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K12 Insight Adds Flashpoint Alerts to its Cloud-Based Communications Solution
The new feature in version 7.0 of Let’s Talk! instantly notifies school leaders about potential threats and crises
Minecraft students in 1st International Immersive Cultural Exchange
MELBOURNE and BOSTON Students in Melbourne Australia and Boston Massachusetts take part in the world's 1st international Minecraft cultural exchange Immersive Education (iED) students fr...
The Rachael Ray Show Surprises a Massachusetts Kindergarten Teacher with Lightspeed Technologies’ Donation of Four Redcat Audio Systems
Heidi Solivan was raising money for the new technology when the show’s producers called her and offered to help
EdTechLens’ New Online K-5 Life Science Curriculum Features the Beauty and Splendor of the Rainforest
Rainforest Journey uses technology to provide multiple ways for educators to creatively teach Life Science
New Follett ‘Top 50 Books’ List Gives Educators Valuable Insight Into What Students Are Reading
‘Follett Students’ Choice’arms preK-12 librarians with current statistics, trends
Lightspeed Launches Professional Development Series to Inform and Inspire Education Leaders About Collaborative Learning Environments
Inaugural event to be held at Santa Ana Unified School District, CA
Learning Bird’s New Release Makes Differentiated Instruction Easy, Scalable
Additions include classroom management tools, lesson assignment support, added visibility for related lessons, and new reports to track results
Smithsonian Awarded Carnegie Grant To Advance Digital Learning Practices
Funding Supports Research on Digitized Museum Resources in K–12 Education
Lingo Jingo Awarded Prestigious English Language Learner Grant from U.S. DOE
New funding allows the company to offer pilots of its WIDA- and Common Core-aligned language-acquisition solution to a limited number of schools
PlanetHS Earns Single Sign-on Badge from PowerSchool
Student and parents can now use one set of log-in credentials to access multiple sites
Learning Upgrade Launches Interactive Whiteboard Courses
New Teacher Upgrade math and ELA lessons combine a front-of-class solution with individual instruction using songs, videos, and games
Newsela Launches Annual Summer Reading Challenge for Students in Grades 2-12
The literacy company’s 2015 Summer Reading Challenge begins on June 1. Newsela will introduce an iOS app to help students keep their reading skills sharp during the summer.
ISTE 2015 Lead & Transform Town Hall to Explore Role of Distributed Leadership in Digital Age Learning
Philadelphia’s Science Leadership Academy will bring student voice to discussion
Sunburst Digital Enters Into Partnership With Parlor Labs
Hoffman Estates, IL - Sunburst Digital, Inc. and Parlor Labs announced a new partnership today designed to bring Ponder, a browser add-on and iOS app used to create micro-responses and annotatio...
Odysseyware Releases 16 Additional Career and Technical Education Courses
Latest Odysseyware expansion brings all 16 Career Clusters into the classroom
‘2015 Business Report: National Survey on STEM Education’ Details the Changing Landscape of STEM Education
Insights in the report provide actionable data to help drive product development and marketing
Winners of the 2015 Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards Announced
Seven STEM educators awarded for innovative use of data-collection technology in the classroom
Mac to School Drastically Increases Capacity for Summer Device Buy-Backs
Leading Certified Apple Provider moves in to new facility to account for increased device buy-back this summer
Apperson’s Evo Academic and Evo Social & Emotional Finalists in the 2015 SIIA CODiE Awards
Online K-12 assessment programs recognized in two education categories
Newsela Partners with The Washington Post to Publish Leveled, Nonfiction News for Students in Grades 2-12
The award-winning news organization and the fastest growing K-12 technology startup to bring high-quality journalism to diverse classroom learners
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