eSN This Week: Feds tout computerized tests for key skills

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Feds tout computerized tests for key skills http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7424 A federal report funded by the National Center for Education Statistics says computer-based testing holds promise for measuring "21st-century" and higher-order thinking skills that cannot be measured easily via traditional pencil-and-paper exams. One of the study's researchers notes, however, that the United States may well be years away from developing the infrastructure to support such testing.  Full Story GRANT ALERT ... Presidential Award for Reading and Technology 2008 http://www.eschoolnews.com/erc/funding/opps.cfm#1862 The Presidential Award for Reading and Technology honors educators in grades K-12 who are making an outstanding and innovative contribution to the use of technology in reading education. There will b... | Full Story Deadline: November 15, 2007 WEEK'S TOP NEWS ... Sputnik's anniversary sparks reflection http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7427 Since the first artificial satellite, Sputnik, was launched by the Soviet Union 50 years ago, satellite technology has transformed life on Earth in a myriad of ways. According to White House science adviser John Marburger, satellites have actually triggered heightened interest among the American people, not only in space, but in science, mathematics, and education. | Full Story Why can't our data just get along? http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7428 The Schools Interoperability Framework Association (SIFA) and the Defense Department's Advanced Distributive Learning (ADL) Initiative are collaborating to improve interoperability in K-12 schools. Through the development of a new version of the Sharable Content Object Reference Model, or SCORM, the two groups hope to transform the way education content is shared, with a focus on improved teaching and learning. "Core SCORM" will feature capabilities including the aggregation of learning content, search and discovery, and tracking student achievement. | Full Story Clark County schools give coax the 'ax' http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7422 Since Nevada's Clark County School District (CCSD) in Las Vegas stopped putting coaxial cable TV networks in its schools two years ago, opting instead to stream video service over Internet Protocol (IP) networks, the district has saved both money and time. Such savings, however, are just two of the many ways CCSD is taking advantage of IP-based video. | Full Story Survey: Parents talk to their kids about the web http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7391 A new survey from the San Francisco-based nonprofit Common Sense Media and the Washington, D.C.-based education foundation Cable in the Classroom finds that the vast majority--85 percent--of parents talked to their child in the past year about how to behave on the internet. But far fewer, it shows, have discussed how to determine the credibility of online information or how to determine if a web site contains biased information. | Full Story eSN TV Video ... eSN TechWatch: Tech's Greatest Benefit for Education -- October 8, 2007 http://www.eschoolnews.com/video/index.cfm?v=256&f=416 Keith Krueger, chief executive officer of the Consortium for School Networking, explains what he believes is technology's greatest benefit for schools--and why he thinks this is an exciting time to be an educator. Watch with Windows Media Watch with Quicktime MP4 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 PARTNERS UPDATE ... Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy gets gift of computer lab software from NetOp Tech http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3010 NetOp Tech Inc., a fully owned subsidiary of Danish IT company Danware A/S has donated its software teaching solution, NetOp School, to the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy in Las Vegas. | Read More New web 2.0 workshop from Atomic Learning provides step-by-step instruction on using web 2.0 tools http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=2994 Atomic Learning, award-winning provider of Web-based technology training, has released a new online workshop focusing on Web 2.0 tools. | Read More	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 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 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 Educator's Resource Center ... 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
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