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The Southern Regional Education Board and the BellSouth Foundation are launching a new initiative to help states focus on key policy issues related to online learning, including quality online courses, quality teachers, and funding. The goal of the alliance is to help member states increase students’ access to quality academic…

A group of Apple Distinguished Educators has created a 1:1 Research Database to facilitate the collection and sharing, in as comprehensive and up-to-date a manner as possible, all of the research presently available related to 1:1 computing initiatives. Visitors are able to search, view, and/or contribute to the contents of…

CIO Magazine has a great article on the value and power of making IT management transparent to employees, customers, and/or vendors. I love this quote: Transparency liberates the CIO. When someone asks what IT is doing with all that money, the CIO won’t have to panic…. In fact, the CIO…

An Arizona high school is set to become one of the first ebook-only schools, as it preps to hand out laptops to 350 students this fall. The cost for the laptops at Vail High School will be about $850 per student, compared to about $600 for textbooks. The school…

On-Tech Consulting and Microsoft are holding a series of free, vendor-neutral E-Rate webinars. The schedule is as follows: July 26 - E-Rate overview August 18 - E-Rate funding for construction projects September 15 - Avoiding E-Rate application pitfalls October 13 - Recent changes in the E-Rate program November 10 -…

Michigan Child Protection Registry Michigan is now the first state in the country to create a child protection registry that enables parents to guard children from unwanted electronic messages. The free service is intended to protect minors from messages about pornography, tobacco, gambling, alcohol, illegal or prescription drugs, firearms, and…

Michigan is now the first state in the country to create a child protection registry that enables parents to guard children from unwanted electronic messages. The free service is intended to protect minors from messages about pornography, tobacco, gambling, alcohol, illegal or prescription drugs, firearms, and fireworks. More information about…

The National Center for Education Statistics has released a report, Rates of Computer and Internet Use by Children in Nursery School and Students in Kindergarten Through Twelfth Grade: 2003, that highlights the prevalent use of computer technologies by children, even before kindergarten. It’s a quick overview report that contains the…

The Children’s Partnership has released a new report, Measuring Digital Opportunity for America’s Children, that examines whether digital technologies are helping children 1) improve educational achievement, 2) lead healthier lives, 3) increase economic opportunity, and 4) participate in their communities. The report not only discusses impacts of technology on children…

Learn from Pam Birtolo, a United States pioneer in online learning, in NACOL’s latest webinar. Birtolo is the Director of Instruction for the Florida Virtual School and will be presenting on characteristics of good online teaching. Register online here!…

Real Networks is sponsoring a web seminar on streaming media in education. All participants receive a free copy of RealProducer Plus 10 and a 3-month trial subscription to Real’s Rhapsody Unlimited music service. Plus, one lucky participant will win a Creative Zen Micro 5GB MP3 player. Register here….

Many school systems have implemented cafeteria management systems that allow them to track and monitor school breakfast and lunch operations. In Marietta, Georgia, however, students not only can electronically purchase their lunch but parents also can monitor what students are buying. Find out how you can see if your kid’s…