THE News Update: Google Cast for Education Allows Students, Teachers to Share the Projector

6/28/2016

News & Issues

Google Cast for Education Allows Students, Teachers to Share the Projector
Google this week is launching Cast, which allows users to share access to a classroom projector wirelessly even when they might be on different networks — without any additional device.
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Google Expeditions in Full Rollout, iOS Version to Follow
Google has formally rolled out the full release version of Google Expeditions, the company's virtual reality system for education that's built on top of Google Cardboard.
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Research: Wearable Shipments to Top 100 Million this year
Global shipments of wearable devices will grow 29 percent over 2015 to hit 101.9 million units this year according to a new forecast from market research firm International Data Corp.
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Virtual High School Partners with CERNET to Bring Courses to ESL Students in China
The Virtual High School (VHS), an online nonprofit educational organization based in Massachusetts, has partnered with CERNET Education, established by China Education and Research Network. The alliance will bring core courses to ESL students in China.
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South San Francisco District Launches First Summer STEM Institute
The South San Francisco Unified School District is launching its first-ever Summer STEM Institute in an effort to prepare its students for professions in the 21st century.
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D2L Releases Summer16 Edition of Brightspace
Desire2Learn, or D2L, today launched the Summer16 release of Brightspace, its popular cloud-based learning management system, with a new user interface optimized for mobile devices.
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Follett Partners With 2 Tech Providers to Enhance Products
The educational technology supplier Follett has partnered with two companies to enhance two of its flagship products.
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Greene County School Teachers Practice CBL for Their PD
A Tennessee school district will be issuing digital badges to its teachers to recognize their professional learning achievements.
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Symbaloo Debuts Lesson Plan Creator for Personalized Learning
Symbaloo, a resource management platform for curating and organizing online educational resources, has introduced its new Lesson Plan creator tool.
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34 Teachers Will Attend Smithsonian STEM Academies This Summer
The Dow-CH2M Smithsonian Teacher Scholar Program, designed to help teachers develop skills in science, technology, engineering and math education, will bring 34 teachers from five states to Washington, D.C., this summer to participate in professional development academies at the Smithsonian.
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Upcoming K–12 Grants
- TAF Project-Based Learning Grants for Grades 6–12
  Sponsor: Toshiba America Foundation
  Award: Two categories: Up to $5,000 and more than $5,000
  Number of Awards: Not specified
  Application Deadline: Up to $5,000 awarded on a rolling basis; Aug. 1 deadline for applications for more than $5,000
- Project Learning Tree GreenWorks Grants 2016
  Sponsor: Project Learning Tree
  Award: $1,000
  Number of Awards: Not specified
  Application Deadline: Sept. 30
- TAF Project-Based Learning Grants for Grades K–5
  Sponsor: Toshiba America Foundation
  Award: Two categories: Up to $1,000
  Number of Awards: Not specified
  Application Deadline: Oct. 1
- NEA Student Achievement Grants
  Sponsor: National Education Association
  Award: $2,000 to $5,000
  Number of Awards: Not specified
  Application Deadline: Oct. 15
- Academic Enrichment Grants
  Sponsor: McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation
  Award: $30,000 maximum ($10,000 over three years)
  Number of Awards: Not specified (five awarded last year)
  Application Deadline: April 15, 2017 (submissions open Jan. 15, 2017)
- Teacher Development Grants
  Sponsor: McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation
  Award: $30,000 maximum ($10,000 over three years)
  Number of Awards: Not specified (two awarded last year)
  Application Deadline: April 15, 2017 (submissions open Jan. 15, 2017)
- Adopt a Classroom
  Deadline: Ongoing
- Brinker International Grants
  Deadline: Ongoing
- Brown Rudnick Community Grants
  Deadline: Ongoing
- Corning Foundation Grants
  Deadline: Ongoing
- Naiku Innovative Teacher Grant
  Deadline: Ongoing (approx. 10 awards per month)
- Sony Grants for Education
  Deadline: Ongoing (grants awarded on a rolling basis)
Call for Papers & Proposals
- ICEEEL 2017 : 19th International Conference on e-Education and e-Learning
  Papers Due: Oct. 4, 2016
  Event: April 24-25, 2017
  Boston, MA
Upcoming Events
- ISTE 2016
  June 26–29
  Denver, CO
- National Early Childhood Summer Institute 2016
  June 27–30
  Atlanta, GA
- Flipped Learning Network
  July 19–21, 2016
  Allen, TX
- SIIA Education Industry Symposium
  July 25–27, 2016
  Denver, CO
- The 16th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT)
  July 25–28, 2016
  Austin, TX
- Campus Technology 2016
  Aug. 1–4, 2016
  Boston, MA
- Distance Teaching & Learning Conference
  Aug. 9–11, 2016
  Madison, WI
- SANS Network Security 2016
  Sept. 10–19, 2016
  Las Vegas, NV
- National Indian Education Association's 47th Annual Convention & Trade Show
  Oct. 5–8, 2016
  Reno, NV
- OLC Accelerate
  Nov. 16–18, 2016
  Orlando, FL
- More events at thejournal.com

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News & Issues

Upcoming K–12 Grants

Call for Papers & Proposals

Upcoming Events

Professional Resources