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MAR 2, 2005
* Otsego: Technology "clicks" for classrooms
A kid with a clicker in hand is not a model of education; maybe it's even the model of the opposite of education. But at Otsego's Dix Street elementary, that's not true anymore.
Source: Allegan County News, http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14064848&BRD=8&PAG=461&dept_id=476333&rfi=8
MAR 2, 2005
* Lansing: Register watercraft online
With the start of the boating season just weeks away, Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land encouraged residents to take advantage of the convenience and timesavings provided by online watercraft registration renewal.
Source: Gaylord Herald Times, http://www.heraldtimes.com/articles/2005/03/02/news/local_news/local_news001.txt
MAR 3, 2005
* Ann Arbor: SayHy Radio makes its Web debut
While his classmates are holed up in their bedrooms doing homework, talking on the telephone and playing video games, Brighton High School junior Ron Howard is on the air. The 17-year-old DJ began webcasting out of his bedroom last month with a station called SayHy Radio.
Source: mlive.com - Ann Arbor News, http://www.mlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news-12/1109866275257020.xml?aanews?NEA
MAR 4, 2005
* Coldwater: Coldwater Board of Education to replace 69 computers throughout the district
To keep up with the march of technology, the Coldwater Community Schools Board of Education is spending $54,405 to replace 69 computers throughout the district.
Source: The Daily Reporter, http://www.thedailyreporter.com/articles/2005/03/04/news/news4.txt
MAR 4, 2005
* Royal Oak: MIKE WENDLAND: Wi-Fi on the golf course? It could happen some day
Guests at Royal Oak's Red Run Golf Club can now wirelessly log on to the Internet while hanging around the clubhouse or meeting in the business conference and banquet areas.
Source: The Daily Reporter, http://www.thedailyreporter.com/shared-content/search/index.php?search=go&o=0&l=&s=&r=&q=technology
MAR 4, 2005
* Cassopolis: Computer envisions twp. roads
A computer-based program used by the Cass County Road Commission helps interested townships analyze what funding level will yield desired results.
Source: The Dowagaic Daily News, http://www.leaderpub.com/articles/2005/03/04/news/dowagiac_news/dnnews3.txt
MAR 5, 2005
* Gladstone: Broadband goal: Back on track and in the black
After back-to-back years of financial loss and what may have been little focus on the bottom line, Gladstone's broadband Internet wireless utility is getting re-examined.
Source: Escanaba Daily Press, http://www.dailypress.net/news/story/035202005_new02-n0305.asp
MAR 7, 2005
* Lawrence: VBISD Technology Center Plans Open House
Over the past 30 years, the Van Buren Intermediate School District Technology Center, located at 250 South St., has undergone many changes. These changes include progressing from typewriters to telecommunication labs, and growing an enrollment of 500 to over 1,100 students.
Source: Courier-Leader, http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14095271&BRD=2188&PAG=461&dept_id=414962&rfi=8
MAR 7, 2005
* Adrian: Former Hudson man engineers software for Adrian College
One secret for having a successful business is finding a niche and making it work. Matt Borland believes he has found that niche by doing something he has enjoyed for much of his life: working with computers and computer software.
Source: Lenawee Connection - Adrian Daily, http://www.lenconnect.com/articles/2005/03/07/news/news01.txt
MAR 8, 2005
* Detroit: Web site offers virtual tours of Detroit
In this Detroit, there is no crime and no boarded-up windows. Out-of-towners don't have to feel jittery cruising unfamiliar streets after dark. This Detroit is even easy to navigate. And you don't have to be in Detroit to do it. Technology Productions Inc., a Detroit-based multimedia agency, has launched an interactive Web site that lets users tour a virtual downtown.
Source: Detroit Free Press/Tech, http://www.freep.com/money/tech/map8e_20050308.htm
MAR 9, 2005
* Cheboygan: Computer students compete
Two teams of computer-programming students from Cheboygan Area High School will compete Friday and Saturday against nearly 40 other Michigan schools at a Saginaw Valley State University event.
Source: Cheboygan Daily Tribune, http://www.cheboygannews.com/articles/2005/03/09/news/news3.txt
MAR 9, 2005
* Gaylord: Computer lab new addition for OCS
A $30,000 gift from an anonymous donor has made it possible for Otsego Christian School to purchase equipment for a new computer lab.
Source: Gaylord Herald Times, http://www.heraldtimes.com/articles/2005/03/09/news/local_news/local_news05.txt
MAR 9, 2005
* Adrian: Technology upgrades planned for schools
As part of the nearly $50 million bond issue for building renovations and similar projects within Adrian Public Schools, an update on the technology portion of the revitalization project was presented on Monday to the Adrian Public Schools Board of Education.
Source: Lenawee Connection - Adrian Daily, http://www.lenconnect.com/articles/2005/03/09/news/news06.txt
MAR 9, 2005
* Macomb: Feds, local cops team up to fight cybercrime
To heighten the sophistication of the fight against increasingly sophisticated cybercriminals, Macomb County and the FBI have joined forces.
Source: The Macomb Daily, http://www.macombdaily.com/stories/030905/loc_fbi001.shtml
MAR 10, 2005
* Utica: Teleconference makes events more than current
Larry Webb listened to a teacher talk about the civil war in the Sudan, watched a documentary on it, and even researched the war on the Internet. But nothing brought the reality of the bloody conflict home like a conversation with a man who walked hundreds of miles as a child to escape it.
Source: Detroit Free Press Community, http://www.freep.com/news/cfp/6/uwlearn10u_20050310.htm
MAR 10, 2005
* Plymouth: Wall-to-Wall Wi-Fi
The Plymouth Cultural Center and Ice Arena is logged on. The center, at 525 Farmer St., now offers free wireless Internet access to any patron with a wireless card and laptop or personal digital assistant (PDA).
Source: Detroit Free Press Community, http://www.freep.com/news/cfp/2/nwi-fi10n_20050310.htm
MAR 10, 2005
* Southfield: Center's technology investment pays off
Dr. William Myers of the Michigan Eyecare Institute has been using new surgical techniques and technology to improve his patients' vision for almost 30 years, but he knows that he has to temper his enthusiasm for medical breakthroughs with concerns about safety and effectiveness.
Source: The Detroit News Business, http://www.detnews.com/2005/business/0503/13/C02-115163.htm
MAR 11, 2005
* Monroe: Education goes on the road
The Monroe County Library System has rolled out its newest technology - literally.
Source: Monroe Evening News, http://www.monroenews.com/articles/2005/03/11/news/news04.txt
MAR 13, 2005
* Owosso: Owosso tests safety Net for kids
Owosso students are getting a close-up look at the coolest new gadget for Internet safety.
Source: mlive.com - The Flint Journal, http://www.mlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1110720012176380.xml?fljournal?NESH
MAR 15, 2005
* Battle Creek: When is e-mail an illegal
The age of digital communication has made covering great distances as easy as pushing the "send" button on our e-mail. But just as cell phones and Blackberrys have made it almost impossible to be unreachable, they've also made it much easier to violate Michigan's Open Meetings Act.
Source: Battle Creek Enquirer, http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050315/NEWS01/503150319/1002/NEWS17
MAR 15, 2005
* Oakland: Oakland pushes wireless
Wireless technology across Oakland County will help the county attract and retain businesses, make residential areas more attractive to home-buyers and serve a growing mobile workforce with more high-tech jobs.
Source: The Detroit News Technology, http://www.detnews.com/2005/technology/0503/15/B01-117561.htm
MAR 15, 2005
* Ludington: Cyber safety
Bullying and victimization of children doesn't just happen on the street and on the school playground anymore. Source: Ludington Daily News, http://www.ludingtondailynews.com/news.php?story_id=26633
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