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• July 30, 2010
• 20:46

  Bassline Buff Verbs

   » ‎ Edutopia
  Blogger Gaetan Pappelardo gives a lesson in integrating music and movement to give verbs a real kick.

• 19:31

  Obama Vows, 'I'll ... Fight for Race to the Top with Everything I've Got'

   » ‎ THE Journal
  Just two days after his administration announced phase 2 Race to the Top finalists, President Obama was on the defensive about the controversial reform program operated out of the United States Department of Education. Speaking Thursday at the National Urban League Centennial Conference in Washington, DC, Obama vowed he would fight to defend the program and would resort to using the veto, if necessary, to maintain its integrity.

• 16:23

  Connecting STEM and Arts (TEAMS) to Spur U.S. Innovation: Part 1 of 5

   » ‎ Edutopia
  The first in a five part series on the integration of arts in STEM education by guest blogger Jim Brazell.

• 15:38

  Meeting Students' Nonacademic Needs

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  For school improvement efforts to succeed, write University of Chicago researchers Lisa Walker and Cheryl Smithgall, support systems for students must move from the policy margins to the mainstream.

• 15:00

  Building a Better School with Brain-Based Learning

   » ‎ Edutopia
  [VIDEO] Technology use, strategies based on brain research, and unique classroom environments for different learning styles give students an edge at Key Largo School in Florida.

• 9:44

  Reviews Find ELL Programs Lacking in Four Districts

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  In their defense, educators say more federal guidance is needed on how to apply civil rights laws to programs for English-language learners.
• 9:23

  Detroit Council Says No to Mayoral Control of Schools

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The Detroit school board dodged a challenge to its existence Thursday when the City Council voted against placing a question on the Nov. 2 ballot asking voters whether they wanted the mayor and the council to have authority over the troubled Detroit Public Schools.
• 9:02

  Diversity Differences May Hobble 'Controlled Choice' in N.C.

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Although a national proponent of the "controlled choice" assignment model considers diversity a key to success, Wake County's school board chairman said Wednesday that race or income will not decide which schools students attend.
• 8:46

  School officials seek special budget meeting

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 8:46

  Kentucky education plan to be presented Aug. 10

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 8:46

  Kenai teacher reflects on teaching at-risk youths

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 8:46

  NH to make education reforms without federal help

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 8:45

  Ala anti-bullying policy omits sexual orientation

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  

• 0:00

  Bloggers Reflect on ISTE 2010

   » ‎ ISTE Recent News Feed
  Many talented and dedicated bloggers contributed their thoughts and ideas during our annual conference and exposition in Denver last month. And many continue to reflect on their experience, refining and sharing observations with their personal learning networks and the online world. Great pedagogy in action!

• July 29, 2010
• 17:40

  Obama Defends Race to Top

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The president told members of the National Urban League that his signature education initiative holds promise for poor and minority students in low-performing schools.

• 17:23

  4 More Tips for Open Source in K-12

   » ‎ THE Journal
  How can education technology pros help ensure the success of their open source deployments?

• 16:22

  Concerns About Accuracy Further Delay FCAT Grades

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Superintendents from the large school districts in Florida are questioning the accuracy of the 2010 FCAT scores. This is causing further delays in the release of school FCAT grades.
• 15:09

  What Would Real School Reform Look Like?

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Making public schools all that they can be will take more than today’s superficial prescriptions, writes educational psychologist James Farwell. It will take real commitment and a clear-headed vision.

• 12:09

  Exinda Beefs Up Network Optimization

   » ‎ THE Journal
  Exinda, maker of computer networking optimization devices and associated software, has released a new network appliance designed to address bandwidth problems in large-volume educational networks, as well as ExOS 5.5, the latest software platform version for use with the appliance and other devices in the company's "x60" series.
• 12:06

  enTourage Expands Educational Materials on eDGe Platform

   » ‎ THE Journal
  enTourage has partnered with Cengage Learning to expand the selection of digital books available through its multi-role eDGe e-reader/netbook, which combines online connectivity, textbook access, and audio/video recording and playback, among other features, into one device.

• 9:39

  Chicago Asks Teachers to Take Unpaid Holidays, Wage Freeze

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Chicago Public Schools officials have suggested a list of concessions from its teachers to close a $370 million budget hole, including unpaid holidays, frozen wages and unpaid school recesses.
• 7:44

  Md. teachers no longer get early peek at tests

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 7:44

  Suit Says La. Schools Fail Disabled Students

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 7:44

  Judge: Oust Warren County school board members

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 0:02

  Least-Disruptive Turnaround Model Proving Popular

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Educators in a number of states are opting for "transformation" in deciding how to use their federal School Improvement Grant money.
• 0:02

  Ariz. Vaults From 40th to Finalist in Race to Top

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The cash-strapped state scrambled to pass reform laws and raise its chances of winning a share of $3.4 billion in federal stimulus funds.

• July 28, 2010
• 17:28

  9 Tips for Developing Classroom AV Requirements

   » ‎ THE Journal
  Defining appropriate room characteristics can simplify classroom design and improve the chances of its success as a teaching and learning space.
• 16:36

  Ed Tech Experts Choose Top Tools

   » ‎ THE Journal
  We asked three top ed tech consultants to each select three web 2.0 tools they believe are ideal for fostering collaboration in teaching and learning. The result is a compilation of technologies that can “do things of value,” as one of our experts says, in the instructional and professional development realms, and in both the traditional and the virtual classroom.
• 12:48

  Miami-Dade Expands Use of Digital Instructional Media

   » ‎ THE Journal
  Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) is expanding its partnership with Discovery Education, implementing the company's digital content library to all 153 Title I secondary schools in the district.

• 9:51

  'Kids Count' Finds Improvements, but Numbers Are Pre-Recession

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Child advocates in Tennessee and Georgia say a recent ranking of states based on child well-being may be painting a too-rosy picture, as the ranking is based on data collected before the recession.
• 9:51

  Superintendent's Facebook Posts Could Be Trouble

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The new school superintendent in Windsor Locks, Conn., could face punishment for lighthearted Facebook exchanges he had involving administrators in the district and his lax approach to his job.
• 9:48

  W.Va. Gov. 'Very Disappointed' About Lack of School Reform

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Gov. Joe Manchin said Tuesday he was "very disappointed" that the Legislature failed to pass any substantial public school reform legislation during the recently completed seven-day special session.
• 8:22

  2nd U.S. Student Files Suit Alleging Laptop Spying

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 8:22

  Hawaii named finalist for "Race to the Top" money

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 8:22

  Board Seeks Money for Teacher Retirement Credits

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 8:21

  Mo. Scholarships Cut Below Law's Minimum Amounts

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 8:21

  Fewer La. Schools Rated Academically Unacceptable

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  

• 0:34

  19 Race to the Top Finalists Propose Statewide Education Reforms

   » ‎ THE Journal
  The United States Department of Education (ED) Tuesday announced finalists in the second phase of the Race to the Top competition.

• July 27, 2010
• 18:47

  18 States, D.C., Named Race to Top Round 2 Finalists

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Applicants head to Washington next month to make their case for a share of the $3.4 billion in competitive-grant money under the ARRA.
• 15:58

  Neb. cut from federal education grant competition

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 15:58

  Nevada eliminated from education grant competition

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 15:58

  California is a finalist for school reform grants

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 15:41

  Starting a Science Education

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Five science education advocates argue that the country can no longer afford to ignore that the period from kindergarten through 4th grade is "a peak window of opportunity for teaching basic science concepts."

• 15:33

  A Tool for Its Time

   » ‎ THE Journal
  When math teacher Steve Ross saw that one of his students was struggling with algebra and was too embarrassed to speak up in class, he gave the young girl a suggestion.

• 14:04

  Fla. Adopts 'Common Core' Academic Standards

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  

• 13:20

  Shape, Throttle, and Roll

   » ‎ THE Journal
• 13:08

  In the Company of Sages

   » ‎ THE Journal
  Don’t underestimate yourself. It’s advice that every educator has provided to students at one time or another. Yet this time it came from Jillian Conrad, an incoming senior at Jeffco’s 21st Century Virtual Academy in Golden, CO, outside Denver, who was speaking as a panelist at a session at the recent International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference.
• 12:52

  Giving Them an Earful

   » ‎ THE Journal
  Blessed with a $20 million technology bond from voters in 2004, Ann Arbor Public Schools in Michigan put a little over a million of it toward the purchasing and installation of voice amplification systems for all 1,200 of its classrooms.
• 11:55

  MIT Research Asks, Just How Fast Is U.S. Broadband?

   » ‎ THE Journal
  In the race for Internet speed, the United States could definitely be called a slacker. According to data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, in the area of average advertised broadband download speed this country falls somewhere between those little heralded hotbeds of high tech, Italy and Greece.

• 9:42

  Typical Preschool? Nein.

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Toddlers are learning German, Spanish, Chinese, Swedish in 'immersion' preschools.
• 9:39

  Duncan: Let Voters Decide Mayor's Role With Detroit Schools

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The Education Secretary is encouraging Detroit and other big cities to consider mayoral control of schools, saying that, with broad support, it can work.
• 9:39

  Ariz. Schools Must Get Permission from Parents to Teach Sex Ed

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The Arizona Senate Bill 1309, the "Parents Bill of Rights," which requires parental consent before their child can receive any sexual education in school takes effect Thursday.

• July 26, 2010
• 20:22

  Creating a Summer Reading Network

   » ‎ Edutopia
  Blogger Andrew Marcinek describes how he uses technology to keep students connected -- and engaged -- during the summer months.
• 20:19

  How to Ignite Intellectual Curiosity in Students

   » ‎ Edutopia
  When students lack curiosity and are disinterested in the classroom, teachers need to reevaluate their lesson plan.

• 16:13

  Report: Tablets To Grab Market Share over Netbooks

   » ‎ THE Journal
  Tablet handheld computers will begin to outsell netbooks in two years in the United States, according to Forrester Research.
• 14:27

  New IBM Mainframe Can Manage 100,000 Virtual Machines Simultaneously

   » ‎ THE Journal
  IBM has launched what it described its most significant advance in data center infrastructure over the last two decades. The new zEnterprise is a mainframe noteworthy not just because of its increased processing capacity but because it is the first to provide integration with its Power7 blade infrastructure and x86-based blade racks.
• 14:18

  Microsoft Releases Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 Beta

   » ‎ THE Journal
  Microsoft has released a beta of its latest client protection software for enterprises.
• 14:12

  New Beta of Microsoft Security Essentials Released

   » ‎ THE Journal
  Microsoft has launched the latest beta of its free antivirus software, Microsoft Security Essentials.
• 12:11

  Faronics Anti Virus Integrates with Deep Freeze

   » ‎ THE Journal
  Faronics has released a new anti-virus application. Faronics Anti-Virus provides anti-virus, anti-spyware, and anti-rootkit security. The program also provides e-mail protection with native support for Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Mail, and other e-mail programs.
• 12:02

  TH(i)NQ Ed Launches Collaborative Learning Network

   » ‎ THE Journal
  Online education Technology provider TH(i)NQ Ed has launched a new collaborative learning network named journ(i)e. TH(i)NQ Ed said journ(i)e offers a unique focus for an online education community, specifically seeking to cultivate engagement among a generation of students for whom using digital technology is practically second nature.

• July 23, 2010
• 18:54

  Amelia's Daughters: A Legacy of Women in Flight

   » ‎ Edutopia
  Guest blogger Cheryl Young remember the legacy of Amelia Earhart on her birthday.

• 16:56

  Education Commissioner Defends Texas Projection Measure

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott defended a policy Thursday that has allowed schools to boost their state ratings by counting some failed students as passing.
• 16:34

  Virginia Plans to Weigh Student Growth in Teacher Evaluations

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Current law only requires teacher evaluations to be conducted every three years and does not tie them to pay, but new guidelines would require evaluations to consider student growth as a "significant" factor.

• 16:32

  PBL: Picking a Start of the Year Project

   » ‎ Edutopia
  Teacher Heather Wolpert-Gawron shares an idea for project-based learning when students return in fall.

• 14:54

  Texas Board Votes to Tap Public Schools Fund to Help Charters

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  A sharply divided State Board of Education opened the door today to tapping the state's education trust fund for charter school facilities, despite warnings that the action could harm the fund.

• 12:00

  NASA Resources Enrich STEM Curricula at Forest Lake Elementary

   » ‎ Edutopia
  [VIDEO] Being a NASA Explorer School allows Forest Lake Elementary to deepen the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) curricula with technology tools and resources.

• 8:34

  Study: Effective Principals Embrace Collective Leadership

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The wide-ranging study linked high student achievement to those principals who involved teachers, parents, and others in school decisions.
• 8:30

  Ed. Dept. Tightening Rules on For-Profit Colleges

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 8:28

  Mo. System Aims to Combine Technology and Academia

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 8:27

  Va. Considers Teacher-Evaluation System

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 8:21

  India Unveils Prototype of $35 Tablet Computer

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 8:21

  Education Inventors Get Boost Under New Programs

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• July 22, 2010
• 15:26

  Hawaii Schools Move to Online Testing

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Officials hope switching to online testing for reading and math proficiency will improve scores and appeal more to today's tech-savvy students.
• 14:07

  L.A. Schools Chief Plans Retirement After Cuts

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  

• 12:50

  SP1 Coming Next Year for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2

   » ‎ THE Journal
  Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 will be released "within the first half of calendar year 2011," Microsoft announced this week.
• 12:48

  Automated Workaround for Windows Shell Flaw Released

   » ‎ THE Journal
  Microsoft has added an automated means to address a zero-day Windows Shell vulnerability described in a security advisory released late last week.
• 12:39

  Windows Zero-Day Advisory Issued on USB Drives

   » ‎ THE Journal
  Microsoft issued a security advisory Friday about a Windows vulnerability associated with shortcut icons on USB drives.
• 12:22

  4 Tips for Adopting Open Source Software in K-12

   » ‎ THE Journal
  The cost savings of open source software aren't too bad. But without a focus on what's needed and what will be accepted in any given situation, an OSS implementation might be doomed to failure. We've compiled tips from a dozen expert sources to help K-12 IT directors improve the odds of success for their open source initiatives.

• 11:51

  What Counts, or What Is Counted?

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Michael K. Stone, a leader in the green-schooling movement, argues that in education as in life, less easily quantifiable qualities may be those most critical to the future.
• 10:58

  Now Is the Time to Support Science Teachers

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Concern over the Gulf oil spill will increase both students' and the public’s interest in science education, writes Siemens Foundation President Jeniffer Harper-Taylor, but that interest must be met with creative efforts to bolster science teaching.
• 9:49

  'Controlled Choice' Intrigues N.C. School Board Factions

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Key members of the Wake County school board majority say they're giving strong consideration to an assignment approach called "controlled choice" that could replace its former diversity-based plan without creating high-poverty schools.
• 9:30

  Gov. Tells Detroit: Let Residents Vote on Mayoral Control

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Gov. Jennifer Granholm had stern words for the Detroit City Council on Wednesday: Let city voters decide whether to give oversight of their school district to Mayor Dave Bing.
• 9:00

  W.Va. Special Session Ends With Ed., Funding Bills

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 8:32

  Study: Classroom Spending Dips as Ed. Funding Rises

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 8:31

  Study: Texas math standards trail national ones

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 8:11

  Fewer Latino Students Select Four-Year Colleges

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Finances, poor counseling, and inadequate academic preparation keep many Latinos out of four-year colleges and selective schools.

• July 21, 2010
• 18:45

  Reforming Our Schools: Nonacademic Support for Students is Essential

   » ‎ Edutopia
  Blogger Anne O'Brien recommends that meeting the non-academic needs of students, such as providing counseling and eye glasses, is a crucial part of school reform.

• 18:32

  Mass. Adopts Common Standards Amid Fiery Debate

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The state board's vote is seen as a tipping point in the effort to set common guidelines for what students learn in school.

• 17:10

  Virtual Learning to the Rescue

   » ‎ THE Journal
  As valedictorian of his senior high school class, Jed Michal was naturally expected to give the commencement speech during the graduation ceremonies of his East Colorado high school. Though stuck in a Texas hospital a week out from a bone marrow transplant for leukemia--a disease that had robbed him of his entire junior year--he was able to deliver that once-in-a-lifetime address thanks to videoconferencing technology implemented by his district's regional co-op.
• 14:38

  Report: Spam Dominates E-Mail, Grows 14 Percent in 2010

   » ‎ THE Journal
  The volume of e-mail and Web threats continues increasing, and United States-based servers are hosting more than twice as much malicious code as the next two contenders combined, according to a new security report.

• 14:08

  Federal Judge Rules Cheerleading Not a Sport

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 14:08

  Mass. Board Approves Move to Common Standards

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  

• 12:37

  Prepping Teachers for a 1:1 Laptop Initiative

   » ‎ THE Journal
  In 2008, children in Birmingham, AL, received XO computers through a government program designed to help bridge the digital divide for inner-city schoolchildren. The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project put the low-cost, wireless devices into the hands of 15,000 students in first through sixth grades, making it the largest 1:1 distribution in the United States.

• 9:36

  N.Y. Schools Wait to See How Regents Change Will Affect Students

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 8:23

  Judge Reconsiders Idaho Broadband Contract Case

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 8:23

  Small improvement seen in school assessments

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 8:23

  Data Project Will Track N.D. Students' Progress

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 0:01

  Common Standards Judged Better Than Most States'

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  A Fordham Institute review says that the common core standards are an improvement over teaching guidelines now used in 33 states.

• July 20, 2010
• 21:02

  Nimbus Launches 240 TB-Capacity Flash Storage System

   » ‎ THE Journal
  Nimbus Data Systems this week unveiled a solid state flash system for enterprises that can support capacities reaching nearly 250 terabytes within a single file system.

• 19:25

  PBL Campers Off to a Fast Start

   » ‎ Edutopia
  Collaborate on projects online with other educators at Edutopia's PBL Camp.