STEM Focus
The results are in, and girls in the United States aren't any more interested in STEM than they were 10 or 20 years ago. More alarming is the fact that those girls who do take an interest in such subjects at the middle school and high school level tend to drift to other interests in college. And the trend is raising red flags all across academia. MoreEducation publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has launched a new algebra curriculum delivery system for Apple's iPad. Dubbed "Fuse," the system is being piloted for a one-year period in middle schools in four California school districts. More
Ed Tech News
In its never-ending effort to take both academia and modern technology down a peg, Shmoop, publisher of irreverent study aids for several academic subjects, has launched a catalog of 500 self-assessment applications for Android smart phones, as well as more than 500 e-books for use with the Apple iPad. MoreNEC has launched three new high-brightness LCD projectors designed for classroom use. The new units are all portable models, weighing in at about 6.4 pounds and offer a lamp life of 6,000 hours in economy mode. MoreLanSchool Technologies has released LanSchool 7.5, an upgrade to the company's K-12 classroom management system. MoreMathematics education software provider ALEKS Corp. has announced that its course products for grades 3 through 12 are now aligned with Common Core State Standards. MoreInFocus has unveiled two short-throw DLP projectors with capabilities similar to those of an interactive whiteboard ... minus the whiteboard. MoreCanon has launched a new high-brightness LCD projector for use in school auditoriums and other large venues. MoreChief, a division of Milestone AV Technologies that specializes in AV mounts and racks, has rolled out a new video hardware and audio amplification system designed for use in classrooms. More
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