THE Journal: Prepping Teachers for a 1:1 Laptop Initiative

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7/21/2010

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Prepping Teachers for a 1:1 Laptop Initiative
In 2008, children in Birmingham, AL, received XO computers through a government program designed to help bridge the digital divide for inner-city schoolchildren. The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project put the low-cost, wireless devices into the hands of 15,000 students in first through sixth grades, making it the largest 1:1 distribution in the United States.
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Ed Tech News

Epson Module Turns Projectors into Interactive Devices
Epson has unveiled a new interactive module for use with projectors and a 5 megapixel document camera.
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Desire2Learn To Expand Mobile Offerings
Desire2Learn this week unveiled an update to its mobile learning management system client, Desire2Learn 2Go.
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NEC Intros Sub-$400 3D Projector
NEC has launched a new portable, 3D-ready DLP projector, the latest in its NP Value Series.
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Blackboard To Expand Content Options
Blackboard has teamed up with textbook providers McGraw-Hill, Follett, and Barnes & Noble to enhance the availability of educational content in Blackboard Learn, the company's flagship online learning management platform.
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Plato Learning Environment 2.0 Adds AP Courses
Plato Learning has added Advanced Placement courses to its online curriculum platform, providing an option for high schools that don't currently offer AP classes.
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Lesson Planet Adds Site License Option
Online curriculum search engine Lesson Planet has announced it will offer a site license version of its service exclusively to schools and districts.
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PBS TeacherLine Moves to Moodle for Course Management
Online professional development program PBS TeacherLine has made the conversion to the popular open source learning management system (LMS) Moodle. The organization said it made the move in order to make its program easier for schools to customize in offering it to their educators.
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