eSN Today: New online tool aids literacy programs

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Top News ... New online tool aids literacy programs Schools, libraries, and other organizations that aim to improve students' reading skills have a new online tool to help them evaluate how well their literacy programs work: the Verizon Literacy Program Self-Assessment Tool (VLP-SAT). Developed by the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) with funding from the Verizon Foundation, VLP-SAT is available free of charge to all... | Full Story Around the Web ... An expert talks about protecting kids online One in five U.S. teenagers who regularly log onto the Internet say they have received unwanted sexual solicitations via the Web, according to the Crimes Against Children Research Center... | Full Story Hackers spark new protests vs. video game Family groups renewed calls on Friday to clamp down on video game "Manhunt 2" after hackers accessed scenes of bloody killings that were scaled back to let the game go on sale... | Full Story Dell to pay $1.4B for EqualLogic Personal computer maker Dell said Monday it has agreed to pay $1.4 billion in cash for EqualLogic Inc., which makes data-storage network systems, in another move to boost growth by... | Full Story More from eSchool News Online ... Ed-tech groups issue urgent call to action Three leading educational technology advocacy groups have banded together to release a position paper that makes an urgent case for why--and how--school leaders should integrate technology... | Full Story Does U.S. lag in internet speed? Is the United States stuck in the internet's slow lane? It's a question lawmakers are beginning to ask--and the answer could have significant implications for education: Most schools have... | Full Story Low-cost laptop deals heat up The race to supply low-cost laptop computers to students in developing nations has heated up: Within hours of the news that Uruguay had become the first nation to buy XO laptops... | Full Story HELP suspends Gulf Coast work After two years of working to help Gulf Coast schools recover from Hurricane Katrina and rebuild their facilities as 21st-century learning centers, the HELP (Hurricane Education... | Full Story Announcements from ed-tech providers ... SRA/McGraw-Hill introduces new edition of reading mastery, direct instruction elementary program | Read the full announcement Students and educators in Kansas and New Jersey to use ePals' eMail and blog tools for safe, global collaboration | Read the full announcement Recorded books to release Plugged-in to Nonfiction--the latest extension of Dr. Janet Allen's Plugged-in to Reading | Read the full announcement OpenSEA Alliance calls for participation in testing Open Source 802.1X client | Read the full announcement Indiana Virtual Academy chooses the ANGEL Learning Management Suite to deliver learning online | Read the full announcement Anytime Anywhere Learning Foundation and Lausanne Collegiate announce Laptop Institute partnership | Read the full announcement The 28th annual Educational Computing Organization of Ontario (ECOO) Conference: November 7-9 to attract K-12 education leaders from across Canada | Read the full announcement Wikipedia reaches 10,000 donors in nine days | Read the full announcement Quality children's television eNewsletter premiers: Smart News makes it easy for parents to find the 'good stuff' on TV for kids | Read the full announcement Visual Distance Learning turns 95: Herman DeVry's 1912 'Theater in a Suitcase' invention blazed trail for today's online education | Read the full announcement New Elmo TT-02a Visual Presenter even more versatile for dynamic classroom presentations | Read the full announcement Xavier University's student retention success acknowledged nationally | Read the full announcement Rapid Resources now offers high school exit exam remediation--a quick way to assess readiness for high school exit exams and reteach required skills | Read the full announcement See Me Read early childhood literacy program fosters love for lifelong learning | Read the full announcement Online Training and Resource Provider, Atomic Learning, Offers Free Workshop on Web 2.0 | Read the full announcement	November Online Specials You Don't Want to Miss... 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