THE Journal: News Update: W-2 Phishing, Wire Transfer Scam Targets School Districts

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Free Tool Lets Schools Test Encryption of Ed Tech Software
Common Sense Education has made its encryption-checking tools available as open source so that anybody can check out the security settings of education technology products.
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W-2 Phishing, Wire Transfer Scam Targets School Districts
With tens of thousands of school employees affected, IRS officials are telling schools that this cyberattack is one of the most dangerous phishing scams the federal organization has ever seen.
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Duke U Hosting New Ed Conference on 3D Printing
Duke University will be hosting a new conference on how to use 3D printing and digital fabrication in education, covering both K-12 and postsecondary. Construct3D 2017 runs May 5-7 and is expected to move to different institutions annually.
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Grant Spotlight: Free Gear for Your Makerspace from SparkFun
New for 2017, SparkFun has launched a formal grant program that is awarding prize packages and sponsorships on the monthly basis to educational and non-profit organizations to support makerspaces, coding, robotics labs and STEM- and STEAM-related activities.
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3M and Discovery Education Launch First Young Scientist Global Virtual Field Trip for K-8
Discovery Education and 3M have launched the first Young Scientist Global Virtual Field Trip for kindergarten through eighth grade classrooms with exclusive access to 3M Headquarters' "World of Innovation" in St. Paul, MN. The event will be broadcast live at 1 p.m. EST/10 a.m. PST Feb. 23.
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Elementary School Deploys Classroom Mics to Boost Confidence of Students
A Southern California school has added technology that enhances "audio clarity" in its classrooms. New River Elementary School in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District has implemented microphones that hang around the necks of teachers and students to amplify their voices through a flat panel speaker.
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Upcoming K–12 Grants
- Acer Extreme Classroom Tech Makeover
  Sponsor: Acer
  Award: $20,000 in Acer equipment (a classroom set of Acer Switch Alpha 12 two-in-one notebooks)
  Number of Awards: 1
  Application Deadline: March 31
- SparkFun Community Partner Program
  Sponsor: SparkFun
  Award: STEM/STEAM-releated prize packages, event and team sponsorships and other types of support
  Number of Awards: Varies
  Application Deadline: Third Thursday of each month; awards announced on the last business day of each month
- Magnet Schools Assistance Program Competition
  Sponsor: United States Department of Education
  Award: $12 million to $15 million over a period of three to five years
  Number of Awards: 23 to 30
  Application Deadline: April 11
- Academic Enrichment Grants
  Sponsor: McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation
  Award: $30,000 maximum ($10,000 over three years)
  Number of Awards: Not specified (five awarded last year)
  Application Deadline: April 15
- Teacher Development Grants
  Sponsor: McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation
  Award: $30,000 maximum ($10,000 over three years)
  Number of Awards: Not specified (two awarded last year)
  Application Deadline: April 15 (submissions open Jan. 15)
- Siemens Possibility Grant (2017 Siemens STEM Day Sweepstakes)
  Sponsor: Siemens Foundation
  Award: $10,000
  Number of Awards: 1
  Application Deadline: April 28, 5 p.m. ET
- Champion Creatively Alive Children Grant Program
  Sponsor: Crayola and the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)
  Award: $2,500 plus $1,000 in Crayola gear
  Number of Awards: Up to 20 major prizes, plus one Crayola Classpack for every applicant submitting by the early bird deadline
  Application Deadline: June 23 (June 5 for early bird prize)
- TAF Project-Based Learning Grants for Grades 6–12
  Sponsor: Toshiba America Foundation
  Award: Two categories: Up to $5,000 and more than $5,000
  Number of Awards: Not specified
  Application Deadline: Up to $5,000 awarded on a rolling basis; Aug. 1 deadline for applications for more than $5,000
- Adopt a Classroom
  Deadline: Ongoing
- Brinker International Grants
  Deadline: Ongoing
- Brown Rudnick Community Grants
  Deadline: Ongoing
- Corning Foundation Grants
  Deadline: Ongoing
- DonorsChoose.org
  Deadline: Ongoing
- Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Grants
  
  Deadline: Ongoing
  Award: No more than 10 percent of an organization's annual operating expenses or 25 percent of the total budget for the project being funded; awards have ranged from the hundreds to the millions of dollars.
  Number of Awards: Varies
  Qualification: Project should "directly serve or impact children living in urban poverty, particularly in the areas of education, family economic stability (including microfinance) and childhood health."
- Naiku Innovative Teacher Grant
  Deadline: Ongoing (approx. 10 awards per month)
- Sony Grants for Education
  Deadline: Ongoing (grants awarded on a rolling basis)
Call for Papers & Proposals
- Construct3D 2017
  Proposals Due: Feb. 15
  Proposal Submission URL: duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2gUZwr5cuhExudf
  Event: May 5–7
  Durham, NC (Duke University)
- Innovative and Creative Education and Teaching International Conference
  Proposals Due: March 31, 2017 (one-page abstract)
  Proposal Submission URL: icetic.net/online-abstract-submissions
  Event: June 21–23
  Badajoz, Spain
- Submit calls for papers/proposals to [email protected].
Upcoming Events
- AASA National Conference on Education
  March 2–4
  New Orleans, LA
- SXSWedu
  March 6–9
  Austin, TX
- Clute International Conference on Education
  March 12–16, 2017
  San Diego, CA
- CUE 2017 National Conference
  March 15–18
  Palm Springs, CA
- NSTA 2017
  March 30–April 2
  Los Angeles
- Blended and Personalized Learning Conference
  March 31–April 1
  Providence, RI
- CoSN 2017
  April 3–6
  Chicago
- ICEEEL 2017 : 19th International Conference on e-Education and e-Learning
  April 24-25
  Boston, MA
- More events at thejournal.com
- Construct3D 2017
  May 5–7
  Duke University (Durham, NC)
- More events at thejournal.com

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