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      Federal Register notice of inquiry concerning DNSSEC. The Department of Commerce (Department) notes the increase in interest among government, technology experts and industry representatives regarding the deployment of Domain Name and Addressing System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) at the root zone level. The Department remains committed to preserving the security and stability of the DNS and is exploring the implementation of DNSSEC in the DNS hierarchy, including at the authoritative root zone level. Accordingly, the Department is issuing this notice to invite comments regarding DNSSEC implementation at the root zone.

      Comments are due on November 24, 2008.



      Designing and building green data centers can have a significant impact on the environment and a company's bottom line. A green data center is a repository for the storage, management, and dissemination of data in which the mechanical, lighting, electrical and computer systems are designed for maximum energy efficiency and minimum environmental impact. 

      The green data center has moved from the theoretical to the realistic, with IT leaders being challenged to construct new data centers (or retrofit existing ones) with energy saving features, sustainable materials, and other environmental efficiencies in mind.

      This tutorial will survey the wide variety of options and issues that the data center designer must keep in mind in these matters, as well as illustrate how government regulation and certification will be affecting the data centers of the future. Analysis will include the US Green Building Council LEED standard, as well as other regulatory standards that are driving green data center construction. 

      Learning Objectives: 

      1. The construction and operation of a green data center includes advanced technologies and strategies. Learning Objective #1 is to identify and describe 10 different technology options for a builder to consider
      2. Delineation of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental design (LEED) Green Guilding Rating System. LEED is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED gives building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings? performance. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality
      3. Highlight other considerations to keep in mind with designing and bulding green data centers, and the assembly of a "best practices" resource link for Green Construction on the SNIA Green Storage initiative website




Learning and Pedagogy

 Editor's Pick: Learning and Pedagogy Favorites

 

EduCause
http://www.educause.edu/
EduCause is "a nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology." Educause offers learning, security, and management resources; professional development; networking opportunities; and the chance to engage in major initiatives.

What Works Clearinghouse
http://www.whatworks.ed.gov/
Established in 2002 by the Department of Education, this site "on an ongoing basis, the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) collects, screens, and identifies studies of the effectiveness of educational interventions (programs, products, practices, and policies). We review the studies that have the strongest design, and report on the strengths and weaknesses of those studies against the WWC Evidence Standards so that you know what the best scientific evidence has to say."

NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education (NFIE)
http://www.neafoundation.org/resources.htm
This site, provided by the NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education provides a wealth of resources on integrating technology into the curriculum as well as: Grant Information, News & Publications, and a Resources section.

Education Place
 http://www.eduplace.com/
K-8 resources for teachers, students, and parents: Reading/Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Intervention, Professional Development, activities, games, and textbook support.

Education Reform
http://www.edreform.net/
"Each of these networks has identified exemplary, free and inexpensive professional development materials about proven and promising reform strategies and resources in a given reform dimension."

Global Education
 http://www.coe.ohio-state.edu/globaled/home.cfm
Absolutely amazing list of resources for content modules on Africa, East Asia, Latin America, Middle East, and Slavic & Eastern Europe.

Intel Innovation in Education: Learning with Technology
http://www.intel.com/education/sections/section1/index.htm
Excellent teaching ideas using technology as a teaching and learning tool.

Learning for the 21st Century
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/images/stories/otherdocs/P21_Report.pdf
Study by Partnership for 21st Century Skills. This is an excellent guide to understand the need for change in education, the elements of 21st C learning, and steps to build 21st C skills.

Skills Tutor
http://www.skillstutor.com/
Based on research, this site provides online modules for all levels of learners in all content areas, plus more. Nominal cost. Used and liked by other TRIO programs.

Teaching and Technology Coaching Initiative: Tools
http://www.pugetsoundcenter.org/coaching_tools/
An excellent resource created to assist teachers in the collaboration and integration of technology.

ThinkQuest
 http://www.thinkquest.org/
"ThinkQuest is an international website-building competition, sponsored by the Oracle Education Foundation. Teams of students and teachers are challenged to build web sites on educational topics. These web sites are published in the popular ThinkQuest Library and top-scoring teams win valuable prizes." For middle school and high school students.

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