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Brainchild Launches Next Generation iPad® Assessment App
Brainchild Corporation — Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Brainchild Corporation will launch Achiever! for iPad at FETC later this month. Achiever! for iPad is designed for elementary and middle school students and has state specific and Common Core content available. Achiever! will be the first iPad application to deliver a full range of standards-based instruction and assessment on the iPad for Math and Language arts. Read More »
PBS KIDS Lab Site Offers New Resources for Parents
PBS KIDS — Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Expanding its PBS KIDS Lab site, PBS today announced new additions that will provide even more support to caregivers and teachers. These include bilingual translations of parental instructions and resources like a “Home Activities” section, math tips for families to use in their daily activities, and a new blog series with content related to kids and media. Read More »
Userful To Demo Ultra-Low-Cost School Computing Solution at BETT
Userful Corporation — Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Userful will be demonstrating the next generation of their Userful MultiSeat™ solution which turns one Linux computer into multiple high performance independent computer stations using the HP t200 thin client device, a multiseat device that can be connected either via USB or Ethernet using Userful's software. Read More »
Barron's and Snapwiz Partner To Launch Online Test Preparation
Barron's Educational Series, Inc — Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Barron's Educational Series, Inc. announced a partnership with Snapwiz Inc. to create online courses. The courses will be powered by Snapwiz's patent pending adaptive test prep platform. With the Barron's GRE course, every student gets a custom learning path based on the individual's strengths and weaknesses, scoring goals, and the available study time before the test. Read More »
The Skillful Teacher Series Video Collection Now Online
Pearson, Research for Better Teaching — Wednesday, December 21, 2011
The Skillful Teacher Series of online instructional videos. Announced today by Research for Better Teaching, Inc. and Pearson, the first 19 instructional videos in the series are now available from Pearson’s Teacher Compass™ PD, a web-based professional development platform. Read More »
Teach.com Launches To Promote Great Teaching in STEM and Other Areas
University of Southern California — Thursday, December 15, 2011
Teach.com, a comprehensive educational web resource dedicated to discovering, discussing and encouraging great teaching around the world, was launched this week. Teach.com provides current and aspiring teachers an easy-to-navigate map outlining the steps to become a teacher, including information on teacher salaries, teacher preparation and certification requirements for all 50 states as well as information on teaching abroad. Read More »
edWeb.net & CoSN Launch Online Learning Community on Mobile Technology
edWeb.net, CoSN — Thursday, December 15, 2011
edWeb.net and CoSN announce the launch of Mobile Learning Explorations, an online professional learning community that provides a forum for the education community to come together to learn about and discuss the implementation of mobile technology in education. The program will be sponsored by AT&T. Read More »
New Online Resource Helps Involve Teachers in the Evaluation Reform Process
American Institutes for Research, Public Agenda — Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Everyone at the Table: Engaging Teachers in Evaluation Reform—operated by American Institutes for Research (AIR) and Public Agenda, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation—is intended for use by district and school leaders who would like to incorporate the input of teachers in developing new evaluation systems. Read More »
Skyward Unveils New Live Chat Support Option for Customers
Skyward Inc. — Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Skyward Inc. announced they will begin offering an online chat service for support that will improve efficiencies and offer customers even more versatility in communicating with Skyward certified support staff. The new chat support option offers unique benefits, not possible with phone or email support, by creating an interactive communication link between the customer and Skyward representatives. Read More »
Google Awards the Concord Consortium Multi-Million Dollar Grant
The Concord Consortium — Tuesday, December 13, 2011
The Concord Consortium has received a $2.5 million grant from Google.org to pave the way for digital curricula that model the "textbook of tomorrow." This funding will increase access to the organization’s Molecular Workbench software and curriculum. Read More »
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