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   | | | Head of the Class |  | | |  | - Schools find a way to afford iPads amid tight budgets
As more school districts adopt iPads for use in the classroom, they are paying for the technology in various ways. In an era of tight budgets, school districts are turning to grants, bring-your-own-device programs and using money typically reserved for traditional textbooks to purchase iPads. Schools also are using older versions of the iPad, such as the iPad 2, and eying the release of the iPad mini, priced at $329. Macworld (10/29)        |  |
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| | | eLearning | | | |  | - Pa. school tweaks flipped classroom method for history projects
Carlisle High School in Pennsylvania is piloting a program that takes the flipped classroom approach and applies it to projects of the students' choosing. Social studies teacher Kevin Wagner creates online lecture videos and materials that his Advanced Placement U.S. history students can use outside of class, while guiding students in using the Internet and other technology to develop projects about historical topics they choose. "This gives each student the freedom to go more in-depth into the particular area of history that interests them," Wagner said. The Sentinel (Carlisle, Pa.) (10/24) - Should schools show R-rated movies to students?
A school board in Illinois has upheld a decision by the district's superintendent to continue allowing teachers to show R-rated films to high-school students. The board took up the matter following an appeal from a parent who has criticized the practice. The district's current policy requires parental permission before the films are shown. Those students without permission are given alternate assignments to complete. Chicago Tribune (free registration) (10/26) | Systems Management | | | |  | - Use of student-tracking technology raises privacy concerns
 In Texas, administrators at two schools are using technology to track students' locations. The radio-enabled computer chips, which are in students' identification cards, were adopted to help improve safety and attendance, which is used to determine state aid for schools. However, critics also have raised concerns over privacy and say the tracking devices could affect students' decisions to congregate. NBC News (10/26) |  | Free Webinar: Help for Struggling Middle School Readers
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 | | - In-house cyberprograms may save thousands for Pa. districts
Officials in some Pennsylvania school districts say they are working to prevent losing students -- and the state funding that goes along with them -- to cyberschools by offering their own programs. While working with an outside vendor can cost thousands of dollars, districts say they are able to offer a lower-cost option through in-house virtual education courses. One district credits its cyberprogram with saving $125,000 last year. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (10/29) | | | - N.J. district tells teachers not to "friend" students
The Trenton, N.J., school board has adopted a new social media policy for teachers and other school staff that establish a set of professional guidelines for using sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Among other things, the rules prohibit teachers from "friending" current students and restrict online conversations to those about school and learning. "Schools are really seeing the first generation of teachers being hired who grew up with social network," said New Jersey School Board Association spokesman Mike Yaple. NJ.com (Hackensack, N.J.)/Times of Trenton (10/29) - Pa. passes teen sexting law
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett signed a bill softening the penalty for electronic exchange of nude photographs between minors ages 12 to 17. Consensual exchange of nude photos will be a summary offense under the law, and a minor's record can be expunged upon completion of a diversionary or educational program. The York Dispatch (Pa.) (10/26)  | The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time."
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