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Efforts to merge popular digital games with education seem to rev up with every new generation of technology. The latest came last week, when game developers, researchers, and educators came together to explore whether digital games’ powerful attraction for young people could be used to pull them deeper into academic learning.
A recent order issued by the Federal Communications Commission seeks to help hundreds of schools affected by Hurricane Katrina restore their telecommunications through the federal E-rate program.
About 2,200 technology specialists, administrators, teachers, and a futurist or two converged at the National School Boards Association’s annual educational technology conference last week to learn and share how technology can improve student learning.
It may look like a pen. But it adds, subtracts, plays music and games, reads your handwriting aloud, reminds you to do your homework, and translates English words into Spanish. And oh, yes, it can write, too.
A new requirement is expected to make Arizona one of just three states that require a videotaped lesson to advance from an initial credential to a more permanent one, according to data collected by
Education Week. The other states are Connecticut and Indiana.
A $246,000 grant from the Department of Justice to the Prince William County school district will be used to pilot-test a new type of software that allows communication among a wide range of devices that school districts already have—including cellphones, walkie-talkies, personal digital assistants, and even video cameras.
The educational software company Blackboard Inc. announced its acquisition of its biggest rival, giving it the lion’s share of the market for online management of higher education courses.
A testing company that incorrectly scored Virginia’s online Standards of Learning tests this past summer, keeping five students from graduating, has offered those students $5,000 scholarships.
Indiana high school students will be able to submit their transcripts to prospective colleges electronically, thanks to Indiana e-Transcript, a new initiative.
Warning that the United States stands to lose its economic, scientific, and technological edge over the rest of the world, a panel convened by the National Academies has issued a call for federal initiatives costing $10 billion a year to reverse the situation—including many aimed at K-12 schooling.
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s decision to lump together several important education proposals—including a plan to make his state the first to provide laptop computers for every one of its middle and high school students—sets up a likely battle with the Democratic-controlled legislature next year.
A special grand jury will look into a laptop-computer program that had been planned for the Cobb County, Ga., schools.
Commentary
Educator and newspaper columnist Peter Berger writes on the pervasiveness of technology in education, counting much of it as "conspicuously nonessential."
Professor of Education Lois Weiner writes about the possible impact of online for-profit universities, many of which are run by transnational corporations, on America's higher-education system.
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| From our Daily News page, a look at the latest educational technology stories. | ||
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The Australian (Australia): November 2.
The Dominion Post (New Zealand): November 2.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: October 31.
The Washington Post: October 28.
Philadelphia Inquirer: October 28.
Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch: October 28.
The Arizona Republic: October 28.
The Boston Herald: October 28.
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| Report Roundup | TOP |
| A roundup of recently released technology-related reports. Visit our report roundup page for daily updates. | ||
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Black and Latino children are far less likely than their white and Asian-American counterparts to have home computers, a tool that some suggest helps boost high school graduation rates, concludes a study.
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| In the 2004-05 school year, 16 states had a computer-based test in which students used computers to take at least one state assessment. | ||
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| Ed Tech Events and Grants | TOP |
| Technology Infused Teaching Sponsor: California League of Middle Schools Date: Nov. 18-20, 2005 |
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| TIES 2005 Education Technology Conference Sponsor: TIES Date: Dec. 3-6, 2005 |
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| Midwest Education Technology Conference Sponsor: Cooperating School Districts Date: Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2006 |
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| TCEA 26th Annual Convention & Exposition Sponsor: Texas Computer Education Association Date: Feb.6-10, 2006 |
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| Research on Learning and Education Grants Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the grants support the research and evaluation of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. K-12 educators, academic institutions, state and local governments, and educational organizations are eligible for funding. Letters of intent are due Dec. 11. |
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| Olympus and Tool Factory Classroom Grants Five grants, sponsored by Olympus America, Inc. and Tool Factory, Inc., are available for K-12 educators who show creative use of digital cameras and software. Each grantee will win $3,500 in prizes, which include digital cameras, software, and a $500 cash award. Applications are due Dec. 30. |
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