Capstone has released PebbleGo Earth and Space, the latest entry in the PebbleGo series of browser-based subscription educational tools for younger learners.
- By Evan Tassistro
- 06/01/10
HP will provide $1 million in cash, technology, and professional services to educational institutions and other organizations to support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning and faculty development.
A project out of the University of Virginia to get young children comfortable with engineering has been selected as one of 10 winners in a MacArthur Digital Media and Learning Competition. The project, called Fab@School, is intended to teach K-12 students about mathematical analysis and modeling, digital fabrication, and engineering by allowing them to fabricate 3D copies of objects that they've designed themselves.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 05/26/10
Schools in two states are piloting a game development program that weaves Web 2.0 skills, such as blogging, advanced social networking, and wiki contribution and use, with the full range of 21st-century skills, including collaboration, problem solving, decision making, and digital citizenship.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 05/19/10
Twenty-five middle school finalists have been named in the second-annual We Can Change the World Challenge, which challenges teams of students in grades K through 8 from throughout the United States to develop STEM-based plans to help the environment through local community action.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 05/10/10
MapleSoft has released Maple 14, an application designed for mathematical education and research, and MapleSim 4, a modeling tool for engineering projects.
- By Evan Tassistro
- 05/04/10
ExploraVision, the world's largest student science competition, has announced the national winners of its 2010 awards.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 05/03/10
Students of the Los Altos Academy of Engineering in Hacienda Heights east of Los Angeles will shortly hold an open house to show off HICE, their one-of-a-kind vehicle with an hydrogen internal combustion engine.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 04/28/10
Champions, an educational technology developer, has released Virtual Science Club, a Web-based program designed to help children learn scientific concepts and skills.
- By Evan Tassistro
- 04/26/10
Maplesoft has announced the release of Maple T.A. 6, the newest version of its Maple T.A. testing and assessment software.
- By Evan Tassistro
- 04/20/10