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Grockit Announces Facebook Integration To Make Studying More Social
Grockit — Friday, September 23, 2011
Grockit, a social learning company, announced a new integration with Facebook that will make it even easier for students around the world to create Grockit study groups with their friends. Now people using Grockit can quickly create “Study Rooms”, invite their Facebook friends and prepare together for college entrance examinations, ... Read More »
Legislation Introduced Introduced To Address Crisis in K-12 Computer Science Education
Association for Computing Machinery — Thursday, September 22, 2011
Senator Robert Casey (D-PA) and Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) today introduced the Computer Science Education Act, a key legislative initiative that is part of a continuing effort to address the growing crisis in K-12 computer science education. The legislation will bolster computer science education programs across the country Read More »
Voyager Offers Educators Back to School with LANGUAGE! Webinar
Voyager; Cambium Learning Group — Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Voyager opened registration for its complimentary Back to School with LANGUAGE!® webinar today. The one-hour webinar will take place on Thursday, October 6, 2011, at 3:00 p.m. Central Time, and feature Laureen Beyer, San Bernardino County literacy coach and veteran LANGUAGE! teacher. Read More »
OverDrive and Amazon Launch Kindle® Compatibility with Library eBooks
OverDrive — Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Public libraries and schools in the U.S. can now lend eBooks for the Amazon® Kindle. OverDrive announced that it has begun adding Kindle compatibility to all of the U.S. public and school libraries in its network and expects to have all sites updated within days. Read More »
Ooka Island Adventure, Online Early Literacy Program
Ooka Island, Inc., — Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Ooka Island, Inc., a company dedicated to teaching children the reading skills they need to become lifelong learners, has released Ooka Island Adventure ™, the only comprehensive early literacy program offered exclusively through technology for children ages 3-7. The subscription-based literacy program is now available to parents and educators... Read More »
New MyLexia App for iPhone Provides Real-Time Performance Data
Lexia Learning — Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Lexia announced the MyLexia® App for iPhone®, iPad® and iPod® touch: the industry's first mobile app to provide real-time student skills data and norm-referenced performances measures. With mobile access to Lexia's Assessment Without Testing™ technology, teachers and administrators have actionable performance data at the point of instruction. Read More »
Palm Beach County Chooses 800 Kineo® Tablets
Brainchild, Corp. — Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Migrant students and Title 1 students in private schools located in Palm Beach County, Florida will be receiving targeted supplemental instruction this year through the implementation of web-based and mobile learning devices by Brainchild, including 800 Kineo® touchscreen tablets for students in grades 1-8. Read More »
PresenceLearning Receives Recognition as ASHA Approved Continuing Education (CE) Provider
PresenceLearning — Tuesday, September 20, 2011
The Continuing Education Board (CEB) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has approved PresenceLearning as an ASHA Approved Continuing Education (CE) Provider. ASHA Approved CE Providers are the only organizations that can deliver continuing education courses that earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for SLPs. Read More »
Teachscape Reflect Live Helps Accelerate Shift to Technology-Enabled Classroom Observations
Teachscape — Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Teachscape Reflect Live is an observation management and reporting system that allows observers to move from traditional paper forms to a technology-enabled process that allows them to seamlessly schedule classroom observations, collect and organize observation data, align evidence with a framework, and then store it on one secure platform. Read More »
Gilbert Public Schools Implement Schoolwires® Centricity2™
Schoolwires, Inc. — Monday, September 19, 2011
Gilbert Public Schools in Arizona has implemented the Schoolwires Centricity2 unifying Web content management platform to help strengthen communications with its shareholders and enhance the district’s image. Read More »
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