THE Journal: ConnectED: Great Idea, Lousy Implementation [resend]

AV, Interactive & Collaborative Technologies for K-12 Education

6/12/2013

Research

Tablets Make Up More Than One-Third of Client Devices Shipped to U.S. Schools
Tablets accounted for more than one-third of all client devices shipped to education institutions in the United States in the last calendar year. That volume represents a doubling of tablet purchases from the previous year, according to a new report. And the growth won't stop there.
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Norris & Soloway: Being Mobile

ConnectED: Great Idea, Lousy Implementation
The Whitehouse announced the ConnectED initiative June 6 with the goal of connecting 99 percent of America's schools in five years and providing teacher training. But, no new money was allocated to realize those lofty goals. Who is the Whitehouse trying to fool?
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K-12 News + InfoComm 2013 Coverage

Clicker Price Bar Lowered to $10
Turning Technologies has debuted a new classroom clicker with a price point of $9.95 per unit.
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ShareStream Improves Video Tool for Sakai CLE
Online video platform developer ShareStream has unveiled Version 2.0 of its video tool that integrates with the open-source Sakai Collaborative Learning Environment (CLE). The ShareStream Video Tool is available now.
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Digital Projection Reveals 20,000 Lumen Projectors
At the InfoComm 2013 conference in Orlando this week, Digital Projection International (DPI) unveiled its Titan Quad 2000 series projectors, also known as the "Super Quad," which feature 20,000 lumens of brightness. The Titan Quad 2000 projectors are "the world's first projectors of this brightness, in a chassis with such a small form factor," according to the company.
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BenQ Rolls Out Short-Throw Projectors, Interactive Wall Displays
BenQ is expanding its lineup of energy-efficient short-throw projectors. The company has also debuted new interactive wall displays and an enhanced version of its "SmartEco" technology this week at the InfoComm 2013 conference taking place in Orlando, FL.
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Christie Intros Mobile Projector Control App
At the InfoComm 2013 conference taking place in Orlando, FL this week, Christie previewed a new app for iOS devices that will allow users to control, monitor, and manage their installation projectors.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Knewton Partner To Offer Blended K-12 Math Program
Adaptive learning platform developer Knewton has entered into a partnership with educational publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to augment their digital K-12 products with an adaptive infrastructure platform that customizes the student learning experience through real-time analytics and recommendations.
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TurningPoint Polling Software Gets Dashboards, Enhanced Mac Support
Turning Technologies has released an update to TurningPoint, the company's classroom polling tool. With the new version, Turning has consolidated three of its polling tools into one and added enhanced support for OS X.
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Video Capture Platform Gets Enhanced Integration with Canvas LMS
Video capture and management provider Panopto has enhanced its integration with Instructure's Canvas learning management system with the intent of enhancing ease-of-use for students, teachers, and IT administrators who use video capture and streaming.
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