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Everything a school library should be--and how to get your school library there

School libraries have evolved from strict, quiet, hush-hush rooms to more interactive spaces with flexible seating, readily-available edtech tools, and educators on hand to help with research, critical resource evaluation, makerspaces. It’s in school libraries where students often discover and hone their love of coding and programming, create amazing projects via makerspaces, and where they develop important 21st-century skills.

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Vermont education chief: Schools must be relevant

February 3, 2009 by ESchool News
Vermont's new education commissioner, Armando Vilaseca, says his goal is to improve education for kids and make it more relevant to their lives--and to 21st-century careers, reports the…
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Video games lose ‘brain drain’ stigma in schools

February 3, 2009 by ESchool News
As a coordinator for the Madison County, Mo., truancy program, Brad Paschal doesn't seem like the type of guy who thinks more kids should be playing video games.…
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Google Earth allows exploration of oceans

February 3, 2009 by From staff and wire reports
A new version of Google Earth will allow users to explore the oceans, view images of Mars and watch regions of the Earth change over time. Key concepts:…
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Keeping careful documentation of grant expenditures will keep you out of trouble

February 2, 2009 by By Deborah Ward
A few weeks ago, I participated in a webinar that discussed A-133 audits. For those of you who are not familiar with this term, Circular A-133 is the…
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News groups seek webcast in file-sharing case

February 2, 2009 by From staff and wire reports
Fourteen news organizations, including the Associated Press and the New York Times Co., are urging a federal appeals court to allow online streaming of a hearing in a…
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K-State admits data security lapse

February 2, 2009 by From staff and wire reports
Kansas State University is notifying 45 students who were enrolled in an agricultural economics class in spring 2001 that some of their personal information was inadvertently exposed on…
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Promethean Activclassroom for educators

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News
Promethean launched a U.S.-based blogging competition to celebrate the preview launch of Activsoftware Inspire Edition, the latest in interactive whiteboard software. The competition is open to educators and…
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$50,000, four-year scholarships for students

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News
Each year, the Gordon A. Rich Memorial Foundation awards college scholarships worth $50,000 over four years to five students whose parents or guardians work in the financial services…
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$15,000 awarded to technology collaboration teams

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News
The National Center for Technology Innovation (NCTI) is asking collaboration teams to submit proposals for their Technology in the Works 2009 competition. The award competition promotes excellence in…
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Scholarships to SMARTer Kids Foundation’s Connections program

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News
The SMARTer Kids£ Foundation of Canada is now accepting applications for the 2009 to 2010 Connections program, a fully funded collaborative learning program for sixth-grade classes from Canada…
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Win a hybrid school bus

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News
IC Bus is asking K-12 students to write a 500 word essay describing what makes their school green. Students under age 13 must have a sponsor submit their…
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Students can win valuable Adobe software

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News
Adobe is asking high school students to submit stories that describe the world around them through innovative print, web, and video projects with Adobe software. The theme of…
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More than $240,000 for 10 colleges or universities

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News
HP plans to award approximately 10 grants to public or qualified private colleges or universities. Each grant is valued at more than $240,000 in HP technology, cash, and…
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More than $270,000 for 25 school districts

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News
HP plans to award approximately 25 grants to public or qualified private school districts Each grant is valued at more than $270,000 in HP technology, cash, and professional…
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FETC 2009: Instructional Solutions

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News
3DVinci, a producer of three-dimensional design project materials that blend left-brain analytical skills with right-brain creativity, announced the updated version ... Read more
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FETC 2009: Computers, Furniture, Infrastructure

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News
Bretford Manufacturing announced that its new RHOMBII line of reconfigurable training tables is now available for order exclusively through Herman ... Read more
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FETC 2009: School & Network Administration

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News
Follett Software Co. said its Destiny Textbook Manager software was able to save Florida’s Escambia County School District $100,000 that ... Read more
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FETC 2009: Safety & Security

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News
Marshal8e6 demonstrated its internet and eMail security software for the K-12 market. The products are capable of securing all forms ... Read more
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FETC 2009: Printing & Imaging

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News
Konica Minolta unveiled the magicolor 7450 II grafx color laser printer, which offers the flexibility to express creative layouts, the ... Read more
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Computer game takes aim at cyber bullying

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News
Schools in Massachusetts' Bristol and Plymouth counties will be the first in the nation to use a new computer game to educate children about bullying over cell phones…
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FETC 2009: Purchasing, Professional Development, Consulting

January 30, 2009 by ESchool News
Funds For Learning said it helped Oklahoma’s Okaloosa County School District secure more than $500,000 in funding for telecommunications services ... Read more
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FETC explores a sea change in education

January 30, 2009 by By Maya T. Prabhu, Assistant Editor
At a conference where participants discussed the sea change occurring in today's schools and explored ways of using technology to meet the needs of a new generation of…
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“Ed-Tech Best Practices Summit”

January 29, 2009 by ESchool News
Don't miss the Ed-Tech Best Practices Summit on the exhibit hall floor at TCEA. These informative sessions will focus on Data Management, Video-On-Demand and Digital Media Management, Interactive…
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House OKs record $142 billion for education

January 29, 2009 by From staff and wire reports
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a historically huge $819 billion stimulus bill on Jan. 28 that includes some $142 billion for education as part of the Obama…
Teaching Trends

Virtual Worlds Almanac is a handy guide to exploring virtual worlds

January 28, 2009 by ESchool News
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) recently unveiled a wiki called the Virtual Worlds Almanac, an online catalog of virtual-world environments that allows users to edit and contribute…
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Dreambox to help elementary-age students learn math through games

January 28, 2009 by ESchool News
After nearly three years in development, Dreambox Learning this week officially unveiled its first online education product, TechFlash reports: a new adventure game designed to teach five- to…
Teaching Trends

New Smithsonian chief eyes ed tech

January 28, 2009 by From staff and wire reports
Warning that American education and research have fallen behind, the new head of the Smithsonian Institution has launched an ambitious effort to digitize its 137 million artifacts and…
Teaching Trends

Copyright settlement leaves questions

January 28, 2009 by From staff and wire reports
A closely watched copyright-infringement lawsuit with important implications for schools, newspapers, and other organizations that aggregate news content from other sources on their web sites or in eMail…
Teaching Trends

Open source question for schools

January 27, 2009 by ESchool News
With Open Source Software (OSS) freely available, covering almost every requirement in the national curriculum, a question has to be asked why schools do not back it more…
Teaching Trends

Administrators share vision to change schools

January 27, 2009 by ESchool News
Skip the piecemeal education reform. A group of Texas school superintendents are calling for a complete transformation of public schools to better prepare students for the future in…
Teaching Trends

Budget cuts could eliminate Tennessee school software tool

January 26, 2009 by ESchool News
Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen said he's going to make sure money stays in the classrooms, but that doesn't mean there won't be sacrifices, reports WSMV-TV -- and one…
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How to defend your campus IT budget

January 26, 2009 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor
Campus technology officials have joined the ranks of department heads vying for shrinking funds in a sagging economy, and many IT chiefs say defending their budgets is complicated…
Teaching Trends

‘UnderTheMicroscope’ aims to support, and inspire, young women scientists

January 25, 2009 by ESchool News
The Feminist Press at the City University of New York recently launched UnderTheMicroscope.com in conjunction with IBM in an effort to increase public awareness of the need for…
Teaching Trends

Study suggests the ‘Obama effect’ could be real

January 23, 2009 by ESchool News
Educators and policy makers, including Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, have said in recent days they hope President Obama's example as a model student could inspire millions of…
Teaching Trends

Michigan offers video contest for teens

January 23, 2009 by ESchool News
Young people are bombarded by many warnings from adults about the dangers of underage drinking, so an effort by the Michigan Secretary of State's office aims to have…
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West Point will tell soldiers’ stories on the web

January 23, 2009 by From staff and wire reports
Lt. Col. Paul Owen, West Point Class of '90, came back to the academy to tell his story about Iraq. Sitting before a video camera in his dress…
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$3.77M from Gates Foundation to help fund Dallas ISD academic database

January 22, 2009 by ESchool News
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will announce a nearly $3.8 million grant today to help fund a mega-database that gives Dallas school educators instant access to student…
Teaching Trends

Judge delays hearing in file-sharing case

January 22, 2009 by From staff and wire reports
A federal judge has postponed a hearing in a high-profile music file-sharing case that would have been the first in federal court in Massachusetts to be streamed online.…
Teaching Trends

Canadian school division fined for software piracy

January 21, 2009 by ESchool News
When hearing about organizations involved in software piracy, schools probably wouldn't be the first culprits to come to mind. But for the Chinook school division in southwest Saskatchewan,…
Teaching Trends

New web site connects K-12, higher-education communities

January 21, 2009 by ESchool News
Achieve, an organization created by the nation's governors and business leaders to ensure that students graduate from high school prepared for college and careers, has launched "Postsecondary Connection,"…
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