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House bill reopens campus file-sharing battle http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7437 Two key members of the House Education and Labor Committee have rekindled Congressional efforts to make colleges use a technological approach to prevent so-called digital piracy of music and video files. Higher education leaders are, once again, up in arms.  Full Story GRANT ALERT ... Verizon Foundation Grants Program http://www.eschoolnews.com/erc/funding/opps.cfm#1873 Proposals will be considered from elementary and secondary schools (public and private) that are registered with the National Center for Education Statistics as well as eligible nonprofits. The Veriz... | Full Story Deadline: November 30, 2007 WEEK'S TOP NEWS... Voters urge teaching of 21st-century skills http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7434 Results of a new poll commissioned by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills shows the vast majority of U.S. voters believe students are ill-equipped to compete in the global learning environment, and that schools must incorporate 21st-century skills such as critical thinking and problem solving, communication and self-direction, and computer and technology skills into the curriculum. But the upcoming presidential election, researchers say, presents a perfect opportunity to charter a new path to success for America's students. | Full Story Tech giants float 'cloud computing' for colleges http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7435 In a joint project, Google and IBM will supply resources to a handful of universities to promote research on "cloud computing," a technology that uses several hundred computers accessed by remote servers to run programs and services. | Full Story Solution aims to transform math assessment http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7436 The development of a math-related version of Wireless Generation's successful early reading assessment, mCLASS, is underway with a four-year federal grant of $1.5 million. As does the reading product, mCLASS:Math would allow K-3 teachers to administer one-on-one assessments while recording results and observations on a handheld device. | Full Story 'Smart mob' tech spurs student activism http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7438 Many of the tens of thousands of college and university student activists that swarmed Jena, La., on Sept. 20 to protest the town's racial inequality were mobilized through information and communication technologies, representing what's known as a "smart mob." The phenomenon, which many believe symbolizes the democratization of the media, is being more widely used in schools across the country, by school leaders and students alike. | Full Story eSN TV Video ... eSN TechWatch: Ramping Up College Preparation --October 22, 2007 http://www.eschoolnews.com/video/index.cfm?v=259&f=422 At a panel discussion convened by the Alliance for Excellent Education on Sept. 12, researchers called for better alignment between high school and college standards. Watch with Windows Media Watch with Quicktime MP4 SPECIAL REPORT ... How to Afford More Digital Content http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStorysr.cfm?ArticleID=7155 Educators want fast, affordable digital content. They want it everywhere, all the time. And they want it within tight budgets. To get all that, tech-savvy educators have discovered the economies of delivering voice, video, and data over a single wireless network. In this Special Report from the editors of eSchool News, you'll find out where and how educators are getting maximum digital content at a minimum costs. Read all about it now: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStorysr.cfm?ArticleID=7155 PARTNERS UPDATE ... Pleasantville School District teams with Century Consultants for Abbott District state reporting http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3122 Many States provide extra funds for educating students who are considered at-risk because of their economic deficiency. In New Jersey these schools are known as "Abbott Districts". Abbott Districts are school districts included in the New Jersey Supreme Court ruling which found that urban students in "special needs districts" were not receiving an adequate or constitutional education. The method in which aid is calculated is established by individual states. | Read More The American Education Corporation offers three new high school elective courses http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3070 The American Education Corporation (AEC)--publisher of the A+nyWhere Learning System (A+LS) curriculum courseware program--announced today that it has recently released three new high school elective courses for Psychology, Career Essentials, and Personal Finance. All three electives meet the requirements of a one-semester high school course and are incorporated into the existing A+LS management system. | Read More	October Online Specials You Don't Want to Miss... Visit us online at http://www.eschoolnews.com every day for the latest news and resources all geared to help you stay on top of school technology. Get a video recap of October's top news with "TechWatch." Go to http://www.eschoolnews.com/video Visit the daily updated Educator's Resource Center, where you'll find specific information on Collaboration and Storage, Teaching Effectively with Computers, Professional Development, and more. Go to http://www.eschoolnews.com/erc/Challenges Get your own electronic copy of the Grants & Funding ALERT eMail newsletter for less than a dime a day (Now just $35 a year)! Everything you need to win technology grants you're looking for is now as close as your computer, available instantly via eMail. Get all the new grant opportunities just announced from federal, state and local agencies, community and corporate foundations, get up-to-the minute overviews of federal funding resources with deadlines and amounts and get grant-giver profiles complete with names, titles, and contact links. You'll go directly to the funding source, saving you valuable time. Go to http://www.eschoolnews.com/ product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id29 Get Free Video News Content for your School. Get great video news content for your school including eSN-TV's critically acclaimed TechWatch newscast and the brand-new Visions of Innovation show and much, much more. eSN-TV programming for educators and education advocates is commercial free and copyright cleared. It's available to schools, school districts, colleges, and universities free of any charge. All schools and colleges are eligible to receive the same service at no charge Call 301-913-0115 ext 110 or email NThrush@eSchoolnews.com to learn more. It's FREE to all educators! Go to http://www.eschoolnews.com Register for Complimentary Subscriptions to eSchool News for the Fall! Register now for your FREE subscriptions to any or all the following FREE publications -- 1. eSchool News. Just go to https://www.eschoolnews.com/freeesn/index.cfm 2. Classroom News. Just go to https://www.eschoolnews.com/cn/index.cfm?go=re127 Don't forget, we now have a higher-education email publication, as well: 3. eCampus News. Just go and check the box to sign up. Go to http://www.eschoolnews.com/emailprofile/manage.cfm AND a Spanish-language eMail publication: 4. eScuela Americana. Just go to https://www.eschoolnews.com/escuela Educator's Resource Center ... Teaching Effectively with Computers http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/onlinelearning/index.cfm With a growing array of solutions at their disposal, more and more educators are integrating computers, laptops, and other technology into the classroom, and often with great success. Computer-based technologies offer rich new ways to reach students and fulfill curriculum goals, while bringing information to life for diverse kinds of learners. But teaching with computers also poses many challenges. | Full Story Enriching Education Through Digital Sharing http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/onlinelearning/index.cfm Thanks to new technologies, it's now easier than ever for schools and other organizations to create rich, online repositories of learning "objects" that students, teachers, and other users can draw upon at their own convenience to enrich their education. | Full Story Collaboration and Storage http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/collaborative_learning/ With many states and districts moving towards the 1:1 initiative, the question becomes, "How do we make this more cost effective for our school?" Buying personal computers for each student is expensive and difficult to maintain. Creating your own system can bog down your server and cannot be accessed outside of school due to firewall protections. So what is the best solution? | Full Story Professional Development http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/professionaldevelopment/ It's easy for today's educator to feel overwhelmed--in a complex and ever-changing educational environment, teachers are often expected to complete more in one day than they have time for in an entire week. They must, for instance, reach increasingly diverse student bodies, meet standards and assessments, integrate technology into the classroom, and meet certification requirements. | Full Story Minimizing classroom disruptions http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/minimizing_classroom_disruptions/ Computers and the internet have become welcome instructional tools in most schools, ushering a wealth of additional resources into today's classrooms. Unfortunately, they also bring with them the potential for unwanted distractions—such as online content that ranges from off-target, to inappropriate, material. | Full Story Dropout prevention and credit recovery http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/creditrecovery/ Educators nationwide are concerned about stemming the tide of high school dropouts. New data suggest the steep economic impact that dropping out of school can have on individuals, and on the economy as a whole. But whether it's for reasons of economic competitiveness, or simply as a moral imperative, giving students alternative paths to graduation is a top priority for many school leaders —and, fortunately, technology can help. | Full Story Accelerating Technology with eRate Support http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/eratefunding/ Since its inception 10 years ago, the $2.25 billion-a-year eRate has provided some $20 billion in telecommunications discounts to eligible schools and libraries. Through the eRate, qualifying institutions can receive up to 90 percent off the cost of internet and telephone services—quite a boon for cash-strapped schools. Thanks largely to this monumental federal program, the percentage of public school classrooms with internet access jumped from 14 percent in 1996 to 95 percent a decade later. | Full Story
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