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ITWorx CLG – and New Kinect ‘Virtual Lab’

ITWorx Education will showcase its multilingual social learning platform, the Connected Learning Gateway (CLG), which provides public and private K-12 education institutions with the latest teaching and learning tools, mobility tools, and content-integration capabilities to create a unique and modern education experience for all. Read More »

WyzAnt Surpasses 50,000 Certified Tutors

WyzAnt.com announced that it now has over 50,000 tutors located throughout the country offering in-person lessons in more than 200 subjects. WyzAnt.com's searchable online database enables students to easily locate and interview tutors, review feedback and run background checks - all in one convenient place. Read More »

Califone Extends Capabilities of Headsets to Mobile Devices

To ensure safe listening and effective learning experiences with mobile devices, Califone International, Inc. now offers a series of its most popular headsets with mobile learning capabilities. The new To Go™ headsets enable educators to extend proven audio technology to the latest mobile devices, including tablets and smartphones running iOS® or Android®. Read More »

SchoolReach to Sell Field Trip Safeguard®

SchoolReach Instant Parent Contact has been named the exclusive national sales agent for Field Trip Safeguard®. As part of this affiliation, SchoolReach will develop local, regional and national marketing initiatives to help promote the Field Trip Safeguard program to public and private K-12 institutions throughout the U.S. Read More »

Atomic TechCore Supports School Leaders in Planning To Meet CCSS

Atomic Learning announces the new Atomic TechCore solution, a suite of tools to help districts transform teaching to align to the Common Core Standards.While the Atomic TechCore planning tool is for all the Common Core State Standards, the support is focused on the technology components of the standards. Read More »

RANDA Announces Assessment Tools Leveraging iPad iOS6

Upon announcement of Apple’s “Guided Access” in iOS6, RANDA reveals their mobile assessment tools which were developed years ago in anticipation of the iPad’s pending functionality. RANDA Apple sources indicate “Guided Access” does not yet include a lock-down feature. Read More »

Kurzweil 1000 Version 13 for Windows Released

Kurzweil Educational Systems®, a division of Cambium Learning® Technologies, announced today the release of Kurzweil 1000™ Version 13 for Windows®. Kurzweil 1000 is award-winning software that makes printed or electronic text accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired.... Read More »

Kajeet® Launches School Guard

Developed to support the growing number of Bring-Your-Own-Device programs launched by educational institutions nationwide, kajeet’s School Guard™ allows a school to set Internet usage policies during classroom hours. Each policy is customizable and flexible, based on the needs and/or constraints of the institution itself. Read More »

MdBio Foundation To Launch National Gaming Initiative

MdBio Foundation, Inc. today announced it will provide science teachers and students nationwide with an innovative and immersive educational video game platform free of charge beginning in 2013. The serious game is being developed by Hunt Valley, Md.-based BreakAway, Ltd., Read More »

Jefferson County Schools Switch to Schoolwires®

Jefferson County Schools has selected Schoolwires to be its content management provider after the company demonstrated its commitment to quality customer service. The district reviewed several solutions on the market after it experienced a decline in the quality of service from its existing vendor. Read More »