eSN Today: Survey: Parents talk to their kids about the web

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Top News ... Survey: Parents talk to their kids about the web The vast majority of American parents talk to their children about how to be safe and ethical online, according to a new survey--a finding that runs counter to the popular image of parents who are clueless about their children's internet activity. But the poll also reveals that far fewer parents talk to their kids about how to be savvy consumers of internet information, such... | Full Story Around the Web ... Amazon launches digital music store Amazon.com Inc. launched its much-anticipated digital music store last week, a move analysts say represents the first hint of real competition for Apple Inc.'s market-leading iTunes. Amazon... | Full Story Service helps friends share online discoveries Four software designers who were instrumental in the creation of Google's popular e-mail and mapping services have founded a new company with the intent of making it... | Full Story Kansas City schools accept free internet offer Two weeks after the Kansas City, Kan., school board approved a laptop lending program, it found a major cheerleader offering support in the form of free wireless Internet... | Full Story More from eSchool News Online ... Purdue puts emergency texting to the test With some 50 or so companies now marketing emergency text-messaging systems to schools and colleges in the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings last April, campus safety... | Full Story Smithsonian debuts 'virtual museum' The Smithsonian Institution's new museum dedicated to black history and culture launched Sept. 26 with an interactive web site--long before its building opens for visitors on the... | Full Story Web offerings spread in 'battle for desktop' If any doubt still lingers that popular computing is experiencing yet another fundamental realignment, the skepticism is likely to be erased by the latest salvos in the "battle for... | Full Story Low-cost XO laptops to be sold in U.S. The project that hopes to supply developing-world schoolchildren with $188 laptops will sell the rugged little computers to U.S. residents and Canadians for $400 each, with the profit... | Full Story Announcements from ed-tech providers ... Madison Metropolitan School District continues commitment to providing educators and students effective digital resources | Read the full announcement Toshiba announces widescreen projector with 'extreme short projection' | Read the full announcement Riverside Publishing selected by Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop end-of-course assessments | Read the full announcement Grand Canyon University selects ANGEL Learning Management Suite to deliver eLearning programs | Read the full announcement Blackboard's social bookmarking service, Scholar, enables global information sharing across academia | Read the full announcement Inspiration Software launches lesson plan book for building data literacy skills | Read the full announcement The Anytime Anywhere Learning Foundation welcomes new executive director | Read the full announcement Thinkronize's award-winning educational search engine directly supports Canadian educators and students providing access to safe, relevant content | Read the full announcement CTB/McGraw-Hill launches Fox Tracker PDA-based early learning assessment system | Read the full announcement Indiana University announces new communication system | Read the full announcement	October Online Specials You Don't Want to Miss... 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