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High Tech Program "Cool"
En Vision, a new interactive math program, allows students to become part of the lesson through innovative and hands-on tools paired with cutting-edge technology. -- Hattiesburg American (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
Related Edutopia article: How Technology Can Help Save Math Education
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Schools Focus on Integrating Technology
Along with videoconferencing, Mt. Lebanon students reach out to one another and their teachers via blogs, which many schools shun. Teachers monitor the blogs, allowing students to learn how to behave on the Internet in a safe environment, said Chris Stengel, director of technology. -- Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Related Edutopia article: Taking Classroom Discussions Online
Computer-Skills Standards Take Hold
By the time Massachusetts students complete second grade, they are expected to be proficient in basic computer operations, word processing, desktop publishing, databases, spreadsheets, and the use of the Internet and multimedia. Hands-on computer training starts in kindergarten. -- Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, Massachusetts)
Related Edutopia article: Programming: The New Literacy
An iPod Touch for Each Student?
A Chapel Hill middle school could become the first in the country to give an iPod to every teacher and student, an experiment that would challenge teachers and administrators to ensure that students use the handheld devices as learning tools, not toys. -- News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina)
Related Edutopia blog entry: Ingenuity and iPods: Exploring Their Many Uses in the Classroom
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Schools Serve Notice to Online Bullies
As Jefferson Parish school officials continue to integrate technology into the classroom, they are issuing a warning to students: Post derogatory messages, photos, videos, or blogs against other students or employees, and there will be consequences. -- Times Picayune (New Orleans)
Related Edutopia article: Schoolyard Harassment Goes Online
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Opportunities and Resources
The George Lucas Educational Foundation Grant Information List
National Writing Project's Letters to the Next President: Writing Our Future (resources for online writing and publishing project aimed at teaching persuasive-writing skills)
K-12 Open Minds Conference (September 25-27; Indianapolis; international conference for K-12 educators dedicated to making open source software and open systems easier to use in classrooms)
Vernier Technology Awards (deadline October 15; $3,000 to teachers who employ innovative science-data-collection technology using computers, graphing calculators, or other handheld devices)
3Com Summer School Sweepstakes (deadline October 31; random drawing for two Fujistu Lifebook laptops)
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