Technology

3/13/2012

Apple's is reducing the price of the iPad 2 with the release of the new iPad, boosting the company's educational initiatives by making tablets more affordable for schools.

3/13/2012

A 12-year-old Minnesota girl was reduced to tears while school officials and a police officer rummaged through her private Facebook postings after forcing her to surrender her password, an ACLU lawsuit alleges.

3/13/2012

Newton Public Schools recently adopted the innovative learning platform from itslearning, allowing the district to encourage greater collaboration in producing and delivering high-quality, personalized curriculum and learning in a whole new way. 

3/12/2012

Sal Khan is a math, science, and history teacher to millions of students, yet none have ever seen his face.

3/12/2012

AMX announced the immediate availability of the enterprise-scale digital-signage software Inspired Composer 5.4, which simplifies two key tasks: monitoring and managing the digital signage network and creating and managing content.

3/7/2012

Declining property taxes contributed to a $1.3 billion statewide cut to education last year, Republican Gov. Rick Scott’s first year in office.

3/6/2012

Edmodo is a startup looking to disrupt the education industry with its social networking tools for the classroom. 

3/6/2012

Academics’ Choice, which helps consumers find the most effective learning tools, has awarded Super Duper Publications' How? Fun Deck Mobile App its Smart Media Award.

3/6/2012

Hitachi America, Ltd., Digital Media Division, Business Solutions Group announced the introduction of its CP-WX8240 and CP-X8150 3LCD Installation Series projectors, delivering unmatched reliability, quality and flexibility.  

3/6/2012

Fujitsu announced that Charlottesville City (Va.) Schools are completing the rollout of over 2,000 Fujitsu STYLISTIC Q550 tablets, the cornerstone of its digital education initiative. 

3/6/2012

Blackboard Inc. announced a major update for its flagship online learning platform with a new release incorporating a sleek, modern design that marks the platform’s biggest shift in look and feel in years. 

3/5/2012

BenQ America Corp. introduced its new MW860USTi and MP780 ST+ interactive short-throw projectors with ultra-short-throw ratios of 0.37 and 0.49, respectively. 

3/5/2012

Schoology, developers of the free, cloud-­based collaborative learning platform for K12 classrooms, announced a $1 million investment from Cempaka Schools in Malaysia and a partnership to jointly promote increased usage of the Schoology platform in schools throughout Malaysia and Singapore.

3/5/2012

Apex Learning announced new online courses specifically designed around the Common Core State Standards in math and English language arts.  

3/4/2012

Jefferson County (Ky.) Public Schools, serving more than 100,000 students in the greater Louisville market, announced that it has approved eChalk as a software partner for creating School and Teacher Websites. 

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