eSN Tools for Schools: Vol. 5 No. 33

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August 22, 2007 Vol.5 No. 33 See Issue Online | Whitelist Us Edit Your eMail Account | RSS
Inside this issue: Grant Alert | Site of the Week| Special Report | Educator's Resource Centers
GRANT OF THE WEEK ... $120,000 in reading software programs and training The Schools in Need Competition will launch on July 1, and is open to schools that need to raise reading scores by at least 30 percent among a population of students between grades K-8. Schools must also show a need to have supplemental reading materials that address specific reading deficiencies and to use the technological investments the school has made for reading instruction. Winning schools will receive...... | Full Story Deadline: December 15, 2007 | Full Grants and Funding Alerts | SITE OF THE WEEK ... New case studies explain how schools weighed their value of there IT investments August 22, 2007—As part of its ongoing Value of Investment (VOI) Leadership Initiative, the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) has released two new case studies chronicling how school districts in Iowa and W ... | Full Story Sponsored by: SPECIAL REPORT ... Converged wireless Two technology trends that have been taking place separately in K-12 and higher-education institutions across the country are now beginning to come together: (1) the proliferation of wireless networks, and (2) the convergence of voice, video, and data on a single network infrastructure.... | Full Story Educator's Resource Centers ... 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 Communications for 21st Century Schools http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/21stcenturyschoolcommunications/ Forward-thinking education leaders recognize the need for a telecommunications infrastructure that can simultaneously handle voice, video, and data traffic, enabling such advances as streaming video and audio, voice over IP, and other 21st-century applications. But getting there can be fraught with difficulties. | 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 IT Management Tools of the Trade http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/IT-Tools-of-the-Trade/ Keeping track of hardware and software, maintaining equipment and supporting users, ensuring proper technology use, keeping the network secure, and protecting data from loss or theft: These are just some of the many challenges that school IT managers face on a daily basis. To ease the pain brought on by these constant challenges, the editors of eSchool News--with the generous support of SchoolDude.com--have compiled this online toolkit. | Full Story Classroom Management http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/Classroom_Management/ As schools and teachers integrate computers, laptops, and other electronic devices into their lessons, the challenges of managing classroom instruction also mount. Students might be tempted to use these technology tools to surf the web, IM their friends, or otherwise allow their focus to wander; and teachers have a whole new set of issues to consider. | Full Story SHOW ME HOW, NOW! ... Visio 2007: Creating an organization chart 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 create organizational charts. Visio 2007 allows you to visualize, explore, and communicate complex information, systems, and processes. Show me how, NOW Sponsored by:	eSN EDUCATOR POLL Have you seen a change in the volume of spam eMail over the past few months? - Much more - Somewhat more - About the same or less than usual Vote NOW!     LAST WEEK'S POLL RESULTS ... August 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 August'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)! 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