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"Textbooks dumped in favor of laptops," E School News, 9/20/2004
No textbooks? No problem. A revolutionary new high school outside Tucson, Ariz., plans to do away with the bulky, hardcover tomes in favor of laptop computers, making it one of the first schools in the nation to abandon the use of traditional textbooks for the educational value of the internet.
When the Vail School District's Empire High School opens its doors a year from now, all of its more than 600 students will receive Apple iBook notebooks equipped with a wireless card for anytime, anywhere web surfing and internet-based instruction on school grounds. What they won't receive, however, are textbooks. Though the school will have a traditional library and a number of books and novels on hand, teachers will not be provided with textbooks for each class, said Empire Principal Cindy Lee. Rather, the majority of what students need will be available online using their laptops, she said.[...]
"Textbooks dumped in favor of laptops," E School News, 9/20/2004
No textbooks? No problem. A revolutionary new high school outside Tucson, Ariz., plans to do away with the bulky, hardcover tomes in favor of laptop computers, making it one of the first schools in the nation to abandon the use of traditional textbooks for the educational value of the internet.
When the Vail School District's Empire High School opens its doors a year from now, all of its more than 600 students will receive Apple iBook notebooks equipped with a wireless card for anytime, anywhere web surfing and internet-based instruction on school grounds. What they won't receive, however, are textbooks. Though the school will have a traditional library and a number of books and novels on hand, teachers will not be provided with textbooks for each class, said Empire Principal Cindy Lee. Rather, the majority of what students need will be available online using their laptops, she said.[...]
"Man Arrested for Stealing Source Code from Cisco Systems," InfoWorld.com, 9/18/2004
Police in the U.K. have arrested a man in connection with the theft of source code from networking equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. in May, a Scotland Yard spokeswoman confirmed. The Metropolitan Police Computer Crime Unit searched residences in Manchester, U.K. and Darbyshire, U.K. on Sept. 3., confiscated computer equipment and arrested a 20 year-old man suspected of committing "hacking offenses" under that country's Computer Misuse Act of 1990.[...]
"Legal Issues Involved in Monitoring Employees' Internet and E-Mail Usage," By Douglas M. Town, GigaLaw.com, 9/2004
Many companies electronically monitor their employees' Internet and e-mail usage, but doing so can lead to lawsuits by employees who believe their privacy is being invaded. However, in a number of reported cases, the employees' legal claims have failed. This article explains the legal issues related to workplace monitoring and offers practical tips companies can take to protect themselves.[...]
"Intel Predicts Death Of WWW," Slashdot, 9/13/04
LostCluster writes "Forbes is running a report saying that Intel's CTO claims that the WWW is 'running up on some architectural limitations' that will eventually cause its downfall. He's pushing a project called PlanetLab that has Princeton, Cambridge, Hewlett-Packard and AT&T on board, but Cisco is notably absent from that team."[...]
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