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Top News ... College admissions web sites found lacking As the internet continues to play an increasingly important role in the college selection process, college admissions web sites aren't keeping pace with prospective students' expectations, according to a new report... | Full Story   Around the Web ... Dell asks students for help in going green Dell has issued a global challenge to members of the "ReGeneration"--people of all ages who share a goal of protecting the Earth--to help its engineers design the world's most... | Full Story Schools learn a high-tech lesson When the computers at two Oregon schools were shut down for nearly four days, it was obvious to everyone how much modern education has come to lean on technology. It began when... | Full Story Web page to keep teachers' plans on track An Internet tool bought by the state of Mississippi is expected to ensure teachers' instruction matches the state curriculum. The Web page, called the Mississippi Curriculum Framer... | Full Story More from eSchool News Online ... 'Smart mob' tech spurs student activism When tens of thousands of protesters converged on tiny Jena, La., on Sept. 20, they also ushered in a major milestone in technology-spawned activism. Spurred online to real-life... | Full Story House bill reopens campus file-sharing battle College and university leaders who recently staved off an unexpected attempt in the U.S. Senate to make their institutions use technological means to prevent students from sharing... | Full Story Solution aims to transform math assessment In school systems across the country, teachers are using handheld computers and a software solution from Wireless Generation, called mCLASS, to administer the Dynamic... | Full Story Tech giants float 'cloud computing' for colleges Google and IBM have joined together on an initiative to promote research on "cloud computing," a technology that uses remote servers, instead of users' PCs, to run programs... | Full Story Announcements from ed-tech providers ... Weidenhammer's new alio software leads the education market | Read the full announcement Pleasantville School District teams with Century Consultants for Abbott District state reporting | Read the full announcement Panasonic Security Systems recognizes outstanding achievements of sales channel partners | Read the full announcement Schools resoundingly adopt ePals program for free access to market leading online educational tools | Read the full announcement 'Hotmath.com' makes virtual collaboration on homework a reality | Read the full announcement Famundo enhances security to protect student online privacy | Read the full announcement Tennessee's Disability Coalition on Education chair named special education advocate extraordinaire | Read the full announcement "Do-it-yourself" visual presenter is on YouTube and on exhibit at 2007 annual conference of MassCUE | Read the full announcement PreK-20 electronic student record and transcript exchange system saves millions for districts, state education agencies | Read the full announcement Bullying and concussions and suspensions, oh my! | Read the full announcement Los Angeles Unified School District becomes the largest school district in the country to implement a district wide mass notification service | Read the full announcement Instructional coaches support and inspire teachers with PBS TeacherLine's multimedia resources | Read the full announcement Virtual high school course takes home coveted Blackboard Greenhouse Award | Read the full announcement	October Online Specials You Don't Want to Miss... 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