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Mac® SW Coming in June for FrontRow Juno® Classroom Audio System
FrontRow — Tuesday, May 21, 2013
FrontRow Juno users can download Mac-compatible software to add automated lesson capture and system control to their portable classroom audio systems starting in June. This release will run on Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard), as well as with the Windows® 8 operating system. All Juno hardware shipped since April 1, 2013 can use the new software. Read More »
Macmillan Education Partners with Knewton
Macmillan Education — Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Today, Macmillan Education, announced a partnership with leading adaptive learning company Knewton. Macmillan will create next-generation digital products and use Knewton technology to provide personalized recommendations and analytics. These Knewton-enhanced materials will become available to students and teachers in 2015. Read More »
PBS LearningMedia Offers More Than 30,000 Free, Digital Resources
PBS LearningMedia — Wednesday, May 15, 2013
PBS LearningMedia today announced that it now offers more than 30,000 digital resources available for free to PreK-12 educators nationwide. The new resources address nationwide curriculum gaps in digital media and bolster the service’s offerings in math, science, English/language arts, social studies and the arts. Read More »
Website Brings Civil War History to Life
TeachersFirst — Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Young people often think of events that happened before they were born as ancient history-and terminally boring. Now, in time for the 150th anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg in July, a new website called Gettysburg By The Numbers (GBTN; www.teachersfirst.com/gettysburg) is helping to make history come alive for students, teachers, and families. Read More »
Epson Now Offers Promethean Software
Epson — Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Epson announced Promethean's ActivInspire teaching and learning software is now available for purchase for both new and current customers of Epson's industry-leading BrightLink® interactive projectors. Educators in the United States and Canada now have an easy way to add curriculum software into interactive learning environments. Read More »
Over 1 Million Student Service Hours Managed Through x2VOL
intelliVOL — Saturday, May 11, 2013
The world is in a better place right now. In fact, there are lots of better places and happier people thanks to students around the country who have given over 1 million hours of community service through x2VOL. x2VOL, by intelliVOL, is a platform used by high schools to manage and report student service hours in private and public schools and districts nationwide. Read More »
EBSCO Introduces Newest Digital Historical Archive Collection
EBSCO — Thursday, May 09, 2013
EBSCO introduces Civil War Primary Source Documents™, a comprehensive collection of primary source materials chronicling aspects of the American Civil War. Drawn from the holdings of the New-York Historical Society, the collection captures various accounts of the Civil War as it was experienced on land and sea. Read More »
Lightspeed Systems Brings Schools Together To Discuss Mobile Devices
Lightspeed Systems — Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Last month, Lightspeed Systems hosted the inaugural District Advisory Committee, joining together district representatives from around the country in San Diego, California. This high-level two day event was designed to provide administrators an opportunity to share their experiences with mobile learning. Read More »
CARLI Strikes Deal with Alexander Street Press
Alexander Street Press — Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Alexander Street Press has forged a landmark agreement with the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) to provide perpetual access to academic online video collections for 124 of the group's participating governing member institutions. Beginning in May, governing member institutions will be granted perpetual streaming access to the six Alexander Street Press video databases of their choice... Read More »
Boston and Chicago Public Schools Adopt BoomWriter Digital Education Platform
BoomWriter Media, Inc. — Tuesday, May 07, 2013
BoomWriter Media, Inc. announces that the Boston Public Schools and Chicago Public Schools will adopt its innovative content creation, collaboration and delivery platform, and that Chicago-based CareerBuilder, the largest online job site in North America, will sponsor the Chicago district’s adoption. BoomWriter gives more than 250,000 Chicago and Boston students in grades 3-12 the opportunity to use its award-winning digital education platform in their schools. Read More »
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