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		<title><![CDATA[Evaluating thin clients from a position of strength]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://education.zdnet.com/?p=1163]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[All too often our schoolsÂ (and evenÂ our colleges and universities) turn to thin-clients as a 'last resort' to address severe budgetary constraints without regard forÂ other alternatives which can also reduce costs without sacrificing needed computing resources.Â  ManyÂ view thin-clients as a one-stop solution which fixes easy-to-identify problems within an existing infrastructure.Â  Often...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:35:24 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Want to help out your school?  Do it now!]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://education.zdnet.com/?p=1144]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This morning, I ran across a piece in eSchool News that should be of interest to anyone involved with K-12".Â  It is called Samsung's Hope for EducationÂ and the description reads:Through a partnership with Microsoft Corporation, Hope for Education will provide more than $2 million in technology and software to K-12...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:30:18 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[You brought them along, kicking and screaming ... now what?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://education.zdnet.com/?p=1109]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[If you've been supporting faculty in a university IT setting for any time at all, you've found it necessary to drag some of them, kicking and screaming, into the information age while others have been on the leading edgeÂ (some would say 'bleeding edge') from the start, always challenging you and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:47:42 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[OLPC founder finally faces a 'grim reality']]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://education.zdnet.com/?p=1026]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OLPC to run Windows? Say it ain&rsquo;t so! was the headline and so far reader reaction is mixed.  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes reports $175 OLPC deals blow to open source, guarantees Microsoft&rsquo;s continued dominance.  From the beginning, the One Laptop per Child foundation, the brainchild of MITs Nicholas Negroponte, has...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:21:21 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA["You don't wanna mess...with the R-I-Double-A"]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://education.zdnet.com/?p=1014]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[So says the great Weird Al Yankovic in his song, "Dont Download this Song" (ironically available for download at http://www.myspace.com/weirdal).  A funny song to be sure it really is and you really should download it and the RIAA will not sue you, but it certainly speaks to a growing...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:53:40 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AMD's loss is your gain]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://education.zdnet.com/?p=997]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[AMDs recent pricelist for processors shows some great deals to be had on their midrange and upper end processors.  This has already translated into cheaper laptops and desktops carrying AMD processors.  Dell laptops configured with AMDs Turion X2 can run as much as $300 less than comparably equipped...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:06:06 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Penny-wise and pound foolish -- or just plain nuts?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://education.zdnet.com/?p=996]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This morning, I read Fed cutbacks strips schools of tech funding and a shudder went through me.  Recently, Ive been speaking at length of the importance of enabling our educators to better leverage IT in their classrooms.  Not by going out and buying the cheapest solution available (as...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:03:14 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fed cutbacks strips schools of tech funding]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://education.zdnet.com/?p=992]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In a report indicative of many schools across the country, educators in Santa Clarita, CA, are concerned that decreased state and federal funding for technology will compromise future technology programs, reports the LA DailyNews.  Despite the fact that computer technology is becoming more ubiquitous in the workplace and firms...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:11:16 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[iPods, firefighters in conflict in state budget]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://education.zdnet.com/?p=981]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Should Michigan legislators spend money on iPods for every student or focus on paying off the looming budget deficit? Thats the question many lawmakers are mulling over as the Legislature convenes over the state budget, reports mlive.com.  The $38 million plan to boost classroom technology -- including buying iPods...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2007 23:54:38 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Don't expect Education IT to "fix" your school]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://education.zdnet.com/?p=973]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Is educational software worth anything?  What a ridiculous title!  If youve read my posts for any period of time, you remember my admonition: They&rsquo;re tools, they&rsquo;re just tools!, and heres the perfect example of a meaningless Department of Education Study which draws conclusions based upon unfounded assumptions. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:35:24 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What did we ever do before laptops?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://education.zdnet.com/?p=972]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Laptops are quickly joining mobile phones in the ranks of technology we cant live without.  David Berlind refers to this sort of thing as "Dead Finger Tech," the pieces of technology that you could only pry from our cold dead fingers.  I probably spend a fair amount more...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2007 05:18:07 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Leaving Education IT to clueless politicians]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://education.zdnet.com/?p=971]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, theyre at it again!  The proposed new law is called "The Curb Illegal Downloading on College Campuses Act of 2007 (H.R. 1689)" and it would provide Department of Education funding for anti-piracy software.  (See Bill would free colleges to buy anti-piracy software.)  Sound good?  Well,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2007 20:55:27 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Even local PTAs are getting hip to the Net]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://education.zdnet.com/?p=913]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Internet is such a great communications tool, its even catching on in the most low-tech organizations, like the PTA, reports Reuters.  "Parents are absolutely more tech-savvy in everything, from making announcements to online fund-raising to connecting more with communities, school administrations, managing calendars and scheduling all kinds of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:53:29 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[There's no room for bias in academia]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://education.zdnet.com/?p=893]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Whenever I sit down to review the comments posted about an article written by one of my fellow bloggers, I am struck by the level of bias that abounds among our readers.  To be sure, there are zealots on almost every subject under the sun but sometimes our readers...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:32:28 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jobs missed the point]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://education.zdnet.com/?p=859]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems that while I was on vacation, Steve Jobs stirred up a little trouble when he voiced his opinion of teachers unions (see Jobs: Teacher unions prevents schools from excellence).  I tend to agree that unions have lost sight of their original purpose -- to protect workers from...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:55:01 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Penny-wise or pound-foolish?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://education.zdnet.com/?p=830]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[While perusing "Between the Lines", I just came across "Do consumables notably ink matter to IT departments?"  I was shocked that this question would even come up in an IT setting.  The answer is... Of course IT departments need to pay attention to printing consumables!  To ignore...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:15:56 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/education+technology.html"><![CDATA[Education Technology]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[State contracts are your friend]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://education.zdnet.com/?p=785]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Im not sure if states universally negotiate contracts with vendors of IT equipment and services, or exactly how that works internationally.  However, I do know that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has some pretty serious buying power.  Same goes for most other states in the Union (yes, were a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2007 19:46:34 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/education+technology.html"><![CDATA[Education Technology]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[MN senator proposes model schools to get tech grants]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://education.zdnet.com/?p=800]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In order to correct the technological inequities in Minnesota classroom, state Sen. Terri Bonoff, hopes to use model school districts to gain matching grants from businesses for technology programs, reports reports the Star Tribune.  At a recent meeting of the Senate Education Committee, Sen. Bonoff and business leaders discussed...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:03:09 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[And the battle rages goes on]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://education.zdnet.com/?p=709]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[I just finished reading Chris Dawsons article "Will your students be using Linux in 2007?" and, as usual, I agree with him 100% -- until he says "Businesses who have successfully made the switch to Linux often have a culture that caters to said enthusiasts and/or have dumped enough effort...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:56:01 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Online schools worry CO engaged in witchhunt]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://education.zdnet.com/?p=706]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[One failing online school in Colorado has brought scrutiny to all the online cyberschools in the state, reports The Denver Post. This has raised the ire of of online-school administrators who fear the negative publicity a recent audit will bring to the online programs.  "We really think the audit...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:09:03 -0800</pubDate>
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