THE Journal: Scaling Education with the Web

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1/31/2012

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Scaling Education with the Web
This year's graduating class will be the first not to know a world without the Web. According to Google Chromebooks Group Product Manager Rajen Sheth, this has serious implications for how we educate.
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High-Density WiFi: Planning for the Future
Wireless develpment didn't end with 802.11n. With new, higher-speed specifications looming, plus the ever-increasing demands of 1-to-1 and BYOD programs in schools, planning for the future in wireless implementations is just as crucial as ever.
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Groups Commence 3-Year Research Effort into K-12 Teacher Professional Development
The eMINTS National Center at the University of Missouri is partnering with CDW-G on a three-year research effort exploring technology training for K-12 teachers.
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RPG Teaches U.S. History to Middle Schoolers
A new online and desktop-based RPG is putting middle schoolers in the role of an escaped teenage slave as she flees to the North and joins up with abolitionists in Ohio.
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PBS TeacherLine To Launch Course on Virtual Teaching
PBS TeacherLine next month will launch a six-week course designed to introduce teachers to the "critical knowledge, strategies, and techniques to support student achievement in an online learning environment."
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40 Finalists Chosen for Science Talent Search 2012
The Intel Foundation and the Society for Science and the Public have selected 40 finalists, representing 16 states and 39 schools, for the Intel Science Talent Search 2012.
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Florida District Adopts Web-Based Tool for Teacher Effectiveness Evaluations
Florida's Citrus County School District is beginning a system-wide rollout of a Web-based teacher effectiveness evaluation tool. The district joins 21 others in Florida that have adopted the FASTe platform from ed tech developer Performance Matters.
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SchoolMessenger Acquires Anonymous Communications Provider AnComm
Anonymous communications provider AnComm is being acquired by the parent company of SchoolMessenger, a major provider of notification services for K-12 and higher education.
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Lectora Releases Talent Management Software
Trivantis has released Lectora Talent Management, a new software offering designed to identify gaps in staff development and address those gaps in conjunction with a learning management system already in use by an organization or school district.
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