Student hacker destroys eMail and ADA records at online school
The recent break-in and vandalism of an online charter school’s primary eMail program raise questions about the safety and security ... Read more
Month: October 2000
Student journalists turn to the web to circumvent censorship
It was an emotional act of teen-age mutiny: printing a blank page on the front of the Sidwell Friends school ... Read more
Philly schools spend $36 million on flawed accounting software
The Philadelphia School District’s new computer accounting system was inefficiently purchased, is over budget, and “still doesn’t do many of ... Read more
eSN Bonus Report: eLearning for schools steals the show at NSBA tech conference
With technology solutions that might be broadly described as “eLearning for schools,” technology companies large and small are marshaling to ... Read more
eSN Special Focus: Disposing of school computersSchool hardware components can threaten environment
With the influx of new computer equipment into the nation’s schools, district officials face a new and perplexing problem: what ... Read more
‘NearTouch’ technology taps into language learning skills
A revolutionary radio-frequency technology is changing the way some schools are teaching language acquisition skills. Executives from the Emeryville, Calif.-based ... Read more
ED conference urges new thinking for new schools
When modernizing old buildings or designing new ones, school districts should model them after the workplace, make technology centers the ... Read more
Commission recommends self-policing, not mandatory filters, to shield kids from web porn
In its final report to Congress Oct. 20, the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) Commission recommended a combination of broader ... Read more
Feds, teachers mull ways to teach students ‘cyber ethics’
Thou shalt not vandalize web pages. Thou shalt not shut down web sites. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s MP3s. ... Read more
Dell recalls computer batteries, citing fire hazard
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Dell Computer Corp. announced Oct. 13 it is recalling batteries used ... Read more