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AVerMedia(R) Document Camera Wins 2008 ECOO Best Technology Product Award
AVerMedia Technologies, Inc. — Thursday, November 20, 2008
AVerMedia(R) Technologies, Inc. announced that the AVerVision CP300 Interactive Document Camera has been awarded the 2008 Education Computing Organization of Ontario (ECOO) Best Technology Product Award. Read More »
SIIA Education Division Announces New Board of Directors for 2009
Software & Information Industry Association — Tuesday, November 18, 2008
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) today announced its new Education Division Board of Directors. These newly elected executives from SIIA member companies will help provide the education technology industry with leadership, advocacy and critical market information in the crucial months and years ahead. Read More »
AEP Awards for Excellence in Educational Products Now Open, Revamped To Reflect Today's Educational Products Market
Association of Educational Publishers — Monday, November 17, 2008
The Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) is pleased to announce it has restructured its annual educational products awards program to better reflect the resources being developed for and used in the 21st Century classroom. Read More »
New ISTE Book Shows How Cell Phones Can Be Used for Good, Not Evil, in an Educational Setting
International Society for Technology in Education — Saturday, November 15, 2008
Author Liz Kolb says the cell phone doesnít necessarily have to be a purely social device. When used properly, it can be a powerful learning tool, she argues in "Toys to Tools: Connecting Student Cell Phones to Education," a new book published by The International Society for Technology in Education. Read More »
More than 5 Million Young People Cast Ballots in World’s Largest National Mock Election
National Student/Parent Mock Election — Wednesday, November 12, 2008
As the last counts from states trickled in and the final votes were tallied today, more than five million ballots had been cast in the National Student/Parent Mock Election. Senator Barack Obama emerged as the Presidential choice of the nation’s student ‘voters.’ President-elect Obama received 67% of the vote and Senator John McCain 29%. Read More »
Students Win Building Wings Reader’s Theater Contest Using Digital Story Book and Wiki Presentations
Don Johnston Incorporated — Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Don Johnston has selected two winning schools to receive a Start-to-Finish audio, computer and paperback book collection in the 2008 Building Wings Reader's Theater Contest. The winning entries included a student-produced storybook video from Pomfret Community School, Connecticut and a Web 2.0 wiki from Highland Park Junior High School, Minnesota. Read More »
Junior Achievement Surpasses Nine Million Students Reached Worldwide
Junior Achievement — Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Junior Achievement, the world’s largest nonprofit dedicated to teaching young people work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills, today announced it reached 9,326,748 students globally during the 2007-08 school year—the most in its 89-year history. Read More »
National Distance Learning Week, November 10 -14, 2008
United States Distance Learning Association — Monday, November 10, 2008
The United States Distance Learning Association will hold the 2008 National Distance Learning Week (NDLW), November 10 -14, 2008. NDLW is an initiative that will generate broader awareness and appreciation for distance learning... Read More »
You’ve Voted, Now Speak Up! Students Share Their Opinions on What They Would Do As President To Improve Schools
Project Tomorrow — Friday, November 07, 2008
In recognition of the importance of yesterday’s election, K-12 students responding to the national Speak Up survey are being specifically asked on this year’s survey how they would improve schools if they were the President. The findings will be shared with Congress and the Obama Administration in March 2009. Read More »
Free Webcast: Data-Driven Selling in Higher Education
Software and Information Industry Association — Thursday, November 06, 2008
With increasingly tight budgets, focusing your higher education sales and marketing efforts on the best opportunities has never been more important. Now is the time to use market data to discover untapped market potential! Read More »
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