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4/20/2011

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Semi-Virtual Field Trips
A teacher in California's Pleasant Valley High School figured out a way to connect his students to science in their own community, combining virtual field trips with hands-on activities and physical tours of local points of interest.
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Ed Tech News

NEA Program To Award Smart Phone Grants
The NEA Foundation is expanding the focus of its Challenge to Innovate (C2i) grant program. In the latest phase, the foundation will award five grants to support innovative ideas for using smart phones in the classroom.
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Merit Launches Online Reading Comprehension Tool
Ed tech developer Merit Software has released a new online literacy and reading comprehension tool for students in grades 3 through 8.
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Traditional Computers on the Decline in 2011
Adoption of iPads and other alternative computing devices has started cutting into PC sales. Shipments of traditional computers have slipped in 2011, and the decline may be developing into a longer-term trend, according to researchers.
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Brief: IL&FS Releases Xperica
IL&FS Education has launched Xperica, a virtual science laboratory in the form of an iPad app.
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Brief: Texas Launches Afterschool Activity Database
The Texas Afterschool Centers on Education has launched the Texas ACE Activity Collection, a database of after school activities.
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Livescribe Launches Teacher Resource Portal
Ed tech provider Livescribe has launched a new resource portal for K-12 to support instructors using interactive pens in the classroom.
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HP Intros Z210, Mobile Workstations, ePrint App for iOS
HP this week introduced a new entry-level model in its Z family of workstations. The company also refreshed its high-end EliteBook mobile workstation family with three new models.
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