From atreacy@TreacyInfo.com Mon Jan 6 22:12:59 2003 From: atreacy@TreacyInfo.com (Ann Treacy) Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 16:12:59 -0600 Subject: [Nw-voced] FW: TechLearning News, January 6, 2003 - No. 1 Message-ID: <00a701c2b5d0$c60003f0$0700000a@HP> Hello folks! I imagine that everyone is back in the classroom or office today. I hope you enjoyed some time away. I thought there might be some interest in this TechLearning Newsletter. I believe a subscription to the actual magazine is free if it's something you really like. Ann Ann Treacy Treacy Information Services 1841 Fairmount Ave St Paul MN 55105 612-670-3087 www.TreacyInfo.com -----Original Message----- From: TechLearning [mailto:tlearning@cmp.com] Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 3:08 PM To: TechLearning News Subject: TechLearning News, January 6, 2003 - No. 1 TechLearning News - Happy New Year! A bi-monthly update brought to you by the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) and Technology & Learning. January 6, 2003 - No. 1 IN THIS ISSUE 1. Learning in River City 2. New High School Comes with Student Laptops 3. Students Help State Pinpoint Their Schools 4. $40 Billion Ed Tech Investment at Risk 5. It's Hard To Let Go 6. CoSN News 7. New at TechLEARNING.com --------------------------------------------------------- This issue of TechLearning News is sponsored by techLEARNING's new Email Alerts: NEW FEATURE: Sign Up Now for Email Alerts http://www.techlearning.com/content/resources/newsletter.html Choose Any or All: * Site of the Day -- Find out what Web sites are popular this week for teaching and learning. * Professional Development QuickTips - Get great strategies for staff development. * The IT Guy - Read smart ideas for tech support and answers to tech headaches. --------------------------------------------------------- IN THE NEWS Visit TechLEARNING.com for the full story: http://www.techlearning.com/content/ednews LEARNING IN RIVER CITY A current NSF project aims to find an engaging ways to teach science, drawing on curiosity and play. The twist is that this learning goes on in "multi-user virtual environment experiential simulator" (MUVEES), created using the same technology used to design popular online fantasy games. Source: Harvard University's Graduate School of Education http://www.virtual.gmu.edu/muvees/index.htm NEW HIGH SCHOOL COMES WITH STUDENT LAPTOPS Students and teachers at San Jose's new Evergreen Valley High School each have their own laptop computer with wireless Internet access. With such ready one-to-one access, Evergreen Valley is itself a lab where educators can learn about the potential of this enriched learning environment. Source: The Mercury News http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/4662002.htm STUDENTS HELP STATE PINPOINT THEIR SCHOOLS Students in Louisiana are contributing information to a state web site that will help disaster-relief workers find appropriate school shelters for different kinds of emergencies. Using the site's Smart Map technology, students will be able to find and submit their school's exact latitude and longitude. Source: Louisiana Department of Education http://www.questwithgis.com/ $40 BILLION ED TECH INVESTMENT AT RISK The Benton Foundation is warning that the $40 billion investment America has made over the past ten years to equip schools with technology resources may be at risk in the current economic environment. The new report, "The Sustainability Challenge: Taking Ed/Tech to the Next Level," details the critical next steps needed to sustain America's ed-tech infrastructure. Source: The Benton Foundation http://www.benton.org/ It's Hard To Let Go The Segway Human Transporter, the self-self-balancing electronic scooter invented by Dean Kamen, won't be available to consumers until March. But people who have managed to buy one early report their only problem with the scooter is getting people to get off after taking a "sample" ride. Source: Wired News http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,56814,00.html?tw=wn_ascii ---------------------------------------------------- NEWS FROM CoSN Visit CoSN.org (http://www.cosn.org/) for information on advocacy and leadership development. NOMINATE TOPICS FOR THE WHAT WORKS CLEARINGHOUSE The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC), a project of the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences, was established to provide educators, policymakers, and the public with a central, independent, and trusted source of scientific evidence of what works in education. The WWC is currently developing an agenda for the education topic areas, interventions, and general approaches it will review in the coming year as well as looking ahead for those to review in the future and is seeking input from the education community about the areas it should consider. More detailed information about the process for submitting suggestions can be found at http://w-w-c.org/topicnom.html. You can also sign up for e-mail updates about the WWC and its work at http://w-w-c.org/list.html TECHNOLOGY AND THE DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT The U.S. Copyright Office has published the comments it received in response to its inquiry concerning sections of the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The agency solicited comments as part of a rulemaking on exemptions from prohibition on circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works. Wired News (http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,56963,00.html) reports that respondents, overwhelmingly favored carving out exceptions to the DMCA for certain uses of music files, text and video technologies. Many based their arguments upon the legal principle of fair use, which allows copying of snippets of copyrighted works for research, teaching or other purposes. The comments can be found at http://www.copyright.gov/1201/2003/comments/index.html OFFER COMMENTS ON .KIDS.US DOMAIN On November 15, Congress approved the Dot-Kids Implementation and Efficiency Act of 2002 (H.R. 3833) to establish .kids.us, a child-friendly space on the Internet for material that is "suitable for minors" under 13 years old. NeuStar, Inc., the registrar of the .us country code domain, is responsible for developing written content standards for this domain. Comments on the initial guidelines, which were released in August, are posted at http://www.neustar.us/kids/kidsus_guidelines_comments.pdf. NeuStar is currently soliciting additional comments from children's advocacy and online safety groups, as well as educators and parents. Comments may be provided through the .US ccTLD Public Policy Forum at http://lists.neustar.biz/mailman/listinfo.cgi/policy-forum . To be added to an e-mail distribution list for public announcements on the kids.us space, e-mail NeuStar at kids@neustar.us. COSN CONFERENCE REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE Registration is now open for the 2003 K12 School Networking Conference. Visit the CoSN website (http://www.k12schoolnetworking.org/index.html) to learn the latest on the Conference program and to register online (http://www.k12schoolnetworking.org/registration_notice.html). The 8th Annual School Networking Conference, focused on the theme of Achievement, Assessment & Accountability, will be held February 25-27, 2003 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Crystal City, Arlington, VA. CoSN' s K-12 School Networking Conference is the premier event for education leaders on learning through the Internet and technology. 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Choose reader-written articles, the latest from Technology & Learning magazine, and special features just for you. http://www.techlearning.com ************************************************************************ * NEW FEATURE: Sign Up Now for Email Alerts http://www.techlearning.com/content/resources/newsletter.html Choose Any or All: * Site of the Day -- Find out what Web sites are popular this week for teaching and learning. * Professional Development QuickTips - Get great strategies for staff development. * The IT Guy - Read smart ideas for tech support and answers to tech headaches. ************************************************************************ * READER-WRITTEN ARTICLES * New Dimensions Schools can use a Web model that encompasses the entire community and uses Internet tools for whole system change, including addressing how teachers learn. http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/WCE/archives/newdimbb.htm * Wireless Computing: New Opportunities and Challenges This article examines the reasons educators should be informed about wireless technologies and reviews different wireless standards prevalent today and likely to expand in the future. http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/WCE/archives/weswire.htm * The Ideal Project Rosemary's classroom projects address national technology standards, include curricular components, and provide activities that will allow students to fulfill Florida's academic requirements and provide interdisciplinary learning. http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/WCE/archives/rosesha2.htm T&L FEATURES: T&L Awards * Awards of Excellence 2002 - this year's winning software and Web sites. http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/TL/2002/12/awards.html * Ed Tech Leaders of the Year 2002 - dedicated technology educators http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/TL/2002/12/etloy.html * Portraits of Learning - today's best young photographers http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/TL/2002/12/portraits.html DATABASES * Need funding for a special project? 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