NEWS ALERT ...
eRate chaos looms
for nation's schools
Most schools and
libraries won't find out how much
eRate funding they are getting for the 2004 funding
year--which began
July 1--until the end of November at the earliest, eRate
officials
told eSchool News immediately following a Senate hearing
on
the
eRate....
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WEEK'S TOP NEWS
...
ED
unveils
new educator training site
The U.S. Department
of Education on Oct. 5 unveiled
a new professional development web site
for
teachers and administrators. Its
architects hope the free resource--built
by
teachers for teachers--will encourage
the use of proven
classroom strategies....
FCC
fur
flies over eRate delays
Sharp division among the top U.S.
telecommunications
regulators regarding the abrupt decision
to suspend
millions of dollars in eRate funding overshadowed an Oct.
6 event to showcase the
many
ways broadband internet access has
transformed
learning....
Ed
reform
group shakes up leadership
Changes are afoot
at the Education Leader's
Council, a conservative education reform
group that
has received more than $23
million in federal funding over the last
two years
for a project intended to help
school leaders use
student achievement....
Search
tool
finds scientific content
A newly enhanced,
scientific-only search engine
gives students, scholars, and other
academics
another tool to conduct effective, comprehensive
internet
searches to find bona fide
scientific information. The search engine,
called
Scirus--like a similar....
SPECIAL REPORT
...
Instructional
writing
tools
The new SAT features both a grammar and
essay-writing
component
for the first
time in
decades.
The change was made possible in large part by advances in
technology--and
advances
in technology
also
might
help educators
better prepare their students for success
on the new exam....
PARTNERS UPDATE ...
Dell
TechKnow
training program extended to nine Texas
school districts
From Dell Public, Sept. 30--Dell announced that nine
Texas school districts
will participate in the Dell
TechKnow program, an after-school project designed
to
enable underserved students to earn
a free home computer and prepare for life in
the
digital world....
Missouri
school
goes digital with high-tech, interactive learning
environment
From SMART Technologies Inc., Oct. 4--SMART Technologies
Inc. announces the
installation of 26 Rear Projection
SMART Board 2000i interactive whiteboards, one
in
every classroom, at the new, high-tech
Maplewood-Richmond Heights Elementary
School in St.
Louis, Missouri....
Second-largest
school
district in
California will implement eLibrary
From ProQuest Information and Learning, Sept. 30--San
Diego City Schools, the
second largest school district
in California, will implement eLibrary learning
tools
for students and teachers. The
eLibrary online resource from ProQuest
Information
and Learning delivers one of the largest collections
of periodical
and digital media content
designed specifically for elementary and secondary
schools
and libraries....
Macromedia
Captivate
lets teachers, administrators create
simulations
From
Macromedia Inc., Oct. 8--Macromedia announced
the release of Macromedia Captivate, which
enables
anyone to easily record onscreen activity and create
software demonstrations
and interactive simulations.
Captivate empowers teachers and district IT staff
to
create training content that can be delivered
online or on CD....
Century
Consultants
introduces Star_Insight Data Driven Decision
tool
From Century Consultants, Oct. 8--Century Consultants
introduced its
Star_Insight Data Driven Decision
analytical support tool for school
administrators.
This application helps school administrators
turn data from diverse
data sources into knowledge....
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Stakeholder
Communications
As
technology plays a greater role in education, it can also change the way those inside school
buildings address key stakeholders on the outside. The editors of eSchool
News have
compiled a collection of stories and features about how effective communication through eMail
and the web can take weight off an educator's shoulders.
Finding Technology
Funding
Believe it or not, funding for school technology is plentiful.
Corporations, foundations, donors, and even local, state, and federal government agencies have
funding they're eager to put in your hands. Trick is, you must know where to find it, how to ask for
it, and how to play by the rules
when you get it.
Empowered
Education
School leadership isn't what it used to be: It's much, much tougher.
Fortunately,
the array of technology available to today's education leader is also
unprecedented.
The eSchool News editors have assembled a handy guide to the issues and
solutions
you just
might be
called on to use.
Voice and Data
Integration
Call it VoIP or internet telephony or IP telephony--but call it more
than just
the latest technology trend: A growing number of school systems nationwide are
tapping
into voice-over-internet-protocol technology to reap what could
add up to substantial long-term savings.
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