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Alive Studios Launches Augmented Reality My Letters alive Journal

This new book and free mobile app allow children to learn letters and letter sounds with mind-boggling 3D animals

50+ Houston Charter Schools Launch a Common Online Application through SchoolMint

An increasing number of cities partner with SchoolMint to meet demand for a more accessible and equitable application process for families

IXL Celebrates 10 Years of Motivating Students to Learn

Ten years ago, IXL Learning CEO Paul Mishkin and his team set out to create a learning product that was motivating enough that students would want to use it—without being pushed by parents and...

CDI Launches a Chromebook Trade-In Program for Schools

The Trade-In Program offers a free two-year warranty on new Chromebooks and removal and recycling of the old devices

codeSpark Academy Teams With Peanuts Worldwide To Launch Debut Learn To Code Game, Snoopy Snow Brawl

The free game will be featured during Computer Science Education Week’s Hour of Code initiative from December 4 -10th

Rosetta Stone Celebrates International Education Week with Launch of Student Blog Series

New Partnership with Global Citizen Year Helps Next Generation of Leaders Discover New Languages and Highlight their Experiences Abroad

Aperture Education Seeks Help to Standardize its High School Social-Emotional Learning Assessment

Parents, teachers, staff and after-school providers will receive $5 for each student that they assess

Zoetis, The National FFA Organization and Discovery Education Host Live Virtual Field Trip Highlighting Exciting STEM Careers in Animal Health

-- New ‘STEM Careers Improving Animal Health’ Virtual Field Trip exposes students to a variety of STEM Careers at Zoetis --

myON Launches New Data Reports Allowing Educators to Measure Reading with Reading™

New reporting, goal-setting, and literacy tools free teachers to spend less time assessing and more time teaching

New Video-based Learning Environment to Help Students in Grades K-9 Develop and Practice Life Skills

Online platform features 60+ courses, 5,000+ minutes of animated video, and thousands of interactive lessons students can use in school or at home

Learning Upgrade App Now Offers a Full K–8 Math Curriculum

The 180 new Math Upgrade lessons for grades 6–8 use songs, videos, and games to inspire K-12 students and adults to learn on their own time

Ocean Breeze Elementary Hosts “Classroom of the Future” Event with Connection and The Douglas Stewart Company

Elementary and middle school teachers learn about latest trends in classroom tech during hands-on gathering

itslearning Certified by IMS Global Learning for QTI® v.2.1

Leading LMS Provider Allows for Smooth Import and Export of Assessment Items and Item Banks Within and Between Systems

5 Ways to Celebrate National STEM/STEAM Day

  November 8 is National STEM/STEAM Day, and we’re excited to celebrate! The day is an opportunity to focus on helping kids advance in the fields of science, technology, engineering, art, and ...

Impero Software Attends the 2017 Digital Citizenship Summit to Launch a New, Collaborative White Paper “Prevention Science: A Framework for Positive Digital Citizenship”

The white paper is a collaborative effort between Impero Software, EPIK Deliberate Digital, the Digital Citizenship Institute and Educate Empower Kids

MeTEOR Education Helps Discovery Elementary School Transform Classrooms to Support New Instructional Pedagogies and Student-led Classes

Working with MeTEOR Education, Discovery Elementary School channeled its problem-solving motto into high-impact learning environments for improved student success and 21st Century instructional methods

Hero K12 and BV Acquire SchoolMint in Continued Expansion of EdTech Platform

Addition of SchoolMint exemplifies Hero K12 and BV Investment Partners’ investment strategy, starting with school choice, enrollment, and a goal of helping educators create stronger relationships with families

Girls Thinking Global and Women’s Education Project Announce Strategic Partnership

The partnership is dedicated to the leadership development of adolescent girls and young women

Boxlight Begins Offering Monthly STEM Lessons for Teachers

Back in 2008, only  three to four percent  of K-12 science teachers were using sensors and data loggers in the classroom, according to the nonprofit educational research group Concord Consortium...

EPIC! ADDS FRENCH CONTENT TO ITS DIGITAL LIBRARY FOR KIDS

More than 500 French Books Added from Groupe Bayard and Other Leading Publishers


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