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Alexander Street Press Launches Free Search Platform
Alexander Street Press — Saturday, October 15, 2011
Libraries with access to Alexander Street Press video collections can cross-search all of them in one place, with the new Academic Video Online platform. The new video cross-search tool is free to users of Alexander Street video. Read More »
M&A Technology’s Companion Touch Device
M&A Technology and Verizon Wireless — Wednesday, October 12, 2011
M&A Technology and Verizon Wireless today unveiled a new campaign to distribute the M&A Companion Touch tablet, an Intel-powered convertible PC with touch screen functionality to enhance learning K-12 schools across the country. Read More »
Kiwi Commons Releases New Filtering Software Beta
Kiwi Commons Inc. — Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Kiwi Commons Inc., an Internet safety education initiative, announced today the beta launch of Kiwi Filter, new whitelisting software for children, as well as the launch of a collaboration between Kiwi Seminars, a non-profit division of Kiwi Commons, and school boards across Canada and the U.S. Read More »
New BRIGANCE iPad App
Curriculum Associates, LLC. — Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Curriculum Associates, LLC, has developed a new iPad® application that provides users of the criterion-referenced BRIGANCE® Inventory of Early Development (IED II) and Online Management System, with an easy and convenient way to assess and report on the educational needs of students functioning below the developmental age of seven. Read More »
Teachscape Adds Video Clipping to Its Reflect Video Platform
Teachscape — Tuesday, October 11, 2011
To expand the usability and flexibility of its Reflect Video platform, Teachscape,has added the ability to upload video from most video-recording devices, including its new Mini Camera Kit, and to clip and share video examples of best teaching practices. Read More »
Texthelp Systems Releases Powerful Cloud-based Apps
Texthelp Systems Inc. — Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Texthelp Systems announced the release of their new Suite of Web Apps at the Closing the Gap (CTG) Conference being held October 11-14 in Minneapolis, MN. The Texthelp Web Apps work within browsers (e.g. Internet Explorer, Safari, Chrome, Firefox) on iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone, and other mobile devices as well as PCs and Macs Read More »
Califone’s Hush Buddy Provides Comfortable Hearing Protection
Califone(R) International, Inc. — Monday, October 10, 2011
The Hush Buddy line of protective gear from Califone(R) International, Inc., is designed to block out the maximum amount of external noise while their playful images engage students, encouraging them to wear the ear muffs. With a noise reduction rating (NRR) of 27dB, each lets in 24.2 percent less sound than the closest competitive item... Read More »
Pearson To Develop Frameworks for PISA Student Assessment
Pearson — Monday, October 10, 2011
Pearson, the world’s leading learning company, today announces that it has been chosen by the OECD to develop the frameworks for the OECD’s landmark PISA educational assessment in 2015. The PISA assessment is widely recognised as the benchmark for measuring the improvement of education systems worldwide. Read More »
Epson Announces New K-12 Products
Epson America, Inc. — Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Epson introduced the Epson® PowerLite® 420, 425W, 430, and 435W, four bright and affordable short throw projectors, and BrightLink Solo 3, a new optional interactive module that makes any flat projection surface interactive at an affordable price ($499*). Read More »
Student Academic Success Gets Boost from Resiliency Education App
Mevident, Inc., Naviance, Inc. — Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Teen Wellness, the online app that helps students improve resiliency skills, is now integrated with Naviance through Naviance Succeed®. This integration will allow school staff and administrators to provide holistic academic, career and emotional support to students using a single, integrated platform. Read More »
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