eSchool News – June 2011

View online or download this issue now. ^[1]

37 eSN Special Report ^[2]
Turning data into achievement:
How some schools have taken this critical next step.

43 Best Practice ^[3]
Six steps to a successful online summer school.

1 Stakeholders rip EETT’s demise ^[4]
1 Military snubbing cyber-school grads ^[4]
1 Report calls for more arts integration in schools ^[4]
1 Research reveals why reading is so critical ^[4]
8 Survey highlights growth in teachers’ ed-tech use ^[5]
10 3-D printers give engineering classes a boost ^[6]
12 ‘Bring your own device’ catching on in schools ^[7]
14 Report cites 40 diverse blended-learning examples ^[8]
16 Gates gives $20M for Common Core curriculum ^[9]
16 Maine leads once again with Common Core pilot ^[9]
21 Intel unveils revolutionary computer chip design ^[10]
22 Study reveals disconnect in online safety instruction ^[11]
24 For some schools, speech therapy is moving online ^[12]
26 Project uses video technology to curb child obesity ^[13]
28 ‘Physically active learning’ sharpens concentration ^[14]
29 Roommate charged with hate crime in webcam case ^[15]
30 U.S. students fare poorly in civics understanding ^[16]
32 Some schools see rising scores with iPads ^[17]
32 iPads take place next to crayons in kindergarten ^[17]
33 New mobile devices to give educators more control ^[18]
34 IT outsourcing: Does it make sense for your schools? ^[19]

3 Online Update ^[20]
6 Default Lines ^[21]
6 Your Turn ^[21]
35 eSchool of the Month ^[22]
42 Newslines ^[23]
44 Education in Focus ^[24]
46 Security Checkpoint ^[25]
48 Grants & Funding ^[26]
49 Stakeholder & Community Relations ^[27]
50 Netwatch ^[28]
51 Advertisers’ Showcase ^[29]
53 Tech Buyer’s Marketplace ^[30]
54 eSchool Partners ^[31]