From: TechLearning [mailto:tlearning@;cmp.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 3:55 PM To: TechLearning News Subject: TechLearning News, October 15, 2002 - No.20
TechLearning News A bi-monthly update brought to you by Technology & Learning and the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN). October 15, 2002 - No.20 IN THIS ISSUE 1. An Interactive Video Tapestry 2. E-rate Year 2003 3. From Tiny Acorns ... 4. Classroom Ergonomics 5. Solar Living 6. New at TechLEARNING.com 7. CoSN News --------------------------------------------------------- This issue of TechLearning News is sponsored by SMART Board(TM): Inspire your students to learn with a SMART Board(TM) interactive whiteboard. Order your free video CD-ROM to see the SMART Board interactive whiteboard in action. Order before November 1, 2002, and receive a FREE 12-disk CD case. http://www.techlearning.com/101502/smartboard --Touch the interactive whiteboard's surface to access and use any computer application or the Internet. --Write notes in electronic ink. --Save notes and images to a computer file. --------------------------------------------------------- IN THE NEWS Visit TechLEARNING.com for the full story: http://www.techlearning.com/content/ednews AN INTERACTIVE VIDEO TAPESTRY The Center for Middle Eastern Studies, located at the University of California Berkeley has funded a project that focuses on young people and their reaction to 9/11. The web site (http://www.videotapestry.org/) features a tapestry of video segments that the viewer can watch in a number of interactive ways. Source: UC Berkeley Campus News http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2002/09/18_videoproject.html E-RATE YEAR 2003 Year Six of the E-rate will open officially on November 4. According to the Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) of the Universal Service Administrative Co., the filing window for the 2003 year (July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2004) will open at noon on Nov. 4 and remain open 74 days, closing at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Jan. 16. Source: Schools and Libraries Division http://www.sl.universalservice.org/ FROM TINY ACORNS ... Starting small, TechBoston Academy launched with 75 students and a temporary home. But Boston Public School officials hope that the new high school will become a model for the future. At TechBoston, the faculty-to-student ratio is 1 to 4 and each student is assigned a top-of-the-line laptop computer. Source: Boston.com http://www.boston.com/education/news/02/100202_tech_pilot.html CLASSROOM ERGONOMICS With technology now a fixture in most classrooms and many homes, the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) has issued a set of ergonomic strategies for parents, teachers and kids. The goal is to protect kids from injury associated with prolonged computer use. Source: Wired News http://www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,55349,00.html?tw=wn_ascii SOLAR LIVING Washington, DC hosted the recent Solar Decathlon, which challenged 14 college teams to build the ultimate solar home: well designed, energy efficient and capable of powering an American household with all the mainstream comforts. Entries, restricted to 800 square feet each, included a colonial, a mobile home and a futuristic living pod made of insulated glass and translucent walls that glow at night. Source: The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/03/garden/03SOLA.html ---------------------------------------------------- NEW AT TECHLEARNING.COM Visit TechLEARNING.com for the latest features and departments from the new issue of Technology & Learning magazine plus reader-written articles and Web tours. http://www.techlearning.com/content/about/tl_current.html http://www.techlearning.com/content/new/new.html NEW T&L FEATURES * Supporting the Reading First Classroom Reading has once again become front-page news. Here we take a look at the major points at issue and offer practical tips for preparing for change. http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/TL/2002/10/reading.html * The Educators' Guide to Copyright and Fair Use Back by popular demand, Hall Davidson provides a new version of the practical quiz. http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/TL/2002/10/copyright.html * Nothing But Notebooks As the demand for portable computing options in schools grows, so, too, does the supply of low-cost laptops. Here, we bring you the latest models. http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/TL/2002/10/update.html MORE@TECHLEARNING * Good Resources: A Professional Developer's Best Strategy In a standards-based and constructivist learning environment, professional developers will want the latest research, resources, tips and strategies at their fingertips. Here are some great resources to get and keep this knowledge up to date. http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/WCE/archives/resourbb.html * The History of the World at your Fingertips A classroom Internet connection is a real boon in teaching and learning World History. Whether you're teaching Ancient History, Modern History, or anything in between, you'll find something here for use in your classroom. http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/WCE/archives/whistwt.html DAILY FEATURES * Staff development got you puzzled? Check PDQ for the latest ideas in professional development. http://www.techlearning.com/content/outlook/pdq/ * Need a hot tip for a cold network? The IT Guy's tips will keep your technology humming smoothly. And you'll find service with a smile. http://www.techlearning.com/content/outlook/itguy/ ---------------------------------------------------- NEWS FROM CoSN Visit CoSN.org (http://www.cosn.org/) for information on advocacy and leadership development. REGISTER NOW FOR CoSN's INTERNET & EDUCATION WEB TELECAST ON SCIENTIFICALLY-BASED RESEARCH Join us for CoSN's second Web Telecast on October 16, 2002 from 1:00 pm-2:00 pm ET on the critical topic of what is meant in No Child Left Behind requiring "scientifically-based research". The web telecast will be moderated by Doris Redfield of Appalachian Education Laboratory and feature Valeria Reyna, PhD, Senior Research Advisor, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, US Department of Education and John Bailey, Director of Education Technology, US Department of Education. For information on the telecasts or to register, please visit http://www.cosn.org/events/telecasts. An archived copy of the September Web Telecast -- Internet Safety: An Update on the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) and Schools - is now available. Order at http://www.cosn.org/events/telecasts/telecast_order_form.pdf. NCES REPORTS ON SCHOOL INTERNET ACCESS The National Center for Educational Statistics has released the latest report in its series that tracks Internet use in America's public schools. By the fall of 2001, nearly every school in the country (99%) had access to the Internet. When NCES first started estimating Internet access in schools in 1994, 35% of public schools had access. Despite consistent progress in providing access and in expanding Internet access in instructional rooms, minority and poor students have less access than their more advantaged peers. For example, in schools with the highest minority enrollment (50% or more), a smaller percentage of instructional rooms were connected to the Internet (81%) than in schools with lower minority enrollments (88 to 90% of instructional rooms). A similar pattern occurred by poverty concentration. See http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2002018 for the full report. WHAT STATES NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NCLB The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) has issued a "quick read" Issue Brief highlighting the major state requirements of the new federal education reform law. The No Child Left Behind Act: What States Need to Know is the second in a series of policy primers on timely education issues. Source: National Association of State Boards of Education. The Brief can be downloaded at http://www.nasbe.org/Front_Page/Press_Release.html TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP ONLINE WORKSHOP CoSN, NEIRTEC & SERC are hosting an online course on Total Cost of Ownership "Smart Budgeting for Technology in K12 Schools." The online workshop, which begins on Wednesday, October 23, 2002, is designed for K-12 school leaders charged with technology planning including Chief Technology Officers, Directors, Financial Officers, Principals, and school board members. Smart Budgeting will explore applying the business-world concept of Total Cost of Ownership to the K-12 environment. This facilitated online course is divided into five, one week sessions requiring approximately 3-5 hours per session to complete. To register or for more information go to http://www.cosn.org/events. Registration deadline is October 17, 2002, with Orientation on Wednesday, October 23rd. This course is in beta form, therefore the cost is $75. The normal charge is $225. A total savings of $150! DOT-KIDS DOMAIN SLOW TO MATERIALIZE NeuStar, based in Washington, manages the United State's dot-us Internet domain. When it won that right back in the fall of 2001, it promised to set up a kids-only area where children would be protected from violence, pornography and other adult material. In recent testimony, NeuStar asked the Senate to refrain from legislating the kids.us domain, allowing the company to develop the domain along lines that would be commercially viable. The Senate is considering legislation that would require the domain to be set up within a year from passage. NeuStar says that will limit its flexibility and may not be enough time to set the domain up properly. See http://KidsDomainComments@;NeuStar.us/kids/index.html for more information. PLAN NOW FOR COSN'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE It's never too early to plan. Mark your calendars now for the 8th Annual School Networking Conference & International Symposium to be held February 25-27, 2003 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Crystal City, Arlington, VA. CoSN's K-12 School Networking Conference is the premier event for education leaders on learning through the Internet and technology. The central portion of the conference will focus on the theme of Achievement, Assessment & Accountability, addressed by distinguished keynote speakers such as internationally renowned mathematician Dr. Seymour Papert and U.S. Department of Education Director of Educational Technology John Bailey. Dr. Seymour Papert of the MIT Media Lab will reflect on "Where Have We Been? Where Are We Going? A Conversation About Technology in the Classroom," moderated by Dr. Linda Roberts, former Director of the US Department of Education's Office of Education Technology. Ferdi Serim, Director, Online Internet Institute, will provoke thought with "Get a Clue: The New Manifesto for Learning (The End of Schools & Technology As We Know It)." More information at http://www.k12schoolnetworking.org/ ---------------------------------------------------- PASS THIS ON If you like this newsletter, please forward it to a colleague. Subscribe to this newsletter by sending a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] OR go to http://www.techlearning.com/content/resources/newsletter.html --- ************************************************************************* NOTE: Gleason Sackmann is the owner and host of this list. 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