THE Journal: Preschools Pilot Mobile Devices

AV, Interactive & Collaborative Technologies for K-12 Education

2/27/2013

Spotlight on 21st Century Learning

Twitter Tips for Educators
According to instructional technologist Steven Anderson, Twitter holds the key for putting teachers in touch with great ideas from all over the world. Here are 10 ways he offers to get the most out of it.
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Chicago Preschools Pilot Mobile Devices
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Being Mobile

UNESCO’s 2nd Annual Mobile Learning Week
Mobile learning is really taking off! In developing nations, at least! We present a few highlights from UNESCO's 2nd Annual Mobile Learning Week, held at UNESCO’s Paris HQ, that we participated in recently.
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News & Trends

Memphis Schools Adds Gaming for Math and Science
Memphis City Schools has signed an agreement with a Web-based service that provides math- and science-based games.
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New Jersey School Lands $48,000 Technology Grant
Wrightstown, NJ-based New Hanover Township School will receive a $48,000 technology grant from a partnership among the Jimmie Johnson Foundation, Lowe's, and Samsung Hope for Children.
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Partnership Provides Access to Lexile Measures in Some New York State School Libraries
Owing to a partnership between an educational assessment company and an automated library system provider, some New York State school libraries will receive access to Lexile measures to help select books and other resources for students based on reading ability.
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ShareStream Integrates Video with Desire2Learn's Learning Environment
ShareStream recently unveiled a new version of its video extension for teaching and learning that integrates with Desire2Learn's learning management system, Learning Environment.
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AVer To Launch Wireless iPad Camera, 32-Tablet Cart
Visual collaboration solution provider AVer will launch TabCam and TabSync, two products designed to "maximize the iPad’s potential in the classroom," according to information released by the company.
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Skyward To Add Game-Like Rewards to SIS
An education technology company with a student information system (SIS) used by 1,500 districts globally has said it intends to integrate a "student reward system" into its software to promote student engagement.
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Easy Programming Language Gains High School Pickup
A company that sells a software development platform for non-coders--including students--is turning to project funding source KickStarter to generate the funds it needs to convert its code to open source
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Epson To Launch Document Camera Contest
K-12 and post-secondary educators in the United States are invited to enter a contest to win a document camera for their classroom.
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School Launches Live Sports Coverage with New Video Control Center
To help produce live coverage of its varsity athletics from its new competition gymnasium, Webster City High School in Webster City, Iowa, has installed a new video control center, as part of an HD overhaul the school has made to its student-run broadcast journalism program.
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