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U.S. Mission to the United Nations and Global Kids Partner for International Education Week
Global Kids — Wednesday, November 19, 2008
The United States Mission to the United Nations and Global Kids will celebrate International Education Week by hosting a foreign policy roundtable for more than 80 students from New York City public high schools. The media is invited to cover this unique and spirited event. Read More »
The MindShare Learning Report Announces Mali Bickley as Canada's HP 21st Century Back-to-School Interactive Classroom Winner
MindShare Learning — Saturday, November 08, 2008
The MindShare Learning Report today announces Mali Bickley, grade 5 teacher at W.H. Day Public School in Bradford, Ontario as the inaugural winner of the HP MindShare Learning Report™ 21st Century Interactive Classroom contest. Read More »
Thinkronize Expands into Asia-Pacific Region with iBridge Learning Agreement To Sell netTrekker d.i.
Thinkronize — Saturday, November 01, 2008
Twenty-six Asia-Pacific countries will soon have the opportunity to provide their students and teachers with netTrekker d.i. This agreement, signed between Thinkronize, Inc., developers of netTrekker d.i., and iBridge Learning, leading K-12 solution providers in Asia, marks Thinkronize’s expansion into the Asia-Pacific region. Read More »
eCollege Announces Expansion to Asian-Pacific Markets
eCollege — Tuesday, October 28, 2008
eCollege has announced the continued global expansion of its eLearning services and technology, opening an Australian office that will focus on the entire Asian-Pacific region. The expansion adds to eCollege’s local presence in the United Kingdom, Mexico and Brazil Read More »
ePals Inspires Student Collaboration and Brings Global Perspective to the U.S. Presidential Election
ePals, Inc. — Monday, October 27, 2008
ePals, Inc. announces the launch of 2008 Election Central, an issue-oriented group that brings together a series of activities, projects and resources to create learning moments for students around a topic of global importance. Read More »
Prince Edward Island Signs Province-Wide Agreement for Safe Search with Thinkronize's netTrekker d.i.
Thinkronize — Thursday, October 16, 2008
All elementary school students in the Province of Prince Edward Island now have access to netTrekker d.i., offering fast and easy access to more than 300,000 educator-selected digital resources, aligned with provincial outcomes and expectations, that support and enhance the complete curricula. Read More »
Historic Agreement to Train Chinese University Officials
UC San Diego — Thursday, October 09, 2008
UC San Diego and the Chinese Ministry of Education have signed a first-of-its-kind agreement to train student affairs officers from universities throughout China. The first 33 Chinese student affairs officers have arrived at UC San Diego Extension, the continuing education arm of the university, to begin 13 weeks of instruction. Read More »
$6 Million To Improve Literacy Programs Across British Columbia
British Columbia Ministry of Education — Saturday, October 04, 2008
The Province is expanding its literacy strategy to continue to support school districts in B.C. and to reach rural, remote and Aboriginal communities with new programs, Education Minister Shirley Bond announced today. Read More »
Canada's First Online Educational Video Sharing Site - SchoolWAX TV
Etraffic Press — Saturday, September 20, 2008
Canada's first all-in-one homework portal has been launched by Etraffic Press. An extension of the free comprehensive directory site for learning called SchoolWAX, SchoolWAX TV is an online community that allows students, teachers, school administrators, and parents to share instructional and educational videos. Read More »
Dailymotion Brings Video to One Laptop per Child Foundation’s XO Laptop
Dailymotion — Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Dailymotion, the world’s largest independent video sharing site, announced a partnership with One Laptop per Child. Under terms of the agreement, Dailymotion and OLPC will explore collaborations involving Dailymotion’s technology and selected educational content to benefit underprivileged children globally. Read More »
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