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12/13/2011

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Broadband, Social Networks, and Mobility Have Spawned a New Kind of Learner
Students are different today because of technology. Every educator knows this, of course, but this change is about much more than agile thumbs, shriveling attention spans, and OMG'd vocabularies.
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Educators Look for Resources, New Programs Amid STEM Push
Districts, schools, and individual educators are strugling to keep up with new emphases on science, technology, engineering, and math education. Resources and partnerships are avalable to those who kow where to look.
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Dual Enrollment No Panacea for Helping High Schoolers Prep for College
While dual enrollment is becoming increasingly popular as a way to help prepare high school students prepare for the rigor of college work, it may not be the magic potion for improving student outcomes that some educators think it is.
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University Department Chairs See Need for Improved K-12 STEM Curriculum
Improving the STEM curriculum is the single most important thing K-12 schools can do to prepare students for college. That's according to a new survey that polled department chairs at 200 research universities across the United States. In fact, more than three times the number of participants cited the need to improve K-12 curriculum over the need to improve STEM teacher preparation and training as the critical factor in preparing students for college.
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CoSN Invites 13 Districts To Develop Digital Media Best Practices
The Consortium for School Networking, a professional association for educators, district officials and technology professionals, has selected 13 school districts to take part in an effort to develop digital media best practices in K-12 education to encourage innovation.
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Wolf Creek District Deploys NAC To Support BYOD
An Alberta school district has gone public with its use of a network access control system from Alcatel-Lucent and InfoExpress to support a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) program.
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Intel Study Explores Teens' Interest in Engineering
A new survey of more than 1,000 teens conducted on behalf of Intel has revealed what may be the major stumbling blocks to encouraging more students to major in engineering, and offered ideas on how to motivate students to take up the field.
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Louisiana Districts Sign On With Teacher Evaluation Software
Louisiana school districts have deployed performance evaluation software in response to new state requirements calling for annual observations that factor in students' academic growth.
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TurfMutt Launches Spruce Up Your School Sweepstakes
Discovery Education and the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute have launched the Spruce Up Your School Sweepstakes as part of their TurfMutt program.
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Professional Resources

New Technology Supports Overwhelming Bandwidth Demands
Sponsored by: SonicWall
Hall County Schools struggled to manage Web 2.0 applications and social media sites that overwhelmed their networks. These technologies have dramatically affected K-12 network management as well as presented security challenges. This free case study details their path to secure their networks while lowering costs.
Addressing Windows 7 Application Compatibility
Sponsored by: Dell
Making an OS change can sometimes introduce problems. Business applications that are customized to work with a particular OS might not work smoothly with a new one. Download this paper to learn how to prepare for an OS migration, identify potential application compatibility problems, and what software compatibility options are available.
Eliminate Classroom Technology Limitations – Three School Districts Explain How
Sponsored by: Texas Instruments
Looking for new ways to simplify and improve your classroom technology experience, while increasing student engagement and understanding? School districts across the country are using DLP technology to fully engage their students and encourage them to more deeply explore a subject. And they are seeing significant results...
Comparative Review of Top K-12 Online Protection Vendors
Sponsored by: SonicWall
This webcast provides a hard-hitting competitive analysis of leading Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs) and Content Filtering solutions. Hear how Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs) address: network security, bandwidth management, and content filtering challenges currently facing today’s K-12 organizations.

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