THE News Update: Google Unveils Graduation for G Suite

12/13/2016

News & Issues

Google Unveils Graduation for G Suite
Google for Education earlier this week unveiled a new product to build out its G Suite for Education offering, as well as additional features for parents and guardians.
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Report: Digital Natives 'Easily Duped' by Information Online
A study from Stanford Graduate School of Education researchers found that most middle, high school and college students have trouble discerning news articles from advertisements online.
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Teach for America to Offer Nanodegrees
The program is an expansion of Teach For America's computer science initiative, which was launched in 2015 with the support of AT&T and the National Science Foundation.
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NSTA Unveils Best STEM Books for K–12 Students
The National Science Teachers Association has unveiled its inaugural list of "Best STEM Books K–12."
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New Bluetooth Spec Delivers Longer Range, Faster Speed
Next year's wireless headphones, fitness trackers, glucose monitors and in-car audio traffic navigators are expected to offer a longer range, faster performance and a larger broadcast message capacity with the adoption of Bluetooth 5.
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New Zonar Phone App Allows Arkansas Parents to Track Children on Buses
A new cellphone app allows parents in the Texarkana Arkansas School District to track their children on buses in real time. Last week, representatives from Velociti, a Missouri-based tech deployment company, installed the Zonar tracking system on 32 Texarkana buses.
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Boston Tech Company to Host 'Shark Tank' STEM Competition
A Boston-based tech company specializing in content management plans to host a STEM education program at a nearby K–8 school, in an effort to create a strong pipeline of STEM workers from local, underserved schools.
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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; Feb. 1 deadline for applications for more than $5,000
- Steelcase Active Learning Center Grant
  Sponsor: Steelcase Education
  Award: Estimated $65,000 in "furniture, design, installation, onsite training and pre- and post-occupancy measurement tool for one of four classroom types designed for up to 30 students"
  Number of Awards: Up to 15 per year
  Application Deadline: Feb. 10
- 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 (submissions open Jan. 15)
- 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 (submissions open Jan. 15)
- Adopt a Classroom
  Deadline: Ongoing
- Brinker International Grants
  Deadline: Ongoing
- Brown Rudnick Community Grants
  Deadline: Ongoing
- Corning Foundation Grants
  Deadline: Ongoing
- DonorsChoose.org
  Deadline: Ongoing
- Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Grants
  
  Deadline: Ongoing
  Award: No more than 10 percent of an organization's annual operating expenses or 25 percent of the total budget for the project being funded; awards have ranged from the hundreds to the millions of dollars.
  Number of Awards: Varies
  Qualification: Project should "directly serve or impact children living in urban poverty, particularly in the areas of education, family economic stability (including microfinance) and childhood health."
- 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
- Submit calls for papers/proposals to [email protected].
Upcoming Events
- Clute International Conference on Education
  Jan. 1–5
  Maui, HI
- ALA Midwinter Meeting 2017
  Jan. 20–24
  Atlanta, GA
- FETC 2017
  Jan. 24–27
  Orlando, FL
- TCEA 2017
  Feb. 6–10
  Austin, TX
- AASA National Conference on Education
  March 2–4
  New Orleans, LA
- SXSWedu
  March 6–9
  Austin, TX
- CUE 2017 National Conference
  March 15–18
  Palm Springs, CA
- NSTA 2017
  March 30–April 2
  Los Angeles
- Blended and Personalized Learning Conference
  March 31–April 1
  Providence, RI
- CoSN 2017
  April 3–6
  Chicago
- ICEEEL 2017 : 19th International Conference on e-Education and e-Learning
  April 24-25
  Boston, MA
- More events at thejournal.com

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News & Issues

Upcoming K–12 Grants

Call for Papers & Proposals

Upcoming Events

Professional Resources