Teaching Trends

eSchool News – June 2011


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Highlights

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

43 Best Practice
Six steps to a successful online summer school.

What´s News

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

Departments

3 Online Update
6 Default Lines
6 Your Turn
35 eSchool of the Month
42 Newslines
44 Education in Focus
46 Security Checkpoint
48 Grants & Funding
49 Stakeholder & Community Relations
50 Netwatch
51 Advertisers’ Showcase
53 Tech Buyer’s Marketplace
54 eSchool Partners

37 Learning Management Systems
As more schools try online instruction, LMS software becomes increasingly important. Here are some things to consider in choosing an LMS. —Jennifer Nastu
Resources for this issue

1 Stakeholders rip EETT’s demise
For the latest in school funding news, see www.eschoolnews.com/funding
37 Turning data into achievement
For more news and opinion on education reform, see our online School Reform Center: www.eschoolnews.com/reform
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