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Top News ... Teachers warned about MySpace profiles In a memo to Ohio teachers, the state's largest teachers union strongly discouraged educators from using social-networking web sites such as MySpace and Facebook to create personal profiles or communicate with students. ... | Full Story    Around the Web ... Amazon debuts eBook reader The online-retail giant Amazon begins selling Amazon Kindle, a new electronic book reader, with hopes to succeed where other hardware companies have failed. For $399, Kindle tips the scales at a total 10.3 ounces and uses an "electronic ink" technology to mimic paper, not a computer screen. There is no backlight. Currently, the screen is black-and-white. ... | Full Story In Korea, a boot camp cure for web addiction Young Koreans who are believed to be obsessed with the internet are being sent to a compound--part boot camp, part rehab center--for help with what many in the country consider a new and potentially deadly addiction. At the school, young men are drilled through military-style obstacle courses, led through group sessions, and even take part in therapeutic workshops on pottery and drumming. ... | Full Story Rural Irish school takes hi-tech route A rural Irish primary school is teaching the world a lesson on how easy it can be to learn in the hi-tech classroom of the future. The 58-pupil, three-teacher Co Kilkenny School has won a global award from software giants Microsoft for innovation in the integration.... | Full Story   Annual Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards... Is your superintendent tech-savvy? Does he or she "get it" when it comes to school technology use? If so, then nominate your schools chief for our annual Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards here: http://www.eschoolnews.com/surveys-awards/tech-saavy-superintendent-awards/ But hurry! Nominations close Friday, Nov. 30. More from eSchool News Online ... Webcast highlights low-cost computing options At a Nov. 14 webcast hosted by the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), educational technology leaders came together to compare ultra-portable devices and talk about affordable one-to-one computing options for schools.... | Full Story Stakeholders 'speak up' for 21st-century skills School leaders, students, and parents are now able to take part in Project Tomorrow's Speak Up 2007. The annual survey asks participants about 21st-century skills, global competitiveness, and technology, among other issues.... | Full Story Bush vetoes education spending bill Congress will have to go back to work on the 2008 education spending bill, after President Bush vetoed a budget measure that would have provided more than $63 billion in education funding.... | Full Story Announcements from ed-tech providers ... College Board launches new educator web site MetaVR Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG) now "Mersive Enabled" STOPware's New PassagePoint Global v10 redefines visitor management for the enterprise ETS and Certiport announce collaboration plans for comprehensive digital skills solution Assistive and Learning Technology Conference brings together innovators, policymakers, researchers, and philanthropic organizations to advance learning opportunities for students with disabilities The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall presents Citi Global Encounters Weidenhammer unveiling its latest innovation		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." 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