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FCC Auction to Fill in Rural Broadband Gaps
The Connect America Fund Phase II auction (otherwise known as "Auction 903") will award up to $198 million annually for 10 years to service providers that commit to offer deliver 10 Mbps-caliber voice and broadband services to fixed locations in unserved high-cost areas.
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Report: Schools Are Being Duped by Marketers on Personalized Learning
In an annual report on school commercialism trends, National Education Policy Center researchers assert that personalized learning is turning student data into a marketable product and extending the reach of commercializing activities into students' everyday lives at schools.
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Dept. of Defense Youth STEM Program to Explore Next-Generation Technologies
Now in its 15th year since its nationwide expansion in 2002, DoD STARBASE will introduce augmented reality (AR) and Internet of Things (IoT) concepts into its curriculum. Program participants will soon be able to use ThingWorx Studio, a solution that transforms IoT applications into immersive AR experiences.
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VR, AR, 3D Printing and Data Analytics Overtake Visual Tech Market in Education
The latest industry report from Technavio predicts the visual tech market in education will grow 33 percent through the forecast period 2017-2021, with VR, AR, 3D printing and visual data analytics as the top four product segments.
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Google Updates Docs with New Version Control, Customizable Templates
Google has updated Google Docs, Sheets and Slides with improved version control, workflow customization and more.
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Teaching Robots to Learn Teaches the Students Too
Typically, students work with robots that have been pre-programmed or program robots to undertake simple tasks for which the outcome is known. But a research project in Israel came up with a way for high schoolers and first-year engineering students to learn robot intelligence technologies by engaging them in teaching robots to learn.
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Upcoming K–12 Grants
- 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
- TAF Project-Based Learning Grants for Grades K–5
  Sponsor: Toshiba America Foundation
  Award: Two categories: $1,000
  Number of Awards: Not specified
  Application Deadline: Oct. 1
- 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; Nov. 1 deadline for applications for more than $5,000
- 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)
Call for Papers & Proposals
- Submit calls for papers/proposals to [email protected].
Upcoming Events
- VMWorld 2017
  Aug. 27–31
  Las Vegas
- National Indian Education Association's 47th Annual Convention & Trade Show
  Oct. 4–7
  Orlando, FL
- The Learning Counsel National Gathering
  Nov. 1–3
  Las Vegas
- Live 360
  Nov. 12–17
  Orlando, FL
- OLC Accelerate
  Nov. 15–17
  Orlando, FL
- SIIA Education Business Forum
  Dec. 5–6
  Washington, DC
- More events at thejournal.com
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