Cover Story: Ten Top Tech Trends by Susan McLester
A look at the major issues, products, and practices of the day.

ERP makes a comeback by Melissa Houston and Patrick Goggins
Enterprise resource planning software is back and catching on in school districts across the country.

Tossing Out Textbooks by Tom McHale
How a Tucson high school customized its curriculum around its laptop program.

Product Guide
The Fine Print by Jeffrey Branzburg
An update on the newest printers and printing trends.

Reviews
Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard by Carol S. Holzberg, PhD
Apple's new OS offers cool tools for educators.
Also: Groovy City—fun software for creating and composing music.

What's New
Hitachi's CP-X417 projector, Samsung's S-Series digital cameras, Music Wizard Academy, Staff Files Pro, Pokémon Learning League's Internet Safety Program.

Editor's Desk
Top Tech Trends by Susan McLester

News & Trends
Sony's PlayStation 3 goes supermassive, an introduction to techLearning forums, and best-selling author Daniel Pink talks tech. by T&L Editors

LOY Profile Series
A Kentucky teacher who gets creative to fund her tech budget.

Higher Ed
Knowledge Networks by Scott McLeod
Showcasing quality, academic work that remains isolated on the Web.

How To
Creating an Interactive PDF by Jeffrey Branzburg
A project on the 2008 presidential election can teach students about national politics and Acrobat's many tools.

Emerging Tech
Cloudware by Michael Simkins
How cloudware can eliminate hassles in the classroom.

Bottom Line

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