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Visit the new eSchool News Online! Visit us online today and discover the many changes we've made with one goal in mind--you! Education technology news is the "number one reason" educators come to eSchool News online. Now it's easier than ever to find all the news and information important to you. With daily news posts (all indexed in 16 major topic channels), it's faster and easier to find all the information you need. Here are some great highlights of the new eSchool News Online site: For a quick video review of the site go to Video Site Tour. Now we display the top six stories right on the front page. If you want to see all the latest articles just click "view all" to display an entire list of news. You can also view the news items by "headlines, summaries or with photos" as well. It's your choice! Just go to http://www.eschoolnews.com/ When you click on any news headline you'll go directly to the full article. Here you can read it, print it, email it, and even get more headlines along the same topic. Notice the "related content" box. Here you'll find recent stories related to what you are reading! If you are a registered user of eSchool News, you're invited to comment at the end of any article, and share your views with other educators. Just click on any news headline!   eSchool News Online is full of news content and it's free to educators. Visit us today! Around the Web ... WiFi and autism: a quick debunking From Ars Technica: On Nov. 21, as most people in the U.S. were focusing on the next day's holiday festivities, Engadget picked up on a potentially unnerving press release entitled "Link Between Wireless Technology and Autism Unveiled in New Scientific Report." Given the increasing prevalence of Wi-Fi use, a clear link between this technology and autism should give pause. But a closer examination of the press release raises enough red flags that the announcement should be viewed with extreme skepticism... | Full Story Teen's suicide spurs anti-cyberbullying law From CIO Today: A Missouri town has passed a law to prevent cyber bullying in response to last year's suicide of 13-year-old school girl Megan Meier after Meier received intentionally hurtful messages on MySpace. The new law passed for Megan is prompting awareness of the need for stronger state and federal laws to stop cyberbullying and online harassment... | Full Story One Laptop Per Child extends promotion From the Associated Press: A promotion in which a customer buying a $188 computer in the U.S. and Canada automatically donates a second one to a child in a developing country has been extended until year's end. The "Give One, Get One" program will now run through Dec. 31, instead of ending on Nov. 26, according to the One Laptop Per Child Program, a nonprofit spinoff from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "In the past 10 days, we've experienced an outpouring of support from the public that is truly gratifying and encouraging," said Nicholas Negroponte, the program's founder... | 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 ... 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 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 Announcements from ed-tech providers ... 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 Writing program offers teachers free writing and publishing tools AVerMedia announced as CDW Partner of the Year Samsung Optical Drive allows consumers to create DVDs quickly and easily Round Rock Independent School District chose Encore to manage programs for special populations		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:

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