Top News for Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Curriculum and Assessment News

October 27, 2008 - Burck Smith wanted to give college students a way to earn course credits and kick-start their higher-education careers while slashing first-year college costs by more than half. Smith, CEO of StraighterLine, introduced the online service this fall, giving adults resuming their education or recent high school graduates a chance to complete online classes that will transfer to colleges and universities across the United States. Read More

More Headlines

• Tech helps teach about the 2008 election Read More October 23, 2008
  
• Celebrities and kids join to set reading record Read More October 7, 2008
  
• Technology makes art education a bigger draw Read More September 19, 2008
  
• ED funding helps students learn key languages Read More August 21, 2008
  
• First 'hybrid' courses; now, a 'hybrid' school Read More July 23, 2008
  
• New resource helps teach 21st-century skills Read More July 18, 2008
  
• Schools try to reach students via podcast Read More June 23, 2008
  
• Student videos demonstrate ed-tech's value Read More June 13, 2008
  
• Technology brings 'new P.E.' to schools Read More June 10, 2008
  

Computing News

November 26, 2008 - Tennessee State University has banned a popular, controversial web site from its servers, making it the first state-funded university to impose a ban on the web site, reports the Student Press Law Center. Read More

More Headlines

• Experts: Alternative search tools can help students Read More November 26, 2008
  
• Conn. district explores ubiquitous computing Read More November 25, 2008
  
• Promise them an iPod and they will come? Read More November 25, 2008
  
• Technology helps shatter limits of disability Read More November 25, 2008
  
• The online search party: A way to share the load Read More November 24, 2008
  
• Broadband makes tiny town an English-teaching hub Read More November 24, 2008
  
• Google empowers users to edit search results Read More November 21, 2008
  
• Questions abound as emergency alert flops Read More November 20, 2008
  
• On the web, social sites can sometimes bite Read More November 18, 2008
  

Multimedia News

October 30, 2008 - Students in Allison Risoli's advanced placement American government and politics course might be too young to vote this year, but they are still getting a hands-on lesson in the election process: The class was selected to take part in Video Your Vote, a project sponsored by PBS' "News Hour with Jim Lehrer" in which they will make short films related to Election Day, reports the Journal News of Lower Hudson Valley, N.Y. Read More

More Headlines

• Using video games as bait to hook readers Read More October 6, 2008
  
• Companies joining to push music onto memory cards Read More September 22, 2008
  
• eSN recruits student broadcasters Read More September 18, 2008
  
• New series is like 'The Real World,' with more computers Read More September 11, 2008
  
• Test-prep services turn to video games Read More September 11, 2008
  
• Student videographers prove ed tech works Read More September 5, 2008
  
• With iTunes, schools join digital world Read More September 2, 2008
  
• Researchers mull gaming's impact on learning Read More August 19, 2008
  
• Want to learn astrobiology? Pick up the console Read More August 15, 2008
  

Funding News

November 11, 2008 - The HHMI-NIH Research Scholars Program, also known as the Cloister Program, gives outstanding students at U.S. medical schools the opportunity to receive research training at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Students in good standing at U.S. medical, dental, and veterinary schools are eligible to apply to the program. Research Scholars spend nine months to a year on the NIH campus, conducting basic, translational, or applied biomedical research under the direct mentorship of senior NIH research scientists. Read More

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• Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge (SPECA) Grants Program Read More November 11, 2008
  
• Knowles Science Teaching Foundation Fellowships Read More November 11, 2008
  
• Senior Urban Education Research Fellowships Read More November 11, 2008
  
• Hello Tomorrow Fund Read More November 11, 2008
  
• Bob Costas Grants for the Teaching of Writing Read More November 11, 2008
  
• Advanced Placement (AP) Test Fee Program Read More November 11, 2008
  
• MEAF Inclusion Champion Award Read More October 30, 2008
  
• Music Matters Grants Read More October 30, 2008
  
• Being an American: 2008-2009 Essay Contest Read More October 30, 2008
  

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In this edition of TechWatch: Former Fairfax County, Va., superintendent Daniel Domenech outlines his plan for revitalizing the 143-year-old American Association of School Administrators. Plus, a look at ed-tech news from around the nation. Duration: 00:22:13