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NECC 2009: Instruction, Assessment, and Collaboration

September 29, 2009July 11, 2009 by ESchool News

American Education Corp., publisher of the A+nyWhere Learning System, announced that it has released Spanish I B, a new world ... Read more

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NECC 2009: Instruction, Assessment, and Collaboration (continued)

December 2, 2009July 11, 2009 by ESchool News

McGraw-Hill Education announced CINCH Mathematics, a teacher-led digital math program for grades K-6. CINCH Mathematics uses interactive whiteboard technology and ... Read more

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NECC 2009: School, Data, and Network Administration

December 2, 2009July 11, 2009 by ESchool News

Aerva demonstrated its Presto digital signage software. Both Presto and AerWave (for larger enterprises) are web-based applications for managing digital ... Read more

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NECC 2009: Professional Development and Consulting

December 2, 2009July 11, 2009 by ESchool News

Adobe Systems announced that it will partner with Knowledge Network Solutions (KNS) to offer professional development courses for K-12 and ... Read more

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ED OKs proctors, secure logins for online tests

July 21, 2009July 10, 2009 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Web-based college programs won't have to buy pricey monitoring gadgets like cameras and fingerprint or eye scanners to satisfy the requirements of a section in the recently reauthorized…

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Open-source tool to boost STEM graduates

November 5, 2013July 9, 2009 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

State education officials have a new tool to help them predict which investments will pay dividends as they try to boost the number of college graduates who major…

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NCTI funds research on assistive technologies

September 29, 2009July 7, 2009 by By Maya T. Prabhu, Assistant Editor

A handful of research projects now under way will gauge the effectiveness of new learning and assistive technologies for students with disabilities, such as a non-visual web browser…

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Dismissal in MySpace suicide case could spark new cyber-bullying crackdown

July 6, 2009 by ESchool News

A federal judge's recent decision to dismiss charges against Lori Drew in the "MySpace suicide" case is already fueling an attempt to enact a new federal cyber-bullying law,…

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ED to fund unified student data systems

December 15, 2009July 6, 2009 by By Laura Devaney, Senior Editor

Backed by a strong and unprecedented federal investment in education, the Obama administration has identified multiple objectives intended to help revamp the nation's education system--and a persistent use…

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Cyber-bullying conviction could be tossed

September 29, 2009July 3, 2009 by From staff and wire reports

A federal judge on July 2 tentatively threw out the convictions of a Missouri mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl…

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Clicks vs. Bricks

December 2, 2009July 2, 2009 by ESchool News

Experts debate the relevancy of brick-and-mortar schools in an internet-connected world at the 2009 National Educational Computing Conference in Washington, D.C.

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Pa., Maine faced with ed-tech budget woes

September 29, 2009July 2, 2009 by By Laura Devaney, Senior Editor

Two states are taking very different approaches when it comes to managing spending cuts and sustaining education technology budgets. In Pennsylvania, Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell has proposed cutting…

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New ed-tech standards for administrators

July 1, 2009 by ESchool News

The International Society for Technology in Education has released an updated version of its ed-tech standards for school leaders.

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Study: Students want more online learning

March 21, 2011July 1, 2009 by From staff and wire reports

Despite a growing interest in online learning among students, the availability of online classes in K-12 schools and districts hasn't kept pace with the demand, according to a…

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A lesson in design: High-performance schools are the future

June 30, 2009 by John Francona

Of all the trends that the K-12 market has experienced, there is one that we believe is here to stay and will guide the future of education: the…

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Meaningful Learning Environments

June 30, 2009 by ESchool News

Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell explains what educators can learn from the rock band Fleetwood Mac about creating meaningful learning environments.

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Blind phone hacker gets 11-year sentence

June 30, 2009 by ESchool News

A blind Boston-area teenager was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison June 26 for hacking into the telephone network and harassing the Verizon investigator who was…

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Audits frustrate e-Rate applicants

June 30, 2009 by From staff and wire reports

Opinions about the management of the federal e-Rate program have improved over the last year, a new survey suggests. But applicants continue to be frustrated by audits, and…

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Project seeks to measure ed tech’s value

September 29, 2009June 29, 2009 by By Laura Devaney, Senior Editor

An ambitious new research project aims to revolutionize education by showing that well-implemented technology initiatives can save states money after an initial investment. Key words: school technology implementation,…

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LEDs light up InfoComm 2009

November 5, 2013June 29, 2009 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

School administrators, teachers, and professors were among thousands at the InfoComm audio-video conference in Orlando June 15-19, where technology vendors unveiled the latest in digital signage hardware and…

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Rendell: Science, math pros needed to teach school

June 26, 2009 by ESchool News

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell is asking the state Legislature to create a "fast track" into the teaching ranks for technology and engineering professionals, reports the Associated Press.

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Education Change.org videos

June 25, 2009 by ESchool News

William Farren, an advocate of education reform focusing on well-being and the elephant in the edu-living room called environmental stewardship, produced "Did You Ever Wonder?" as a response…

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The Jewish Heritage Video Collection for the Classroom

June 25, 2009 by ESchool News

The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (www.sfjff.org) launched the largest and most comprehensive online resource for Jewish film in the world. The New Media Initiative (backed by Steven…

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Cheaper eBook reader challenges Kindle

June 25, 2009 by By Maya T. Prabhu, Assistant Editor

With the popularity of electronic reading devices on the rise, and a handful of colleges set to pilot Amazon.com's Kindle DX this fall, a new eBook reading device…

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Feds simplify financial aid form

June 25, 2009 by From staff and wire reports

The Obama administration on June 24 announced its first steps toward making it easier to apply for federal college aid, and technology is playing a key role in…

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Kids cheating with tech, but are schools cheating kids?

June 24, 2009 by ESchool News

The results of a survey suggesting that 35 percent of middle and high school students with cell phones have used them to cheat at school is indeed alarming,…

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Carnegie Corporation: ‘Do school differently’

September 29, 2009June 24, 2009 by By Laura Devaney, Senior Editor

Urging the nation to "do school differently," a new report recommends a set of concrete actions for federal, state, and local education leaders to take to transform math…

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Former college QB battles video game maker

June 24, 2009 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

A former college quarterback is suing video game company EA Sports and the NCAA for using his image in a popular video game without his consent in a…

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Court affirms reimbursement for special education

June 23, 2009 by ESchool News

In a decision that could help disabled students obtain needed services yet cost public school districts millions of dollars, the Supreme Court ruled on June 22 that parents…

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21st-century skills movement grows

January 4, 2010June 22, 2009 by By Laura Devaney, Senior Editor

Illinois, Louisiana, and Nevada have become the latest states to join the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21), a national effort to integrate 21st-century skills into teaching and…

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Staples taps Facebook to help young customers give back

June 19, 2009 by ESchool News

A new social marketing campaign from Staples aims not only to drive young people to stores, but also to help them lend a hand to poorer students, ClickZ…

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Duncan to states: Don’t slash school funding

June 19, 2009 by From staff and wire reports

The Obama administration on June 18 warned states that it might withhold millions of dollars in federal stimulus funding if they use the money to plug budget holes…

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Schools suffer despite stimulus funding

September 29, 2009June 17, 2009 by From staff and wire reports

The nearly $100 billion for education in the federal stimulus package is helping school districts staunch the bleeding as the recession gashes their operating budgets. But though state…

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Duncan: Students, not banks, on ED’s agenda

September 29, 2009June 13, 2009 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

U.S. Education (ED) Secretary Arne Duncan told eCampus News on June 12 he will work with private lending companies as the Obama Administration pushes for a direct federal…

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Duncan: Use tech to leverage change

April 22, 2011June 13, 2009 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

To avoid being caught short when stimulus money runs out, school officials should use the short-term federal funding to upgrade technology and improve the tracking of student data,…

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Schwarzenegger: Printed texts are old school

September 29, 2009June 12, 2009 by From staff and wire reports

In the state that gave the world Facebook, Google, and the iPod, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says forcing California's students to rely on printed textbooks is so yesterday. Key…

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WHO: Swine flu pandemic has begun

December 14, 2009June 11, 2009 by From staff and wire reports

The World Health Organization told its member nations it was declaring a swine flu pandemic on June 11--the first global flu epidemic in 41 years--as infections climbed in…

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Increasing class time fraught with controversy

September 29, 2009June 11, 2009 by By Maya T. Prabhu, Assistant Editor

In the months since Education Secretary Arne Duncan was confirmed by the Senate he has said repeatedly he believes American schoolchildren need to be in class longer if…

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Ed-tech leaders brace for smaller budgets

September 29, 2009June 10, 2009 by By Laura Devaney, Senior Editor

The majority of ed-tech leaders said they expect their school technology budgets for the 2009-10 school year to decrease at least somewhat, if not substantially, despite available funding…

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Online tutoring program enhances students’ skills

September 29, 2009June 8, 2009 by From staff and wire reports

In 2006, the Buena Vista School District in Saginaw, Mich., had a population of middle school students who were struggling in math and English and needed summer school…

American Education Corp., publisher of the A+nyWhere Learning System, announced that it has released Spanish I B, a new world ... Read more

McGraw-Hill Education announced CINCH Mathematics, a teacher-led digital math program for grades K-6. CINCH Mathematics uses interactive whiteboard technology and ... Read more

Aerva demonstrated its Presto digital signage software. Both Presto and AerWave (for larger enterprises) are web-based applications for managing digital ... Read more

Adobe Systems announced that it will partner with Knowledge Network Solutions (KNS) to offer professional development courses for K-12 and ... Read more

Web-based college programs won't have to buy pricey monitoring gadgets like cameras and fingerprint or eye scanners to satisfy the requirements of a section in the recently reauthorized…

State education officials have a new tool to help them predict which investments will pay dividends as they try to boost the number of college graduates who major…

A handful of research projects now under way will gauge the effectiveness of new learning and assistive technologies for students with disabilities, such as a non-visual web browser…

A federal judge's recent decision to dismiss charges against Lori Drew in the "MySpace suicide" case is already fueling an attempt to enact a new federal cyber-bullying law,…

Backed by a strong and unprecedented federal investment in education, the Obama administration has identified multiple objectives intended to help revamp the nation's education system--and a persistent use…

A federal judge on July 2 tentatively threw out the convictions of a Missouri mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl…

Experts debate the relevancy of brick-and-mortar schools in an internet-connected world at the 2009 National Educational Computing Conference in Washington, D.C.

Two states are taking very different approaches when it comes to managing spending cuts and sustaining education technology budgets. In Pennsylvania, Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell has proposed cutting…

The International Society for Technology in Education has released an updated version of its ed-tech standards for school leaders.

Despite a growing interest in online learning among students, the availability of online classes in K-12 schools and districts hasn't kept pace with the demand, according to a…

Of all the trends that the K-12 market has experienced, there is one that we believe is here to stay and will guide the future of education: the…

Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell explains what educators can learn from the rock band Fleetwood Mac about creating meaningful learning environments.

A blind Boston-area teenager was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison June 26 for hacking into the telephone network and harassing the Verizon investigator who was…

Opinions about the management of the federal e-Rate program have improved over the last year, a new survey suggests. But applicants continue to be frustrated by audits, and…

An ambitious new research project aims to revolutionize education by showing that well-implemented technology initiatives can save states money after an initial investment. Key words: school technology implementation,…

School administrators, teachers, and professors were among thousands at the InfoComm audio-video conference in Orlando June 15-19, where technology vendors unveiled the latest in digital signage hardware and…

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell is asking the state Legislature to create a "fast track" into the teaching ranks for technology and engineering professionals, reports the Associated Press.

William Farren, an advocate of education reform focusing on well-being and the elephant in the edu-living room called environmental stewardship, produced "Did You Ever Wonder?" as a response…

The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (www.sfjff.org) launched the largest and most comprehensive online resource for Jewish film in the world. The New Media Initiative (backed by Steven…

With the popularity of electronic reading devices on the rise, and a handful of colleges set to pilot Amazon.com's Kindle DX this fall, a new eBook reading device…

The Obama administration on June 24 announced its first steps toward making it easier to apply for federal college aid, and technology is playing a key role in…

The results of a survey suggesting that 35 percent of middle and high school students with cell phones have used them to cheat at school is indeed alarming,…

Urging the nation to "do school differently," a new report recommends a set of concrete actions for federal, state, and local education leaders to take to transform math…

A former college quarterback is suing video game company EA Sports and the NCAA for using his image in a popular video game without his consent in a…

In a decision that could help disabled students obtain needed services yet cost public school districts millions of dollars, the Supreme Court ruled on June 22 that parents…

Illinois, Louisiana, and Nevada have become the latest states to join the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21), a national effort to integrate 21st-century skills into teaching and…

A new social marketing campaign from Staples aims not only to drive young people to stores, but also to help them lend a hand to poorer students, ClickZ…

The Obama administration on June 18 warned states that it might withhold millions of dollars in federal stimulus funding if they use the money to plug budget holes…

The nearly $100 billion for education in the federal stimulus package is helping school districts staunch the bleeding as the recession gashes their operating budgets. But though state…

U.S. Education (ED) Secretary Arne Duncan told eCampus News on June 12 he will work with private lending companies as the Obama Administration pushes for a direct federal…

To avoid being caught short when stimulus money runs out, school officials should use the short-term federal funding to upgrade technology and improve the tracking of student data,…

In the state that gave the world Facebook, Google, and the iPod, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says forcing California's students to rely on printed textbooks is so yesterday. Key…

The World Health Organization told its member nations it was declaring a swine flu pandemic on June 11--the first global flu epidemic in 41 years--as infections climbed in…

In the months since Education Secretary Arne Duncan was confirmed by the Senate he has said repeatedly he believes American schoolchildren need to be in class longer if…

The majority of ed-tech leaders said they expect their school technology budgets for the 2009-10 school year to decrease at least somewhat, if not substantially, despite available funding…

In 2006, the Buena Vista School District in Saginaw, Mich., had a population of middle school students who were struggling in math and English and needed summer school…

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