So Much For Privacy
Vanessa Miller – “The Boulder Valley School District is standing behind high school administrators after the American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday accused them of “committing felonies” by seizing...
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Jennifer Radcliffe – “And HISD isn’t the only local district struggling to meet state guidelines. Others, including fast-growing Cypress-Fairbanks, also are missing the mark, sometimes because they...
View ArticleOn School Libraries
Here’s a great piece on school libraries for our young ones. Hallie goes to her school library every Wednesday. She picks out a book and takes it home for us to read together. She looks forward to it...
View ArticleFlorida Offers Online Schools for Fulltime K-8 Students
School Library Journal – “Starting next fall, thousands of Florida students will be able to roll out of bed and attend school in their very own homes as a result of a new law that requires every school...
View ArticleBig Brother Is Here: Families Say Schools Snoop in Their Homes With...
Courthouse News – “A federal class action claims a suburban school district has been spying on students and families through the “indiscriminant use of and ability to remotely activate the webcams...
View ArticleLibrary Links to Schools
WSJ – “A pilot program between the world’s largest circulating library and the nation’s biggest public school system is allowing New York City teachers to borrow books online and have them delivered...
View ArticleJudge Slaps School for Blocking Gay Websites
Courthouse News – “A federal judge ordered a central Missouri school district to stop using Internet filtering software that blocks access to gay, lesbian and transgender issue-related websites. U.S....
View ArticleAnnouncing Whispercast for Kindle–A Free Self-Service Tool for Schools and...
“Amazon.com, Inc. today announced “Whispercast for Kindle,” giving schools and business customers a simple, scalable online tool for deploying Kindle devices and Kindle content. Whispercast provides a...
View ArticleNew Digital School Solution Exemplifies Britannica Today
“This week, Britannica Digital Learning is proud to introduce Britannica School, a new online service that we believe will have a major impact on schools in the United States and around the world....
View ArticleF.C.C. Chief Aims to Bolster Internet for Schools
“With a goal of fiber-optic lines reaching to every school and a Wi-Fi connection in every classroom, Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, is expected on Monday to propose a...
View ArticleSchools Tap Secret Spectrum to Beam Free Internet to Students
“THE FLOOR-TO-CEILING GLASS wall between the high-tech fabrication lab and the hallway at Monticello High School in Albemarle County, Virginia, is meant to showcase the hands-on, self-directed learning...
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