THE Journal: K-12's Stab at the Killer iPhone App

Display, Presentation, eLearning

11/19/2009

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K-12's Stab at the Killer iPhone App
Before the iPhone hit the mobile phone scene in 2007, the word "app" wasn't part of the typical person's vocabulary. That's changed over the last two years or so as an increasing number of software developers have come out with applications for mobile devices and an ever more diverse range of users, including K-12 technologists, educators, administrators, parents, and students.More

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HP Launches Education Cloud Service
HP this week launched SchoolCloud, a cloud computing solution designed specifically for education. The company also introduced HP TeachNow, a software app designed to help teachers build lesson plans, and HP MultiSeat, a virtualization solution to allow students to share a single host computer with multiple keyboards and screens.More
Video Site and Philanthropy Group Partner To Aid Schools in Need
My Teacher, My Hero, a social video site that highlights the differences teachers make in the lives of their students, has partnered with DonorsChoose.org, an online charity, to bring aid for educational projects and school supplies.More
AVI-SPL Intros New 'Control Room in a Box'
System integration company AVI-SPL has launched a new Network Operations Center (NOC) solution called Control Room in a Box.More
Calypso Unveils Voice Amplification Upgrade for K-12 Classrooms
Calypso Systems has a new version of the WCM-RF Voice Amplification System that further improves on sound quality and intelligibility in the classroom. More
CBT/Smartdesks Intros Mobile, Self-Contained HD Videoconferencing System
CBT/Smartdesks has launched Viewpoint, a mobile, high-definition videoconferencing system that contains everything needed to connect to a conference but that can be rolled from location to location.More
Facts on File to Offer Subscription Video on Demand
Informational database publisher Facts on File has announced the launch of its own subscription video on demand (SVOD) service, offering streaming educational video titles and categorized segments aimed at the high school market.More
HumanWare Launches Portable Notetaker for Blind Students
HumanWare has debuted a notetaker designed for students who are blind. More
Manufacturers Debut Pico Projection Products Using Texas Instruments DLP Pico Chipset
A number of recent new product introductions offer more evidence that Pico projectors are being embraced by manufacturers.More
New Clicker Adds Screen for Response Verification
Turning Technologies has debuted its new ResponseCard RF LCD, an classroom clicker device that contains a small LCD screen for participants to confirm their responses.More
Partnership Releases Educators' Guide to Integrating 21st Century Skills
The Tucson-based Partnership for 21st Century Skills has announced the release of its Milestones for Improving Learning and Education (MILE) Guide, a resource designed to aid schools and districts in fully and effectively integrating 21st century skills into policy and curricula.More
Portable, Wireless Smart Slate Allows Screen Interaction from Anywhere in the Room
Smart Technologies has announced the Smart Slate WS200, a device that allows teachers and students to annotate onto the main screen from anywhere in the room. More
Statewide Support for K-12 Online Learning Grows
States and districts have increased their support for online K-12 education programs. Twenty-five states now run statewide online initiatives, according to new research from the Center for Digital Education (CDE) at policy and research firm e.Republic. That's up from 15 states running such initiatives a year ago.More

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