eSN Today: HELP suspends Gulf Coast work

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Top News ... HELP suspends Gulf Coast work After two years of working to help Gulf Coast schools recover from Hurricane Katrina and rebuild their facilities as 21st-century learning centers, the HELP (Hurricane Education Leadership Program) Team is now shifting gears: The group is putting its efforts on hold and documenting its actions in hopes of serving as a model for other disaster recovery organizations to follow. The Intel-led... | Full Story Around the Web ... Congress approves internet-tax moratorium In a move that has dual implications for schools, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved a seven-year extension of a moratorium on internet-access taxes... | Full Story High court nixes 'virtual child porn' ban The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a 6-year-old law that prohibits the distribution and possession of virtual child pornography that appears to--but does not--depict real... | Full Story Yale adopts emergency alert system Reflecting a national trend among colleges and universities, Yale is set to launch a new emergency notification system this week. Yale ALERT is powered by a service called Connect-Ed... | Full Story More from eSchool News Online ... SIS software evolves to meet complex needs With a heightened focus on accountability spurring the use of data to track student progress, a robust student information system (SIS) has become a critical component of today's school... | Full Story T+L's message to educators: Aim high Under palm trees and hanging lights, over a bridge that crossed between rose gardens and a live band dressed like shrubbery, educators attending the National School Boards... | Full Story News from the T+L exhibit hall The 200+ exhibitors at NSBA's 2007 T+L conference kept attendees busy. Here are some highlights from the hall.... | Full Story Next e-Rate filing window opens Nov. 7 The filing window for the 2008 e-Rate funding cycle will open at noon on Nov. 7, 2007, said the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), the organization charged with administering policy... | Full Story Announcements from ed-tech providers ... Crestron introduces MPS Series multimedia presentation systems | Read the full announcement Crestron introduces new TPMC-8X WiFi touchpanel | Read the full announcement SANAKO partners with Microsoft School of the Future Summit | Read the full announcement Samsung introduces new 19-inch LCD widescreen monitor for retail and consumer applications | Read the full announcement ETS joins with Blackboard to deliver SIR II | Read the full announcement Connextions, Inc. acquires minority interest and technology rights from Aha! Software, LLC | Read the full announcement Helping to combat childhood obesity, new video from the Trevor Romain Company gives kids tips about taking care of their bodies | Read the full announcement Educators give high marks to MyBrainTrainer.com | Read the full announcement Hewlett-Packard Company Foundation commits $2 million to American Red Cross disaster relief fund for Southern California fires | Read the full announcement MakeMusic releases Finale NotePad 2008 | Read the full announcement CIBER completes first phase of $19 million Fulton County schools SAP project | Read the full announcement Partnership for Public Service launches nationwide campaign to attract students to federal service | 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." 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