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University of
Florida's software shuts down illegal music swappers
Chris
Russell, a University of Florida freshman, was illegally downloading Metallica music in his room
last fall, when he suddenly lost his internet connection. Logging onto a university site, he was
informed by a pop-up message that he'd violated the school's downloading policy and his internet
service would be suspended for 30 minutes....
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Practice
reading
with the stars
at the 'BookPALS' web site
Getting kids
interested in reading is the goal of the BookPALS (Performing Artists for Literacy in Schools) Story
Online program, an internet-based literacy campaign sponsored by the Screen Actors Guild Foundation.
As part of the volunteer program, professional actors and other public figures are recorded reading
popular children's books....
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PRODUCT
SPOTLIGHT ...
Sophos
looks to
lock up school market with K-12 security program
To help schools and
districts manage the onslaught of spam
and destructive viruses that come with internet
connectivity, Sophos
Inc. has created a new K-12 education program that combines
flexible
pricing, discounts
of up to 30 percent, and unlimited technical support for its
anti-virus
and anti-spam products....
THE
FLASH ...
Selected announcements from leading providers
of K-20 products & services.
New products from Califone
help enhance school
safety
From Califone International Inc., Sept.
20--Califone
International, Inc., a manufacturer of audio technology
for
the education market, announced the launch of two Emergency
Response Kits and the Portable
Megaphone to support schools in establishing
safe, secure learning environments....
http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/BusinessBriefs/
Hitachi America helps Garland ISD take learning
Into 21st century
From Hitachi America, Sept.
20--The Garland Independent School District in Texas has made the Hitachi CP-X328W model
projectors its standard. With 57,000 students in 64 schools ranging from pre-K to high school, the
district intends to have in excess of 1,100 CP-X328W models at the project�s
completion....
http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/BusinessBriefs/
Granite School District licenses
True
North Logic
Solution suite
From iAssessment,
Sept. 20--The Granite
School District, in Salt Lake City, Utah, has licensed
iAssessment's
True North Logic Solution suite, which will save taxpayers money, teachers
valuable time and enable administrators to be more efficient in how they
manage the
Granite School District. The new system is called the Professional
Learning Alignment
Navigator (PLAN)....
http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/BusinessBriefs/
Tangent offers education field a free
trial
of Spam-filtering solution
From Tangent
Inc., Sept. 17--Tangent,
Inc. announced a program to introduce education
customers
to its method for getting rid of Spam. Tangent provides its Spam
filtering
service,
free for one month, to qualified education customers in its drive
to
offer solutions that lessen the burden of supporting technology
in
schools....
http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/BusinessBriefs/
Ulead's CD & DVD PictureShow 3 Deluxe creates
photo slideshows
From Ulead Systems, Sept.
16--Ulead
Systems introduces Ulead CD & DVD PictureShow 3 Deluxe, the newest
version
of its easy-to-use digital photo slideshow suite. The software lets anyone
organize, enhance and transform photos into DVD and CD slideshows to
watch on TV or a
computer. Its new three-step workflow and Instant-Show
templates make it possible to turn
photos into entertaining slideshows
within minutes....
http://www.ulead.com
Northside ISD selects SchoolNet
as instructional management solution
From SchoolNet
Inc., Sept 15--SchoolNet
Inc. announced that San Antonio's Northside Independent
School District
has selected SchoolNet�s Instructional Management Solution for
data-driven
decision-making. One of the fastest growing districts in Texas, Northside
Independent School District serves approximately 74,000 students and
plans to roll out
its system in early 2005....
http://www.schoolnet.com
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RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS
Stakeholder
Communications
As
technology plays a greater role in education, it can also change the way those inside school
buildings address key stakeholders on the outside. The editors of eSchool
News have
compiled a collection of stories and features about how effective communication through eMail
and the web can take weight off an educator's shoulders.
Data Management and
NCLB
In spite of the computer revolution, too many schools remain "data rich and
information
poor." At
one time, that might have been acceptable, but in the era of No Child Left
Behind
and high-stakes accountability, the lack of intelligible, actionable information
is no
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what's
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Finding
Funding
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