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Spurious story spurs anti-immigration rants
Wed, Aug 13, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Stakeholder Relations
Trying to correct bad information online is like trying to kill a cockroach. No matter what you do, it just won't die. [ Read More ]
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RezEd is educators' real ticket to virtual worlds
Wed, Jul 30, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Web Resources
For those educators and tech-savvy explorers ready to take on the growing frontier of virtual worlds, a new hub -- RezED -- now exists to make the journey to alternative realities a little easier. [ Read More ]
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Google unveils online reference tool
Thu, Jul 24, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Web Resources
For better or worse, Wikipedia--the online reference site that lets anyone add to its ever-growing body of knowledge--has changed the nature of internet research. Now Google is taking the wraps off a free internet encyclopedia of its own, designed to give people a chance to show off--and profit from--their expertise on any topic. [ Read More ]
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The wages of spin
Thu, Jul 03, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Stakeholder Relations
The recent flap over former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan's revelations that he lied to reporters and felt misled by the administration should serve as a cautionary tale for school leaders who might be tempted to try to soft-peddle bad news into something less damaging. [ Read More ]
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Free K-12 content available through iTunes U
Wed, Jul 02, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Web Resources
A new section on Apple's iTunes U contains a wealth of free online content for K-12 educators that can be downloaded to a computer or mobile media player for easy playback and review. [ Read More ]
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Cell phones test schools' outreach efforts
Mon, Mar 31, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Stakeholder Relations
A seismic shift in mobile phone use calls for new communication strategies, award-winning eSN columnist Nora Carr argues. [ Read More ]
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eSN TechWatch: March 2008
Mon, Mar 03, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Awards
eSchool News honors 10 of the nation's top tech-savvy superintendents, and these exemplary leaders discuss what it takes to guide school technology initiatives. Plus, a look at ed-tech news from around the nation. [ Read More ]
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eSN video contest brings students to Washington
Mon, Jan 28, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Awards
Introduce budding videographers in your schools to the "Empowered Education" awards, a video program of the eSchool News Network, produced with support from the Pearson Foundation. [ Read More ]
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Intel hosts 'Academy Awards for education'
Wed, Oct 10, 2007 Primary Topic Channel: Awards
On Oct. 4, the six winners of the 2007 Intel Schools of Distinction Awards were honored in Washington, D.C., for their exceptional use of technology to enhance math and science education. The award, though, was more than just a handsome check ... it was an evening of royalty. [ Read More ]
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States, firms help school boards go paperless
Wed, Aug 01, 2007 Primary Topic Channel: Stakeholder Relations
Anyone who has had to prepare materials for a school board meeting, and has killed a few dozen trees and hours of staff time in the process, will applaud the latest trend in school board governance: paperless meetings. [ Read More ]
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