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Display, Presentation, eLearning

2/9/2011

Spotlight

Before Glee, There Was Grammy Camp
How does a fledgling sound engineer get the exposure he or she needs to jumpstart a career in that direction? That's one goal of a summer camp for high school students hosted on the campus of the University of Southern California at its Thornton School of Music.
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Free Money: 11 Tips for Securing Grants To Enhance Instruction
Writing a grant to fund classroom instruction can be overwhelming. But once you know how the process works and what you can do to increase your odds, grant funds become one more asset in your toolkit.
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Ed Tech News

Safari Brings VOD App to iOS Devices
Safari Montage has launched an iPhone and iPad app for its K-12 video-on-demand system.
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Camtasia Relay Adds Drupal Interoperability
Camtasia Relay is gaining integration with the open source content management system Drupal. TechSmith this week released a plugin for Drupal that connects it with Camtasia Relay, the company's commercial lecture and screen capture system.
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Epson Makes Federal Grant Apps for Its Products Easier To Manage
Epson America has developed a tool to make adding its products to federal funding applications much easier, the company announced this week.
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'Entry-Level' Installation Projectors Blast up to 4,200 Lumens
NEC Display Solutions is launching three new sub-$2,000 installation projectors with wireless capabilities.
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Global Grid for Learning Brings Media Library to Joule LMS
Global Grid for Learning, a unit of Cambridge University Press, is teaming up with Moodlerooms to provide access to a digital media repository through the joule learning management system.
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New K-12 Social Network Offers Grants for Membership
Ed tech developer Super Star Learning Co. this week formally launched Room 21, an online social learning community targeted specifically toward K-12 schools. Applications are currently available for grants to cover the cost of the membership subscription.
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SkillsTutor Aligns Math Facts Fluency Program with Common Core Standards
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's SkillsTutor division has launched a new version of its digital math program that aligns with Common Core State Standards.
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Bretford Intros Netbook Cart and Charger
At the FETC 2011 conference being held in Orlando, FL, Bretford Manufacturing demoed a new netbook cart that securely stores and charges up to 36 classroom netbooks.
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School Specialty Launches Content-Area Vocabulary Builder
School Specialty Literacy and Intervention has introduced an online software application aimed at helping students in grades 4 through 8 who struggle to master vocabulary specific to the subject areas of science and social studies.
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