Month: June 2015
Annual Summer Reading Challenge launches
myON is kicking off its 4th annual summer reading challenge, designed to support educators in keeping kids engaged in reading over the summer. Leveraging the American Library Association…
Ohio districts move to gigabit broadband
Fifteen K-12 school districts in Ohio will receive ultra-fast Gigabit broadband speeds in an effort to personalize instruction for students. The announcement comes from ADTRAN's Enabling Communities, Connecting…
Course provider giving away 3D printers to schools signing up for Maker class
A provider of STEAM-related courses is offering a 3D printer to schools that sing up for its Global Inventors after-school course, where students in grades K-9 learn about…
To curb cyberbullies, this district will monitor students’ social media
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Webinar explores new approach to understanding Autism
The Uniquely Human approach seeks to learn more about individuals with Autism in an attempt to find out why certain behavior might be occurring. It is the subject…
Barracuda, Aerohive work to integrate tighter wireless security
Barracuda and Aerohive announced the availability of products that automate communication of wireless security policies between devices to reduce costs and improve efficiencies for customers. The mobile landscape…
International Minecraft competition launches for students
The first in a series of competitive international "builder" tournaments, students and schools from around the world will square off in Minecraft.
App of the Week: Skaffl
Ed. note: App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense Education, which helps ... Read more
To put tech into any lesson, start with the lesson
One simple way of understanding our ed-tech pedagogical theory is that we don’t want computing devices to just become replacements for notebooks and textbooks. We want them to…
District launching free pre-K literacy tool
Manassas City Public Schools (MCPS) in Virginia is launching a new approach to early learning that will increase literacy for all 4 year olds in Manassas City by…