eSN: Survey cites top 25 connected colleges

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NEWS ALERT ... Survey cites top 25 connected colleges Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of Troy, N.Y., tops a list of the 25 most connected colleges and universities in the United States, according to a survey by The Princeton Review. The second annual edition of the company's "25 Most Connected Campuses examines the technological capabilities of the nation's higher education institutions.... GRANT ALERT ... Up to $750,000 to retrofit diesel school buses with emission controls The Clean Buses for Kids Program provides funds to school districts and other eligible public entities to: purchase and install emission control equipment to reduce diesel particulate emissions from school buses; and offset costs associated with the ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel required by that equipment.... Deadline: November 12, 2004 WEEK'S TOP NEWS ... Old-fashioned school bell goes high tech Some forward-thinking schools across the country have replaced the traditional school bell that signals the end of classes with a more high-tech version that is cheaper to install and can be programmed easily by computer.... Students learn cyber safety lessons In recognition of Cyber Security Awareness month, officials from the U.S. Homeland Security Office visited fifth and sixth graders at a Virginia elementary school Oct. 22 to reinforce what students have learned about how to stay safe online.... Funding, integration top tech challenges Integrating technology into the curriculum and ensuring there is sufficient money to achieve that goal are the top two ed-tech challenges facing the nation's school districts, according to a survey by the National School Boards Association.... UNC system starts file-sharing pilot Four schools in the University of North Carolina system will participate in a pilot program that will allow students to download music, movies, and other copyrighted material on the internet for free.... FOLLOW eSN ALL YEAR LONG... Free daily eMail keeps you connected to all the latest school technology news If you want more coverage of school technology issues, you should be getting eSN Today. Our free daily eMail newsletter includes our "Around the Web" feature as well as eSchool News content. That's six new ed-tech headlines every day. Visit your eMail profile page and make sure you're subscribed to eSN Today.... PARTNERS UPDATE ... Atomic Learning is the exclusive provider of Promethean online tutorials From Atomic Learning, Nov. 1--Atomic Learning, award winning provider of affordable web-based software training and tutorials has released 20 tutorials for Promethean's ACTIVboard Collaborative Classroom System.... Honolulu 's Punahou School gets a major infrastructure boost from HP From HP, Oct. 26--The Punahou School in Honolulu's Information Technology department has taken student development to the next level, teaming up with HP to build one of the most agile adaptive enterprises in a K-12 environment.... Century Consultants' Star_Mobile PDA software available for Palm, Windows CE From Century Consultants, Oct. 29--Century Consultants' Star_Mobile PDA software is available for both Palm and Windows CE operating systems. Century's Star_Mobile is in use throughout its customer base in conjunction with its web based student information software suite, Star_Student.... Over 100 schools adopt STI's web-based assessment solution From Software Technology Inc., Oct. 27--STI announces that over 100 schools in five states have adopted STI Assessment to integrate their student information systems with curriculum and assessment. Since the debut of STI Assessment in late June, districts have been adopting the new web-based assessment solution in rapid succession.... If you are having difficulty viewing this eMail, please cut and paste the following text into your browser: http://www.eschoolnews.com/thisweek/Nov01alert.htm �Contents Copyright 2004 eSchool News. All rights reserved. back to the top Nov. 1, 2004 Vol.7 No.43 Educators share thoughts about T+L� workshops It was a busy three days in Denver last week for all who attended the National School Boards Association's T+L� conference. Among the busiest attendees were educators participating in the first eSchool News Online conference blog. Find out what they discovered in the many workshops they attended. - advertisement - The most important thing to learn in a classroom is what’s beyond it. Online learning and collaboration. Improved communication. Across classrooms. Across campuses. Across America. Consider the dots connected. Learn more. SBC - Click here to travel beyond the classroom. Increase Your Grant Writing Knowledge Now! Dell understands one of your greatest challenges is finding funding sources to allow for classroom innovation and technology. Determine your school’s Grant Writing Readiness now with Dell's assessment. FREE SUBSCRIPTION OFFER Registered members of eSchool News Online qualify for a free subscription to eSchool News. Become a registered site member now! Already registered? Click here to sign up for your free eSchool News subscription. RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS 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. Professional Development The eSchool News Online Store now offers professional-development courses from CaseNEX. Here are just a few of the courses now available: Data-Driven Decision Making Integrating Technology into the Curriculum The Special Learner: An Introduction There's much more where that came from, and you can order it all from the comfort of your own keyboard. Check it out now! You are receiving this eMail newsletter at [EMAIL PROTECTED] as part of a free information service from eSchool News. 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