Superintendents Face Deadline For High School Laptop Program

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It looks good for Maine high school
laptop program

It looks good for Maine high school
laptop program 06/25/2004 11:57 AM
Maine Education Commissioner Susan Gendron has obtained assurances from at least 58 superintendents that theyÂ’re ready to press forward with laptops in high schools this fall, giving her confidence that a deal can be struck with Apple...

High School Picks Up Where Laptop
Program Ends

High School Picks Up Where Laptop
Program Ends 03/19/2005 02:29 AM

Following up where Maine's program to provide every seventh- and eighth-grader with a laptop computer leaves off, Thornton Academy recently acquired 400 laptops for the high-schools's 1,200 students to use. By Seth Harkness, Portland Press Herald

Plainview Pre-School Launches First
Wireless Laptop Computer Technology
Program for Preschoolers

Plainview Pre-School Launches First
Wireless Laptop Computer Technology
Program for Preschoolers 12/22/2004 01:33 AM
Looking for the perfect Christmas gift for that hard to please 3 or 4 year old? Wireless laptops are at the top of the list for some 100 children at Louisville’s Plainview Pre-school. This fall, students began using wireless laptops in one of the country’s first wireless computer labs just for preschoolers! It is all part of the ground breaking educational approaches at Plainview Pre-School designed to boost preschooler’s brainpower and future college readiness at a cost that won’t turn parents into scrooges. Students receive weekly instruction in the school’s new wireless computer lab plus classroom visits with an assortment of technological equipment including laptops, digital cameras, recording devices, and listening centers. According to the school officials, this gives children a chance to use technology for real problem solving rather than just for entertainment and since appropriate stimuli such as engaging hands-on activities with computers enhances early brain development, the school believes laptops are the perfect choice for a preschooler’s small hand size. The cost for the program is included in the school's unique tuition structure which school officials says offers a high quality program and at a cost well below what many other preschool programs charge. [PRWEB Dec 20, 2004]

Maine high school iBook program looks
promising

Maine high school iBook program looks
promising 06/22/2004 03:44 PM
Maine's education commissioner says she has assurances from at least 47 superintendents that they are ready to move forward with iBooks in high schools this fall, giving her confidence that a deal can be struck with Apple...

Maine high school iBook program gains
support

Maine high school iBook program gains
support 06/22/2004 03:43 PM
The state of Maine already has deployed Apple iBooks at all seventh and eighth-grade classrooms in public schools throughout the state, and now it looks like momentum is gaining to expand the program to high schools, according to the Associated Press. The report indicates that 47 superintendents at schools throughout the state have thrown their support behind an iBook rental program proposed by administrators looking to side-step budget shortfalls.

Mochary Foundation Announces Filmmaking
Program for North Miami Beach Senior
High School

Mochary Foundation Announces Filmmaking
Program for North Miami Beach Senior
High School 04/06/2005 02:15 AM
Seven Aspiring Filmmakers Selected to Attend Free After-school Digital Filmmaking Program [PRWEB Apr 6, 2005]

"A high school student in Las Vegas was
transferred to a new school because of
an online journal in which he wrote,
"Kill Alaina." "

"A high school student in Las Vegas was
transferred to a new school because of
an online journal in which he wrote,
"Kill Alaina." " 11/12/2003 02:57 PM

Burma refugees face Thai deadline

Burma refugees face Thai deadline 03/31/2005 03:11 AM
Thailand orders the relocation of about 3,000 Burmese political refugees to the Thai-Burma border.

Californians Face Deadline on Microsoft
Antitrust Claims

Californians Face Deadline on Microsoft
Antitrust Claims 12/29/2004 01:45 PM
eWeek Dec 29 2004 4:22PM GMT

Reminder: Panther Up-To-Date program
deadline

Reminder: Panther Up-To-Date program
deadline 12/12/2003 10:33 AM
Apple's Mac OS X Up-To-Date program, which offers purchasers of new Macs (on or after October 8, 2003) and owners of Power Mac G5s (regardless of date of purchase) the ability to upgrade to Mac OS X 10.3 Panther for US$19.95, ends on Dec...

Hostages in Iraq Face Death as Deadline
Nears (Reuters)

Hostages in Iraq Face Death as Deadline
Nears (Reuters) 09/20/2004 04:50 AM
Reuters - A deadline set by militants who have threatened to behead two Americans and a Briton seized in Iraq was due to expire Monday, and more than two dozen other hostages were also facing death unless rebel demands were met.

High-tech play analyzing technology
giving high school football an edge

High-tech play analyzing technology
giving high school football an edge 12/05/2003 07:47 PM
AP via New Jersey Online Dec 5 2003 6:33PM ET

CodeCon program announced, early
registration deadline nearing

CodeCon program announced, early
registration deadline nearing 01/22/2004 02:11 AM
The program for CodeCon 2004 has been announced.

http://www.codecon.org/2004/program.html

CodeCon is the premier showcase of active hacker projects. It is a workshop for developers of real-world applications with working code and active development projects. All presentations will given by one of the active developers, and accompanied by a functional demo.

Michigan may cancel laptop program

Michigan may cancel laptop program 10/29/2003 11:27 AM
What was to be the largest single purchase of computers in history may now history itself. Governor Jennifer Granholm intends to cancel the funding for the "Freedom to Learn" plan, which would have given a laptop to every sixth-grade studen in Michigan. Apple and Dell are considered frontrunners to supply the 130,000 laptops required by the state. The program has not yet been cancelled and many Michigan officials have announced their intention to fight to keep the program in the...

Laptop Program Given New Lease On Life

Laptop Program Given New Lease On Life 05/05/2004 11:25 AM
Just when it looked like a proposal to expand the state's laptop computer program to high schools was dead, the Baldacci administration has managed to bring it back to life. By Associated Press (via MyAppleMenu)

Laptop Program Draws Admirers

Laptop Program Draws Admirers 03/13/2003 10:21 AM
Maine's effort to put an Apple iBook computer in the lap of every seventh-and eight-grader in its public schools is attracting international attention. (Maine Today via MyAppleMenu)

School Unveils Wireless Laptop Project

School Unveils Wireless Laptop Project 12/11/2003 08:32 PM
A Troy City school teamed up with Apple Computers to enhance the learning process. (Capital News 9 via MyAppleMenu)

School Laptop Proposal Gets Mixed
Reaction

School Laptop Proposal Gets Mixed
Reaction 06/02/2004 08:56 AM
By NBCSandiego.com (via MyAppleMenu)

School District Taps Into Laptop
Technology

School District Taps Into Laptop
Technology 11/16/2003 01:29 AM
The Honeoye Falls-Lima school district is gearing up to launch in February a digital learning project that involves leasing laptop computers for middle school students to use in school and at home. By Dolores Orman (Democrat And Chronicle via MyAppleMenu)

Scottish schools eyeing laptop program

Scottish schools eyeing laptop program 06/03/2004 07:00 PM
Every pupil in a single-year group at schools across the Lothians in Scotland will get their own laptop computer by next year, according to the Scotland Evening News...

Michigan May Kill Student Laptop Program

Michigan May Kill Student Laptop Program 04/18/2005 02:28 PM
In the past we've written about various "laptops in schools" programs -- mainly in Maine and Michigan where they've been seen as succes s stories in improving education and (most importantly) getting kids excited to learn. While simply adding laptops to schools isn't the answer -- a well designed program designed to really make use of computers in schools to help kids learn and get them interested in education is a good thing. However, a budget crunch in Michigan has the state think ing about killing the program, meaning that some students would have their laptops yanked away, and others may not be able to get laptops at all. You have to wonder, though, if there's a compromise solution. Certainly, some kids already have computers (desktop or laptop) at home -- so perhaps there's a better way to set up the program that focuses more on those kids whose families really can't afford a laptop. Yes, this opens the program up to abuse -- but with the country falling so far behind in education, it seems like a program that seems to get kids excited about learning deserves a bit of support.

Mentor: Students Benefit From Laptop
Program

Mentor: Students Benefit From Laptop
Program 08/16/2004 02:20 AM
By Kennebec Journal (via MyAppleMenu)

Stillwater: School Board, Apple Agree On
Laptop Plan

Stillwater: School Board, Apple Agree On
Laptop Plan 12/17/2003 11:55 PM
The Stillwater school district has entered into an agreement with Apple Computer to provide laptops to students at Oak-Land Junior High in Lake Elmo and all of the district's junior high teachers by next fall. By Megan Boldt (Pioneer Press via MyAppleMenu)

Atlanta-Area School District On Verge Of
Laptop Plan

Atlanta-Area School District On Verge Of
Laptop Plan 04/12/2005 08:28 PM

This week's vote would simply approve the first-year concept. A contract with Apple computers is still in the works. By Doug Gross, Associated Press

Phoenix School to Install Face Scanners

Phoenix School to Install Face Scanners 12/13/2003 02:32 AM

U.S. school Internet program foundering

U.S. school Internet program foundering 06/09/2004 08:52 AM
Washington Times Jun 9 2004 12:48PM GMT

SD School in the News for Handheld
Program

SD School in the News for Handheld
Program 06/24/2004 11:10 AM

High school teachers: Handhelds, laptops improved grades: This is a very cool thing in a city about 90 miles from Sioux Falls. Yankton is not a big city (pop. 13,500), but they have a beautiful new high school and are evidently doing good things with their tech budget.

Two pilot programs that gave hand-held computers and laptops to students at Yankton High School resulted in higher grades, teachers at the school say. [...]

The school gave 75 randomly selected students and four teachers handheld computers called M130s last October. In addition, school officials used grant money to purchase 30 laptop computers, which were given to 25 students and four teachers.

Good for them. South Dakota rules.

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Payoffs Alleged In School Computer
Program

Payoffs Alleged In School Computer
Program 09/25/2004 11:10 PM
Atlanta Journal And Constitution Sep 26 2004 3:13AM GMT

Fraud alleged in Internet school program

Fraud alleged in Internet school program 04/08/2005 03:24 PM
MSNBC Apr 8 2005 8:12PM GMT

Getting Kids To Program Old School Video
Games

Getting Kids To Program Old School Video
Games 04/06/2005 06:48 AM
It seems that every recent story about Atari has been about their attempts (in their modern form -- quite different from the original Atari) to make a killing on the nostalgia market, offering up classic games from years back to today's adults -- either on computers or (increasingly) on mobile phones. However, it appears that many feel the basic concepts of old Atari videogames are still valuable for game designers to learn -- resulting in a competition to design new games for the Atari 2600. Of course, there's one twist: the games needed to be created in 24 hours. While the story is amusing to read, what it really does is remind people that, despite all the amazing graphics found in today's game, a game is still about gameplay at its core -- which many of today's game designers seem to forget.

Congress Reconsiders Deadline on
Introducing High-Tech Passports

Congress Reconsiders Deadline on
Introducing High-Tech Passports 06/16/2004 09:31 PM
US Embassy Tokyo Jun 17 2004 1:33AM GMT

Audit: School Internet program rife with
abuses

Audit: School Internet program rife with
abuses 06/18/2004 05:02 AM
Miami.com - Fri Jun 18, 08:12 am GMT

Fuzz and Ditto - fun SA school readiness
software program

Fuzz and Ditto - fun SA school readiness
software program 02/13/2004 12:58 AM
iafrica.com Feb 13 2004 5:15AM GMT

Download Legal Music from MP3 Webl0gs
with old school program

Download Legal Music from MP3 Webl0gs
with old school program 07/10/2004 05:06 AM

I found this link earlier in the week and have been playing around with it tonight. If you are looking fro new music that you can add to your collection there is a great deal of music out their that bands are very happy for you to download. Pulling that music can prove time consuming but using a old school program called wget you can click start go to bed and wake up in the morning with a 100 new songs to review. Thanks go to [Jeffery Veen]

Fraud, abuse found in school Internet
program

Fraud, abuse found in school Internet
program 06/17/2004 02:46 PM
MSNBC Jun 17 2004 7:20PM GMT

School Internet Program Audit Shows
Fraud and Waste

School Internet Program Audit Shows
Fraud and Waste 06/18/2004 09:40 AM

Gateway's High-End Laptop Sheds Weight
(PC World)

Gateway's High-End Laptop Sheds Weight
(PC World) 03/31/2005 07:25 PM
PC World - Company touts new M680 notebook as a performance or multimedia fit.

First graduates awarded Harvard
Certificates at Dubai School of
Government's E-Government program

First graduates awarded Harvard
Certificates at Dubai School of
Government's E-Government program 04/06/2005 07:00 AM
AME Info Apr 6 2005 11:26AM GMT

2005: PCs Face High Bar

2005: PCs Face High Bar 12/27/2004 05:42 PM
TheStreet.com Dec 27 2004 9:42PM GMT
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