eSN This Week: Low-cost school computing set to take off

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Low-cost school computing set to take off http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7365 California-based NComputing announces it will provide multi-user virtual desktop software and inexpensive computer terminals to 400,000 students in the Republic of Macedonia by the end of 2008. The move, the company says, is a step towards its goal to see every person and organization that wants 1-to-1 access to a PC be able to afford it.  Full Story GRANT ALERT ... Interwrite Learning and TeacherTube Video Contest http://www.eschoolnews.com/erc/funding/opps.cfm#1851 Interwrite Learning, in partnership with TeacherTube, announces the company's first video contest to recognize teachers and students for their creativity and use of technology in the classroom. Partic... | Full Story Deadline: October 21, 2007 WEEK'S TOP NEWS ... MPC acquires Gateway's school business http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7360 Just days after Taiwanese computer maker Acer Inc. announced plans to acquire Gateway Inc. for $710 million, Gateway's school customers learned they will have a new supplier for sales, service, and support: Gateway has agreed to sell its professional business unit to Nampa, Idaho-based MPC Corp. in a separate, $90 million deal.| Full Story Push for 'net neutrality' stalls http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7364 Education groups pushing for regulation argue the future of online learning is at stake. | Full Story Report: Schools aren't preparing kids for college http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7363 The Alliance for Excellent Education convened a panel yesterday to discuss a new issue brief highlighting the disconnect that exists between the way high school teachers prepare their students for the future and how students actually achieve success. An emphasis on college readiness, panelists said, is needed to inform, assess, and improve high school teaching for the 21st-century. | Full Story Colleges find new revenue source online http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7361 New web technologies are enabling college athletic departments to raise money through their web sites from tech savvy fans--who increasingly have the bandwidth to support platforms such as audio and video files. According to Nada Usina, president of XOS Technologies, a Sanford, Fla.-based company that helps schools host web sites, athletic department web sites have the potential to become a billion-dollar business. | Full Story eSN TV Video ... eSN TechWatch: Back to School, Facebook-Style -- September 17, 2007 http://www.eschoolnews.com/video/index.cfm?v=252&f=408 How Facebook is shaping the back-to-school experience—and how schools are answering the iPhone craze. Watch with Windows Media Watch with Quicktime MP4 SPECIAL REPORT ... Converged Wireless http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7155 Campus security is once again in the national spotlight. As families and students struggle to cope in the aftermath of events at Virginia Tech, the worst shooting massacre in U.S. history, school leaders from coast to coast are reevaluating their own emergency plans and procedures--and experts agree that having quick and coordinated means of communicating is a key element of such plans | Full Story PARTNERS UPDATE ... Atomic Learning adds assessment rubric to their technology-infused lesson plans http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=2860 Atomic Learning, award-winning provider of Web-based software training and curriculum resources, has added an assessment rubric to their popular technology-infused lesson plans, Lesson Accelerators. | Read More	September 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 September'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 resource centers on IT Management Tools of the Trade, Collaboration and Storage, Video Surveillance Eye on Security, 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 Last Chance to Register for Complimentary Subscriptions to eSchool News for the Summer! 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 Hope you had a great and relaxing summer. Educator's Resource Center ... Professional Development http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/professionaldevelopment/ 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 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 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
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