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CoSN Releases Real Investment/Real Innovation
Consortium for School Networking — Wednesday, May 12, 2010
CoSN released Real Investment/Real Innovation, a report detailing key observations from the association’s November 2009 U.S. Senior Delegation to the Netherlands and Scotland. The visit was aimed at identifying how schools in these countries are using Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to innovate and enhance teaching and learning. Read More »
Singaporean Universities Choose Turnitin To Prevent Plagiarism
iParadigms LLC — Wednesday, April 28, 2010
iParadigms, creator of Turnitin and the leader in originality checking and plagiarism prevention, announced that Turnitin has been adopted by all four universities in Singapore. Turnitin is used across the universities' curricula and is available to tens of thousands of educators and students. Read More »
Latest Intel-Powered Convertible Classmate PC Offers Durable Design for School Children Around the World
Intel Corporation — Monday, April 26, 2010
Intel Corporation today unveiled the most flexible and durable Intel-powered convertible classmate PC reference design yet. Supported by local computer manufacturers which are part of the Intel® Learning Series, this new addition combines aesthetics with ruggedness, full PC functionality with enhanced e-learning capabilities and improved performance with energy efficiency. Read More »
netTrekker and Nelson Education Help Canadian Schools Transition to Digital Resources
netTrekker — Monday, April 19, 2010
Nelson Education Ltd., the leading educational publisher in Canada, has partnered with netTrekker, a leader in the delivery of digital K-12 educational content. Together, Nelson and netTrekker are offering digital instructional resources customized for Canadian schools... Read More »
Teach N' Kids Learn Announces Partnership with Spain- based Formacion Digital
Teach N' Kids Learn — Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Through this partnership, TKL will be adding to its portfolio of offerings, online professional development in both English and Spanish, designed by Formacion Digital S.L using an efficient blended approach that will combine distance learning with a facilitated approach. Read More »
Australia Commits to SIF® for Interoperability in Schools
SIF Association — Wednesday, April 07, 2010
In November 2009, Australian Education Ministers agreed to adopt an Australian version of the Systems Interoperability Framework, or SIF, as the preferred standard for sharing information between schools and school authorities. Read More »
Luidia Partner Wins Major Bids with eBeam in Japanese Education Market
Luidia, Inc. — Thursday, April 01, 2010
Luidia, Inc. announced that one of its key Japanese manufacturing partners has won several large bids for eBeam-based products. The contracts are part of the Japanese government’s $4 billion economic stimulus plan to boost investment in the country’s educational ICT infrastructure. Read More »
Capstone Donates Nearly 10,000 Spanish Books to Latin America
Capstone — Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Capstone, the leading publisher of children’s books in the U.S. education market, has made a donation of nearly 10,000 Spanish books to the nonprofit organization Child Aid which will benefit thousands of children in Guatemala. Read More »
EF Educational Tours Offers Free Training Tours for Teachers to Beijing
EF Educational Tours — Monday, March 22, 2010
EF Educational Tours, the world's leading educational travel company, recently announced that it is expanding its popular teacher training program and is now offering free tours for U.S. teachers to travel to Beijing, China, this summer. Read More »
China Interactive Education Inc. Announces $79 Million in Contract Wins
China Interactive Education, Inc. — Monday, March 15, 2010
Since January 1, 2010, China Interactive Education, Inc. has signed multiple framework contracts with local area distributors for the sale of its new Interactive Classroom Solution products and Educational Learning Products ("ELP") valued at approximately $79 million. Read More »
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