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8/12/2009

News & Issues

Open Source Momentum To Be Fueled by Cost Cutting
Expenditures by enterprises on open source software jumped 34 percent last year, and spending in 2009 is on pace to increase at least another 24 percent, according to a forecast released last week by IT market researcher IDC.More
Partnership Looks To Integrate Student Response with Student Data Systems
Interactive response and assessment technology manufacturer Turning Technologies has announced it has formed a strategic partnership with information management systems provider Performance Matters, with the goal of integrating student response and SIS for information gathering in order to drive achievement.More
South Dakota Mandates Statewide Testing in 21st Century Skills
South Dakota has become the first state in the United States to require all eighth-grade students to be tested on 21st century skills.More

2010 Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards Open
The 2010 Vernier/National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Technology Award program is now open. Each year, the program awards cash, technology, and travel funds for science teachers who demonstrate innovation in inquiry-based learning activities involving data collection.More
Deer Valley USD Moves to Blended Algebra
Deer Valley Unified School District in Arizona is adopting a blended math curriculum for all of its high schools.More
Pennsylvania District Moves to Thin Clients
Western Wayne School District in Pennsylvania is moving away from PCs for students and toward thin clients. The district is replacing desktop systems on a rolling basis with Wyse Technology's thin clients in an effort to cut technology costs and funnel the money into other areas, such as art and music.More

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News & Issues

Open Source Momentum To Be Fueled by Cost Cutting

Partnership Looks To Integrate Student Response with Student Data Systems

South Dakota Mandates Statewide Testing in 21st Century Skills

2010 Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards Open

Deer Valley USD Moves to Blended Algebra

Pennsylvania District Moves to Thin Clients

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