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6/5/2012

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Linux Leads Server Growth
While worldwide expenditures on server hardware declined in the first quarter, physical server unit shipments actually increased, led by double-digit growth in Linux-based systems. HP, IBM, and Dell were the dominant players, according to two reports released in the last week.
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San Lorenzo Unified School District To Save 4.5 Million with Solar Energy
The San Lorenzo Unified School District in Northern California has tapped a school modernization bond to install its first solar project.
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New Social Network for Elementary School Readers Now Available
A free new social networking platform aims to encourage elementary school children to read more books.
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Fairfield Public Schools Centralizes IT Systems Management
Fairfield Public Schools in Connecticut has centralized management of its 5,000 computers throughout the school district, a change that simultaneously reduces IT costs and improves service, according to the district.
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Illinois School District Spending $1.1 Million on Energy Upgrades
A small school district in Illinois has signed a $1.1 million contract to do work on its facilities that will reduce its energy needs.
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Kansas District Outsources IT Management
DeSoto Unified School District in Kansas has voted to outsource the management of its technology services in a deal that's estimated to save the district $1.2 million over five years.
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Robotics Awards Celebrate Teen Teamwork
Team Antipodes, a three-person robotics team profiled recently on THEJournal.com, was awarded first place in robot design during the recent international FIRST Tech Challenge robotics competition, which took place in St. Louis, MO.
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DVS Enterprise Incorporates Unidesk Desktop Layering
Desktop layering software from Unidesk will be incorporated into Dell's desktop virtualization solution to provide increased affordability and ease for virtual desktop implementation.
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STEM Engineering Challenge Rewards Creative Thinking
Earlier this month, a team of juniors from Santana High School in San Diego took home the top prize in the Chevron Engineering Design Challenge, an annual statewide engineering competition in California, hosted in concert with Project Lead The Way, which offers STEM curricular programs.
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Citizens in Space Competition Seeks Entries
Citizens in Space, a project of the United States Rocket Academy, is asking the public to dream up and build space hardware in exchange for a shot at cash prizes up to $10,000.
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Honeywell Awards PD Scholarships
Honeywell has awarded scholarships to 185 teachers from 19 countries and 37 American states to attend a simulated astronaut training and professional development program in June in at the United States Space & Rocket Center.
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Pano Logic Updates Desktop Virtualization Software
Pano Logic has updated its desktop virtualization software.
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Teachscape and Saba Join Forces to Offer Talent Management System for Teachers
Teachscape, a provider of Web-based professional development materials, technologies, and services for teachers, and Saba, a provider of learning and talent management software and enterprise social networking tools, have formed an alliance to offer their joint customers a competency-based talent management system for educators.
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Texas Engineering Students Building NASA Prototypes
Booker T. Washington High School in Houston, TX, and NASA's Johnson Space Center are collaborating to inspire students to go into the fields of science and engineering through the High School Students United With NASA to Create Hardware program.
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Upcoming ISTE Keynotes Promote Student Passion for Learning
The keynote roster for ISTE 2012 includes a creativity expert featured on TED, a television actress/science teacher, and a rainforest conservationist, among other speakers.
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10-Tablet Recharge Cart Suited for Special Ed Classrooms
A company that distributes multiple brands of laptop carts has come out with one for charging and storing Apple iPads, intended specifically for small classrooms.
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ASCD, McTighe, and Wiggins Develop New Common Core Courses
A membership organization that creates professional development programs and products for educators has produced two courses specifically to help teachers implement the Common Core State Standards.
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