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A new report from Project Tomorrow identifies three “pre-existing conditions” that provide context on how teachers use technology as an engagement tool.
10/29/2019
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Creating opportunities to engage with primary source documents and virtual labs can provide students with more valuable learning experiences in the classroom, according to a new report.
10/29/2019
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Professional development for improving teacher effectiveness has residual benefits that last for decades. A project that took place from 2013 to 2017 to provide "high-intensity mentor support" for new teachers in a large urban district appeared to have three major outcomes.
10/29/2019
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Renaissance, the ed tech company that produces Star Assessments, Accelerated Reader and MyOn, among other assessment and learning tools, has acquired Schoolzilla. Schoolzilla offers data-driven dashboards on everything from grades to attendance, with the aim of providing actionable data.
10/29/2019
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The CITGO Fueling Education Student Challenge tasks students with developing solutions to issues that impact their local communities.
10/29/2019
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School districts in Arkansas can now ask the state for help from “a small group of IT professionals” who are ready to respond cyber threats.
10/28/2019
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Even as at least one school in San Bernardino City Unified District dealt with unexpected closure owing to public safety power shutoffs stemming from dry weather and winds in the region, the school system has also been hit by a ransomware attack that made its computer servers inaccessible.
10/28/2019
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RoboWunderkind is launching The Robo Coding Saga to give young children opportunities to experiment with building and coding robots.
10/28/2019
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The calculator company is adding new features into ClassPad.net, giving students access to a virtual protractor and compass tool, the ability to create grids and incorporate real world-images in geography.
10/28/2019
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Upcoming funding opportunities for schools
10/28/2019
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Helping students prepare to apply for college is no easy task. With the ACT making changes to its testing rules, there are steps that students, parents and educators can take to ensure positive results.
10/24/2019
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The Jefferson Education Exchange has announced the 30-member steering committee who will guide the nonprofit’s efforts to help educators make better technology decisions.
10/24/2019
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The Amazon Future Engineering Program is providing Title I schools with resources to teach high students Intro and AP computer science courses.
10/23/2019
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Gale In Context: For Educators provides teachers with a suite of standards-aligned lesson plans and instructional materials designed for K-12 classrooms.
10/22/2019
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Robotical, an Edinburgh, UK robotics company that introduced "Marty" in 2016 as a STEM learning tool, has announced a second-generation version that comes with new resources for the classrooms.
10/22/2019
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Sony is giving educators a sneak peek of its KOOV Educator Kit through a new trial version that supports two learners and comes with 86 blocks, accessories, sensors, motors and LEDs.
10/22/2019
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Rural school districts in Missouri are gaining more STEM access through a $250,000 state-grant being administered by Missouri University of Science and Technology.
10/22/2019
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The grant program will allow districts to cover the cost of school-wide deployment for ed tech solutions that align with the Safer Schools Framework
10/22/2019