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Low-cost laptop deals heat up http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7459 Mere hours after news broke that Uruguay's government placed the first official order for the One Laptop Per Child initiative's XO, or "$100 laptop," chip giant Intel Corp. announces that Libya has ordered 150,000 of Intel's own version of the low-cost laptop, the Classmate PC.  Full Story GRANT ALERT ... Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program http://www.eschoolnews.com/erc/funding/opps.cfm#1879 This program supports projects to develop faculty and library leaders, to recruit and educate the next generation of librarians, and to conduct research on the library profession and support early car... | Full Story Deadline: December 17, 2007 WEEK'S TOP NEWS... T+L's message to educators: Aim high http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7450 The National School Boards Association's 2007 T+L conference, held Oct. 17-19 in Nashville, Tenn., urged educators to think outside the box to encourage the kind of innovation needed to ensure success in the 21st century. | Full Story SIS software evolves to meet complex needs http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7451 In an era of unprecedented accountability and student tracking requirements, a crop of new student information system (SIS) software packages are emerging to help school systems meet the stringent demands. | Full Story HELP suspends Gulf Coast work http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7453 On Oct. 29, 2007, the HELP (Hurricane Education Leadership Program) Team officially halted its Gulf Coast school recovery efforts to devote time instead to documenting its actions and accomplishments over the past two years. With the documentation, the efforts of the Intel-led team, comprised of educational technology service providers and nonprofit associations, will soon become a model for other disaster recovery organizations. | Full Story Does U.S. lag in internet speed? http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7460 Indications that the nation is trailing other countries in the speed and cost of broadband access to the internet is attracting fresh political attention, and American education is one area that could be affected. | Full Story eSN TV Video ... eSN TechWatch: Video's Future in Schools -- November 5, 2007 http://www.eschoolnews.com/video/index.cfm?v=261&f=427 Charles Fadel, global leader of education for Cisco Systems, discusses the future of school video use. 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 ... PLATO Learning wins three EDDIE Awards from ComputED Gazette http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3217 PLATO Learning, Inc. (NASDAQ: TUTR), a leading provider of K–adult computer-based and e-learning solutions, today announced that Straight Curve™ Mathematics Series 1 (K–2), Straight Curve Mathematics Series 2 (3–6), and PLATO® Test Packs with Prescriptions were named ComputED Gazette Education Software Review Award (EDDIE) winners. The ComputED Gazette EDDIE Awards target innovative and content-rich programs and Web sites that provide parents and teachers with technology to foster educational excellence. Winners are selected from titles submitted by software publishers around the world. | Read More Scottsdale community college selects NetOp School as its software of choice for computer lab-based teaching http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3214 Scottsdale Community College in Scottsdale, Ariz. has standardized all of it computer lab management under one software -- NetOp School. The NetOp software, developed by Danish IT company Danware A/S, and sold in the United States by the company's subsidiary, NetOp Tech Inc., was so successful in its trial period at the college that SCC is in the process of training software trainers to show teachers and instructors how to use the software for the college's nearly 12,000 students. | Read More Samsung introduces new 19-inch LCD widescreen monitor for retail and consumer applications http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=3202 Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a world-leading manufacturer of professional LCD and PDP display products, today introduced the newest addition to its award-winning line of SyncMaster displays, the SyncMaster 942BW. | Read More	November 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 November'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 information on Collaboration and Storage, Teaching Effectively with Computers, Professional Development, 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 ... Teaching Effectively with Computers http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/onlinelearning/index.cfm With a growing array of solutions at their disposal, more and more educators are integrating computers, laptops, and other technology into the classroom, and often with great success. Computer-based technologies offer rich new ways to reach students and fulfill curriculum goals, while bringing information to life for diverse kinds of learners. But teaching with computers also poses many challenges. | Full Story 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 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, carry out 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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