eSN Today: Google, IBM to push 'cloud computing' at U.S. colleges

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Top News ... Google, IBM to push 'cloud computing' at U.S. 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 and services. The two technology giants said they each will contribute up to $25 million to build data centers that can be used by university researchers and students in the United States. "We're aiming to train tomorrow's... | Full Story Please take our beta site survey ... eSchool News has been working hard to update and improve our website. We're very excited about the changes but we need your help. We're asking a few of our loyal readers to review the new site and complete a short survey providing your input and impressions. Below is a link to the beta version of our new site. You'll notice a new look and feel as well as more photos and options throughout the site. 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On Monday, the company unveiled a long-anticipated system that, if effective, would... | Full Story Teens don't mind online contacts from strangers Teens don't mind online contacts from strangers Although they are more likely to be contacted by strangers online, teens who have posted photos of themselves or created personal profile pages are... | Full Story More from eSchool News Online ... Voters urge teaching of 21st-century skills In yet another sign that momentum is building for the teaching of so-called "21st-century skills" in the nation's classrooms, results of a new poll indicate that voters overwhelmingly agree: The skill... | Full Story Internet2 upgrades to 100 Gbps University scholars who need to borrow large chunks of bandwidth for their studies will be able to establish a dedicated, 10 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) link from one facility to another over Internet2 ... | Full Story Shooting rips Cleveland tech school Metal detectors and other security measures failed to keep a 14-year-old suspended student from opening fire in his downtown Cleveland high school Wednesday, Oct. 10, wounding four people as terrified... | Full Story Intel hosts 'Academy Awards for education' It's not often that educators are hailed as celebrities, escorted by limousine from the airport to a black-tie reception, and given an awards banquet held in their honor. But for one night, at... | Full Story Announcements from ed-tech providers ... ANGEL Learning makes additional contribution to open source community | Read the full announcement Edustructures awarded contract for educational data management system by the state of Ohio | Read the full announcement Special education/autism: students and teachers discover a new way to learn | Read the full announcement FOX Sports Net teams up with Cable in the Classroom to offer educators hit series SPORT SCIENCE for use in schools | Read the full announcement America's entrepreneurship programs continue to grow | Read the full announcement Spectrum K12 Solutions Inc., proud sponsor of the 2007 Intel Schools of Distinction Award | Read the full announcement University of Nebraska deploys Ekinops 360 platform for high-capacity optical network | Read the full announcement Lawson Software to showcase Lawson Strategic Human Capital Management at HR Tech 'HCM Battle' | Read the full announcement BioWorksU, interactive career-exploration Web site, goes live to attract young people to life science careers | Read the full announcement The school district of Osceola County (45 K-12 schools, 52,500 students) adopts CCC! Video on Demand for 2007-2008 school year | Read the full announcement SRA/McGraw-Hill introduces "Algebra Readiness" supplemental program to prepare grades 6-9 students for success in algebra | Read the full announcement	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)! 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