eSN This Week: Poll: Schools aren't meeting data-storage rules

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Poll: Schools aren't meeting data-storage rules http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7123 An informal survey administered by data-management company CommVault suggests that most schools still don't have plans for storing and retrieving electronic communication, such as eMail and instant messages, sent by their students and staff--despite new federal rules that make such information subject to the discovery process in the event of a lawsuit.  Full Story GRANT ALERT ... Smaller Learning Communities Program http://www.eschoolnews.com/erc/funding/opps.cfm#1779 The Smaller Learning Communities (SLCs) program awards discretionary grants to local educational agencies to support the implementation of SLCs and activities to improve student academic achievement i... | Full Story Deadline: July 17, 2007 WEEK'S TOP NEWS... Virtual tours offer trips through time http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7097 As technology improves and costs fall, educators, museums, and others increasingly are using video, animation, graphics, and other technology to depict historical sites virtually, in three dimensions--beyond what text, maps, and drawings can offer. | Full Story Little blue robots recruit college kids http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7096 A new course at Georgia Tech University that asks students to program a low-cost personal robot called the Scribbler is part of a growing movement in schools nationwide to reignite interest in computer science among undergraduates. | Full Story Feds solicit ed-tech feedback http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7095 The U.S. Department of Education is asking school stakeholders to comment on the use of technology in schools. While advocates of educational technology say they welcome this latest request for comments, some question whether the department will act on any of the advice it receives, given how little importance it placed on the last National Educational Technology Plan. | Full Story eSN TV Video ... eSN TechWatch: Squelching cyber bullies http://www.eschoolnews.com/video/index.cfm?v=214&f=334 States take on eBullying; Wanted: 'Geek squad' for Arkansas schools... Watch with Windows Media Watch with Quicktime MP4 BEST PRACTICES ... 21st-century school represents 'the will to change' http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7129 At the end of a dimly lit corridor in the heart of the Academy of Information Technology and Engineering (AITE), a 450-student public high school in Stamford, Conn., a student stares into a camera lens. The wall behind him is plastered with dull green paper ripped from a giant spool in a nearby art classroom. | Full Story PARTNERS UPDATE ... Bridgit conferencing software improves Voice over IP and chat http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=2360 CALGARY, Alberta --- June 4, 2007--- SMART Technologies Inc. announces the release of Bridgit™ conferencing software 3.2 for Microsoft® Windows® and Mac OS operating systems. The latest version adds improved Voice over IP (VoIP) to Web conferencing applications, chat features, support for more users and enhanced support for the Mac operating system. Bridgit conferencing software 3.2 allows users to connect instantly and share voice, video and data over the Internet in real time. Version 3.2 allows teachers and business professionals to connect through any Internet browser without having to install the software. Bridgit software continues to offer the benefits of easy, secure, cost-effective conferencing for corporate meetings and distance education, eliminating travel time and costs. | Read More Join Us for the Novell ZENworks Configuration http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=2361 Your environment is complex, with virtually endless combinations of platforms, systems, applications and patches. Add the threats posed by viruses and the complications involved in supporting mobile users, and the need to manage these environments becomes obvious. | Read More DataViz Optimizes Documents To Go for Palm Foleo Mobile Companion http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=2362 MILFORD, Conn., and CARLSBAD, Calif., D: All Things Digital, May 30, 2007 - DataViz®, Inc., a leading provider of Microsoft® Office compatibility solutions, and Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) today announced their continued alliance with the latest addition of Documents To Go® for Palm® Foleo(TM) mobile companions. The award-winning mobile Office suite, Documents To Go, will provide Foleo customers with the ability to create, view and edit Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint compatible files on their mobile companions. | Read More WeatherBug® and USA TODAY Education Announce Winners http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=2358 Germantown, MD--WeatherBug®, the leading provider of live, local weather information, announced today the winners of the Science Literacy Project's Share Fair, a joint effort between WeatherBug and USA TODAY Education, to bring interactive and engaging education programs to schools throughout the New York City area. In its third year, Project Share Fair is the end product of a 15-week Science Literacy Project to raise awareness of science and literacy in students from grades 3-12. | Read More Bucks County Schools Intermediate Unit #22 Blankets the County With SAFARI Montage http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=2359 PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 2007--Bucks County Schools Intermediate Unit (IU) #22 has purchased Library Video Company's (LVC) SAFARI Montage WAN Manager, the award-winning, WAN-based, Video-On-Demand and digital media management system for all of its 13 districts and 137 schools. Bucks County IU has always been a leader in understanding the next wave of delivering media to the classroom and therefore selected SAFARI Montage for its multi-faceted, flexible integrated system, which offers the ability to access, manage and disseminate the best educational video content digitally throughout the county. | Read More Atomic Learning Releases Tutorials for Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=2355 May 25, 2007--Atomic Learning has released a new series of training tutorials on Adobe's latest product, Acrobat 8 Professional. | Read More MAXIMUS Special Education Case Management System Selected by Chicago Public Schools http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=2356 5/21/07- The Chicago Board of Education has selected MAXIMUS (NYSE:MMS) and its TIENET™ special education case management system for district-wide implementation. The two year project will enable Chicago's teachers and special education service providers to prepare fully compliant Individual Education Programs. In addition, by using a full case management system, staff will be able to collect, analyze, and report student achievement data to improve student performance and develop reports and communication for parents, teachers, administrators, and Board members. | Read More eCollege® to Be Acquired by Pearson http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=2357 CHICAGO -- May 14, 2007 -- eCollege® [Nasdaq: ECLG], a leading provider of value-added information services to the post-secondary education industry, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Pearson Education, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pearson plc (LSE: PSON; NYSE: PSO), in a transaction with a total value of approximately $538 million. | Read More	New Online Video for June: View the new "Visions of Innovation" Meet the new visionaries transforming technology and education. This month's premier show you'll meet Andrew Schlessinger and Tim Beekman who together drive innovation through Safari Montage from Library Video Company: Visionaries of Visual Learning Go to: http://www.eschoolnews.com/visions Watch all the highlights of the recent COSN Conference Go to: http://www.eschoolnews.com/cosn Includes videos by: Jim Klein: Who's afraid of open tech? Keith Krueger: Tech's biggest school benefit Karen Henke: Turning data into knowledge Rich Kaestner: Justifying ed-tech investments Lord David Puttnam: Join the battle for kids' minds Helen Soule: Copyright-free school videos: Priceless PLUS, watch these great videos to learn more about -- Classrooms of the Future: Gov. bets $200 million on ed tech Whiteboards: Boon or Boondoggle? 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