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Lexia Learning Named 2009 Ednet Impact Award Winner
Lexia Learning Systems — Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Lexia Learning Systems, one of the nation's most highly regarded providers of reading software, has been selected as the winner of the EdNET 2009 Impact Award. The recognition is the latest honor received by Lexia, which has been serving the needs of students for more than 25 years. Read More »
More Than 100,000 Businesses Created in Online Small Business Game
National Federation of Independent Business Young Entrepreneur Foundation — Saturday, September 12, 2009
Students, teachers and future entrepreneurs have created more than 100,000 virtual small businesses this past year by playing the National Federation of Independent Business Young Entrepreneur Foundation’s Johnny Money game. Read More »
Disney Launches Nationwide Environmental Science Competition for the Classroom, Disney's Planet Challenge;
Disney — Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Disney today announced the nationwide launch of Disney's Planet Challenge, a project-based environmental competition for 4th - 6th grade classrooms that will empower students to make a difference in school, at home and in their local communities. Read More »
EBSCO Publishing Makes Evidence-Based Flu Resources Freely Available
EBSCO Publishing — Wednesday, September 09, 2009
EBSCO Publishing s making the latest evidence-based flu-related information available for free. The goal of the site is to be open to all and easy to share among medical colleagues, parents, students, faculty, employees and co-workers so that preventative measures are well-known and symptoms and treatment options are understood. Read More »
SIIA Issues Call for Innovators in Education Technology
Software and Information Industry Association — Tuesday, September 08, 2009
The Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) Education Division is now seeking applications for its Innovation Incubator Program. Developers of innovative educational products or services will be reviewed, and a select group will be invited to participate in the annual SIIA Ed Tech Business Forum this winter. The deadline for applications is Sept. 22, 2009. Read More »
BASF Hosting High Performance Buildings for Education Summit on Sept. 16, 2009 in New York City
BASF — Thursday, September 03, 2009
BASF is convening a panel of speakers to provide attending school administrators, architects, construction companies, general contractors and sustainable design experts, an overview of what it takes to construct or retrofit educational buildings to make the learning environment more energy-efficient, healthy, safe, and productive. Read More »
Raytheon Announces MathMovesU (R) Sweepstakes
Raytheon Company — Thursday, September 03, 2009
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is providing one lucky middle school student with the opportunity to attend the opening of a new interactive, math-based experience called "Sum of all Thrills." Read More »
Five Schools Receive Unexpected Addition to Classroom Supply List
CDW Government, Inc. — Tuesday, September 01, 2009
CDW-G and Discovery Education announce the five grand prize winners in the 2009 Win a Wireless Lab Sweepstakes. Back to school just got a whole lot cooler for students and teachers at five schools across the country, thanks to the ultimate in school supplies—a 21st-century lab from CDW-G and Discovery Education. Read More »
AverMedia® Rewards Teachers’ Ideas and Referrals with Interactive Document Cameras
AVerMedia® Information, Inc. — Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Since August of 2008, AVerMedia has awarded 23 CP300 interactive document cameras (a total retail value of $16,100) to educators across the country. The monthly contests run within the environment of the online teacher’ forum where educators are encouraged to share a plethora of information... Read More »
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Awards Grant to NASBE To Assist States in Bringing K-12 Textbook, Instructional Materials Adoption Policies Into the 21st Century
National Association of State Boards of Education — Tuesday, September 01, 2009
The $75,000 grant is designed to help states revise their instructional materials policy frameworks to better accommodate Open Education Resources. Open Education Resources are digital instructional materials freely available for use, customization, and redistribution. Read More »
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