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Budget battles.(Slants & Trends)
April 1, 2006... Ed tech advocates are taking their fight for federal dollars to Capitol Hill and trying to rally support to save the education technology block grant from elimination. Several groups are calling for Congress to pass a budget resolution amendment that would erase education cuts implemented...

That bloke is cheating!(Slants & Trends)
April 1, 2006... More British students are cheating and using technology--particularly mobile phones--to do it. Great Britain's education watchdog group, the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, said it has noted a 27 percent rise in cheating at United Kingdom schools between 2004 and 2005. QCA...

New online tool offers districts help assessing their assistive technology.(Slants & Trends)
April 1, 2006... A new online tool can help schools determine if they are doing a good job providing accessible technology to all students, including those with and without disabilities. "School districts that provide unlimited and effective use of accessible technologies are raising the bar for education...

NSTA Technology Awards.(Briefly Noted)
April 1, 2006... NSTA Technology Awards--Six science educators have been awarded the National Science Teachers Association Vernier Technology Award. The prize is given to science educators who innovatively use data collection technology (such as handheld computers or graphing calculators) in the science...

Creating a better website.(Briefly Noted)
April 1, 2006... Creating a Better Website--The Web Marketing Association has created a new guidebook of standards that can help education websites improve their look and usability. The Internet Standards Assessment Report is based on the evaluation of nearly 10,000 websites in seven categories: design,...