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- It doesn't take much to disrupt an entire high school classroom and get a student off task, particularly when that student is using a desktop or laptop computer to finish a lesson. An incoming e-mail, an instant message, or a link to a really cool video on YouTube can all stop the lesson in its tracks until the student refocuses and gets back to work.More
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- The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) has announced it has approved for use the Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II textbooks and Cognitive Tutor software, from Carnegie Learning, in statewide mathematics instruction for grades 9 through 12, through the 2015-16 school year.More
- Hitachi has added 500 new lessons to its online library of education software used with the company’s StarBoard interactive whiteboards.More
- LMS developer Desire2Learn has launched Sparks, a new K-12 learning management system designed for online education.More
- The Arkansas Department of Education (ADOE) has signed a license agreement with ESRI giving all 266 school districts in the state access to the K-12-focused version of the Geographic Information System (GIS) software published by the company.More
- Projection company Christie has introduced a new product that allows the creation of a display in basically any size and shape. MicroTiles are modular digital display tiles that can be stacked or clustered just like mosaics.More
- National Instruments, maker of the graphical programming software LabVIEW, has introduced LabVIEW Education Edition (LEE), a version of the software designed for high school users.More
- Epson has announced two new projectors especially optimized for mid-sized classrooms. The PowerLite 1830 and 1915 offer a variety of connectivity options and features designed to enhance presentations.More
- InFocus is shipping two new projectors with feature sets that make them designed for classroom applications.More
- Mersive has released a new version of the company’s SOL auto-alignment software. SOL 2.0 takes a new approach to multi-projector automatic alignment and color alignment technology, allowing it to be used with any number of projectors to create large, seamless displays.More
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