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School Improvement Network Launches LumiBooks eReader Platform
School Improvement Network — Thursday, April 11, 2013
School Improvement Network announced the launch of LumiBook, the first-ever collaborative and interactive eReader platform for educational resources. LumiBook blends the best of eReader and social media environments to create the most robust user experience available, allowing users to engage with the author, comment, share, build discussions and upload video and text content within the LumiBook itself. Read More »
Kno and Sally Ride Science Partner on “Cool Careers in Science”
Kno Inc., Sally Ride Science — Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Sally Ride Science™ has partnered with Kno, Inc. to launch its first interactive eBook series on the Kno platform “Cool Careers in Science.” The new series is designed to engage and inspire upper elementary and middle school students to learn more about science and technology, as well as to explore career options in those fields. Read More »
Kajeet SmartSpot Addresses Broadband Access Gap
Kajeet — Tuesday, April 09, 2013
Kajeet® announce its selection by Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) for their Access4All initiative. A program designed to address the need for off-campus Internet connectivity, FCPS students are able to borrow (or check out, similar to a library book) a Kajeet SmartSpot™, a portable Wi-Fi hotspot enabling access to school-approved, online resources outside the classroom. Read More »
Edgenuity Unveils New Student-Centered Online Learning Experience
Edgenuity — Tuesday, April 09, 2013
Edgenuity introduced its powerful new student experience, designed to drive deeper student engagement and improve student achievement. Available this summer, the new platform was developed to help schools and districts realize the full potential of their online and blended learning models. Read More »
iTutor To Execute Online Tutoring Contracts with NY School Districts
iTutor, Inc. — Tuesday, April 09, 2013
What was once a learning platform to teach specialty services has grown into a national must have for school districts. Aside from the obvious convenience that connecting certified educators to students outside of the classroom has brought to the table; The paramount benefits that iTutor’s new Learning Management System (LMS) system are taking things to a whole new “school” level. Read More »
SAMSUNG Launches the Galaxy Note® 8.0 Table
Samsung Electronics America, Inc. — Tuesday, April 09, 2013
samsung Electronics America, Inc. announces that the Galaxy Note 8.0 is coming to the U.S. market on April 11. the Galaxy Note 8.0 will be available in stores and online at retailers including Amazon, Best Buy/Best Buy Mobile, h.h. gregg, Newegg, P.C. Richard & Son, Staples and TigerDirect.com A mid-sized addition to the Galaxy Note family of products, the Galaxy Note 8.0 has the power and advanced technology to enable multi-tasking at home, at work or on the go. Read More »
Educators, Parents, Students Urged To Sign Petition Calling for Investment in School Broadband
International Society for Technology in Education — Tuesday, April 09, 2013
To bridge the digital divide in education, the International Society for Technology in Education, (ISTE®) today initiated an online petition urging the Obama Administration to take action to invest in school broadband connectivity to ensure all students graduate equipped for success. If ISTE's petition to "Invest in classroom broadband connectivity to ensure that all students are ready for college and 21st century careers," reaches 100,000 signatures by May 1, 2013, the White House will respond. To sign the petition today, go to http://wh.gov/LVL7. Read More »
Atomic Learning Expands Training Library To Include Microsoft® Office 2013 Suite
Atomic Learning — Monday, April 08, 2013
Atomic Learning's newly added online training series can help schools and educators get the most out of Microsoft Office 2013. Microsoft's Office Suite has been redesigned and several common functions are now much easier to use. With courses on Excel® 2013, Word 2013 and PowerPoint® 2013, Read More »
Fossil School District Discovers Missing Link to Speech-Language Success
PresenceLearning — Monday, April 08, 2013
To consolidate the management of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and more efficiently provide speech therapy services to homebound students, Fossil School District in Fossil, Ore., partnered with PresenceLearning, the leader in online speech therapy services for K-12 students. With this new partnership, Fossil School District can now provide speech therapy services to students in the district's Distance Learning Program. Read More »
eBackpack Announces the Launch of Enhanced iPad App
eBackpack, Inc. — Saturday, April 06, 2013
eBackpack, Inc, the leading provider of cross-platform cloud assignment and classroom workflow management solutions, announced today the launch of its enhanced eBackpack App for iPhones and iPads giving students and teachers both a paperless assignment system as well as free-hand annotation functionality. Read More »
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