THE Journal: News Update: Google's New Curriculum and Game Encourage Kids to 'Be Internet Awesome'

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Google's New Curriculum and Game Encourage Kids to 'Be Internet Awesome'
The resources are available through Google's Be Internet Awesome project, which was evaluated by the International Society for Technology (ISTE) and received the Seal of Alignment for Readiness for its pedagogical value.
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Microsoft Project Develops Physical Programming Language for Blind Students
A Microsoft project called "Project Torino" will teach blind students from seven to 11 years-old how to program and apply design thinking to projects.
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Wonder Workshop's Dash Robot Integrates with Apple's Swift Playgrounds
Wonder Workshop's Dash robot is now programmable with Apple's Swift coding language thanks to new lessons available in the latest version of the Swift Playgrounds app for iPad.
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D2L Brings Brightspace LMS to All of K-12
Ed tech company D2L has announced plans to release a major upgrade for its learning management system that is intended to span all of K-12. Aside from its adoption within higher ed, Brightspace traditionally has found a home in high schools.
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CUE Fills Remaining Officer Board Positions
CUE, a nonprofit education corporation committed to advancing education innovation through professional development, pedagogy and advocacy, has filled the remaining four positions on its nine-member officer board.
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Future Privacy Forum, Data Quality Campaign's Education Privacy Resources Website Undergoes Relaunch
Two nonprofit organizations dedicated to safeguarding students' personal information recently relaunched the FERPA|Sherpa website, an online hub of education privacy resources that initially launched in 2014.
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Georgia District Pilots IBM and Sesame Street AI-Powered Vocabulary App
The upcoming app features characters from Sesame Street and leverages IBM Watson's natural language processing and other cognitive technologies to help young children learn to spell and improve their literacy skills.
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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
- E² Energy to Educate Program
  Sponsor: Constellation Energy
  Award: Two categories: $25,000 for grades 6–12, $50,000 for college and university
  Number of Awards: Not specified (historically 12 to 17 per year)
  Application Deadline: Oct. 1
- SparkFun Community Partner Program
  Sponsor: SparkFun
  Award: STEM/STEAM-releated prize packages, event and team sponsorships and other types of support
  Number of Awards: Varies
  Application Deadline: Ongoin: third Thursday of each month; awards announced on the last business day of each month
- 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)
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  July 3–7
  Timisoara, Romania
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