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  • Educators share H1N1 preparedness plans
    Thu, Oct 08, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Safety & security
    As H1N1 virus-related illnesses continue to increase, schools are hoping to keep students healthy and avoid closures--but many already have plans in place to sustain learning and keep students on track if prolonged absences or school closures become a reality. Key words: H1N1 virus, school flu, flu virus, educational technology [ Read More ]

  • Judge sets deadline for new Google book deal
    Thu, Oct 08, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Litigation , Copyright
    A federal judge has set a Nov. 9 deadline for submitting a revised agreement in the battle over Google Inc.'s effort to get digital rights to millions of out-of-print books. Key words: Google book search, education technology, school technology, online publishing, digital rights [ Read More ]

  • Feds propose rules for $650M innovation fund
    Wed, Oct 07, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Fed
    Applications for $650 million in new federal grants that encourage school innovation will be available in early 2010 and due in the spring, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) said in a conference call with reporters Oct. 6. The department estimates that all money under the program will be committed by Sept. 30, 2010. Key words: U.S. Department of Education, Arne Duncan, Investing in Innovation, i3 grants, school grants, education grants, ARRA, educational technology [ Read More ]

  • Twitter tool could help educators
    Wed, Oct 07, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Technologies , Communication & Collaboration
    The micro-blogging web site Twitter is often crowded with extraneous posts and comments that distract from the site's meaningful content. To bring order to this chaos and help make Twitter a more useful tool for educators, web developers at Purdue University unveiled a tool this week that would help Twitter members find the most popular and relevant tweets. Key words: Purdue University, Twitter, online communications, education technology, school technology [ Read More ]

  • Strong communication key to online learning
    Tue, Oct 06, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Instruction
    Teaching in an online environment isn't the same as teaching in a traditional classroom, and online instructors need special skills and approaches to be successful. For example, communication can pose a challenge in online-learning environments, because online educators can't rely on visual cues as their colleagues can in bricks-and-mortar schools. Now, a new research brief from the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) looks at this challenge in greater detail, examining how successful programs and teachers are ensuring effective communication. Key words: effective communication, virtual schools, iNACOL, online teaching, online learning, education technology [ Read More ]

  • Instructor to outsource grading ... to students
    Tue, Oct 06, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Instruction , Pedagogical practice
    Cathy Davidson hopes to teach her students the importance of personal responsibility, especially in a Web 2.0 culture, by letting students grade each other in her "This is Your Brain on the Internet" course being offered at Duke University this winter. Key words: crowdsourcing, Duke University, education technology, school technology, web 2.0 [ Read More ]

  • FTC sets new rules for online endorsements
    Tue, Oct 06, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Federal Policy
    In a move with important implications for school technology buyers and decision makers, the Federal Trade Commission on Oct. 5 took steps to make product information and online reviews more accurate for consumers, regulating blogging for the first time and mandating that testimonials reflect typical results. Key words: FTC, product information, review online, federal regulation, education technology [ Read More ]

  • Technology helps bring district's report alive
    Mon, Oct 05, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Multimedia
    If your printing budget has been slashed as a result of budget cuts, you can still communicate effectively with parents and other key publics: Information that's contained in brochures, annual reports, newsletters, curriculum guides, Realtor packets, and other print materials may be moved online successfully -- without resorting to PDFs. Key words: school reports, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, video report, online pdf, education technology [ Read More ]

  • Lawmakers seek ways to stop cyber bullying
    Fri, Oct 02, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Federal Policy
    Members of the U.S. House of Representatives struggled during a Sept. 30 hearing with how to stop the online bullying of children without violating free-speech rights. Key words: cyber bullying, freedom of speech, megan meier, education technology, house hearing [ Read More ]

  • Alcohol awareness goes online for students
    Fri, Oct 02, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Research , Technologies , Campus-based
    Higher-education officials are hoping to reduce alcohol-related deaths and injuries with online alcohol awareness courses that inform and test students on the adverse effects of excessive drinking. Key words: alcohol awareness, education technology, school technology, drunk driving accidents, the University of Kansas [ Read More ]

  • Commentary: The avalanche of change
    Fri, Oct 02, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Tech Leadership
    Default Lines from eSchool News, first published in print on Oct. 1, 2009-- Once every generation or so, something big takes place that alters education, and it's usually bad -- or so it must seem to most Americans. Key words: education reform, A Nation at Risk, education technology, no child left behind act [ Read More ]

  • Computer virus steals $325K from district
    Thu, Oct 01, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Computer security , Network administration
    The FBI is investigating what it is calling an online computer intrusion that siphoned several hundred thousands of dollars from at least one Chicago area school district's bank accounts, prompting the school district to beef up its IT network security. Key words: computer virus, Clampi, educational technology, Crystal Lake School District, IT network security [ Read More ]

  • Govt. calls distracted driving an 'epidemic'
    Thu, Oct 01, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Health & Safety
    Driving while distracted is a growing peril in a nation reluctant to put down its cell phones and handheld devices even behind the wheel, the Obama administration declared on Sept. 30 -- and young people (drivers age 20 or younger) are said to be the biggest culprits. Key words: texting while driving, Ray Lahood, education technology, cell phone texting, distracted driving [ Read More ]

  • Advocates warn of voting-machine 'monopoly'
    Thu, Oct 01, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Federal Policy , State Policy , Antitrust settlements
    Some educators and activists say the recent consolidation of electronic voting machine ownership in the United States creates a potentially dangerous monopoly, and without greater accountability to voters, they worry that education-related elections that usually have low turnout could be especially affected. Key words: voting machine, Diebold, ballots, education technology, antitrust law [ Read More ]

  • Congress weighs online privacy changes
    Wed, Sep 30, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Federal Policy , Safety & security
    The rise in online social networking, coupled with the evolution of advanced data-tracking techniques, has created a goldmine for internet marketers who now can target their advertising in highly sophisticated ways to individual web users. High school and college students are especially vulnerable, experts say, and that has many privacy advocates concerned. Now they're enlisting the help of Congress to set reasonable limits. Key words: educational technology, social networking, Rick Boucher, internet privacy [ Read More ]

  • Grants power research on gaming for education
    Wed, Sep 30, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Grants , Research , Campus-based
    A research team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has won $4.5 million in National Science Foundation grants to study the use of computer games for learning. Key words: research grants, University of Wisconsin Madison, education technology, school technology [ Read More ]

  • Free web filtering catching on in schools
    Tue, Sep 29, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  School security
    As schools struggle with shrinking budgets and try to work around technology funding cuts, many are turning to OpenDNS, a free network security service that provides content filtering, anti-phishing security, and domain name system (DNS) resolution. Key words: school web filtering, block websites, content filtering, internet filter, school security, educational technology, school technology [ Read More ]

  • Yale researchers examine online accreditation
    Tue, Sep 29, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  International , Tech Leadership
    Yale Law School researchers will team up with a tuition-free online university to study how online higher education is perceived worldwide and document what it takes for internet-based institutions to achieve accreditation. Key words: Yale Law School, free online classes, University of the People, education technology, school technology [ Read More ]

 

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