[ECP] K12 Newsletters Headlines and Resources
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- Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:57:30 -0500
Happy Reading for today,
<Karen>
1) Whitehats pierce giant hole in Microsoft security shield
When Redmond closes a door, it opens a window
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/18/windows_heap_exploit_shield_pierced/>The
Register
2) Bogus Testing and Assessment - New Orleans doesn't have equal education for
special ed kids.
<http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/testingassessment.html>CyberPlayGround
3) In Georgia, schools and districts to test new approaches in teacher
recruitment and the cultivation of students' problem-solving skills. Maryland
to develop a new elementary-teaching certificate in STEM subjects, and to build
use of world languages like Arabic, Chinese, and Hindi.
<http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/04/20/28rtt_ep.h30.html?tkn=LNBFcgPFmdzz5euyRGp%2BUEGRv9EZ7I4a3hSN&cmp=clp-ecseclips>RttT
4) FBI shuts down The botnet, called Coreflood, exploits computers that run
Windows operating systems. It uses keystroke capture to steal private and
financial information, including information on corporate networks, for the
purpose of stealing funds and conducting other criminal activities. Coreflood
is believed to have originated in Russia and been in operation for a decade.
<http://gcn.com/articles/2011/04/14/justice-fbi-shut-down-coreflood-botnet.aspx>GCN
5) How to Build a Great Web page or School Web Site Tutorial
<http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Internet/INTERESTINGSITES/Interesting_Web_Sites.html>4<http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Internet/INTERESTINGSITES/Interesting_Web_Sites.html>
Chapters guide your through
6) Performance pay for teachers score higher on PISA tests is flawed, we know,
so what else is new?
Regression-based analyses used to support the performance-pay conclusion does
not properly consider that background variables differ in terms of
relationships with student scores, and definitions across the countries under
study are often divergent.
<http://nepc.colorado.edu/thinktank/review-pisa-performance-pay>Think Tank
7) Apple Spy - Iphone Forensics
Apple disclosed that they were collecting location information last July in a
letter to several Congressmen. Not only did they disclose the amount and nature
of that information, they also disclosed how that information was being used,
and how users could stop it from being collected.
<http://cyberplayground.wordpress.com/2011/04/22/iphone-spy-tracks-every-move/>Get
rid of the
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file.
8) The agreement is expected to clear the way for Motorola Solutions to
complete the sale of its networking division to Nokia Siemens Networks.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/14/technology/14huawei.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>NYT
9) Who is to blame for the condition of the California public education system,
once one of the best in the country, asks The Economist. "If you put an
initiative on the ballot that repealed every initiative of the past 40 years,
I'd vote for it," ~
<http://www.economist.com/node/18563678?story_id=18563678&fsrc=rss>John
<http://www.economist.com/node/18563678?story_id=18563678&fsrc=rss>Mockler
10) Education reformers are a diverse group, of every political stripe, race,
and ethnicity, but one thing characterizes a surprisingly large number of them:
they attended private schools.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/18/education/18winerip.html>NYT
11) Wooo Hoooo Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor offers her
free, civics curriculum program. Justice O'Connor said she decided to develop
the game after seeing a growing need for more civic engagement from students
throughout the country.
<http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/president.html>Civics
Oracle: ThinkQuest
Oracle ThinkQuest challenges students to apply their critical thinking,
communication, and technology skills to a real-world problem. Teams research,
develop, and test their solution before presenting it to a global audience.
Maximum award: a laptop computer and trip to ThinkQuest Live. Eligibility: K-12
student teams of 1-6 students, from a single classroom, or different
classrooms, different schools, cities, states, and countries, and one coach.
Deadline: April 27, 2011.
http://www.thinkquest.org/competition/tq_live.html
Grants and Funding Opps.
ING: Unsung Heroes
The ING Unsung Heroes awards program recognizes innovative and progressive
thinking in education through monetary awards. Maximum award: $25,000.
Eligibility: full-time educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals, or
classified staff members with effective projects that improve student learning
at an accredited K-12 public or private school. Deadline: April 30, 2011.
http://ing.us/about-ing/citizenship/childrens-education/ing-unsung-heroes
U.S. Department of State: Teachers for Global Classrooms
The Teachers for Global Classrooms Program is a professional development
opportunity for middle and high school teachers from the United States to
participate in a program aimed at globalizing U.S. classrooms. Activities
include an online course; two Global Education Symposiums in Washington, D.C.
(pre- and post-travel); and an international fellowship through a two-week
country visit upon successful completion of the online course. Maximum award: a
fellowship, including two weeks' travel to Brazil, Ghana, India, Indonesia,
Morocco, or Ukraine. Eligibility: full-time secondary-level (middle or high
school) teaching professionals with five or more years of classroom experience
in disciplines including English as a Second Language, English Language or
Literature, Social Studies, Mathematics, or Science, who are also U.S.
citizens. Deadline: June 15, 2011.
http://www.irex.org/project/teachers-global-classrooms-program-tgc
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