eSchool News September 2010

26 Meet Simon, the teaching robot

He and other machines are helping with elementary instruction.

1 Digital-divide efforts under siege

1 Net neutrality plan raises concerns

6 Schools get $10B to save education jobs

10 New copyright ruling affects media-studies programs

14 Feds to create an Online Learning Registry

16 Tech takes formative assessment to a new level

27 ‘Race to the Top’ spurs school-reform debate

1 How ‘process management’ can improve education

33 India unveils prototype of $35 tablet

34 Update: Google touts encrypted search fix

36 Microsoft recognizes innovative teachers

4 Default Lines — Dennis Pierce4 Your Turn

6 eSN Online Update

8 Security Checkpoint

38 Stakeholder Relations — Nora Carr

42 Netwatch

43 Tech Buyer’s Marketplace

44 Advertiser Showcase

46 eSN.tv Viewer’s Guide

46 eSchool Partners

Resources for this issue

Schools get $10B for ed jobs For more school funding information, see: www.eschoolnews.com/ ^[1]

funding ^[1]

Security Checkpoint

For expert
insights on school security, see our
security blog at www.eschoolnews.com/2010/04/29/expert-blog-security-insights/ ^[2]