T.H.E. News Update :: September 26, 2007
News & Issues
OLPC Gearing Up for 'Get 1, Give 1' Program
For two weeks in November, the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) foundation will let citizens of the United States and Canada buy two of its XO laptops for $399 so that they can keep one and donate the other to a child in a developing nation....
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VMware Releases Tools as Open Source
Virtual infrastructure software company VMware says that more than 300 schools are now participating in its free Academic Program, which provides products, resources, and source code at no cost to schools for research and publication....
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Free Document Exchange Connects High Schools to Colleges
College and career-planning services provider ConnectEdu has released its C!Doc college admissions tool for free to help high schools more easily connect students with higher education institutions....
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New York City DoE Takes 2007 Broad Prize
The Broad Foundation has awarded $500,000 to the winner of this year's Broad Prize for Urban Education, the New York City Department of Education. The foundation also awarded four finalists $125,000 each, including the Long Beach Unified School District (California), which was the winner of the 2003 Broad Prize....
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Novell To Launch Team Collaboration for Open Workgroup Suite
Novell next month will begin shipping two new workspace and collaboration tools for its Open Workgroup Suite: Novell Teaming and Novell Teaming + Conferencing. The tools are designed to boost team productivity and streamline processes involved in creating, managing, and sharing information....
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Netchemia Intros SchoolRecruiter 2.0
Netchemia, a K-12 software developer, has announced version 2.0 of its SchoolRecruiter system. SchoolRecruiter is a Web-based tool used for tracking, recruiting, screening, interviewing, and hiring applicants in K-12 organizations....
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Coming Up
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Sept. 29, 2007
2nd annual Promising Curriculum and Technology Practices Conference
Modesto, CA
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Oct. 2, 2007
School Safety and Security
Framingham, MA
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Oct. 3-5, 2007
9th European Conference for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe
San Sebastian, Spain
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Oct. 3-7, 2007
7th Annual Lilly Teaching and Learning Conference
Tranverse City, MI
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Oct. 7-9, 2007
The K-12 Facilities Summit 2007
Phoenix, AZ
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Oct. 7-9, 2007
The K-12 Business & Technology Summit 2007
Phoenix, AZ
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Oct. 8-10, 2007
The 10th IASTED International Conference on Computers and Advanced Technology in Education
Beijing, China
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Oct. 9-11, 2007
K-12 Open Minds Conference Open Source / Open Systems / Open Minds
Indianapolis, IN
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Oct. 11-13, 2007
NASBE Annual Conference 2007
Philadelphia
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Oct. 13, 2007
11th annual Innovations in Education
Visalia, CA
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Oct. 16-19, 2007
mLearn 2007 - 6th World conference on Mobile Learning and Emerging Technology
Melbourne, Australia
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Oct. 17-19, 2007
OELMA 2007 Conference
Dayton, OH
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Oct. 17-19, 2007
NSBA's 21st Annual T+L Conference
Nashville, TN
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Oct. 18-20, 2007
25th Annual Closing The Gap Conference
Minneapolis, MN
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Oct. 19-21, 2007
ASCD Conference on Teaching and Learning 2007
Atlanta, GA
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Oct. 21-23, 2007
NASDSE 70th Annual Conference
Scottsdale, AZ
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Oct. 22-23, 2007
NACSA Annual Conference 2007
Savannah, GA
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Oct. 25-28, 2007
2007 California Science Education Conference
Long Beach, CA
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Oct. 28-Nov. 2, 2007
TDWI World Conference (Fall 2007)
Orlando, FL
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JAN. 22-25, 2008
F.E.T.C. 2008
The K-12 Conference You Can't Afford to Miss
Orange County Convention Center
Orlando, FL
Find more events at THE Journal's online Conference Calendar.
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