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Throwing new technology equipment at teachers and hoping that it sticks is an ineffective approach to integrating IT into the classroom. That's why Southfield Christian School in Southfield, MI, is putting professional development first on its to-do list for a fall 2011 iPad rollout. More
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The College Board's Advanced Placement Program (AP) has become a national member of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21), a coalition of industry and education organizations focused on integrating technology into education. MoreGoogle has named the winners in its premiere Google Science Fair, a global online science competition held in partnership with CERN, Lego, National Geographic, and Scientific American. All of the winning entries dealt with health issues, including carcinogens in marinades, indoor air quality, and even an improved treatment for some chemotherapy patients with ovarian cancer. MoreCrestron has unveiled a high-definition device that can record and replay lectures anywhere through mobile device. It comes in two models. MoreBlackboard has released a new version of its conferencing system, Collaborate, developed from the integration of technologies from Elluminate and Wimba, two companies Blackboard acquired a year ago. MoreDiscovery Education will be releasing its digital science techbook this fall. MoreEdvance360 has added video conferencing and plagiarism detection to its learning management system, Edvance360 LMS-SN. MoreNEC has launched a series of new high-resolution, high-light-output projectors designed for fixed installation applications in large venues, such as lecture halls and campus theaters. MoreStudents in Florida's Hillsborough and Lee Counties will be able to attend online public charter schools this fall. MoreSamsung has launched a new classroom visual presentation system that supports 30 FPS output at native resolutions up to SXGA. MoreThe Virginia Space Grant Consortium will use idoodlesoftware's Krucible in its NASA-based educational program for Virginia high school students. MoreExcent, based in Roswell, GA, has released MyGraduationPlan 2.0, updated e-learning curriculum software for K-12 that allows special education students and parents to get more involved in their individualized education plans. MoreQtopia has introduced a premium version of its game-based e-learning software. More
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