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| Software strikes a chord for disabled students  A program developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute allows students with severe physical disabilities to create music just by moving their heads. A digital video camera tracks these movements on a computer screen and translates them into piano scales or drum beats. Its developers hope the program will open a whole new world of creativity for physically challenged individuals.
Around the Web ...How a computer for the poor got stomped by tech giantsFrom the Wall Street Journal: In 2005, Nicholas Negroponte unveiled an idea for bridging the technology divide between rich nations and the developing world: design a $100 laptop and, within four years, get it into the hands of up to 150 million of the world's poorest schoolchildren. World leaders and corporate benefactors jumped in to support One Laptop Per Child, and Mr. Negroponte, a professor on leave from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, hopscotched the world collecting pledges from developing nations to buy the laptops in bulk. But nearly three years later, only about 2,000 students in pilot programs have received computers from the project... | Full Story High-tech schools pilot program puts kids in chargeFrom the New York Daily News: In 22 New York City schools, students and teachers are participating in a pilot program designed to create and test-drive the 21st century classroom. About $13.4 million in capital funds, along with federal grants, have been invested into the so-called iTeach-iLearn schools over the past two years. The pilot program outfits classrooms in the 22 schools with devices including SMARTboards, laptops, wireless Internet access and special lockers to keep all the technology safe when the school is closed. Teachers also receive training so they feel comfortable with the new technology.... | Full Story In D.C., a computer for every classroomFrom the Washington Post: Washington D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) and D.C. schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee announced yesterday that every D.C. classroom will have a desktop computer by February under a $4 million technology initiative. The money will pay for more than 6,300 computers, which will be installed in the city's 141 schools. The money will also go toward fixing network cables, power strips and access points so that every classroom teacher and administrator will be able to have and use a computer... | Full Story
 More from eSchool News Online ...Technology helps reform large lecturesAt Virginia Tech, students in most introductory math courses work through problems individually at one of 500 computer workstations in a giant room that is open 24 hours a day. And at hundreds of colleges nationwide, professors use personal response systems technology, or "clickers," to gauge whether students understand important concepts before moving on. These are just some of the ways colleges and universities are striving to transform large lectures into more personal experiences for students--and technology is playing a key role in such reforms. | Full Story Reports reveal online learning's successes, needsOnline 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 Project targets new teachers' tech useIndiana 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 Announcements from ed-tech providers ...Avermedia announced as CDW Partner of the YearBlackboard Backpack with SCORM support now available EDRoom offers online meeting rooms that enable deep dialogue between solutions providers and school decision-makers Hitachi offers remote management and wireless connectivity with new CP-X308 3LCD Projector Knowledge Adventure joins WeAreTeachers as an affiliate partner SANAKO launches updated Interactive Learning Software and new add-on modules Xantech goes green with new energy efficient power supplies Wireless network mysteries solved North Carolina secures USDLC's online professional development for all teachers in the state SANAKO launches updated interactive learning software and new add-on modules |
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