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Tynker Announces iPad® Support for its Gamified Coding Elementary School Curriculum at ISTE 2017
Tynker’s first education curriculum for iPads to launch in classrooms this fall
Kahoot's New Mobile App Redefines Homework for Learners
Scheduled for Fall 2017, app will make homework fun and enjoyable through after-class game challenges that teachers can share with students to play on their mobile devices
ClassTag Bridges the Technological Divide to Engage 100% of Parents
ClassTag supports personalized communications with all parents, whether they have a smart phone, a cell phone or are entirely offline
MeTEOR Education’s High-Impact Learning Environments
Two out of Three Students Surveyed in Burnet CISD Believe New Classrooms Benefitted Their Learning; 94 Percent Felt Collaboration Made Easier
CatchOn Becomes First Tool to Provide Usage Data from Every Device and Operating System Used by Schools
Release of iOS solution makes CatchOn the only administrative tool capable of providing real-time evidence that proves how technology is being used across schools and classrooms
ABCmouse for Schools Announces Upgrades at ISTE 2017
New capabilities for teachers, administrators, and family engagement include Spanish activities and offline access
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 ...
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
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
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
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