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TypingMaster Introduces Game-Based Typing Course for ISTE 2017
Designed for early elementary schoolers, TypeTastic brings a playful approach to learning a skill that is essential for 21st-century students
AR Software Inspires Increase in Reading Proficiency
Alive Studios’ animal-themed augmented reality lessons help kindergarteners make leaps of learning in only 26 days
bulb Implements New Enterprise Features for ISTE 2017
Created exclusively for school, district, and classroom use, bulbSchool’s new features include LMS connectivity, auto-rostering, enhanced security, dashboards, and education pricing
Hero K12 Announces Equity Partner, $150M of Available Capital for Expanded EdTech Platform
Working to build an integrated platform to help educators create safe, connected, positive learning environments
Bloomz and AZTEA Join Forces To Drive Parental Engagement Among ISTE Affiliates
The free, fast-growing app and the ISTE-affiliated organization will collaborate to improve school communication
Supporting the Rise of Chromebooks in K-12 education
Impero Software and CDI will deliver a best in class cross-platform monitoring and management solution for K-12 schools
LocknCharge Unveils Charging Case for Sphero Edu SPRK+ Robots
The lightweight charging case stores, secures and charges six SPRK+ robots to help foster coding skills
Free Access to Fuel Education’s Stride for Fifth Annual Alabama Summer Learning Challenge
Alabama students in grades K-12 have free anytime, anywhere access to the online supplemental learning tool from this summer to help prevent “Summer Slide”
Houston Independent School District and itslearning Take Bronze Medal in 2017 IMS Global Learning Consortium’s Learning Impact Awards
LMS platform gives HISD’s 283 schools access to library with millions of curated and standards-aligned resources; access to planning, assessment and reporting tools for greater efficiencies
Oculus Education Pilot Kicks Off in 90 California Libraries
“Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future.” —Ray Bradbury Books, like VR, open the door to new possibilities and let us experience worlds that would otherwise be beyond ...
Florida Department of Education Approves Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Diagnostic for Grades 3–12 as a Norm-Referenced Assessment for Private Schools
Florida Department of Education Approves Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Diagnostic for Grades 3–12 as a Norm-Referenced Assessment for Private Schools
Monroe School District Adds Advanced Technologies to Transform Classrooms
District embarking on initiative to drive powerful instruction, support access in equity and reinforce high expectations for greater collaborative learning
Summer Institutes for Science and STEM Educators
Being held nationwide, full-day institutes provide educators with hands-on training using data-collection technology
New Handbook of Best Practices for Deploying Internet Monitoring in Schools
Additional resources in handbook help schools deal with issues such as cyberbullying, radicalization and self-harm
Building a Community of Readers new PLC
edWeb.net and myON today announced a combined effort to provide educators with robust professional learning opportunities to transform literacy for all pre-K–12 students. myON will sponsor t...
Connecting the Dots Between Learning Experiences & Learning Spaces
MeTEOR Education launches training and coaching services to increase retention, comprehension and learning outcomes for students
IMS Global Learning Consortium Announces 2017 Award Winners
Top Honors for Leadership and Innovation Presented at Annual Event for the World’s Largest Educational Technology Collaboration
Virtual High School Opens Registration for 2017-18 School Year
Educational experts advocate exposing students to a wide variety of topics to motivate learning and encourage exploration of potential career options. The Virtual High School (VHS Inc.), a non...
Study: Mississippi Professional Development Initiative Significantly Improves Quality of K–3 Teacher Instruction, Student Engagement
A statewide early literacy professional development initiative by the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is showing dramatic improvement in the quality of teacher instruction and student ...
Ready® Mathematics for Grades K–5 Receives Near-Perfect Rating by EdReports.org
Ready Mathematics for grades K–5 is one of only three products in its category to meet all evaluation criteria during independent review
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