[Athen] FW: eSN This Week: Low-cost laptop deals heat up

[Ron Stewart]

Now is this cool or what, you may also be interested in the related AT
effort at:  

http://www.sightsavers.org.uk/What%20We%20Do/Causes%20of%20Blindness/Low%20V
ision/Low%20Vision%20Aids/World4840.html

 

Ron

 

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 <http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7459> Low-cost
laptop deals heat up 
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<http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7459> Nicholas
Negroponte, head of the nonprofit One Laptop Per Child, shows off the XO
computer. <http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7459>
Mere hours after news broke that Uruguay's government placed the first
official order for the One Laptop Per Child initiative's XO, or "$100
laptop," chip giant Intel Corp. announces that Libya has ordered 150,000 of
Intel's own version of the low-cost laptop, the Classmate PC.
<http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7459> Full Story 



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 <http://www.eschoolnews.com/erc/funding/opps.cfm#1879> Laura Bush 21st
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This program supports projects to develop faculty and library leaders, to
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WEEK'S TOP NEWS...



 <http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7450> T+L's
message to educators: Aim high 
 <http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7450>
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 <http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7450>
<http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7450> Professor and
physicist Stephen Hawking floats in a Zero G plane, used by some educators
to enhance science instruction.
<http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7450> The National
School Boards Association's 2007 T+L conference, held Oct. 17-19 in
Nashville, Tenn., urged educators to think outside the box to encourage the
kind of innovation needed to ensure success in the 21st century. |
<http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7450> Full Story 

 


 <http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7451> SIS software
evolves to meet complex needs 
 <http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7451>
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7451 


 <http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7451>
<http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7451> Mobile
solutions are an emerging trend in SIS software, officials say.
<http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7451> In an era of
unprecedented accountability and student tracking requirements, a crop of
new student information system (SIS) software packages are emerging to help
school systems meet the stringent demands. |
<http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7451> Full Story 

 


 <http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7453> HELP
suspends Gulf Coast work 
 <http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7453>
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7453 


 <http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7453>
<http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7453> Members of
the HELP team have worked to transform Gulf Coast schools since Hurricane
Katrina struck in 2005.
<http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7453> On Oct. 29,
2007, the HELP (Hurricane Education Leadership Program) Team officially
halted its Gulf Coast school recovery efforts to devote time instead to
documenting its actions and accomplishments over the past two years. With
the documentation, the efforts of the Intel-led team, comprised of
educational technology service providers and nonprofit associations, will
soon become a model for other disaster recovery organizations. |
<http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7453> Full Story 

 


 <http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7460> Does U.S.
lag in internet speed? 
 <http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7460>
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 <http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7460>
<http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7460> High-speed
school networks may be inadequate if students have slow internet access at
home. <http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7460>
Indications that the nation is trailing other countries in the speed and
cost of broadband access to the internet is attracting fresh political
attention, and American education is one area that could be affected. |
<http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7460> Full Story 

 


eSN TV Video ...



 <http://www.eschoolnews.com/video/index.cfm?v=261&f=427> eSN TechWatch:
Video's Future in Schools -- November 5, 2007 
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<http://www.eschoolnews.com/video/index.cfm?v=261&f=427> eSN TechWatch:
Video's Future in Schools -- November 5, 2007
<http://www.eschoolnews.com/video/index.cfm?v=261&f=427> Charles Fadel,
global leader of education for Cisco Systems, discusses the future of school
video use. 

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4> Scottsdale community college selects NetOp School as its software of
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Scottsdale Community College in Scottsdale, Ariz. has standardized all of it
computer lab management under one software -- NetOp School. The NetOp
software, developed by Danish IT company Danware A/S, and sold in the United
States by the company's subsidiary, NetOp Tech Inc., was so successful in
its trial period at the college that SCC is in the process of training
software trainers to show teachers and instructors how to use the software
for the college's nearly 12,000 students. |
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<http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/partners/showrelease.cfm?ReleaseID=320
2> Samsung introduces new 19-inch LCD widescreen monitor for retail and
consumer applications 
 
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Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a world-leading manufacturer of
professional LCD and PDP display products, today introduced the newest
addition to its award-winning line of SyncMaster displays, the SyncMaster
942BW. |
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With a growing array of solutions at their disposal, more and more educators
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Enriching Education Through Digital Sharing 
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