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Mickey Revenaugh, Connections Academy Executive, Named Chair of Board of Directors of iNACOL
Thu, Nov 19, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Business news
iNACOL names Mickey Revenaugh, a co-founder and Senior Vice President at Connections Academy, a leading national provider of virtual public school curriculum, technology and school management services, Chair of the Board of Directors. [ Read More ]
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New SMART Slate features enhance portability and ease of use
Thu, Nov 19, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: SMART Technologies Inc.
SMART Technologies announces the SMART Slate WS200 wireless slate. SMART Slate enables teachers and students to interact with digital lessons projected on a screen, interactive whiteboard, interactive display or interactive pen display from anywhere in the classroom. SMART Slate was developed with extensive user feedback, resulting in the addition of several features, such as improved ergonomics, convenient charging via the USB cable and support for 10 languages, including Simplified Chinese, Castilian Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. The WS200 replaces the WS100 (formerly AirLiner WS100 wireless slate) and begins shipping to North American customers on November 23, 2009, and globally on December 23. [ Read More ]
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More Teachers Trading in Textbooks & Lectures For Interactive E-Learning Software to Engage Students
Wed, Nov 18, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Business news
Harbinger Knowledge Products helping transform the way students learn [ Read More ]
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Young Explore ActivLessons by National Geographic and Promethean Expand Internative Learning
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Promethean Inc.
Promethean, a global leader in education technology solutions, introduces National Geographic Young Explorer ActivLessons; a series of interactive whiteboard lessons designed specifically for kindergarten and first grade students. Engineered to expand and enhance the reach of the popular National Geographic Young Explorer magazine, the ActivLessons provide a whole-class digital supplement to the series. [ Read More ]
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CoSN Welcomes New Chief Membership and Marketing Officer
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Business news
Today the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) announced that Kari M. Arfstrom will join the association as its new Chief Membership and Marketing Officer. Arfstrom most recently served as Vice President of Development, Marketing and Public Policy, as well as Acting VP for Education Programs, for the National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC), an organization based in St. Paul, Minnesota, that works with educators, students and communities to bring service-learning curriculum to classrooms and schools. [ Read More ]
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New and Candidate Teachers Invited to Participate in Pilot of Computer-Based Teacher Certification Testing Program
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Pearson Education
Pearson, the education, services and technology company, announced today that it is recruiting teacher candidates and new teachers to participate in pilot tests for the NES® (National Evaluation Series™), its contemporary, 100 percent computer-based teacher certification testing program. Registration for the pilot test is at http://www.pearsonvue.com/nes/. [ Read More ]
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Two New Members Accepted into E-Rate Management Professionals Association
Mon, Nov 16, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Business news
E-rate Management Professionals Association, Inc. (E-mpa™), an organization dedicated to promoting ethics in E-rate consulting, has formally accepted Clarity Solutions, Inc. and E-Rate Complete, LLC into its membership. Established in 2008, E-mpa strives to strengthen and support the E-rate program by acting as a self-certifying body of E-rate consulting professionals. [ Read More ]
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Archdiocese of Boston Schools Turns to Pearson for Powerful Assessments to Support Tradition of Academic Excellence
Mon, Nov 16, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Pearson Education
The Catholic Schools Office (CSO) of the Archdiocese of Boston, as part of its commitment to academic excellence, announced an initiative that will use a powerful assessment and data analysis tool from the education and technology company, Pearson. Beginning in March 2010, the 18,000 students in grade 2-8 throughout the Archdiocese will take the Stanford Achievement Tests 10 (Stanford 10), which will measure students’ knowledge in reading, language arts, mathematics, science and social studies, giving their teachers access to data for customizing instruction for all students. In addition, the CSO will administer Pearson's Otis-Lennon School Ability Test®, Eighth Edition (OLSAT 8) in conjunction with the Stanford 10 so that educators can compare students' performance across grade levels in their schools, giving them a complete picture of each student's overall academic potential. [ Read More ]
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SCHOOLDUDE.COM AND THE CONSORTIUM FOR SCHOOL NETWORKING (COSN) LAUNCH THIRD ANNUAL K-12 IT BENCHMARKING RESEARCH SURVEY
Thu, Nov 12, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Business news
CoSN and SchoolDude are partnering together to collect independent industry research on the unique challenges facing IT professionals in education. The third annual survey is currently being conducted and can be found here: www.cosn.org/itsurvey. [ Read More ]
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Pearson Test of English Academic Recognized by University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa Graduate School
Thu, Nov 12, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Pearson Education
The University of Alabama (UA) at Tuscaloosa announced today that it will recognize Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic), the company’s computer-based English language test that measures the English language proficiency of candidates for admission who are non-native English speakers. UA is a major, comprehensive, student-centered research university founded in 1831 as the state’s first public college. [ Read More ]










