eSN Today: Why can't our data just get along?

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Top News ... Why can't our data just get along? Two organizations that have been promoting interoperability among disparate educational data systems have established a new goal: creating a separate set of standards and specifications for sharing the digitized content of what teachers teach and students learn. To help bring that about, the two groups--the Schools Interoperability Framework Association (SIFA) and the U.S. Defense Department's... | Full Story Around the Web ... Teacher fired over 'butt' art files lawsuit High school art teacher Stephen Murmer was fired in January after Chesterfield County Public Schools officials saw a YouTube video of Murmer wearing a swim thong and a Groucho Marx mask, demonstrating... | Full Story NJ tech program helps students with disabilities Students with disabilities at the College of New Jersey rely on an impressive array of high-tech hardware. Blind students, for instance, can use a talking dictionary... | Full Story High school students build Antarctic submersible Shipping and assembling some scientific instruments in Antarctica can cost millions of dollars, thanks in part to the logistics needed to get materials and personnel to the... | Full Story More from eSchool News Online ... Sputnik's anniversary sparks reflection With a series of small beeps from a spiky globe 50 years ago today, the world shrank--and humanity's view of Earth and the cosmos expanded. Education, too, was forever changed... | Full Story Feds tout computerized tests for key skills Computer-based testing can be an effective way to measure so-called "21st-century skills" such as the ability to solve problems and synthesize information, according to a recent... | Full Story Classes resume after U. of Memphis shooting Students at the University of Memphis returned to class Tuesday, Oct. 2, without knowing whether the fatal campus shooting of a football player was a targeted or random attack... | Full Story Clark County schools give coax the 'ax' Saving anywhere from $50,000 to $200,000 by not having to install coaxial cable TV networks in each new school that is built would be a welcome development for any... | Full Story Announcements from ed-tech providers ... Mitsubishi announces new high resolution HL650U SXGA+ projector for detail-oriented applications | Read the full announcement Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy gets gift of computer lab software from NetOp Tech | Read the full announcement It's National Cyber Security awareness month: cyber security expert offers top five network security tips | Read the full announcement HOSTS Learning announces IntelliPath Instructional Management System | Read the full announcement Bellevue City School District selects ClassLink for 24/7 access | Read the full announcement Time Warp Technologies releases Classroom Maestro Version 2.0 | Read the full announcement Blount County Board of Education selects SmartDraw for school safety maps | Read the full announcement San Diego Unified School District partners with Carnegie Learning to improve adequate yearly progress in 11 schools | Read the full announcement Area school districts gain training from HCDE Bullying/Cyber-bullying Prevention Program | Read the full announcement Higher education raises cybersecurity awareness | Read the full announcement	October Online Specials You Don't Want to Miss... 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