T.H.E. SmartClassroom :: April 23, 2009 -- THE Journal

T.H.E. SmartClassroom :: April 23, 2009

04/23/09

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Technology Drives Student Success at Alternative Education Center
Anytime a school can boost its students' performance with the use of technology tools that require no additional manpower or instruction, it's a victory. And when an alternative education academy achieves those results--and earns an award for its efforts--that victory is especially sweet. More

Ed Tech News

Wimba Collaboration Suite Gets Hosted Moodle Integration
Wimba and Moodlerooms have partnered to offer a hosted implementation of the Wimba Collaboration Suite within Moodle, the popular open source learning management system. More
Elluminate Debuts Video Collaboration Software
Elluminate this week introduced a new software tool designed to provide educators and students with live, collaborative video capabilities. More
Calypso School First Foundation To Supply Classroom Technology Grants
Ed tech developer Calypso Systems has formed a new foundation designed to fund classroom technologies for schools. More
Quark Rolls Out K-12 Licensing Program
Quark has launched a new licensing program or K-12 schools. The program provides volume discounts for purchases of QuarkXPress 8, Quark's flagship page layout and publishing tool. More
Virginia DOE Pilots Immersive Gaming Statewide
The Virginia Department of Education's Office of Education Technology has recently announced a pilot program using Tabula Digita's immersive educational video game, DimensionM. More
Meru Announces Utility to Optimize Video Delivered over Wireless
Meru Networks has introduced a wireless local area network product optimized for delivering high-quality video over 802.11n networks running its System Director software. More
RM Brings Math Framework to Individual Teachers
RM Education has released RM Math Player, an interactive math curriculum program designed for individual teachers. It provides the same content as RM Math Framework Edition but does not require a school license. More
Desire2Learn Rolls Out New Learning Environment, Repository, ePortfolio
Desire2Learn has released new versions of its Learning Environment, Learning Repository, and ePortfolio software, as well as Desire2Learn 2GO, a new mobile application for Blackberry. More
Program Offers Free Projector Recycling
Epson has launched a new program that provides free recycling for projectors used in education. The "Brighter Futures Graduation Program" also creates discounts for schools trading up to newer models. More

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Microsoft Announces Windows 11 Updates for Faster Recovery, Redesigned Restart Screen

Microsoft has introduced two new features in the latest version of Windows 11 that aim to reduce downtime and improve system recovery.
Microsoft Copilot Intros Voice Commands, Teams Collaboration, Local Data Processing

Microsoft has added new features within its Microsoft 365 Copilot offering, aimed at making further foothold in the enterprise, including voice-based interaction, group collaboration tools, and an expansion of in-country data processing.
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OpenAI has unveiled ChatGPT Atlas, a standalone browser that places ChatGPT at the heart of everyday web activity. This release represents a major expansion of the company's efforts to reshape how users search, browse, and complete tasks online.
Google Releases Learning-Themed AI Mode Features for Search

Ahead of back-to-school season, Google has introduced new AI Mode features in Search, including image and PDF queries on desktop, a Canvas tool for planning, real-time help with Search Live, and Lens integration in Chrome.