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Grockit and BBC Worldwide To Pilot BBC Earth Content on Learnist
Grockit — Saturday, April 27, 2013
Social learning company Grockit, announced today that BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, has become the latest partner to offer content for its social learning platform, Learnist. BBC Worldwide has curated a BBC Earth multimedia board, as part of a new “Earth Science” category on Learnist. This offers fans of environment and life sciences the opportunity to interact with a host of BBC Earth content. Read More »
New HP Catalyst Academy Launches
HP,. ISTE, New Media Consortium — Monday, April 15, 2013
Today an unprecedented global collaboration designed to accelerate STEMx* education was announced by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE®) and the New Media Consortium (NMC). The 2013 HP Catalyst Summit in São Paulo, attended by more than 120 educators and policy leaders from 15 countries, marks the launch of the HP Catalyst Academy, designed to accelerate STEMx education, transform teaching practices and continue to close the global skills gap. Read More »
Dell Empowers Youth with Technology Access, Support and Tools To Enhance Learning
Dell Inc. — Saturday, April 06, 2013
Today at Clinton Global Initiative University, Dell announced that more than 250,000 youth in 15 countries will be reached in 2013 as part of its Powering the Possible youth learning initiative. The goal is to help close the learning gap for youth worldwide who may not have access to the facilities, teachers and technology they need for a better education. Read More »
Australia's Hunter TAFE Uses SymbalooEDU To Go 100% Course Digital
Symbaloo — Wednesday, April 03, 2013
SymbalooEDU, the cloud based website curation tool, has been selected as the dedicated user interface for Hunter TAFE, the largest regional vocational educational and training provider in Australia. TAFE is using SymbalooEDU to assist students to embark on their personal learning journeys by going 100% digital and utilizing the benefits of high speed broadband via Australia's National Broadband Network. Read More »
ePals® Launches Learning Platform and Media Business in China
ePals Corporation — Tuesday, March 26, 2013
ePals Corporation has commenced operations of its Platform and Media businesses in China through its NeuPals joint venture and in collaboration with Neusoft Publishing. The launch of both Platform and Media businesses comes after fourth quarter approval of business licenses by Chinese ... Read More »
Trajectory, Inc. and People’s Education Press Ltd. Partner To Bring Chinese Children’s Stories to Readers Worldwide
Trajectory, Inc. — Monday, March 25, 2013
Trajectory, Inc.announced at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, a new partnership with The People’s Education Press Ltd. (PEP) that brings the company’s award winning Close to the Great Society Series into Trajectory’s worldwide eBook and app channels. Read More »
Google and Carlson Bring TV White Space Internet to South African Schools
Carlson Wireless — Monday, March 25, 2013
Carlson Wireless announces the launch of the first TV White Space (TVWS) trial in South Africa. Led by Google, the trial will test TVWS wireless broadband in ten schools across the Cape Town area. Carlson, the project's equipment vendor, Google and other project partners will attempt to show that broadband can be offered over white spaces without interfering with licensed spectrum holders. Read More »
Symbaloo Enrolls Spain in SymbalooEDU
Symbaloo — Monday, March 04, 2013
As a result of great success in the United States and the Netherlands, Symbaloo has expanded SymbalooEDU to Spain. Educators use SymbalooEDU to organize and share the best of the web with students and colleagues. As a free tool, SymbalooEDU, will help Spanish educators stay current with technology development in education while also helping them to survive the current budget cuts in Spain. Read More »
National Forensic League Executive Director Judges Speech and Debate Competition in South Korea
National Forensic League — Tuesday, February 05, 2013
Hosted at the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea in Seoul, the tournament series featured nearly 400 students vying to compete at the National Forensic League National Speech & Debate Tournament as part of the organization's International Debate Exchange Program. Read More »
Chile’s Ministry of Education To Integrate Adaptive Curriculum into Online Education Portal
Sebit Inc. — Monday, January 14, 2013
The Ministry of Education has chosen to add Adaptive Curriculum’s Vitamina, a Spanish instructional solution developed specifically for Latin America, to YoEstudio, a free, content-based portal for Chilean students in grades 1-12. Read More »
