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TeachersFirst "Interactive Raven" Gives Spooky Lessons
TeachersFirst — Monday, October 15, 2012
For more than a decade, teachers have combined the ghostly holiday with The Interactive Raven at TeachersFirst.com to introduce their students to Edgar Allen Poe's eerie classic "The Raven." The Interactive Raven shares Poe's poem stanza by stanza, but it also involves readers by color and click. Viewers see poetic devices in color. Read More »
Star Academy Recognized for Dropout Recovery, Intervention and Prevention Efforts
Pitsco — Sunday, October 14, 2012
Helping at-risk students before they fall through the cracks is the philosophy behind the Star Academy Program, and that's what officials at Berkeley County High School have done with the program for more than four years, earning the school a national award for dropout prevention. Read More »
New PD Course Focuses on iPods and iPads in Special Education
Atomic Learning — Sunday, October 14, 2012
Atomic Learning's Atomic Catalyst solution has recently added a new professional development course featuring techniques for using mobile technology in special education entitled "iPod/iPad Use for Students with Special Needs". Participants will walk away with an implementation plan for a student or classroom to ensure successful use of this technology. Read More »
GuideK12™ Invited to Inaugural DOE Datapalooza
GuideK12 — Saturday, October 13, 2012
GuideK12 participated in the first Education Datapalooza, hosted by the White House and the U.S. Department of Education on October 9th 2012. Participants were challenged to share innovative ideas fueled by open data for the advancement of educational achievement. Read More »
AK District Opts for Simple, Robust Observation Solution
observe4success — Saturday, October 13, 2012
Observe4success announced the adoption and implementation of its newest platform in Petersburg City Schools. Dr. Robert Thomason, Superintendent of Petersburg City School District in Petersburg, Alaska believes that complexity is not the answer when it comes to classroom observations and walkthroughs. Read More »
Kansas Gets Britannica Online
Britannica Digital Learning — Saturday, October 13, 2012
Britannica Digital Learning concluded an agreement with the State Library of Kansas to provide access to Britannica Online to everyone in the state. All Britannica material will be available to students, faculty, staff and library patrons at home, in the classroom, on campus, at the library, or wherever they have Internet access. Read More »
Laramie County School District 1 Chooses Infinite Campus
Infinite Campus, Inc. — Saturday, October 13, 2012
Laramie County School District 1 (LCSD1), serving more than 13,400 students in the Cheyenne, WY area, has selected Infinite Campus as its student information system (SIS). Infinite Campus, Inc.® is the largest American-owned SIS and will give LCSD1 a proven district-wide, Web-based system that will improve data management, drive informed decisions and realize staff efficiencies. Read More »
New System To Help Ensure Consistent Teacher Evaluation
Empirical Education Inc. — Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Leaders from Tulsa Public Schools, the Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration, and Empirical Education Inc. announced the launch of Observation Engine—a data-driven online tool that helps school officials maintain and verify consistency in classroom observation—can improve quality and build trust in teacher evaluations. Read More »
ez Write Marks Second Year with Growth
ez Write — Wednesday, October 10, 2012
ez Write has completed its second year with strong growth in both the preschool and elementary school markets. ez Write is now part of learning in 17 States, with almost 600 classroom kits from Preschool through 5th Grade being used to teach handwriting to over 16,000 students in 34 public, 5 charter, 5 private, 83 preschool and 20 home schools. Read More »
Manhattan Beach USD Selects Pearson's PowerSchool
Pearson — Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Pearson announced today that Manhattan Beach Unified School District has selected PowerSchool as its new web-based student information system (SIS). PowerSchool will now serve over 7,000 students in Manhattan Beach Unified School District, which is located southwest of Los Angeles. Read More »
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