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U.S. News & World Report
Read about Virtual High School (VHS) teacher David Jost in the January 4, 1999, issue of U.S. News & World Report (page 68). Jost, a music teacher at Westborough High School near Worcester, Massachusetts, was one of 18 individuals profiled as part of the magazine's "American Innovators" section, which highlighted people "giving life and form to new thoughts." This is Jost's second year teaching "Music Appreciation and Composition" online to VHS students. VHS is a Technology Challenge Grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education to The Concord Consortium and Hudson Public Schools in 1996. It now has 500 students in 32 urban and rural high schools and 2 colleges located in 12 states.

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/
issue/981228/28jost.htm

Technology in Education Conference
If you are interested in participating in research on technology in education, come to the conference of the Center for Innovative Learning Technology, CILT99, April 29 to May 2, 1999, in San Jose, California. The conference combines plenary sessions with working sessions in CILT's thematic areas. It is an opportunity to meet with leaders in the field of learning technologies, define agendas for future innovation, and forge new partnerships that may be eligible for CILT grant funding. Computerworld Smithsonian Award

http://www.cilt.org

Computerworld Smithsonian Award
In December the Virtual High School (VHS) was nominated for the Computerworld Smithsonian Award which highlights people who have "achieved outstanding progress for society through the visionary use of information technology." Nominees are showcased at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. Information about the award winners since 1989 is catalogued in the Smithsonian's Permanent Research Collection on Information Technology, which is a primary resource for chronicling the impact of information technology on society.

http://innovate.si.edu

Virtual High School
"Virtual High School" is a federally registered trademark of The Concord Consortium.

http://vhs.concord.org

Streaming Video
VStream and The Concord Consortium have teamed up to display the latest in video streaming by showing the 12- minute video "Opening Doors" about the U.S. Department of Education's Technology Challenge Grant Northeast Cluster. The video will be available for web-based viewing until the end of March. Tell us what you think of the technology by filling out our brief online survey.

http://notes.concord.org/
concord-web/videopoll.nsf/poll

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