eSN Today: 'Smart mob' tech spurs student activism

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Top News ... '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 action by a popular hip-hop artist and black music bloggers, the Jena Six protesters gathered without a set time, leader, or program. They also became the first highly visible "smart mob" formed by black... | 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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High-tech help on the way for minority colleges After four years of fits and starts, minority-serving colleges may have their best opportunity yet in 2007 to secure congressional passage of a bill to address the digital divide at historically... | Full Story University president pulls web profile The president of Maryland's Salisbury University removed her Facebook profile after being questioned about unprofessional captions posted alongside photos on the Web page. Janet Dudley-Eshbach... | Full Story Media groups challenge Google on copyright Some of the world's largest media companies have agreed on a set of principles to govern the way that copyright law and anti-piracy measures should be applied to video and music on the internet... | Full Story More from eSchool News Online ... 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 protected music and... | 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 Indicators of Basic Early... | 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 and services. The two... | Full Story 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 Announcements from ed-tech providers ... Tween social network imbee.com and National Geographic Digital Media partner to form world-conscious kids community | Read the full announcement Judging panel announced for Interwrite Makeover video contest | Read the full announcement IC Corporation celebrates 50,000th school bus | Read the full announcement Mississippi students learn importance of Gulf Coast wetlands through teacher-created web site and content | Read the full announcement U.S. Green Building Council launches green schools web site | Read the full announcement College readiness assessment tool helps take guesswork out of college preparation | Read the full announcement Optical Image Technology announces release of new software module | Read the full announcement Group Logic releases ExtremeZ-IP 5.1 | Read the full announcement NEC highlights classroom of the future at EDUCAUSE 2007 | Read the full announcement Unique, multi-institution university expects to benefit from Oracle's scalability and flexibility | Read the full announcement Plymouth State University & Virtual High School partner to offer graduate certificate in online teaching and learning | Read the full announcement	October Online Specials You Don't Want to Miss... 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