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Thanks to digital technologies and the internet, proponents of the academic portfolio as a pedagogical movement believe both students and teachers are warming up to the idea.... |
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Students and teachers now can explore the fundamentals of climate science and dive deep into the mysteries of our planet's ever-changing environment using the same scientific technology employed by top-level scientists from one of NASA's leading environmental laboratories. The Educational Global Climate Model is a three-dimensional climate mapping and tracking device....
It's that time of year again--another edition of the eSchool News Readers' Choice Awards. This month, we're asking educators to tell us their favorite math software. All who participate will receive a complimentary collection of the best news stories and reports on math instruction from the archives of eSchool News. Voting ends Friday, so don't miss your chance to participate!
Massachusetts-based Lexia Learning Systems Inc. recently unveiled its latest product, Lexia Primary Reading. This completely redesigned reading software for students ages five to eight introduces a new user interface designed to help teachers track student progress, determine which skills need additional attention, and measure the results of their teaching.... Selected announcements from leading providers of K-20 products & services.
From Educational Testing Service, March 2--Educational Testing Service announced the development of the ETS Formative Assessment Item Bank, an online bank of over 11,000 standards-based, math and language arts test questions for K-12 teachers to use in the classroom to help improve learning.... http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/businessbriefs/
From Library Video Company, March 1--Library Video Company has completed the purchase of SAFARI Technologies' Video Networking Division. SAFARI Video Networks, a subsidiary of Library Video Company, will give schools the first truly open video network from which to select video content from scores of educational video publishers.... http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/businessbriefs/
From PLATO Learning Inc., March 1--PLATO Learning Inc., a provider of K–adult computer-based and e-learning solutions, announced a $500,000 first quarter FY2005 agreement with rural Pennsylvania’s DuBois Area School District to provide PLATO Instructional Solutions to their 4,728 K–12 students.... http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml
From Netchemia, March 1--Netchemia, a provider of data-driven, Internet-based software and services for K-12 educational organizations, announced that it is providing its netIEP, customized web-based software, to De Soto Unified School District 232 in De Soto, Kansas and Central Kansas Cooperative in Education in Salina.... http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/businessbriefs/
From Proxim Corp., Feb. 28--Proxim Corporation announced that its Tsunami Broadband Wireless Access Systems and Tsunami point-to-point products have been deployed in an innovative wireless network that is the foundation of a Ball State University research project.... http://www.proxim.com
From DyKnow, Feb. 7--Teachers at Bishop Hartley High School in Columbus, Ohio, are getting a boost in their efforts to create more engaging and interactive lessons by partnering with DyKnow to provide the in-class interface for more than 400 Tablet PCs.... http://www.dyknow.com |
SPECIAL REPORT Across-the-Board Instruction Forget about archaic overhead projectors. One of the hottest educational technologies to have found its way into classrooms in recent years: an interactive digital whiteboard from Canadian company SMART Technologies Inc. RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS Enhancing Your Curriculum with Web-Enabled Resources To help you use the internet to improve instruction, we at eSchool News have compiled a one-stop source for expert advice and key intelligence. This popular online toolkit features an extensive collection of stories and articles from the eSchool News archives that help you effectively integrate the web into your curriculum. Controlling Technology Costs Educators often complain that funding--especially for technology--is in too short a supply. But with a sophisticated command of what's genuinely needed, what's available, and how much it should cost, school leaders just might find they can buy much more of what they really need than they ever thought possible. Assessment and Achievement Few issues are hotter than assessment—thanks to the No Child Left Behind Act and similar measures—but few are more misunderstood. The editors of eSchool News have assembled a variety of news and information as well as outside resources to help put assessment in clearer perspective and tie it more closely to its primary purpose—namely, better test scores through improved instruction. Wireless Solutions for Education Today's wireless technologies open many doors for learning. No longer tied down to available ethernet ports, students can work at anytime or anywhere on school grounds. The editors of eSchool News have assembled a collection of news, information, and resources that will help you connect to the brave, new world of wireless. Stakeholder Communications As technology plays a greater role in education, it can also change the way those inside school buildings address key stakeholders on the outside. The editors of eSchool News have compiled a collection of stories and features about how effective communication through eMail can take weight off an educator's shoulders. MEET THE ED-TECH INSIDERS eSchool News Online now features eSN Ed-Tech Insider. If you haven't checked out Ed-Tech Insider yet, here's a sample of what you've been missing from our ed-tech experts: From Tim Wilson ... "(Using) RSS enclosures would make it really easy for teachers to distribute files to their students. A teacher could post lecture notes, multimedia content, or any other kind of electronic document and let each student's RSS reader take care of the rest...." Read all of Tim's posts! |
