Edupage, December 14, 2005
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TOP STORIES FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2005
Michigan Ponders Online Requirement
Colleges Join the RFID Bandwagon
Online Education Booming
Quanta to Produce MIT's $100 Laptops
CSIA Gives Feds D+ on Cybersecurity
MICHIGAN PONDERS ONLINE REQUIREMENT
High school students in Michigan will be required to take at least one
online course in order to graduate under a proposal before the Michigan
State Board of Education, which is expected to approve it. Mike
Flanagan, the Michigan state superintendent of public instruction,
offered the proposal as a way to help students in the state prepare for
college and for professional lives, which he said increasingly employ
technology. The board is expected to pass the new regulation, which
would make Michigan the first state to require an online course for a
high school diploma. Kathleen N. Straus, president of the board, said,
"We think we'd be on the cutting edge" if they pass the new rule,
which would still require the approval of the state legislature and the
governor. The proposal would allow noncredit online courses, such as
ACT prep classes, to count toward the requirement, but Flanagan said he
hopes students would choose to take for-credit courses.
Chronicle of Higher Education, 13 December 2005
http://chronicle.com/free/2005/12/2005121301t.htm
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DIGITAL DIVIDE
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We have an emerging gap between "connected"
and "well-connected" kids. Statistics on the
Digital Divide recommended by PBS
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COLLEGES JOIN THE RFID BANDWAGON
A number of colleges and universities are launching academic programs
that focus on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. RFID
tools, which use small electronic devices to track physical goods, are
seen by many as the future for management of inventories and supply
chains. MBA students at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana
University are using a model train equipped with tiny transmitters to
learn about and test RFID technology in a way that simulates a conveyor
belt in a factory. As the Kelley School's Ashok Soni said, having a
real conveyor belt just wasn't feasible. Meanwhile, the University of
California at Irvine announced an RFID certificate program that
includes courses such as "Solving Business Problems with Radio
Frequency Identification Devices." Research firm Gartner estimates that
the market for RFID this year will be $504 million, an increase of 39
percent over last year. The company also predicts that RFID spending
will grow to $3 billion annually by the end of the decade.
CNET, 13 December 2005
http://news.com.com/2100-1039_3-5993692.html
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The Advantages of using DIGITAL Online Curriculum instead of books.
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Twelve of the most popular science textbooks used at middle schools
nationwide are riddled with errors, a new study has found. Read about
the horror of science book errors.
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ONLINE EDUCATION BOOMING
Analysts speaking at a conference on the business of higher education
this week argued that the market for online learning, though often
downplayed relative to other topics, is thriving and represents the
future of for-profit education. Online music, for example, receives a
lot of hype in the media, according to one analyst, but the market for
online education is seven times larger than that for online music.
Douglas L. Becker, CEO of Laureate Education Inc., which operates a
network of international universities, said that in many parts of the
world the demand for higher education far outstrips the supply.
Moreover, while for-profit colleges enroll less than 5 percent of all
college students, more than a third of all students taking an online
course are enrolled at a for-profit institution. The conditions are
ripe for online education to lead to significant growth in for-profit
colleges in the coming years, according to analysts.
Chronicle of Higher Education, 13 December 2005 (sub. req'd)
http://chronicle.com/daily/2005/12/2005121305n.htm
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University CEO's Salary INFORMATION
Cyberliberties at the top 50 universities in the United States.
WHO OWNS K-12 IP Online Content?
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QUANTA TO PRODUCE MIT'S $100 LAPTOPS
Computer maker Quanta has been chosen to manufacture the $100 laptops
that are the brainchild of MIT's Nicholas Negroponte and supported by
the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) organization. Based in Taiwan, Quanta
is the world's largest maker of laptops, building the devices for
companies including Dell and HP. Some believe that supplying the
developing world with inexpensive computer technology will be a boon
for educational and economic development of those nations, and the
notion of an inexpensive laptop is part of that vision. Previous
attempts to build and deploy similar technology have failed, and
detractors argue that the $100 laptop program doesn't stand much of a
chance. Nevertheless, recruiting a major hardware manufacturer signals
the level of support that the project enjoys. Of the announcement,
Negroponte said, "Any previous doubt that a very-low-cost laptop could
be made for education in the developing world has just gone away."
Silicon.com, 14 December 2005
http://hardware.silicon.com/desktops/0,39024645,39155040,00.htm
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CSIA GIVES FEDS D+ ON CYBERSECURITY
In a report card released by the Cyber Security Industry Alliance
(CSIA), the federal government received a grade of D+ for
cybersecurity. CISA gave credit to the Department of Homeland Security
for establishing a new position, the assistant secretary for
cybersecurity. Six months after that job was created, however, it
remains unfilled. Paul Kurtz, executive director of CSIA, commented
that "Cybersecurity research is in a crisis." CSIA also launched what
it calls a Digital Confidence Index, a measure of public confidence in
efforts to protect computers and systems. The initial rating for the
index is 58 out of 100. CSIA issued a set of 13 recommendations, called
the National Agenda for Information Security in 2006, designed to
improve the nation's cybersecurity. Among the recommendations are
calls to increase funding for cybersecurity research and to promote
cooperation among federal agencies.
Federal Computer Week, 13 December 2005
http://www.fcw.com/article91710-12-13-05-Web
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Emergency Communication Disaster Plan Check List
HISTORY - have we learned anything yet?
Is your State Prepared? Does your school have a plan?
WHAT TO DO TO GET READY AND THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'LL NEED
The Personal Disaster Plan
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