THE Journal: Digital Learning: What Kids Really Want

What You Need To Know Now

2/7/2012

News & Issues

K-12 Student Data and Learning Management Systems Miss the Mark
Teachers and administrators both cited technical issues and a culture of mistrust as factors hindering more effective use of school data systems, including learning management systems and student information systems.
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Feds Look To Accelerate E-Textbook Adoption with 'Digital Textbook Playbook'
FCC Chairman Genachowski Wednesday called for digital textbooks for every American student within the next five years.
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Digital Learning: What Kids Really Want
According to Project Tomorrow CEO Julie Evans, "Today's students have their own 'student vision' for how they want to use technology for learning. That vision," she said, "is really a statement of how students want to learn in general."
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Google Awards $340,000 in STEM Grants
Google has awarded $340,000 to 26 organizations that provide STEM enrichment programs to students in K-12 and higher education.
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Students Explore the Moon in NASA's GRAIL Mission
Video taken of the far side of the moon by NASA's Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission will be used in classroom's across the country with footage taken by MoonKAM ("Moon Knowledge Acquired by Middle school students") cameras.
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Code Competition Lets Students Program Real Robots Aboard the International Space Station
On January 26, three teams of high school science students got to watch real robots they had programmed carry out their code aboard the International Space Station.
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SanDisk To Award $1 million in STEM Scholarships
Scholarships totaling $1 million will be offered to students with disadvantaged backgrounds by the SanDisk Scholars Fund to pursue studies in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
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Knovation Releases iCurio Content Search for Educators, Students
Knovation, makers of neTrekker, have just released iCurio, an online content search aimed at providing educators with a wealth of learning materials to help differentiate instruction for students.
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Florida District Looks To Boost Administrative Efficiencies with ERP Deployment
The Pasco County (FL) school board has signed a $7.9 million contract with Tyler Technologies to deploy its Munis ERP, or enterprise resource planning software, to help standardize its business processes and increase efficiency.
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Cisco Ships Quad-Antenna Aironet 3600 Wireless AP
Cisco has launched its new Aironet 3600 Series Access Point, which provides 802.11n connectivity over four antennas and three spatial streams.
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DeviceExpert Adds Automated End-of-Life Management for Network Equipment
ManageEngine has released the latest version of its network configuration and change management software. DeviceExpert now includes automated device end-of-life (EOL) management, which monitors equipment vendor Web sites and bulletins for EOL status updates and notifies network administrators so they can take appropriate action.
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Navigator Express IT Management Suite Gets Redesigned Self-Service Portal
Alloy Software has released Alloy Navigator Express 6 Suite, a new lightweight version of its asset management, help desk, and knowledge management solution that is geared toward the education and small- to mid-size businesses.
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Professional Resources

eBook: Transforming the Delivery of Information in K-12 Ed
Sponsored by: Avaya
There's a transformation taking place in the way information and applications are being delivered in K-12 education. Download this free ebook to read how teams of educators and IT professionals from schools and districts around the nation are working hard to successfully deliver digital media to the classroom.
Learn the "What," "Why," and "How" Behind BYOD
Sponsored by: Avaya
The movement to mobile and digital learning reflects the exploding popularity of mobile devices and the growth in wireless network services to support them. Your students have their own personal computing devices, and they want to use them in class. This is a good thing! Find out why.
One study shows: Elementary Students Learn Mandarin, Spanish Faster w/Software
Sponsored by: Rosetta Stone
Even though many foreign language programs in elementary schools use traditional teacher-led curricula, educators are increasingly interested in using educational technology to enhance students' foreign language learning. But is there scientific research to back up the claims of effectiveness? There is now.

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