Not the Usual Game Application - Mike Musgrove, Washington Post- June 27, 2008 One of these days, the thinking goes, some positive lesson learned in a game's virtual world might just inspire young people to go out and change the real world for the better. That's the hope behind a new wave of serious-minded games in development, which aim to educate audiences about issues like the environment and the death penalty.http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/et/2008/06/not-usual-game-application-mike.html 'Shake-up' for internet proposed - Darren Waters, BBC News website- June 27, 2008 The net could see its biggest transformation in decades if plans to open up the address system are passed. The net's regulators will vote on Thursday to decide if the strict rules on so-called top level domain names, such as .com or .uk, can be relaxed. If approved, it could allow companies to turn their brands into domain names while individuals could also carve out their own corner of the net.http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/et/2008/06/shake-up-for-internet-proposed-darren.html Text-message ruling could affect school policies - eSchool News- June 26, 2008 Employers need permission to view employee text messages.Most employees know their bosses are usually within their rights snooping on workers' eMail, but text messaging has been in murkier territory. A federal appeals court sought to clarify matters in a June 18 ruling by distinguishing between electronic communication that employers store on their servers, or pay someone to store, andhttp://people.uis.edu/rschr1/et/2008/06/text-message-ruling-could-affect-school.html Teens face felony charges of computer break-ins, grade changes at Tesoro High School - Seema Mehta and Susannah Rosenblatt, Los Angeles Times- June 26, 2008 A teenager faces felony charges and could spend decades in prison over allegations that he repeatedly broke into an acclaimed Orange County high school, hacked into computers to change his grades and stole tests -- all in hopes of improving his college admissions prospects, authorities said Tuesday.http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/et/2008/06/teens-face-felony-charges-of-computer.html NCSU, NCCU employees fired for illegal downloads - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area- June 26, 2008 Two employees at North Carolina Central University and one at North Carolina State have been fired after downloading files including pirated software and pornography, according to new reports from State Auditor Leslie Merritt. Merritt's reports do not name the employees, who worked in information technology at the universities.http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/et/2008/06/ncsu-nccu-employees-fired-for-illegal.html Schools vow to keep laptop initiative going - Terry Wosterk, Argus-Leader- June 25, 2008 Two pilot schools in Gov. Mike Rounds' laptop plan say they will continue the program even after state money is gone. Superintendent Mark Greguson's Chester Area district was among 20 schools that signed up in the pilot program that became Classroom Connections, Rounds' three-year initiative for a state-local split on the $39 million cost of providing laptop computers for all high schoolhttp://people.uis.edu/rschr1/et/2008/06/schools-vow-to-keep-laptop-initiative.html Ed-tech groups give candidates a wake-up call - Meris Stansbury, eSchool News- June 25, 2008 Candidates are encouraged to talk education.As the 2008 presidential race heats up, school stakeholders are anxious to hear the candidates' views on public education. For major education and ed-tech advocacy groups, the topic is about more than just a political agenda; it could well determine the success of the United States in the new global economy.http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/et/2008/06/ed-tech-groups-give-candidates-wake-up.html Web site aims to make transitions to new schools easier for children of military families - Dennis Carter, eSchool News- June 25, 2008 A new website will ease school transition for K-12 students in military families. A new web site will allow children from military families to compare states' academic standards and take a free online test to identify the gaps in their understanding as they move to a new state with different testing and curriculum. Moving from one school district to another in the same state can make it hardhttp://people.uis.edu/rschr1/et/2008/06/web-site-aims-to-make-transitions-to.html Some teachers are still in class - NICHOLE DOBO, YorkDaily RecordSunday News- June 24, 2008 The class, Using Technology to Break Down the Classroom Wall, was part of a weeklong series of courses on literacy for elementary and high school teachers, administrators and librarians. Jared Mader, a teacher at Red Lion Area School District, leads a class on technology in the classroom. Teachers should integrate computers into assignments that have nothing to do with technology, he said....http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/et/2008/06/some-teachers-are-still-in-class.html Fines for cell phones in Amarillo schools - Brenda Bernet, Amarillo.com- June 24, 2008 Two local school districts are taking steps to curtail a growing problem in the classroom - students too often distracted by their cell phones. School boards for the Amarillo and Highland Park districts this week approved $15 penalties for students caught using their phones at school, an increasingly common practice across the state and nation. The penalties will be imposed in August.http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/et/2008/06/fines-for-cell-phones-in-amarillo.html |