Code.org Takes Precautions to Protect Student Data

In an effort to protect student information, Code.org has erased the email addresses of millions of students taking its online courses and will no longer request email addresses from students.

Instructure and Microsoft Add Integration between Canvas and Office 365

A new integration will simplify the interoperability of various functions between Microsoft Office 365 and Canvas from Instructure.

Learner-Centered Design: Powering the Coming Golden Age of Educational Software

Learners are not just short users. So, software designed from a User-Centered Design perspective is not always appropriate for those short users! This week’s blog, then, outlines a Learner-Centered Design approach to educational software development that should better meet the unique needs of learners.

Free Webinar for K–12 Educators and Administrators to Cover Best Tech Practices

The cloud-based learning platform itslearning will host a free tech webinar for K–12 educators and administrators at 1 p.m. EST (10 a.m. PST) Wednesday, July 27. The webinar, available on the itslearning website, will examine best practices in selecting and implementing learning technologies.

D2L Updates Brightspace with Virtual Classrooms

D2L has updated its learning management system, Brightspace, with integrated virtual classroom capabilities.

UC Berkeley Wins $1.4 Million to Research Online Science Education

A UCB research team will be using a second grant from the Institute of Education Sciences to expand on prior research that created online assessments for Next Generation Science Standards.

Waterford Graded School District Expands Chromebook Initiative

Waterford Graded School District in Wisconsin is updating its 1-to-1 Chromebook initiative for students in grades 3-8.

Badging: Not Quite the Next Big Thing

While badging and digital credentialing are gaining acceptance in the business world and, to some extent, higher education, K-12 educators — and even students — are slower to see the value.

Baltimore STAT Initiative: A Closer Look

It’s been two years since Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) began implementing a district-wide, one-to-one digital conversion initiative known as STAT (Students and Teachers Accessing Tomorrow). The district has been working on this initiative for more than three years and has learned a few lessons along the way about redesigning a curriculum and personalizing learning for an increasingly diverse student population.

Portland SD Streamlines Student Enrollment Process

Registration Gateway has enabled Portland Public Schools to eliminate paper registration, and have instant access to student information.

Second Avenue Learning Partners with iCivics, Offers Discount on Voters Ed

Second Avenue Learning, in partnership with iCivics, is offering a special promotion on its Voters Ed program.

ClassDojo Launches Parental Engagement Tool

ClassDojo has launched Student Stories, a new tool that allows students to easily add images and videos to their portfolios and share them with their families.

Drawp for School Debuts Resource Marketplace

Drawp for School, a classroom workflow management tool, has introduced the Drawp Resource Marketplace, where teachers can browse, create and share digital learning resources.

VitalSource and Cerego Introduce Bookshelf GPS

VitalSource Technologies, Ingram Content Group’s education technology division, has collaborated with Cerego to launch Bookshelf GPS, a customizable learning platform that combines the best of VitalSource’s Bookshelf platform with Cerego’s personalized learning technology.

Upcoming Events & Funding Opportunities (Week of July 25, 2016)

Upcoming K–12 Grants

Call for Papers & Proposals

Upcoming Events

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