markets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Peoples Education Expands Practice Path™ Into Seven New Markets
For Immediate Release
March 15, 2010
Saddle Brook, New Jersey, March 17, 2010 – Peoples Education, a leading provider of print and online supplemental educational materials for the K–12 school market, disclosed today the expansion of their web-based, skill-based practice program, Practice Path™, into seven new markets. This expansion [...]]]></description>
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