Update from Industry: Optical disc offers 500GB storage

Optical disc offers 500GB storage. BBC. Online April 2009. A disc that can store 500 gigabytes (GB) of data, equivalent to 100 DVDs, has been unveiled by General Electric. The micro-holographic disc, which is the same size as existing DVD discs, is aimed at the archive industry. But the company believes it can eventually be used in the consumer market place and home players. … 

Informative Reading: Study Ties Student Achievement to Technology Integration

Study Ties Student Achievement to Technology Integration.  Dave Nagel. THE Journal. Online April 2009.Technology adoption … in America's K-12 schools … having a positive impact on learning outcomes. … in high-need schools, there's been a 31 percent increase in the "innovative use of technology by teachers in core subject areas." … significant increases in reading and math achievement (17 percent to 33 percent in reading and 18 percent to 36 percent in math). …

Update from Countries and Project: World Digital Library to launch at UNESCO

World Digital Library to launch at UNESCO. ikuwaderno.com. Online April 2009.. The World Digital Library, a website offering free access to rare books, maps, manuscripts, films and photographs from across the globe, launches Tuesday at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. …  The world library will be available in seven core languages –Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish — with additional material in other languages. …

Update from Countries and Projects: Technology counts 2009

Technology Counts 2009. EdWeek. Online March 2009. (A report on the status of educational technology in the USA, state by state.) ... This year’s Technology Counts report, titled Breaking Away From Tradition: E-Education Expands Opportunities for Raising Achievement, examines why e-learning is critical to reshaping the way K-12 education is delivered. Feature stories and analyses you'll want to check out in this issue include: Research Shows Evolving Picture of E-Education, Advanced Placement Secures Online Niche, Hunting the Internet for Quality Content, Teacher Training Goes in Virtual Directions, Lessons from the Ivory Tower and much more! …

Infromative Reading: For teens, a friend online is usually a friend offline, too

For teens, a friend online is usually a friend offline, too. USA Today. Online April 2009. New research about online and offline friends shows that most teens use the Internet to interact with people they already know rather than strangers who might turn out to be predators. … being on a social networking site doesn't create risk for sexual victimization. … found no evidence online predators were stalking or abducting victims based on information posted on social networking sites. …