THE Journal: Measuring 1:1 Results

Display, Presentation, eLearning

11/16/2011

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Measuring 1:1 Results
Four years ago Mooresville Graded School District (MGSD) in Mooresville, NC, rolled out a 1:1 laptop program that put MacBooks in the hands of all students in grades 3 through 12. Even before the computers were doled out though, Scott Smith, CTO of the 5,500-student district, said the IT team, school leaders, administrators, and teachers decided that they wanted to do more than just "hand out laptops to kids."
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Ed Tech News

Adobe Brings Creative Suite-Inspired Apps to Android
Adobe has launched six new apps for the Android platform, including a new version of Photoshop optimized specifically for Android-based tablets.
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Amazon Ships Kindle Fire, Kindle Touches Early
Amazon will release its new tablet, the Kindle Fire, one day early, and its new e-readers, the Kindle Touch and the Kindle Touch 3G, six days early.
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PBS Kids Launches Free Augmented Reality Math App
PBS Kids has launched Fetch! Lunch Rush, an educational augmented reality app for iPhones and iPod Touch devices.
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AVer Ships $200 Document Camera
AVer Information has started shipping a new $200 portable document camera that offers 1.3 megapixel image capture and 720p HD output at 30 frames per second.
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Kentucky District Adopts IP Video To Reduce Costs
Kentucky's Pulaski County School District has eliminated its cable TV network and deployed an IP video solution to decrease costs and add video options in the classroom.
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Polycom Ships Streaming Whiteboard System
Polycom has introduced a new solution that enables interactive whiteboard functionality without a board and streams annotated lessons or presentations to students or colleagues connected to video conferencing systems.
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Panasonic To Ship Ruggedized Android Tablet
Panasonic has debuted an upcoming line of ruggedized tablets built on the Android platform. Dubbed "Toughpad," the devices will begin shipping in 2012, with the first model, the A1, starting at $1,299.
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Sanyo, eInstruction Launch Interactive Classroom Bundles
Sanyo and eInstruction have teamed up to release two new solutions that combine an ultra short throw LCD projector and interactive lesson software to enable interactive whiteboard functionality without the board.
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ViewSonic Debuts 3D-Ready Classroom Projectors
ViewSonic has unveiled three 3D-ready DLP-based projector's for classrooms.
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Planar Intros New Series of Digital Signage Displays
Planar has unveiled a new series of entry level digital signage displays for use in venues with varying degrees of ambient light.
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Lectora Online Adds Flash Games, Collaboration Tools
Trivantis has released a new version of Lectora Online e-learning software, which includes a lineup of features including additional Flash games, new characters, and collaboration tools.
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