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CoSN Announces 2011-2012 IWebinar Series for K-12 Technology Leaders
Consortium for School Networking — Thursday, August 04, 2011
Today, the Consortium for School Networking announced the schedule for its 2011-2012 Internet and Education Webinar Series for K-12 education technology leaders....Each hour-long session will feature presentations by education technology experts on K-12 education technology issues. Read More »
Con Edison Partners with MOUSE
MOUSE — Thursday, July 28, 2011
Con Edison has awarded a $10,000 grant to MOUSE, a NYC nonprofit organization that empowers underserved students to provide technical support and leadership in their schools, and helps students to develop essential skills that prepare them for college and the workforce. Read More »
DYMO/Mimio Announces School Grant Award Recipient
DYMO/Mimio — Thursday, July 21, 2011
DYMO™/Mimio® announced today that Mountain View Elementary School in the Adams 12 school district in Broomfield, Colo., has been selected as the inaugural recipient of a DYMO/Mimio Grant, as part of the interactive teaching technology provider's new, competitive program open to all K-12 education entities. Read More »
Microsoft Reveals Imagine Cup 2011 Winners
Microsoft Corp. — Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Microsoft Corp. today announced the winners of the ninth annual Microsoft Imagine Cup, the world's premier student technology competition, honoring student innovations that address global problems such as improving road and fire safety, eradicating poverty, and creating a more sustainable environment. Read More »
Facebook and Time Warner Inc. Team To Expand Bullying Prevention Campaign
Facebook and Time Warner Inc. — Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Facebook and Time Warner Inc. announced today that they are bringing together and expanding their individual efforts against bullying to launch a wide-ranging, major cross-platform partnership initiative called Stop Bullying: Speak Up. Read More »
New Dimension Media Offers $100,000 in Streaming Media Credits to ISTE Attendees
New Dimension Media — Tuesday, July 12, 2011
New Dimension Media (NDM) is offering $500 in cash credits toward the adoption of CCC! streaming media to all attendees of ISTE 2011 as part of its "ISTE Show Special"-with over $100,000 of credits offered in total. Read More »
Brookes Publishing Co.’s ‘Executive Function in the Classroom’
Brookes Publishing Co — Saturday, July 09, 2011
Students with strong executive function skills hold the keys to school and social success—from attention and impulse control to time management and organization. Now K–12 teachers have a practical guide to enhancing these critical skills for all students, with and without learning disabilities with Executive Function in the Classroom. In it, Author Christopher Kaufman develops a structure for teachers to ensure student achievement. Read More »
The Learning First Alliance Announces Partnership with Hot Chalk for Weekly Guest Blog
Learning First Alliance — Thursday, June 23, 2011
Learning First Alliance (LFA), a partnership of 17 national education associations representing more than ten million parents, educators and policymakers, has signed on to provide HotChalk readers with a weekly guest blog from the organization. LFA’s guest blog will touch on a myriad of subjects surrounding the challenges and triumphs of America’s classrooms. Read More »
CompassLearning Announces Recipients of Odyssey Innovation Grants
CompassLearning — Wednesday, June 22, 2011
CompassLearning, the leading provider of personalized education technology solutions for grades K-12, today announced the 2011 recipients of the CompassLearning Odyssey® Innovation Grant. The grant program is designed to celebrate outstanding examples of educational excellence through the innovative use of CompassLearning Odyssey in elementary and secondary schools in the U.S. Read More »
Winners of eBOARD Awards of Excellence Demonstrate Best Practice in Use of Administrative Technology
eBOARDsolutions — Saturday, June 18, 2011
eBOARDsolutions announces the winners for the first annual eBOARD Awards of Excellence. The program was designed to recognize and showcase best practices in school governance and leadership in the areas of strategic plan management, meetings administration and internal and external communications. Read More »
