Educational CyberPlayGround NetHappenings Headlines and Resourcees 4/25/06

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Greetings,

Here is my collection of useful, just in time, need to know,
Nethappenings Headlines and Resources since last week.
I believe this format beats getting 25 separate email!

enjoy,
<Karen>

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1)
CISCO LAUNCHES DIGITAL INCUBATOR
http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-6062941.html

CISCO and Michael Lynn
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Technology/ethics.html

Social Networking
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Technology/socialnetwork.html

Web 2.0 Tools for the classroom
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Technology/Tools.html


2)
Company to pay $4.5 Million in E-Rate Fraud Case
http://www.itworld.com/Man/2681/060421erate/

Technology Director Charged with E-rate Fraud
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3600671

Erate Fraud and Whistle blower Hot Line
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/E-rate.html


3)
HURRICANE RELIEF
The Emergency Impact Aid payments were each $1,000 per student.
The fourth quarter payment will be made by the end of May.
http://hurricanehelpforschools.gov/proginfo/eiap-date.pdf.


4)
National Charter School Week
http://www.ed.gov/news/events/csweek2006.html
http://www.publiccharters.org/section/publications/http_charterweek2006
Charter teams from over 40 states and the District of Columbia
will share up-to-date information about initiatives, partnerships,
and technical assistance available to states seeking to leverage their resources.


5)
TELL CONGRESS HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND
The bipartisan Commission on No Child Left Behind hopes to influence the
upcoming 2007 reauthorization of the massive federal education law. Take
action now to let the Commission know your views on NCLB and its impact in
classrooms around the country. Click on "Go," compose your message, and
send it to the Commission. Submit your stories to the bipartisan NCLB
Commission about the law's effects on classrooms in your community. You
may help influence positive changes to the law.
http://capwiz.com/nea/issues/alert/?alertid=8604971

About the Standards
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/standards.html
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/standards2.html

The Department's next "Education News Parents Can Use"
broadcast, on new tools for parents to get informed and involved,
is scheduled for May 17.
http://www.ed.gov/news/av/video/edtv/


6)
Summer Workshops for Teachers
This summer the U.S. Department of Education will hold 14 Teacher-
to-Teacher regional workshops for teachers to learn from fellow
educators who have had success in raising student achievement.  A
number of workshops will focus on enhancing teaching skills in
math, science and critical foreign languages, subjects central to
the American Competitiveness Initiative.
http://www.t2tweb.us/Workshops/Schedule.asp.

7)
Teenagers are setting up proxies on home PCs
to sidestep school filtering traps, in addition to using free proxies
set up on the Web
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Technology/filtering.html

8)
Michigan Requires Online Attendance
http://www.michigan.gov/gov/0,1607,7-168--141369--,00.html
This morning Jennifer M. Granholm, the governor of Michigan,
signed a bill that will require all high-school students in the
state to take at least one course online before they can
graduate.

9)
Tracking your family with a cell phone.
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/morestuff4.html


10)
Open source approach reshapes intelligence-gathering
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/1_1/daily_news/28411-1.html
New forms of intelligence-gathering - including the availability of
open-source information on the Internet - are becoming increasingly
important for fighting terrorism and may even reduce the need for more
traditional collection efforts, according to a new report [1] from the
Congressional Research Service.


11)
Microsoft Patches: When Silence Isn't Golden
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1951186,00.asp
Microsoft has 'fessed up to hiding details on software vulnerabilities
that are discovered internally, insisting that full disclosure of
every security-related product change only serves to aid attackers.

12)
We're winning the war against hackers
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/04/20/cisco_security_survey/
Despite the apparent growth in security incidents and hacker attacks
over recent years, a clear majority (72 per cent) of UK security
professionals feel their organisation is more secure than it was 12
months ago.

13)
Pennsylvania German Broadsides: Windows Into an America Culture
http://www.librarycompany.org/broadsides/

More Folk Music Resources
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Music/folkmusic.html

14)
Find and Compare Cars database, with miles-per-gallon
numbers for vehicles from 1985 to the present.
Fuel Economy Guide." From the EPA
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/

15)
Student Jobs
Federal government employment opportunities for high school and college students.
http://www.studentjobs.gov/

16)
San Diego librarian Clara Estelle Breed: Centennial 1906-2006
Created by the San Diego Public Library to commemorate the centennial of her birth.
http://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/news-events/missbreed.shtml
This site celebrates her advocacy for Japanese Americans
incarcerated during World War II. Includes photographs, a bibliography,
and links to a biography and video files.

17)
The Great 1906 Earth Quake in San Francisco
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/science/earthquake/

18)
Linguistic Rights and the right to know the difference between
information and Propaganda
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Linguistics/armynavy.html

19)
THE #1 DIFFERENCE IN CHILDREN'S SCHOLASTIC SUCCESS
Research done by US military schools has shown success depends on parental involvement.
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/newteacher.html

20)
Character Education
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/character.html

21)
"Fellowships to Send Teachers and Administrators to Korea"
The Institute of International Education's Korean Studies Workshop will
send U.S. secondary school teachers and administrators to Korea for a
12-day workshop.  The Workshop is designed to enhance mutual understanding
between the people of Korea and the United States by inviting certain U.S.
educators to visit Korea and then share their experiences with fellow
Americans upon their return.  The workshop will include lectures, tours to
cultural and industrial sites, and meetings with Korean educators and
students. Maximum Award: fully funded 12-day tour. Eligibility: 6th thru
12th grade social studies teachers, secondary school principals and
assistant principals, and curriculum coordinators and textbook writers
with influence over social studies curriculum. Deadline: May 4, 2006.
http://www.iie.org/programs/ksw

22)
"Youth Outreach for Victim Assistance"
The National Crime Prevention Council and the National Center for Victims
of Crime are seeking applicants for the Youth Outreach for Victim
Assistance (YOVA) project. The YOVA project, entering its third year,
seeks to raise awareness about teen victimization and services that can
help teen victims of crime, and to provide resources to victim service
providers so they can better reach and serve teen victims. Maximum Award:
$3,000. Eligibility: Any organization that has not participated in YOVA or
that participated in YOVA during 2003-2004 is eligible to apply as a new
site. Deadline: May 15, 2006.
http://www.ncpc.org/programs/yova/grant_opportunity.php


23)
"NEA Summer Arts Program"
The NEA Summer Arts Program supports rigorous, challenging summer arts
education programs that enable children and youth to acquire knowledge and
skills in the arts as well as gain lifelong interests in the arts and
culture. Maximum Award: $35,000. Eligibility: 501(c)(3), U.S.
organizations; units of state or local government; or federally-recognized
tribal communities or tribes. Must have a three-year history of providing
arts education instruction prior to the application deadline. Deadline:
May 22, 2006.
http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/SummerSchools.html

24)
"Recognizing Extraordinary Good Done for Children"
Each year the World of Children presents awards to ordinary people who
have done extraordinary good on behalf of the health, education, and
well-being of children. Maximum Award: $50,000. Eligibility: person
nominated must have full knowledge that he or she is being nominated and
must be available in November to participate in World of Children event
held in New York City. Deadline: June 9, 2006.
http://www.worldofchildren.org/NOMINATE_Selection_process.htm


25)
"Grants for Education, Health & Fitness, and Arts Education"
The Louis R. Cappelli Foundation makes grants in support of philanthropic
activities with a focus on programs addressing the special needs of youth.
Three specific targeted areas where the Foundation focuses its attention
are education, health and fitness, and arts education. Maximum Award:
varies. Eligibility: 501(c)(3) organizations that serve at-risk youth.
Deadline: June 30, 2006.
http://www.cappelli-inc.com/application.shtml#

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