eSchool News July 2009
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Viewpoint
Five suggestions for improving American education.
— Craig Barrett
Security Checkpoint
A roundup of school safety news and resources, culled from the SAFE Center at eSN Online.
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What's News
- 'School of the Future' teaches painful lessons (pg 1)
- Ed Sec. Duncan reveals reform agenda (pg 1)
- Stimulus falling short of schools' needs (pg 1)
- Google Wave looks great for education surfers (pg 4)
- Would Justice Sotomayor be good for education? (pg 6)
- Calif. weighs move to digital textbooks (pg 8)
- Senate bill promotes 21st-century skills (pg 10)
- Gates Foundation: Teachers trump school size (pg 12)
- Lawsuit probes free-speech limits in Internet Age (pg 14)
- Apple launches free computer recycling program (pg 15)
- Online school debuts game-based history course (pg 16)
- Xerox looks to cut color printing costs (pg 17)
- New search tools look to challenge Google (pg 18)
- Dell offers new netbook for younger students (pg 19)
- J-school's new iPod rules touch off debate (pg 20)
- House approves $6.4 billion for green schools (pg 20)
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Departments
- Default Lines (pg 4)
Editorial: Philadelphia story
— Gregg W. Downey - eSN Online Update (pg 6)
Relax, regroup, research, and prepare for next year ...
with help from eSN Online.
— Nancy David - Newslines (pg 21)
More news affecting eSchools—quick and to the point. - Best Practices (pg 31)
Adobe software helps journalism students thrive; online tutoring program boosts achievement. - Netwatch (pg 32)
The best new web sites for teaching ...and leading. - Tech Buyer's Marketplace (pg 34)
Purchasing wisdom from our K-20 Tech Solutions Center - Prime-Time Product Preview (pg 35)
New product information from eSN advertisers. - Product Spotlight (pg 35)
Other new hardware and software of interest to eSchools. - eSchool Partners (pg 36)
Key organizations that support the eSchool movement - eSN.tv Viewer’s Guide (pg 38)
This month’s highlights from our video news archive