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GoGuardian Teacher will enable educators to do one-on-one or group audio and video calling, with screen sharing and lesson recording capabilities.
09/09/2020
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School science supplier Carolina Biological has introduced a new line of products intended to help teachers deliver science instruction whether the students are in the classroom or learning from home. The Carolina Kits 3D Flex cover a year of high school biology or chemistry and include all of the digital and physical components for the lessons.
09/09/2020
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Louisiana will be providing every student in grades 6-12 access to social and emotional learning courses this school year.
09/01/2020
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While most Republicans would prefer that fall classes be in person, Democrats feel even more strongly that they should be remote. That finding comes from a recent poll conducted by Ipsos on behalf of NPR.
09/01/2020
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More than half of parents are uncomfortable sending their children back to school. Here’s how schools can help.
08/31/2020
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Several education associations and education technology companies have weighed in on updates to a rubric for helping school districts determine their readiness for online learning.
08/31/2020
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The educational experience of kindergarteners was dramatically different from the one received by preschoolers after the March 2020 school shutdown took place.
08/31/2020
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A public-private partnership in Philadelphia will help up to 35,000 students in low-income households acquire computing devices and internet access. "PHLConnectED,"as the program is called, will also provide digital skills training and tech support for families, in time for the start of school.
08/31/2020
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This education provider that teaches students to code ran its first hackathon virtually and drew more than a hundred young participants in a two-day event.
08/27/2020
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LEGO Education is priming to help teachers in the new school year with initiatives intended to serve learning, whether it takes place in person or remotely. New programs include STEM lessons that include physical movement; downloadable teacher and parent guides; and a new online teacher community. Although the resources are all available at no cost, some may require access to LEGO or other products that aren't free.
08/27/2020
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Adobe is providing its K–12 volume license customers with at-home access to its suite of creative tools collectively known as Creative Cloud. The deal allows schools to provide all students and staff with access to Creative Cloud apps at home through the rest of the year and into 2021.
08/27/2020
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An esports league company is spreading its high school footprint outside of North America. Generation Esports (GenE) has taken its High School Esports League (HSEL) to Australia and New Zealand.
08/27/2020
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As of last month, most teachers globally expected to deliver instruction through a mix of distance and in-classroom learning.
08/27/2020
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Slooh, a company that allows for space exploration via a network of online telescopes, has launched a homeschool astronomy program. The science lessons will include weekly webinars for students.
08/26/2020
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emocha's "return-to-learn" program is a mobile application that uses short, asynchronous virtual check-ins to identify, track and manage symptoms of COVID-19. The schools are using the program to help resume classes in person this fall.
08/26/2020
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Education technology company Penda Learning has added 850 new interactive science activities for grades 3-10 to its digital, game-based learning platform and introduced program improvements and integrations.
08/26/2020
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A new research brief has suggested just a quarter of students in middle school and high school write for at least 30 minutes a day, a minimum standard set by learning experts for the development of writing skills.
08/25/2020
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NASEF, the North America Scholastic Esports Federation, has found that students participating in esports showed "significant development" of STEM and workforce skills and social-emotional characteristics.
08/25/2020