eSN This Week: Ed-tech groups issue urgent call to action

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Ed-tech groups issue urgent call to action http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7461 A new position paper highlights three educational technology advocacy groups' shared vision of a U.S. that prepares its students for success in the 21st century "digital world" through broad and intensive use of technology.  Full Story GRANT ALERT ... National School Library Media Program of the Year http://www.eschoolnews.com/erc/funding/opps.cfm#1878 The National School Library Media Program of the Year (NSLMPY) Award honors school library media programs practicing their commitment to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and... | Full Story Deadline: January 2, 2008 Annual Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards... Is your superintendent tech-savvy? Does he or she "get it" when it comes to school technology use? If so, then nominate your schools chief for our annual Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards here: http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/surveys/editorial But hurry! Nominations close Friday, Nov. 30. WEEK'S TOP NEWS... School laptop program begets writing gains http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7467 Maine's vanguard program to supply seventh and eighth graders with laptops, the Maine Learning Technology Initiative, is working to improve students' writing scores, according to the first in a series of studies evaluating the program. | Full Story Nashville schools pilot face-recognition tech http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7465 Nashville's public school system will soon become the first district in the nation to implement face-recognition security cameras that can spot intruders by triggering an alarm when someone with an unfamiliar face enters the building. | Full Story New online tool aids literacy programs http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7462 The Verizon Literacy Program Self-Assessment Tool (VLP-SAT), developed by the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL), is available free of charge from Verizon Foundation's Thinkfinity.org. | Full Story Bush ed-tech firm under fire http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7468 The Education Department's inspector general will look into allegations that federal money is being spent inappropriately on technology sold to schools by a company founded by Neil Bush, the president's brother. | Full Story eSN TV Video ... eSN TechWatch: Interactive Whiteboards: Boon or Boondoggle? -- November 12, 2007 http://www.eschoolnews.com/video/index.cfm?v=262&f=432 In this segment that first aired in May 2007, ed-tech experts debate the value of interactive whiteboards in schools. Watch with Windows Media Watch with Quicktime PARTNERS UPDATE ... CoSN leads senior U.S. delegation to Scandinavia http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3298 "What is the role of technology in improving teaching and learning in the Scandinavian education systems?" is the focus of a weeklong delegation of senior U.S. educators and policymaker. Organized by CoSN, the delegation has planned a series of high-level talks with key members of the Finnish, Danish and Swedish ministries of education. Of particular interest will be the leadership and policies necessary to create highly accountable and innovative educational systems and to integrate information and communications technologies (ICT) in such systems. | Read More Weidenhammer alioTM Software's new web portal http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3289 Weidenhammer developed a web portal to feature its new alioTM Software, a comprehensive fully-integrated library of Financial Management, Payroll and Human Resources software applications for K-12 schools. Easy to navigate, www.hammer.net/alio organizes alio by administrative functions, allowing visitors to quickly locate the numerous applications and drill down to the robust functionality of each. | Read More African students and educators to connect with peers around the world through ePals Internet Learning Community http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3278 Giving African governments and ministries of education an opportunity for their students to connect online with classrooms worldwide, the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Council has partnered with ePals, Inc., the leading internet learning community. This collaboration will provide African students and educators with the ability to create cross-cultural pen pal and project sharing programs in a safe, protected context using ePals.com and its rich set of communication tools. | Read More Online training and resource provider, Atomic Learning, offers free workshop on web 2.0 http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3263 Atomic Learning, award-winning provider of online software training and resources, has recently released a new workshop on Web 2.0. The workshop includes video tutorials on a variety of online resources and is available free until 30 November 2007 exclusively at www.AtomicLearning.com/web20. | Read More	November 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 November'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)! Everything you need to win technology grants you're looking for is now as close as your computer, available instantly via eMail. Get all the new grant opportunities just announced from federal, state and local agencies, community and corporate foundations, get up-to-the minute overviews of federal funding resources with deadlines and amounts and get grant-giver profiles complete with names, titles, and contact links. You'll go directly to the funding source, saving you valuable time. Go to http://www.eschoolnews.com/ product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id29 Get Free Video News Content for your School. Get great video news content for your school including eSN-TV's critically acclaimed TechWatch newscast and the brand-new Visions of Innovation show and much, much more. eSN-TV programming for educators and education advocates is commercial free and copyright cleared. It's available to schools, school districts, colleges, and universities free of any charge. All schools and colleges are eligible to receive the same service at no charge Call 301-913-0115 ext 110 or email NThrush@eSchoolnews.com to learn more. It's FREE to all educators! Go to http://www.eschoolnews.com Register for Complimentary Subscriptions to eSchool News for the Fall! Register now for your FREE subscriptions to any or all the following FREE publications -- 1. eSchool News. Just go to https://www.eschoolnews.com/freeesn/index.cfm 2. Classroom News. Just go to https://www.eschoolnews.com/cn/index.cfm?go=re127 Don't forget, we now have a higher-education email publication, as well: 3. eCampus News. Just go and check the box to sign up. Go to http://www.eschoolnews.com/emailprofile/manage.cfm AND a Spanish-language eMail publication: 4. eScuela Americana. Just go to https://www.eschoolnews.com/escuela Educator's Resource Center ... Teaching Effectively with Computers http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/onlinelearning/index.cfm With a growing array of solutions at their disposal, more and more educators are integrating computers, laptops, and other technology into the classroom, and often with great success. Computer-based technologies offer rich new ways to reach students and fulfill curriculum goals, while bringing information to life for diverse kinds of learners. But teaching with computers also poses many challenges. | Full Story Enriching Education Through Digital Sharing http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/onlinelearning/index.cfm Thanks to new technologies, it's now easier than ever for schools and other organizations to create rich, online repositories of learning "objects" that students, teachers, and other users can draw upon at their own convenience to enrich their education. | Full Story Professional Development http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/professionaldevelopment/ It's easy for today's educator to feel overwhelmed--in a complex and ever-changing educational environment, teachers are often expected to complete more in one day than they have time for in an entire week. They must, for instance, reach increasingly diverse student bodies, meet standards, carry out assessments, integrate technology into the classroom, and meet certification requirements. | Full Story Minimizing classroom disruptions http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/minimizing_classroom_disruptions/ Computers and the internet have become welcome instructional tools in most schools, ushering a wealth of additional resources into today's classrooms. Unfortunately, they also bring with them the potential for unwanted distractions—such as online content that ranges from off-target, to inappropriate, material. | Full Story Dropout prevention and credit recovery http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/creditrecovery/ Educators nationwide are concerned about stemming the tide of high school dropouts. New data suggest the steep economic impact that dropping out of school can have on individuals, and on the economy as a whole. But whether it's for reasons of economic competitiveness, or simply as a moral imperative, giving students alternative paths to graduation is a top priority for many school leaders —and, fortunately, technology can help. | Full Story Accelerating Technology with eRate Support http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/eratefunding/ Since its inception 10 years ago, the $2.25 billion-a-year eRate has provided some $20 billion in telecommunications discounts to eligible schools and libraries. Through the eRate, qualifying institutions can receive up to 90 percent off the cost of internet and telephone services—quite a boon for cash-strapped schools. Thanks largely to this monumental federal program, the percentage of public school classrooms with internet access jumped from 14 percent in 1996 to 95 percent a decade later. | Full Story
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