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Imagine a school where the kids play iPad games to learn about genetics or take on the personas of ghosts to learn about the American Revolution. Those are the approaches to teaching going on at Quest to Learn, a public school in New York City that opened in 2009 expressly to explore how gaming can be integrated with curriculum and where educators work alongside curriculum specialists and game designers to develop instruction. MoreSchools are using a variety of social media tools to help students connect and work together. MoreDavid Sousa, educational consultant, advises teachers to keep brain science in mind when figuring out how to help their students learn. More
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Belkin today unveiled a device, set to ship in March, that converts an iPad into a document camera for classroom presentations. A free companion iPad app, available now, provides whiteboard capabilities and wired and wireless video output for classroom presentations. MoreThe benefits of technology for education aren't just hype according to some of the results that surfaced in a national survey of pre-K-12 teachers sponsored by PBS LearningMedia MoreThis month Epson will roll out a new model in its BrightLink line of interactive projectors. The new LCD-based BrightLink 436Wi will be the first portable unit in the lineup, weighing less than 10 pounds. MoreLightspeed Systems has unveiled a package of software programs and services at Florida Education Technology Conference (FETC) 2013 to help school districts implement mobile learning. MoreDigital curriculum and test preparation company Shmoop has added Shmoop Analytics, a reporting tool that tracks and analyzes data for schools and districts. MoreSmart Technologies has unveiled a new interactive table, the Smart Table 442i collaborative learning center, which enables up to eight students from preK to grade three to work together on interactive multimedia learning activities. MoreVoyager Learning, a provider of intervention materials, professional development, and school improvement services for pre-kindergarten through grade 12, is accepting online applications for a new grant program to help fund summer school programs. More
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