eSN Today: 'Smart mob' tech spurs student activism

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Top News ... 'Smart mob' tech spurs student activism When tens of thousands of protesters converged on tiny Jena, La., on Sept. 20, they also ushered in a major milestone in technology-spawned activism. Spurred online to real-life action by a popular hip-hop artist and black music bloggers, the Jena Six protesters gathered without a set time, leader, or program. They also became the first highly visible "smart mob" formed by black... | Full Story Please take our beta site survey ... eSchool News has been working hard to update and improve our website. We're very excited about the changes but we need your help. We're asking a few of our loyal readers to review the new site and complete a short survey providing your input and impressions. Below is a link to the beta version of our new site. You'll notice a new look and feel as well as more photos and options throughout the site. 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High-tech help on the way for minority colleges After four years of fits and starts, minority-serving colleges may have their best opportunity yet in 2007 to secure congressional passage of a bill to address the digital divide at historically... | Full Story University president pulls web profile The president of Maryland's Salisbury University removed her Facebook profile after being questioned about unprofessional captions posted alongside photos on the Web page. Janet Dudley-Eshbach... | Full Story Media groups challenge Google on copyright Some of the world's largest media companies have agreed on a set of principles to govern the way that copyright law and anti-piracy measures should be applied to video and music on the internet... | Full Story More from eSchool News Online ... House bill reopens campus file-sharing battle College and university leaders who recently staved off an unexpected attempt in the U.S. Senate to make their institutions use technological means to prevent students from sharing protected music and... | Full Story Solution aims to transform math assessment In school systems across the country, teachers are using handheld computers and a software solution from Wireless Generation, called mCLASS, to administer the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early... | Full Story Tech giants float 'cloud computing' for colleges Google and IBM have joined together on an initiative to promote research on "cloud computing," a technology that uses remote servers, instead of users' PCs, to run programs and services. The two... | Full Story Voters urge teaching of 21st-century skills In yet another sign that momentum is building for the teaching of so-called "21st-century skills" in the nation's classrooms, results of a new poll indicate that voters overwhelmingly agree: The skill... | Full Story Announcements from ed-tech providers ... Tween social network imbee.com and National Geographic Digital Media partner to form world-conscious kids community | Read the full announcement Judging panel announced for Interwrite Makeover video contest | Read the full announcement IC Corporation celebrates 50,000th school bus | Read the full announcement Mississippi students learn importance of Gulf Coast wetlands through teacher-created web site and content | Read the full announcement U.S. Green Building Council launches green schools web site | Read the full announcement College readiness assessment tool helps take guesswork out of college preparation | Read the full announcement Optical Image Technology announces release of new software module | Read the full announcement Group Logic releases ExtremeZ-IP 5.1 | Read the full announcement NEC highlights classroom of the future at EDUCAUSE 2007 | Read the full announcement Unique, multi-institution university expects to benefit from Oracle's scalability and flexibility | Read the full announcement Plymouth State University & Virtual High School partner to offer graduate certificate in online teaching and learning | Read the full announcement	October 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 October'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. 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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
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eSN Today: House bill reopens campus file-sharing battle

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Top News ... House bill reopens campus file-sharing battle College and university leaders who recently staved off an unexpected attempt in the U.S. Senate to make their institutions use technological means to prevent students from sharing protected music and video files over the internet have been forced to wage the same battle on a second front: the House of Representatives. In the process, higher education's relations with the entertainment industry... | Full Story Please take our beta site survey ... eSchool News has been working hard to update and improve our website. We're very excited about the changes but we need your help. We're asking a few of our loyal readers to review the new site and complete a short survey providing your input and impressions. Below is a link to the beta version of our new site. You'll notice a new look and feel as well as more photos and options throughout the site. 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World Digital Library's prototype unveiled Reporters in Paris got a peak Wednesday at a prototype for the World Digital Library, an online initiative by the U.S. Library of Congress, the U.N. cultural body UNESCO, and international partner... | Full Story Apple to open iPhone programming Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs said Wednesday that the company would let outside developers create software for its iPhone and iPod Touch gadgets, showing the company's increasing willingness to... | Full Story Tech makes porn easier to access at work More than a decade after employers began cracking down on people who view online pornography at work, says USA Today, porn is continuing to create tension in offices across the nation... | Full Story More from eSchool News Online ... Solution aims to transform math assessment In school systems across the country, teachers are using handheld computers and a software solution from Wireless Generation, called mCLASS, to administer the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early... | Full Story Google, IBM to push 'cloud computing' at U.S. colleges Google and IBM have joined together on an initiative to promote research on "cloud computing," a technology that uses remote servers, instead of users' PCs, to run programs and services. The two... | Full Story Voters urge teaching of 21st-century skills In yet another sign that momentum is building for the teaching of so-called "21st-century skills" in the nation's classrooms, results of a new poll indicate that voters overwhelmingly agree: The skill... | Full Story Internet2 upgrades to 100 Gbps University scholars who need to borrow large chunks of bandwidth for their studies will be able to establish a dedicated, 10 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) link from one facility to another over Internet2... | Full Story Announcements from ed-tech providers ... Reading is Fundamental welcomes teachers, students back to school with "Choose Your Own Adventure" class writing contest | Read the full announcement UCLA installs Barix Instreamer IP Audio Encoders in 43 classrooms | Read the full announcement Plymouth State University and Virtual High School partner to offer graduate certificate in online teaching and learning | Read the full announcement Cambium Learning Technologies showcases new products at annual Closing the Gap Conference in Minneapolis | Read the full announcement AARP's Educator Community joins Curriki to help bridge global education divide | Read the full announcement New book from ISTE explores education potential of Web 2.0, social networking | Read the full announcement QLogic, NetApp and Nuova Systems demonstrate industry's first converged network with Fibre Channel Over Ethernet | Read the full announcement VersaTrans Solutions, Inc. releases VersaTrans RP 9.9 | Read the full announcement Audio Enhancement's classroom audio systems make the grade at Ron Clark Academy | Read the full announcement	October 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 October'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. 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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
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eSN Tools for Schools: $2M to help teachers improve history education

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October 17, 2007 | Vol.5 No. 41 See Issue Online | Whitelist Us Edit Your eMail Account | RSS
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GRANT OF THE WEEK ... $2M to help teachers improve history education http://www.eschoolnews.com/erc/funding/opps.cfm#1871 The Teaching American History Grant Program supports projects that aim to raise student achievement by improving teachers' knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of traditional American history. Grant awards assist local educational agencies, in partnership with entities that have extensive content expertise, to develop, implement, document, evaluate, and disseminate innovative.....| Full Story Deadline: November 9, 2007 | Full Grants and Funding Alerts | SITE OF THE WEEK ... NGA, Scholastic team up to get kids interested in STEM fields http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/links/showLink.cfm?linkID=370 October 17, 2007—In support of its "Innovation America" initiative, the National Governors Association (NGA) has launched a web site aimed at getting middle school students excited about science, technology, engineering... | Full Story   Sponsored by: BEST PRACTICES ... University's cellular project captures award http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7319 An ambitious project to transform campus communications at the University of Notre Dame has won the school a prestigious award presented by the Association for Communications Technology Professionals in Higher Education (ACUTA). Among the project's many successes is a near doubling of campus Wi-Fi access points. | Full Story SPECIAL REPORT ... How to Afford More Digital Content http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStorysr.cfm?ArticleID=7155 Educators want fast, affordable digital content. They want it everywhere, all the time. And they want it within tight budgets. To get all that, tech-savvy educators have discovered the economies of delivering voice, video, and data over a single wireless network. In this Special Report from the editors of eSchool News, you'll find out where and how educators are getting maximum digital content at a minimum costs. Read all about it now: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStorysr.cfm?ArticleID=7155 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 Collaboration and Storage http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/collaborative_learning/ With many states and districts moving towards the 1:1 initiative, the question becomes, "How do we make this more cost effective for our school?" Buying personal computers for each student is expensive and difficult to maintain. Creating your own system can bog down your server and cannot be accessed outside of school due to firewall protections. So what is the best solution? | 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 and 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 SHOW ME HOW, NOW! ... Excel 2007/2004: Formatting the fill of a graphic object in Excel http://www.eschoolnews.com/marc/showme.cfm Need help integrating technology in your classroom? Check out the Atomic Learning Lesson Accelerators. In this week's tutorial learn how easy it is to reorder blocks and activities.create organizational charts. Show me how, NOW Sponsored by:	eSN EDUCATOR POLL Are schools in your area keeping up with new technology or falling behind? - Keeping up - Falling behind - Not sure Vote NOW!     LAST WEEK'S POLL RESULTS ... October 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 October'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. 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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
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eSN Today: Solution aims to transform math assessment

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Top News ... Solution aims to transform math assessment In school systems across the country, teachers are using handheld computers and a software solution from Wireless Generation, called mCLASS, to administer the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) to elementary-age students. The technique has helped boost students' reading scores dramatically. Now, the positive impact this approach has had on reading soon could be replicated... | Full Story Please take our beta site survey ... eSchool News has been working hard to update and improve our website. We're very excited about the changes but we need your help. We're asking a few of our loyal readers to review the new site and complete a short survey providing your input and impressions. Below is a link to the beta version of our new site. You'll notice a new look and feel as well as more photos and options throughout the site. New Site Link: http://hb1.eschoolnews.com/ Our goal is to provide our readers the best education-technology news and information in the most efficient and easy to use format possible. Survey Link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=iPVWBn0wG4MdhdaM_2bKMTjQ_3d_3d If you have any questions while you're reviewing the site or would like to speak to me directly, please feel free to contact me at 301-913-0115 x110 or via email at nthrush@eschoolnews.com. Thank you for your input. Nancy Thrush Director of Online Services eSchool News 301-913-0115 x110 NThrush@eschoolnews.com   Around the Web ... New Apple OS set for Oct. 26 release After much speculation, Apple has confirmed that the next version of its Mac OS X operating system, "Leopard," will hit stores on Friday, October 26, at 6 p.m., CNET reports. The company has stated... | Full Story Neb. students soon can send e-transcripts Nebraska students soon will be able to transfer their transcripts electronically to high schools, colleges, and universities, the Lincoln Journal-Star reports.?"This is a great example of how... | Full Story Facebook agrees to obscenity safeguards New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has announced an agreement with social-networking web site Facebook to enforce safeguards against obscene content and sexual predators using the site... | Full Story More from eSchool News Online ... Google, IBM to push 'cloud computing' at U.S. colleges Google and IBM have joined together on an initiative to promote research on "cloud computing," a technology that uses remote servers, instead of users' PCs, to run programs and services. The two... | Full Story Voters urge teaching of 21st-century skills In yet another sign that momentum is building for the teaching of so-called "21st-century skills" in the nation's classrooms, results of a new poll indicate that voters overwhelmingly agree: The skill... | Full Story Internet2 upgrades to 100 Gbps University scholars who need to borrow large chunks of bandwidth for their studies will be able to establish a dedicated, 10 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) link from one facility to another over Internet2... | Full Story Shooting rips Cleveland tech school Metal detectors and other security measures failed to keep a 14-year-old suspended student from opening fire in his downtown Cleveland high school Wednesday, Oct. 10, wounding four people as terrified... | Full Story Announcements from ed-tech providers ... Discovery Education launches the next generation media storage and delivery solution for schools | Read the full announcement Maria Echaveste elected to Alliance For Excellent Education's Board of Directors | Read the full announcement $1.8 million project will improve energy efficiency for Pennsylvania school district | Read the full announcement Active Data launches facilities management system at HighEdWebDev Conference in Rochester, NY | Read the full announcement North American Video relies on Altronix Power | Read the full announcement American Library Association chooses Bill of Rights Institute as the MARS Best Free Reference Website of 2007 | Read the full announcement Consortium on Reading Excellence announces 2008 Annual Literacy Leadersip Summit | Read the full announcement School Web Lockers announces contract extension with Riverside Unified School District for web-based collaboration and storage | Read the full announcement Hitachi supports the arts at 2007 San Diego Asian Film Festival | Read the full announcement	October 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 October'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. 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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
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Top News ... Solution aims to transform math assessment In school systems across the country, teachers are using handheld computers and a software solution from Wireless Generation, called mCLASS, to administer the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) to elementary-age students. The technique has helped boost students' reading scores dramatically. Now, the positive impact this approach has had on reading soon could be replicated... | Full Story Please take our beta site survey ... eSchool News has been working hard to update and improve our website. We're very excited about the changes but we need your help. We're asking a few of our loyal readers to review the new site and complete a short survey providing your input and impressions. Below is a link to the beta version of our new site. You'll notice a new look and feel as well as more photos and options throughout the site. 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The company has stated... | Full Story Neb. students soon can send e-transcripts Nebraska students soon will be able to transfer their transcripts electronically to high schools, colleges, and universities, the Lincoln Journal-Star reports.?"This is a great example of how... | Full Story Facebook agrees to obscenity safeguards New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has announced an agreement with social-networking web site Facebook to enforce safeguards against obscene content and sexual predators using the site... | Full Story More from eSchool News Online ... Google, IBM to push 'cloud computing' at U.S. colleges Google and IBM have joined together on an initiative to promote research on "cloud computing," a technology that uses remote servers, instead of users' PCs, to run programs and services. The two... | Full Story Voters urge teaching of 21st-century skills In yet another sign that momentum is building for the teaching of so-called "21st-century skills" in the nation's classrooms, results of a new poll indicate that voters overwhelmingly agree: The skill... | Full Story Internet2 upgrades to 100 Gbps University scholars who need to borrow large chunks of bandwidth for their studies will be able to establish a dedicated, 10 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) link from one facility to another over Internet2... | Full Story Shooting rips Cleveland tech school Metal detectors and other security measures failed to keep a 14-year-old suspended student from opening fire in his downtown Cleveland high school Wednesday, Oct. 10, wounding four people as terrified... | Full Story Announcements from ed-tech providers ... Discovery Education launches the next generation media storage and delivery solution for schools | Read the full announcement Maria Echaveste elected to Alliance For Excellent Education's Board of Directors | Read the full announcement $1.8 million project will improve energy efficiency for Pennsylvania school district | Read the full announcement Active Data launches facilities management system at HighEdWebDev Conference in Rochester, NY | Read the full announcement North American Video relies on Altronix Power | Read the full announcement American Library Association chooses Bill of Rights Institute as the MARS Best Free Reference Website of 2007 | Read the full announcement Consortium on Reading Excellence announces 2008 Annual Literacy Leadersip Summit | Read the full announcement School Web Lockers announces contract extension with Riverside Unified School District for web-based collaboration and storage | Read the full announcement Hitachi supports the arts at 2007 San Diego Asian Film Festival | Read the full announcement	October Online Specials You Don't Want to Miss... 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