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About K12HSN CENIC: The Central Valley Next Generation Broadband Infrastructure Project (CVNGBIP) was awarded $46.6 million in stimulus funding by the federal government through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), NTIA. The Washington Times: New FCC rules could block student access to Internet innnovations. The FCC has announced plans to enact a rule that would change the way it oversees the Internet... Education Week: iNACOL has created a very useful wiki document that outlines the 19 finalists' plans to use online learning to achieve RTT goals and includes quotes from each application that are relevant to online learning. CETPA: The theme for this issue is Open Source Software. eSchool News: Amid a growing consensus that “highly qualified” doesn’t necessarily mean 'highly effective,' a movement is under way to reshape how the nation views successful teaching. Experts identify four obstacles to effective teaching... eSchool News: New software coming this fall will enable Livescribe's digital "smart" pens to stream all notes taken live, in real time, to a computer—turning special dotted paper into an inexpensive digital tablet, the company says... MacWorld: When the Apple tablet went on sale to the public last spring, Woodbury ordered 30 for the libraries at North Carolina State University in Raleigh to be available for checkout by students and faculty. Demand was immediate and widespread. AFP: Character amnesia, is widespread across China, causing young Chinese to fear for the future of their ancient writing system... The problem is caused by the constant use of computers and mobile phones with alphabet-based input systems. Times-Standard: A group in Humboldt County is receiving a federal-stimulus grant to help improve digital literacy among disadvantaged and tribal children. Access Humboldt's Digital Redwoods Initiative aims to teach skills in digital storytelling. THE Journal: Discovery Education has inked agreements to add a variety of new content to its Science for Elementary and Discovery Education streaming digital content services, including a popular animated science series for young children. eCampus News: For students entering college this fall, eMail is too slow, phones have never had cords, and the computers they played with as kids are now in museums... eSchool News: With smart-phone use exploding in the U.S., it’s only a matter of time before having a mobile web site becomes a necessary component of school communications. > View additional articles |
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