eSN Today: Intel hosts 'Academy Awards for education'

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Top News ... Intel hosts 'Academy Awards for education' It's not often that educators are hailed as celebrities, escorted by limousine from the airport to a black-tie reception, and given an awards banquet held in their honor. But for one night, at least, winners of the 2007 Intel Schools of Distinction Awards--which recognize K-12 schools for their exceptional use of technology to enhance math and science education--got a taste of what it's like to... | Full Story Around the Web ... Database to track D.C. students' fates The D.C. superintendent of education's office is establishing a database to track the city's public school students from pre-K to college graduation. Officials acknowledge that poor... | Full Story In some NJ schools, iPods are required listening Next month, the Union City district will give out 300 iPods at its schools as part of a $130,000 experiment in one of New Jersey's poorest urban school systems. The effort has... | Full Story Penn State test center battles cheating Swipe your ID card through the reader, take your ticket to your assigned cubicle, and don't forget to smile for the video cameras. Pennsylvania State University's new testing... | Full Story More from eSchool News Online ... 'Fair use' confusion threatens media literacy In too many classrooms across the country, sweaty palms and the fears associated with a call to the principal's office aren't just student afflictions: Educators, especially those... | Full Story Illegal downloader ordered to pay $222K Students and other internet users who download or share songs and movies without paying for them have a new reason to reconsider their actions: In the first such case to go to... | Full Story Why can't our data just get along? Two organizations that have been promoting interoperability among disparate educational data systems have established a new goal: creating a separate set of standards... | Full Story Sputnik's anniversary sparks reflection With a series of small beeps from a spiky globe 50 years ago today, the world shrank--and humanity's view of Earth and the cosmos expanded. Education, too, was forever changed... | Full Story Announcements from ed-tech providers ... National Center for Family Literacy and NoodleNet partner to support family learning and literacy needs | Read the full announcement ACS named outsourcing award winner by CLO Magazine | Read the full announcement Videos, color diagrams, and an abundance of new content added to Facts On File's Science Online | Read the full announcement World Book library of natural disasters helps students understand the power of nature | Read the full announcement Samsung premieres 19 inch flat panel LCD monitor with UbiSync technology | Read the full announcement Are new middle and high school teachers being cast adrift? | Read the full announcement BOXLIGHT Corporation announces participation in 2nd annual AV week | Read the full announcement Excellence of execution is top concern for CEOs worldwide; sustained and steady top-line growth drops to second, according to a new study from The Conference Board | Read the full announcement Alhambra Unified School District raises 7th-grade California standards test scores with Vantage Learning's MY Access! online writing tool | Read the full announcement USDLA launches National Distance Learning Week to increase the awareness of distance learning | Read the full announcement Optical Image Technology announces alliance with Conexxus, LLC | Read the full announcement	October Online Specials You Don't Want to Miss... 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