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Display, Presentation, eLearning

11/12/2009

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Middle School Preparations for Live Video Conferencing Ensure Success
In this second of a two-part series on educational videoconferencing, Denise Harrison speaks with Bow Memorial School Technology Coordinator Roy Bailey about his school's virtual field trip to the "world's worst weather" spot and what made it a success technologically and educationally.More

Ed Tech News

Indiana Students Face After-School Video Game Challenge
Third- through eighth-grade students throughout Indiana are about to be faced with a serious after-school challenge. From a video game. And their schools are all for it.More
Epson Debuts 2 Ultra-Short-Throw Projectors for Educators
Epson has debuted two new short-throw projectors designed for classroom presentations. The PowerLite 450W and PowerLite 460 can be positioned a tight 2.5 inches from the wall and can accommodate a 60-inch image from just 18 inches away.More
NEC Intros Entry-Level Installation Projector
NEC Display Solutions has announced a new installation-grade projector for large venues, such as lecture halls and multipurpose rooms.More
Arkansas DOE To Offer netTrekker Access in Schools Statewide
The Arkansas Department of Education (ADOE) has entered in a two-year agreement to provide access to subscription-based educational search engine and content delivery system netTrekker to public schools throughout the state.More
Award Winners Announced at Worldwide Innovative Education Forum
The winners of the Worldwide Innovative Teacher Awards, presented my Microsoft Partners in Learning were announced Friday at Microsoft's 2009 Worldwide Innovative Education Forum (IEF) being held in Salvador, Brazil. The awards recognize teachers who demonstrate exemplary use of technology in the classroom to improve student learning.More
Biamp Ships AudiaFUSION Networked Amplified Processor
Biamp has introduced its new AudioFUSION, a networked amplified processor. More
Charleston School District Deploying Reading Intervention Software
Kanawha County Schools of Charleston, WV, the largest district in the state, has chosen Scientific Learning's Reading Assistant to provide reading intervention support to fourth- and fifth-graders in the district's 26 Title I schools.More
Kamehameha Schools Brings Hawaiian Culture Online
Kamehameha Schools Distance Learning (KSDL) is making Hawaiian language and culture resources available publicly through Nov. 13 as part of its National Distance Learning Week observation.More
Kramer Launches Auto Standby Switcher for AV Equipment
Kramer Electronics has announced the VS-211HDXL, a 2 x 1:2 3G HD-SDI automatic standby switcher that automatically switches to a secondary input when the primary input is lost. More
Microsoft Launches Partners in Learning Network
At its annual Worldwide Innovative Education Forum (IEF) in Salvador, Brazil, Microsoft announced the launch of the Partners in Learning Network (PLN), a social network for education professionals that serves as the next generation of its earlier Innovative Teachers Network (ITN).More
netTrekker To Deliver Animated Educational Videos from BrainPOP
Subscription-based education search engine netTrekker has announced it has added animated educational content from BrainPOP to its vast collection of offerings.More
RF Based Pens Support Group Collaboration
AVerMedia debuted a new classroom product that is shaped and used just as a pen, and allows up to seven people to annotate and collaborate on the same screen at once.More

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