K-12 Mobile Classroom: Google Seeks Teachers to Pilot 3D Virtual Field Trips

Mobile Technology in the K-12 Classroom

9/29/2015

Mobile Spotlight

Google Seeks Teachers to Pilot 3D Virtual Field Trips
Google soon will be rolling out a new service, called Expeditions, that could take virtual field trips to a whole new level — and the company is accepting requests from educators to pilot the technology in their classrooms this year.
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1,500 Georgia Families To Get Ed Tablets with Low-Cost Internet Service
A low-cost Internet service delivered by Cox may also now come with a tablet loaded with educational software for low-income families in Georgia.
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Google Reveals Nexus 6P, 5X with Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Google formally revealed the long-rumored successors in its Nexus line of smart phones today— the 5.7-inch, quad-HD Nexus 6P and the 5.2-inch Nexus 5X.
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K-12 Mobile News

Carnegie Mellon Students Release Ed Software for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Carnegie Mellon University students have released two new, free educational software products intended to help students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
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Report: Global Device Market To Contract in 2015
Global device shipments will fall to 2.4 billion units in 2015, a drop of about 1 percent compared to 2014, according to a new forecast from market research firm Gartner.
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Verizon Launches App Design Contest for Middle and High School Students
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Do-it-Yourself Game-Based Content Authoring Tool Set To Launch
Muzzy Lane Software is introducing its new set of tools that will let educators create their own games for their students in beta release and eventually wider distribution.
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NSTA Unveils 'Enhanced' E-Books for Science Teachers
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) has launched a suite of electronic books, NSTA eBooks+, designed for science teachers.
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Versal Brings Mobile Functionality to E-Learning Software
Ed tech company Versal has added mobile functionality to its online course authoring tool, allowing users of Android and iOS devices to access courses and via a new mobile player.
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