T.H.E. News Update :: May 6, 2009
05/06/09
News & Issues
District Administrators See Advantages of Web 2.0 in School
While K-12 district administrators are "overwhelmingly positive" about the value of Web 2.0 in schools, the use of Web 2.0 tools in actual learning environments is "quite limited," according to the results of a new study from the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), a professional association for district technology leaders.
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Education Dept. Grants Aim To Attract Professionals to Teaching in High-Need Schools
The United States Department of Education has announced $6.86 million in grants to help attract professionals and recent college graduates (with degrees in disciplines other than education) to careers in K-12 teaching.
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2009 ExploraVision Science Competition Winners Named
Toshiba and the National Science Teachers Association have announced the eight national winners of the 2009 ExploraVision Awards Program. The annual student science competition, now in its 17th year, is touted as the largest K-12 science competition in the world. It offers prizes of up to $10,000 in savings bonds for the winners.
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CompTIA Research: IT Security Investments Immune to Cutbacks
The majority of organizations expect to increase or maintain their IT security spending this year, according to a new international survey from the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA).
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Professional Development Provider Seeks To Demystify Autism Using Online Workshops
For educators who teach children affected with varying degrees of autism, the watchword has long been "frustration." But ongoing progress in improving professional development training for these individuals may make such inescapable frustration a thing of the past.
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