Month: June 2015
New tool tracks state educator prep programs
The University of North Carolina system’s new Educator Quality Dashboard provides public access to the university’s research and trend data on the performance of North Carolina’s public school…
Why maker technology is crucial for students with learning difficulties
Many students with learning difficulties—from Dysgraphia and Dyslexia to ADD—respond well to visual or tactile learning and activities that allow physical participation,
Can blending tech into data collection deepen interest in STEM?
Research shows a growing global demand for qualified science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) professions. But many schools struggle with how to deepen students’ understanding of scientific concepts,…
Mimio unveils MimioMobile for browsers
In an effort to expand teachers’ ability to create unsurpassed collaborative learning environments, Mimio has launched two major updates to its MimioClassroom family of interactive teaching technologies: the…
Apperson align social-emotional assessment to Open Circle curriculum
As part of its commitment to educating the whole child through academic and social-emotional learning (SEL), Apperson Inc., a K-12 provider of assessment tools and software solutions that…
How well is your state teaching the whole child?
ASCD has released updated Whole Child Snapshots for each of the 50 U.S. states to display the progress the nation has made in supporting the whole child as…
Flipped learning is changing the face of special ed
E.L. Haynes has a one-to-one laptop program, and students also can bring their own devices to school. Using a flipped learning approach, teachers record their lessons and post…
Pearson reaches 1 million subtest milestone for psychology test tool
Pearson announced that more than 1 million clinical assessment subtests have been administered on Q-interactive, a digital system used by psychologists and speech-language pathologists. Designed for use in…
App of the Week: Seashores to Sea Floors – The Ocean Biome
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Districts report ‘major problems’ finding Common Core resources
The learning standards were new. The textbooks were not. So curriculum director Tammy Baumann and her team took the books apart, literally. Then they rearranged lessons, filled in…
Alma releases new standards tracker
Alma Technologies, Inc., provider of a holistic student engagement platform for K-12 schools, has added a standards tracking tool that empowers educators to more effectively teach to proficiency…
New OpenEd partnerships expand access to resources
OpenEd, creator of an online library of standards-aligned resources for K-12 teachers, is expanding new partnerships that now make its resources available real-time across a broad range of…
Summer of Creativity $500 grants available for young changemakers
As school lets out for the summer, Youth Service America (YSA) is calling on kids to make this a Summer of Creativity. YSA, through support from Disney |…
Cincinnati Schools launches blended learning AP courses
Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) is launching an Advanced Placement (AP) Blended Learning program, and wireless provider Kajeet will provide students with mobile hotspots to support the district's efforts.…
What should graduates look like in 10 years?
San Francisco’s Vision 2025 tackles technology and early literacy It seems an almost unknowable question: What will — or should ... Read more
Virtual reality STEM program helps special needs students
n a typical day at Lee Mathson Middle School in East San Jose, California, students can explore the inside of a volcano via a three-dimensional, holographic image. The…
4 things every IT department should do this summer
Summer might mean a long respite for students, but not for IT directors. When I was an ed-tech director for several California school districts, I was too busy…
Barracuda announces next-gen firewall, web security integrations
Barracuda Networks recently announced a number of security product integrations intended to help schools protect students. Barracuda has enhanced its next-generation firewall products in an attempt to improve…
Instructure launches Canvas Data
Instructure, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company and creator of the Canvas learning management system (LMS), has released Canvas Data, a hosted data solution providing fully optimized data to K-12…