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UBTECH Education Launches Early Innovator Grant to Expand High-Quality Robotics and Coding Opportunities to K–12 Students Nationwide

UBTECH Education launched a competitive grant to provide free robotics kits, curriculum, and professional development to schools systems integrating robotics into STEM programs.

MERGE EDU Wins ISTE 2019 Best of Show Award

MERGE has been awarded a Tech & Learning ISTE 2019 Best of Show award for its MERGE EDU software platform.

Classcraft Launches “Story Mode,” Helping K-12 Teachers Harness the Power of Storytelling

With ready-made stories, Story Mode makes it easy for teachers to motivate and engage students through the power of storytelling “Classcraft: Season 1” trailer to premiere at ISTE 2019

POWERUP Toys Partners with FliteTest to Make its STEM Kits Available to More Teachers

New FTSTEM.com lessons help teachers use POWERUP Toys kits in the classroom

Boxlight to Debut New Mimio MyBot Educational Robotic System Bundle at ISTE 2019

  LAWRENCEVILLE (June 24, 2019) – Boxlight Corporation (Nasdaq: BOXL) will unveil its new Mimio MyBot educational robotic system bundle at the 2019 ISTE Conference & Expo in Philadel...

PBLWorks Announces its 2019 PBL Champions

PBL Champions program recognizes a district, school, and individual for their commitment to high-quality Project Based Learning

Gaggle Commemorates 20th Anniversary of Helping Districts Protect Students

School safety company has saved over 1,500 students from carrying out the act of suicide since 2016; over 700 of those in the 2018-19 school year

Promethean Releases New ActivPanels to Enhance Technology Adoption and Classroom Engagement

The ActivPanel Elements series delivers innovative tools to make learning more fun

Global Classroom Engagement Provider Vivi Launches New Student Feedback Tool

   Vivi , the wireless screen mirroring solution designed exclusively for the classroom, has launched a new Student Feedback Tool to support real-time student-to-teacher feedback. The easy-...

Students Taking Advance Placement® Courses with The Virtual High School Earn Higher Pass Rates on Exams

B o ston – June 10, 2019 – For over ten years, students taking Advanced Placement® courses with The Virtual High School (VHS, Inc.) have exceeded the national average passing grade on AP® ex...

WURRLYEDU LAUNCHES MUSIC AND EAR TRAINING GAMES TO INCREASE MUSIC COMPREHENSION

 WURRLYedu , a leading music education content platform, today announced the launch of a series of music and ear training games. WURRLYedu delivers culturally relevant lesson plans and a compre...

KinderLab Robotics Announces New Extension Set for Advanced Coding with KIBO

The KIBO Advanced Coding Extension Set unlocks new coding options to allow users of the robot kit to design their own programming blocks, create their own games, and explore complex coding concepts

Curriculum Associates’ Ready® Mathematics Blended Core Curriculum for Grades K–5 Meets ESSA Evidence Requirements

New third-party research conducted by the Human Resources Research Organization, in collaboration with Century Analytics, shows that students using Ready Mathematics significantly outperform students not using the program

Soundtrap for Storytellers podcast creation tool introduced

Soundtrap, a Spotify company, announced that an education version of its new Soundtrap for Storytellers podcast creation tool introduced today will be available to teachers and students for use ...

Nearly 1,200 Districts Renew Partnerships with Gaggle

92 percent of districts renew subscription to Gaggle’s student safety solution annually


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