THE Journal: Honing the Flipped Classroom

AV, Interactive & Collaborative Technologies for K-12 Education

9/25/2013

Instructional Strategies

Honing the Flipped Classroom
Serving a large student body that's wired for the kind of learning that the flipped classroom provides, a Texas school district invests time, money, and energy into creating course content that students access on their own time.
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Viewpoint

Is the New York Times Sunday Magazine Really Anti-Teacher?
The cover of the Sept. 15 New York Times Sunday Magazine was hurtful to America’s teachers and in no way helpful to the cause of education. Why are America’s teachers treated so poorly, so scornfully? We must fix this situation!
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Uncle Sam Wants YOU To Comment on E-Rate

Want more funding for broadband? Now's your chance to let the FCC know what you need and why. Deadline: Oct. 16.

Education Technology News

Federal Funding Targets Technology for Students with Disabilities
A new $1.4 million federal grant will fund the establishment of a Center on Technology and Disability.
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Walden U Offers $5,000 'Educator for a Day' Grants
Walden University's Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership is offering five $5,000 grants for schools that are willing to host "Educator for a Day" events during American Education Week in November.
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Google's Quickoffice Now Free
Quickoffice, Google's app for editing Microsoft Office documents, spreadsheets, and presentations on mobile devices, is now free for anyone with a Google account.
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Smart Updates Interactive Whiteboard Software Licensing
Smart Technologies is updating its licensing policies for the Smart Notebook suite of interactive whiteboard software.
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GameDesk Launches Teaching Resource Site
Educade's free lesson plans include apps, games, and hands-on activities designed to engage K-K-12 learners.
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Georgia School System Aims for Personalized Learning with New Portal
A new $27.9 million initiative -- dubbed eCLASS -- at Gwinnett County Public Schools endeavors to create a more engaging learning environment through personalized learning and instruction that takes place inside and outside the physical classroom.
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Android Tablet Aims to Support Users with Speech Challenges
DynaVox's new Android-based tablet comes with messaging tools and an online portal designed for individuals with speech challenges
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CourseWorld Curates Repository of Free Arts and Humanities Media
CourseWorld has launched a free video library of educational videos focused entirely on arts and humanities materials.
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Eduplanet21 Expands 'Flipped' Teacher Professional Development Tools
Eduplanet21 has updated its teacher professional development platform, adding new tools to help users track and assess their progress.
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QuizMaker 7 Adds HTML5 Support
iSpring Solutions has released an update to its test creation tool, QuizMaker. The new release, version 7, adds support for HTML5 output (on top of previously supported Flash output) and also includes branching support and new customization options for test presentation.
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Epson DC-12 Document Camera Outputs 1080p HD
Epson has started shipping a new high-definition document camera for classrooms, the DC-12. The new model offers 1080p output and includes support for annotation without a computer.
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Kansas District Encourages BYOD with Guest Access and Beefed-Up WiFi
Goddard Public Schools now offers secure guest BYOD wireless access that lets students, staff, and others obtain the same filtered Internet access on their personal devices as they get on school-owned devices.
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