From: "Tim Morris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 13:27:06 -0500 Subject: ***eSN School Technology ALERT*** April 1, 2002
=========================================================== ** eSN School Technology ALERT ** an eSchool News Publication =========================================================== "The #1 weekly newsletter for K-12 technology decision-makers" Over 100,000 readers! We encourage you to pass along this issue of eSN School Technology ALERT, unaltered, to interested colleagues. Visit http://www.eschoolnews.org ----------------------------------------------------------- Monday, April 1, 2002 Vol. 5, No.08 ----------------------------------------------------------- This week's issue brought to you by... Dell ----------------------------------------------------------- FREE memory with the purchase of a Dell OptiPlex GX240! Get a FREE memory upgrade when you buy a 1.7GHz Dell OptiPlex GX240 for only $1040. Go to: http://lists.eschoolnews.com/cgi-bin/nph-t.pl?U=32&M=399578&MS=103343 3Com Urban Challenge ----------------------------------------------------------- Educators today have the added responsibility to equip their schools with the technology resources students need to succeed in higher education and the 21st century workforce. However, many schools lack the funds to deliver these resources, creating a disturbing gap between the digital haves and have-nots in our nation's schools. If you want to bridge the "Digital Divide" in your school, 3Com's innovative Urban Challenge program can help. Visit http://lists.eschoolnews.com/cgi-bin/nph-t.pl?U=33&M=399578&MS=103343 and you could win one of several available $100,000 Urban Challenge grants. Readers' Choice Awards: Handheld Technology ----------------------------------------------------------- Help us help your colleagues! eSchool News invites you to submit your top picks for handheld computer technologies in education. Your picks will help influence the final voting later this month. To vote, go to: http://www.eschoolnews.org/resources/surveys/editorial/rca/handheld/ =========================================================== IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE =========================================================== I. TOP NEWS STORIES * States grapple with ed-tech requirements of new education law * OTHER NEWS - House bill might kill ed tech research agencies - Pennsylvania lawmaker questions computers in day-care centers - CNN backs off bid to sell sponsorships on school news program - Court hears testimony in challenge of web filtering law II. TECH FUNDING NEWS * ESEA changes will delay this year's tech funding * Transition to Teaching Program * $105,000 in equipment from Schering-Plough Corp. III. SITE OF THE WEEK * Calculate your network's total cost of ownership with "TCO Calculator" IV. FEATURED PUBLICATION * 2002 School Technology Buyer's Guide V. eSCHOOL PARTNERS UPDATE * Special Offers, News, and Updates from eSchool Supporters VI. CALENDAR * Upcoming Conferences and Special Events for this Month VII. RESOURCE LIBRARY * Tools and Information to Help School Technology Decision Makers * Subscription Information =========================================================== WELCOME FROM THE EDITOR =========================================================== Hello Gleason Sackmann, The April eSN Special Report is available for you to download. You can find 'Wireless Technologies: New standards hold promise--and perils--for schools' at http://www.eschoolnews.org/resources/reports/WirelessTech/. Also be sure to vote for your favorite handheld technology in our latest Readers' Choice Awards - http://www.eschoolnews.org/resources/surveys/editorial/rca/handheld/. Best of luck, Tim Morris Online Editor, eSN School Technology ALERT [EMAIL PROTECTED] =========================================================== I. TOP NEWS STORIES =========================================================== States grapple with ed-tech requirements of new education law ----------------------------------------------------------- The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has announced what is required of states as they apply for their share of the new $700 million educational technology block-grant program-and many state ed-tech directors who spoke with eSchool News said aligning their state technology plans to conform with the new rules will pose a challenge. For the complete story, visit: http://www.eschoolnews.org/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=3640 Other News ----------------------------------------------------------- House bill might kill ed tech research agencies http://www.eschoolnews.org/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=3639 Pennsylvania lawmaker questions computers in day-care centers http://www.eschoolnews.org/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=3610 CNN backs off bid to sell sponsorships on school news program http://www.eschoolnews.org/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=3609 Court hears testimony in challenge of web filtering law http://www.eschoolnews.org/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=3597 =========================================================== II. TECH FUNDING NEWS =========================================================== ESEA changes will delay this year's tech funding ----------------------------------------------------------- The newly reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) is forcing state departments of education to change the way they make grants for technology, and state officials say complying with the new law's provisions will delay the flow of technology dollars to schools this year. For the full story, visit: http://www.eschoolnews.org/resources/funding/ Transition to Teaching Program ----------------------------------------------------------- Transition to Teaching, available through the U.S. Department of Education (ED), provides grants to recruit, train, and place talented individuals from other fields-such as business or technology-into teaching positions in K-12 classrooms and support them during their first years in the classroom. For the full story, visit: http://www.eschoolnews.org/resources/funding/opps.cfm#322 $105,000 in equipment from Schering-Plough Corp. ----------------------------------------------------------- School nurses in Tennessee will get laptop computers, thanks to a donation from a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company. Schering-Plough Corp., headquartered in Kenilworth, N.J., donated 300 refurbished Dell computers as part of its nationwide program to help school nurses treat asthma and allergies. For the full story, visit: http://www.eschoolnews.org/resources/funding/awards.cfm#105 For the latest Awards & Deadlines, visit the eSchool News Online "School Technology Funding Center" at http://www.eschoolnews.org/resources/funding/ =========================================================== III. EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY SITE OF THE WEEK =========================================================== Calculate your network's total cost of ownership with "TCO Calculator" ----------------------------------------------------------- The Institute for the Advancement of Emerging Technologies in Education (IAETE) in February announced the release of the K-12 TCO Calculator, a free online tool that helps schools estimate and evaluate their total cost of ownership (TCO) for technology products and services. The TCO Calculator enables school technology planners and administrators to estimate the cost of a five-year plan and see the long-range impact their decisions will have on their technology and overall school budgets. For the full story, visit: http://www.eschoolnews.org/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=3628 =========================================================== IV. FEATURED PUBLICATION =========================================================== 2002 School Technology Buyer's Guide ----------------------------------------------------------- The School Technology Buyer's Guide is a comprehensive, one-stop, online source of vendor information. Facts and figures on approximately 3,500 school technology vendors are now available to educators online 24/7. The guide's home page allows you to search the online database for information by company name, keyword, or vendor category. Search results are returned as a list of links to the vendor listings that match the search criteria. Each listing contains the company's mailing and web-site addresses, toll-free numbers, product descriptions, key contacts, and other relevant information. The School Technology Buyer's Guide is designed to be highly flexible, configurable, and easy to use for you and companies that sell technology to schools. The online guide consists of a number of integrated features, supported by a single underlying database. Visit: http://www.eschoolnews.org/buyersguide =========================================================== V. eSCHOOL PARTNERS UPDATE =========================================================== Dell ----------------------------------------------------------- FREE memory with the purchase of a Dell OptiPlex GX240! Get a FREE memory upgrade when you buy a 1.7GHz Dell OptiPlex GX240 for only $1040. Go to: http://lists.eschoolnews.com/cgi-bin/nph-t.pl?U=32&M=399578&MS=103343 Revolutionize Your School's Communications With A 3Com(r) $100,000 Urban Challenge Grant! ----------------------------------------------------------- 3Com's Urban Challenge program is the ideal way to put your technology ideas in play using the communications industry's most advance networking solutions. If successful, your application for a $100,000 grant could result in communications improvements that will revolutionize learning at your school. Imagine connecting students, teachers, and administrators in a world-class computer network with all the latest learning and administrative applications. With an Urban Challenge grant, you can bring library resources to students via the Internet or use wireless networking for anytime, anywhere access across your campus. What's more, you may also be eligible for assistance from AmeriCorps*VISTA members at a special reduced cost. So apply early; grants are awarded on a rolling basis. http://lists.eschoolnews.com/cgi-bin/nph-t.pl?U=33&M=399578&MS=103343 For more information, visit: http://www.eschoolnews.org/partners =========================================================== VI. CALENDAR =========================================================== Nebraska Educational Technology Association Annual Conference April 25 - April 26 Omaha, NE http://neta.lps.org/Conf.html National Information Technology Workforce Convocation May 6 - May 7 Arlington, VA http://www.itaa.org/events/event.cfm?EventID=296 World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications June 24 - June 29 Denver, CO http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/default.htm For more events, go to http://www.eschoolnews.org/resources/calendar/ =========================================================== VII. RESOURCE LIBRARY =========================================================== Here's a quick guide to the nation's #1 web site for K-12 school technology professionals. Visit http://www.eschoolnews.org today! School Technology Funding Center ----------------------------------------------------------- Get up-to-the-minute listings of school technology grant opportunities, grant tips & tools, recent grant awards, and equipment donations. http://www.eschoolnews.org/resources/funding/ Product Spotlight ----------------------------------------------------------- Make the best purchasing decisions for your school IT department with the eSN online best picks for new school technology products! http://www.eschoolnews.org/resources/spotlight/ eSN Special Reports ----------------------------------------------------------- These special reports provide school leaders powerful summaries of key issues in K-12 education technology, and are available completely free of charge. http://www.eschoolnews.org/resources/reports/ eNewsletters ----------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe today for FREE! eSN School Technology ALERT http://www.eschoolnews.org/resources/enewsletters/Alert/ K-12 TechWatch http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/enewsletters/k12techwatch/ *********************************************************** COPYRIGHT 2002 eSchool NEWS. 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