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Most elementary and secondary students are using mobile devices in their studies, either in the classroom or at home. And, according to a new study, the majority would like to be able to use them more in class. More
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Blackboard has updated its online collaboration and Web conferencing system, Blackboard Collaborate, and launched a version for Android. MoreDesire2Learn has introduced new functionality to its learning management suite, including new predictive analytics tools, improvements on the mobile and e-portfolio fronts, and an important addition in the area of accessibility. MoreWith the adoption of a new digital education platform, more than 250,000 students in two public school districts will have the opportunity to write, edit, and publish their own digital multi-chapter stories. MoreThe San Antonio Independent School District has deployed new tablets in the libraries on 33 of its 90 campuses as part of the first phase of the district's literacy initiative, intended to help support students in learning and developing literacy skills outside the classroom. MoreNon-profit Aspire Public Schools, which runs 34 schools chartered in California and Tennessee, is bringing its "rotational" blended learning model to elementary schools in Oakland and Los Angeles. MoreThe Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) and the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) have released the latest addition to the collaborative Closing the Gap: Turning Data into Action project. MoreThe Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) will end its 11-year exclusive contract with Apple and allow schools to choose Microsoft Windows-based technology. MoreAdobe today revealed that it's abandoning its decade-old Creative Suite in favor of Creative Cloud. As part of the transition, the company is also revamping its education licensing for primary, secondary, and post-secondary institutions. MoreIn an effort to include more science, technology, engineering, and mathematics material into common core curriculum, all Arizona primary and secondary schools now have access to geographic information systems software. MoreNew all-in-one interactive platform combines Chief mount and interactive screen with writeable marker board surface.
MoreCurriculum Associates will expand monthly progress monitoring to grades K-8 and offer diagnostic assessments up to grade 12 in i-Ready Diagnostic & Instruction. MoreTablet Learning Systems has upgraded its Android tablet management system, a Web-based interface that allows teachers to lock down, manage, install apps remotely, and configure Web links for individuals and groups of student tablet users in the classroom. More
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