T.H.E. News Update :: October 31, 2007
News & Issues
STEM Equity Gets Boost from NSF
In an effort to explore methods for encouraging females to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), the National Science Foundation has awarded the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE) Education Foundation an extension services grant. The grant comes through the Research on Gender in Science and Engineering Program and was awarded to implement NAPE's five-year STEM Equity Pipeline project....
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Study: Students Want To Learn Online
Online learning appears to be playing a more and more vital role in the lives of students. In a study released last week by Project Tomorrow and Blackboard, a large percentage of middle and high school students expressed an interest in taking courses online that aren't offered at their schools....
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Apple Launches iPhone Dev Center
Apple has created a new suite of development resources tailored specifically for the iPhone. Dubbed the "iPhone Dev Center," the service provides a range of resources, including guidelines for optimizing Web apps for the iPhone, sample code, video tutorials, and other reference material....
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JCHS Deploys WiFi Array
JSerra Catholic High School has deployed WiFi arrays across its Southern California campus. Xirrus deployed its arrays at the school to support the school's laptop program and online educational tools....
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ITCC To Bolster STEM Education
Ivy Tech Community College in Indiana this month received a $3.1 million grant from the state's North Central Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) initiative. The grant will be used to enhance STEM education in K-12, higher education, and businesses and will train an estimated 44,000 people in North Central Indiana over the next five years....
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5 States Deploy NTC Transcript Exchange
The National Transcript Center (NTC) reported late last week that five states have adopted its preK-20 electronic transcript exchange system over the last year. These include Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, West Virginia, and Wyoming. NTC handled the development and deployment of the records systems....
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Coming Up
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Nov. 1-3, 2007
ISLMA Fall Conference 2007
Springfield, IL
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Nov. 2, 2007
Tech Forum Texas 2007
Austin, TX
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Nov. 4-6, 2007
NACOL 2007 Virtual School Symposium
Louisville, KY
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Nov. 4-7, 2007
SETDA Leadership Summit & Education Forum 2007
Washington, DC
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Nov. 5-9, 2007
15th International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2007)
Hiroshima, Japan
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Nov. 5-9, 2007
DevLearn 2007: The e-Learning Developers' Conferences & Expo
San Jose, CA
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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
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