Internet and video combat isolation for rural districts
Seven rural South Dakota school districts have announced they’ll use nearly $1 million in grant money to become the latest consortium to establish two-way audiovisual communication among their schools. Known…
‘PhysLINK’ makes a science of physics assistance
http://www.physlink.com This site, subtitled “the ultimate physics resource,” has well-developed sections for physics references, societies, job listings, and publications, plus links to national and international physics departments, new software releases,…
Poor kids and minorities remain unplugged
The overall number of schools connected to the internet is steadily climbing, but low-income and minority students are still much less likely to attend schools with internet access than are…
Entice the press: Build a ‘media-friendly’ web site for your schools
Want to improve your district’s standing with the media? Here’s a startling concept: Try interviewing the reporters who cover your schools about what they value most in a web site‹and…
‘Citing Sources From the World Wide Web’ keeps citations ethical
http://www.mla.org/ This page is from the Modern Language Association’s web site. It lists the MLA’s authorized guidelines for citing internet sources. The guidelines include fourteen items to consider when citing…
McDonald’s robotic cooks fry job opportunities for low-skilled workers
Hamburger flipping as the last refuge of the unskilled worker might be going the way of the gas station attendant. The change underscores why your schools must prepare every one…
Product Spotlight
LaserFiche Document Imaging LaserFiche allows you to scan paper documents or import files into a single database for easy storage of all your schools’ records. Over 15,000 pages can be…
Double-edged Sword
As the Cendant story and others in this issue make clear, education technology now is inextricably linked to giant corporations. Sometimes for good and sometimes for ill. In the short…
New Mexico schools receive surplus computers
Under a program created by Rep. Bill Redmond, R-N.M., school districts that can’t afford computers will receive surplus machines from the Department of Defense. Called SEEDS, for Shared Electronic Equipment…
School yanks student internet access
A school in Cloverdale, Calif., is being criticized for its decision to shut down student access to the internet after two local teens were accused of hacking Pentagon computers. Some…