NEWS ALERT ...
Bill calls for MySpace age limit
Concerned
about the increasing number of online predators reportedly contacting
children through the use of popular social networking sites such as
MySpace.com, a Pennsylvania congressman has proposed federal legislation
that seeks to restrict the use of social networking technologies by
children in schools and libraries. Critics of the bill say it would
prohibit educators from exploring educational benefits of the technology,
and they advocate instead for teaching students how to use these sites
responsibly....
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GRANT ALERT ...
Almost $50,000 for rural arts education
The Dana Foundation is interested in training for professional artists teaching performing arts in public schools, in-school arts specialists who teach performing arts in public schools, and in-school arts specialists or teachers who are part of the permanent school staff (full or part-time) and who teach the performing arts as their primary area of instruction.
Deadline: June 15, 2006
WEEK'S TOP NEWS ...
Schools dial up new communication plans
The near-ubiquity of cell phones on college campuses has prompted many school telecommunications specialists to consider removing traditional telephone landlines from their campus dormitories, and some schools are even providing cellular phones and service plans of their own. Others remain wary of such changes, believing they might hinder students' ability to call for emergency assistance....
Project tackles credibility of online info
For students, and even for many educators, judging the reliability of information they find online can present a challenge. Now, a new project launched by two university researchers aims to change that. The project seeks to provide users with tools to more easily gauge the credibility of information they find through web searches....
Pain marks district's IT makeover
(Update) Like many fast-growing school systems, the Katy Independent School District in Texas reached a point where it was no longer feasible to run its information technology (IT) systems as it had for years. Technology was becoming increasingly important to the district's daily operations, but its IT staff consisted largely of educational technologists whose knowledge of IT infrastructures was not sophisticated enough to lead the district forward into the 21st century....
Spellings: Encourage girls in math, science
(Update) At a summit co-hosted by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Science Foundation, participants discussed the reasons girls are underrepresented in math and science careers--and what educators can do to change that. The issue has important implications for the nation's global competitiveness, at least one participant said....
Best Practice ...
Mich. laptop program shows early success
Supporters of Michigan's one-to-one computing project are citing marked improvements in standardized test scores in reading, writing, science, and math as reasons to restore funding to the program. Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, a Democrat, had eliminated most of the program's funding from the budget she proposed to state law makers....
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Atomic Learning Introduces a Podcasting/Vodcasting Workshop
Little Falls, MN--May 12, 2006--Atomic Learning, the premier provider of affordable web-based software training and tutorials, has produced an all encompassing Podcasting and Vodcasting Workshop using iLife 6. This workshop shows how to create a complete podcast or vodcast project including graphics, sound effects, and video. Included is a series of movies that demonstrate how to use iWeb to publish the completed project on the Internet.
ePALS Classroom Exchange Selected By Two Seattle Area School Districts
Seattle, WA--May 22, 2006--Seattle Public Schools has selected ePALS Classroom Exchange to provide disaster recovery services for student/teacher email communications and Peninsula School District has selected ePALS for school-safe blogging.
Thinkronize Earns Fourth Codie Award in Four Years
Cincinnati, OH--May 18, 2006--Less than
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the safe Internet search engine specifically
designed to support differentiated instruction,
has been recognized by the Software & Information
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educational products available.
DyKnow Teams Up with Gateway to Offer Education's Leading Teaching and Learning Solution
Indianapolis--May 2, 2006--DyKnow, a leader in interactive education technology, announces that Gateway, the third largest PC company in the United States will package and sell DyKnow software with its learning services and hardware products. This includes Gateway's popular convertible notebooks that combine the benefits of a standard notebook with the advantages of pen computing.
Carsem Receives ELMOS Semiconductor Assembly Supplier of The
Scotts Valley Calif.--May 15, 2006--Carsem, a leading provider of turnkey packaging and test services to the semiconductor industry announced today that they have received ELMOS Semiconductor's Assembly Supplier of The Year Award for 2005. The award is an acknowledgement of significant contributions made during the last year and is based on Carsem's ability to meet ELMOS' commercial, logistic, quality, technology and responsiveness goals.
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Professional Enrichment
A major challenge for schools today is providing continued professional development for their teachers. With time, money, and resources already stretched to their limit, squeezing staff development alongside other priorities can seem like a daunting task. Now, through the explosion of online video, school systems can provide video-based training to their teachers at a reasonable cost, and sometimes even for free--videos that show exemplary teaching practices in action. eSchool
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Online Learning
The rise in virtual schooling over the past decade has had a profound effect that reverberates throughout K-12 and higher education. Rural students who are at a geographic disadvantage now can log on and take classes every bit as good--and as diverse--as their peers in urban schools. While the development of online education is a boon for students, it is rife with potential problems. The eSchool
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