I'm very new to webdesign and am wanting to install a scrolling news/picture banner in the site but don't even know the proper term to search for to find out how to do it.  Here's an example of what I'm talking about:http://www.ed.gov/ and http://www.nysed.gov/What is this called?
Proper name scrolling news/photo
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Dynamic Drive calls them Slide-Shows. There are tons of variations. Slideshow is a common name. It may also be called a Carousel if it appears to turn. There is probably no official name if that is what you are looking for.