Technology Shorts

Oregon Begins Online Testing
About 6,000 third- through tenth-grade Oregon students in about 30 schools will be taking their annual math and reading tests online this year. The state plans to add schools to the program over the next several years until all 1,200 Oregon schools are able to administer tests online.

S 487, TEACH Act
Copyright has become a moving target in the digital age. The U.S. Senate will soon consider legislation that would update existing copyright law to accommodate digital distance learning and the virtual classroom. The Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization (TEACH) Act (S 487), cosponsored by Senate Judiciary Chairman Orin Hatch (R-UT) and ranking member Patrick Leahy (D-VT), would allow educators to use the same material in distance learning via the Internet that they use in face-to-face classroom interaction.

Wireless Tech into Classrooms
The Georgia INtegrating TECHnology (InTech) program helps to connect students, teachers, and technology. With the use of modern technologies such as wireless laptops, InTech participants are learning how to create exciting, technology-connected classrooms.

Information excerpted from the Consortium for School Networking and Technology & Learning www.techlearning.com/content/ednews.

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