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T.H.E. Journal October 2007 Matt Villano	School Security Strategy--Simplified Safety is a top priority for schools, and the best way to manage the risk is to address the top IT security issues for 2007-2008, and anticipate concerns on the horizon.
T.H.E. Journal October 2007 Matt Villano	On Alert Recent events point up the need for school districts to upgrade campus security procedures. But while some have acted by adopting emergency notification systems, many don't seem to have gotten the message.
T.H.E. Journal May 2007 Wendy Chretien	An Urge to Converge Combining several commonly separate communication systems into a single IP network offers a slew of benefits for K-12.
T.H.E. Journal August 2004 Fredrik Nilsson	Surveillance 101 Despite lessons learned from the Columbine High School tragedy, we continue to see incidents of school violence escalate. Here's how to leverage network video to enhance school security, student learning and teacher standards.
T.H.E. Journal February 18, 2010 Scott Aronowitz	K-12 School To Be Housed at U Arizona Science and Technology Park The district said Vail Academy and High School of Vail, Arizona will be the first in the nation to be housed at a university research park.
T.H.E. Journal October 2008 Andy McDonough	More Is More No one solution can defend K-12 computer networks against the proliferation of digital threats. A multilayered strategy that addresses cyber safety on many fronts is a district's best hope.
T.H.E. Journal February 1, 2010 Vanessa Hua	Scare Tactics In April, as public fears about a mysterious new strain of flu grew, the Los Angeles Unified School District moved to forestall a panic. Many districts are using technology solutions to respond to emergencies such as this.
T.H.E. Journal November 2005 Williams & Krueger	Is Your Network Safe? Why educators should care about cybersecurity - and what they should do about it.
T.H.E. Journal April 2009	T.H.E. News Update :: April 1, 2009 Schools Pilot USC-Built Math Game Platform... Oklahoma District Adopts Online Student Information System... Penn State Expands Professional Development Program for School Nurses... etc.
T.H.E. Journal February 2008 Neal Starkman	The Human Touch With the press of a button, fast-acting emergency response systems can be set in motion. But sophisticated technology is no substitute for a well-trained staff.
T.H.E. Journal May 1, 2010	Floydada ISD Named Winner of 2010 Sylvia Charp Award The small West Texas district's 1-to-1 computing program is helping to put an increasing number of its students on the path to college.
T.H.E. Journal May 14, 2009 Ruth Reynard	Technology's Impact on Learning Outcomes: Can It Be Measured? The ongoing debate on the effectiveness of technology use for student learning outcomes still seems to have no clear answers.
T.H.E. Journal November 2004	CoSN Launches Site to Combat Cyber Security Threats The site was developed to include self-evaluation tools, best practices and professional development workshops geared toward two audiences: superintendents/policymakers and school technology directors.
PC Magazine November 14, 2007 Heather Eng	Inside the Ring of Steel A behind-the-scenes look at New York City's planned web of surveillance.
T.H.E. Journal February 2009 Jeff Weinstock	Data-Driven Decision-Making: Mission Accomplished Two districts, one goal: to use data to drive decision-making. Both have achieved breakthroughs, discovering new ways to draw insights from student performance, and then step in to better it.
T.H.E. Journal January 2009 John K. Waters	All Hands on Tech A district finds integrating handheld devices is the way to an effective and cost-effective expansion of its 1-to-1 computing program.
T.H.E. Journal February 25, 2010 Bridget McCrea	Bolstering Support for High Needs Students with Technology For teachers in the Thunder Bay (Ontario) Catholic School District, it's not a question of if they will get the chance to teach an autistic or "high-needs" student. It's a matter of when it will happen.
T.H.E. Journal October 28, 2009 Scott Aronowitz	Pearson Launches Early Warning System for At-Risk Students In an effort to help schools combat the decision by at-risk students simply to "give up" and drop out, Pearson has launched Prevent, a data-driven software system designed to give early-warning alerts to educators.
T.H.E. Journal June 2009 Christine Fox	More Than Machines Comprehensive technology integration programs go beyond laptop initiatives to provide teachers with the support they need to improve student engagement and achievement.
T.H.E. Journal July 2008 Connie Eastburn	Elementary Schools : Oregon : Teaching the Write Way Frustrated with consistently low writing scores, district officials turned to technology for help.
T.H.E. Journal August 2008 Matt Villano	Make It Count Budget crunches are elevating the need for K-12 technology leaders to demonstrate a favorable return on investment. Here's how to ensure you're getting what you pay for.
T.H.E. Journal May 1, 2010 Vanessa Hua	A Strategy Worth Watching The Excellence in Teaching Project discards frivolous checklists in favor of a purposeful online, observation-based process of assessing teachers' performance.
T.H.E. Journal October 2008 Ralph C. Jensen	Can I Come In? New access-control devices are an important addition to the sophisticated work that one Texas school district is doing to protect its students.
T.H.E. Journal December 2006 Linda L. Briggs	Hand It Over! Districts are turning to the latest in mobile technology to crack down on age-old campus crime problems such as graffiti and theft.
T.H.E. Journal August 2006 Katherine Grayson	Technology Leaders Wanted A search for innovators in higher education technology.
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T.H.E. Journal April 2009 Dian Schaffhauser	Out of Site, Out of Mind Software as a service puts burdensome administrative tasks into the hands of a web-based host.
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T.H.E. Journal December 10, 2009 Bridget McCrea	5 K-12 Technology Trends for 2010 These tech trends include greater use of ebook readers, interactive whiteboards, personal devices in the classroom, and more.
T.H.E. Journal March 2009 Paula Jacobs	Power Grab Facilities departments combine sophisticated technologies with ordinary common-sense steps to shave dollars and kilowatts off energy consumption.
PHONE+ July 20, 2009	Case Study: LifeSize Takes Teachers to Class With looming budget cuts, one school district turns to video communication to keep teachers connected for professional development, staff meetings, and training sessions.
T.H.E. Journal June 1, 2010 Christine Fox	Alabama Gets on Board The changes seen in the Roanoke City Schools in the four years since Tools for Life was launched are remarkable.
T.H.E. Journal November 2, 2009 David Nagel	Are Schools Preparing Students for 21st Century Learning? While more than half of America's school principal's say they are doing a good job preparing students for the 21st century, only a third of parents of middle school and high school students agree.
T.H.E. Journal April 1, 2010 Bridget McCrea	It Goes Both Ways The days of using the internet as merely a one-way supplier of news are over. With social media tools encouraging a back- and-forth exchange of information, parents, alumni, and other stakeholders can participate directly in the life of their school.
T.H.E. Journal January 28, 2010 Scott Aronowitz	Wisconsin District To Launch Online School Howard-Suamico School District of Green Bay, WI, has announced it will partner with Kaplan Virtual Education to launch Bay Port iAcademy to provide full- and part-time online education opportunities to middle school and high school students throughout the state.
T.H.E. Journal January 2006 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	Sharing and Rewarding Your Successes, Failures The Sylvia Charp Award for District Innovation in Technology will once again honor a district for its pioneering application of technology districtwide.
T.H.E. Journal January 2003 Jeff Jennings	IT in a Time of Budget Cuts How school funding will affect the quality of education
T.H.E. Journal January 7, 2010 Bridget McCrea	Netbooks All Around Missouri-based North Kansas City Schools with a total of 18,000 students, kicked off its 1:1 initiative about two years ago in an effort to equip all 5,600 of its high school students with netbooks.
T.H.E. Journal January 2004 Mercurius et al.	New IDEAS: Putting the School Interoperability Framework to the Test A two-week project -- the Integrated District Education Applications System, or New IDEAS -- targeted the effective adoption of an integrated IT platform that would enable a district to automate routine tasks, integrate data across the district's core applications and drive process improvements.
T.H.E. Journal January 8, 2010 Jennifer Demski	Winning Back Homeschoolers With the defection of local families causing a steep dip in enrollment, a rural Ohio district goes virtual to stem the tide.
T.H.E. Journal June 2008	Special Section : Green Is the New Black Environmentally friendly technologies are making conservation efforts all the rage in K-12, while also helping to slim down district energy costs.
T.H.E. Journal January 2009	Flourish by Ablenet Ablenet now offers Flourish software to help teachers and administrators collect and analyze data for tracking and managing the progress of special education students.
T.H.E. Journal October 1, 2009 Charlene O'Hanlon	Safe at Home Combining high-tech safeguards with face-to-face user education is a must for schools whose laptop programs allow students to take the computers off-site.
T.H.E. Journal March 1, 2010 Paul Tullis	An 'A' in Abstractions In Tucson's Catalina Foothills School District, educators and administrators have decided to go all in on 21st century skills, and in so doing have revamped every subject area from K through 12.
T.H.E. Journal March 2008 Matt Villano	Point Man A district's IT efforts all revolve around the CIO, whose role and responsibilities have been transformed by the digital age.
T.H.E. Journal December 3, 2009 Bridget McCrea	Keeping on Task in a Digital Environment It doesn't take much to disrupt an entire high school classroom and get a student off task, particularly when that student is using a desktop or laptop computer to finish a lesson.
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