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Top News ... Reports reveal online learning's successes, needs Online learning continues to grow at a rapid pace, with 30 states--six more than last year--now offering state-led programs or initiatives, according to the latest report from the North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL). But the group warns that more oversight of online learning programs is needed if this growth is to continue, and it urges administrators to make sure their online courses are equally accessible to all students... | Full Story     Around the Web ... New Amazon reading device doesn't need a computer IBM Corp. has launched a mentoring program for college students in Africa. The project, called Makocha Minds, using the Swahili word for "teachers," puts 250 of IBM's top researchers in regular contact with engineering, math and computing students at universities in 10 sub-Saharan countries: Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda, South Africa, Kenya, Senegal, Botswana, Tanzania... | Full Story IBM links researchers, African students The Indianapolis Star: Indiana University's education school has been tapped by the federal government to conduct the definitive study of how teachers should use technology in their classrooms. Teachers who wondered whether iPods and laptops are worth it, school districts that debated over how to connect their computers, and parents who pondered their children's Internet use should all get answers. The $3.1 million contract will pay for one of the largest undertakings ever by the education school's Center for Evaluation and Education Policy. The deadline for completion is April 2009... | Full Story Cyber intimidation and the art of bullying Sydney Morning Herald (Australia): In Australia, cyber bullying is a relatively new type of harassment but the federal government says it is not unusual. According to 2007 statistics on the government's NetAlert web site, 16 per cent of children say they have been bullied online and 14 per cent have been bullied using a mobile phone. Worse still, cyber intimidation pushes the frontiers of bullying--it can take place any time, anywhere. This has led to... | Full Story 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/surveys-awards/tech-saavy -superintendent-awards/ But hurry! Nominations close Friday, Nov. 30. More from eSchool News Online ... Project targets new teachers' tech use Indiana University's School of Education is embarking on a $3.1 million study of how current and emerging technologies are being used most effectively in classrooms--and how best to prepare new teachers to use these tools. The study marks the first real focus on helping to prepare pre-service teachers to use technology effectively during the Bush Administration... | Full Story Teachers warned about MySpace profiles In a memo to Ohio teachers, the state's largest teachers union strongly discouraged educators from using social-networking web sites such as MySpace and Facebook to create personal profiles or communicate with students... | Full Story Webcast highlights low-cost computing options At a Nov. 14 webcast hosted by the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), educational technology leaders came together to compare ultra-portable devices and talk about affordable one-to-one computing options for schools... | Full Story Announcements from ed-tech providers ... Conference highlights latest in educational technology and best practices St. Petersburg College AS Veterinary Technology Distance Program delivers Sloan-C award-winning program with the ANGEL Learning Management Suite Access Innovations, Inc. software selected by American Economic Association for Econlit CoSN launches small district technology leadership wiki Extron Introduces New Quad Mini Twisted Pair Transmitter for VGA and RS-232 First-ever gold-standard study of adolescent reading intervention reveals significant gains with Read 180 -- the treatment that works Free holiday resources from Discovery Education complement any lesson plan Knowledge Adventure announces K-12 distribution rights for 'Brainware Safari' from Learning Enhancement Corporation National Educational Computing Conference 2008 NEA and IMLS announce more than $1.5 million in Big Read grants for the first half of 2008		November Online Specials You Don't Want to Miss... 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