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6/20/2012

I recently spoke with Irving (Texas) Independent School District technology coordinators Jerram Froese and Jill Galloway about effective technology classroom integration.

6/20/2012

Wowzers unveiled its flagship product: an adaptive, games-based classroom learning solution for delivering engaging 3rd-5th grade math content.

6/20/2012

Already the largest integrated library of digital books with multimedia supports, myON reader will gain new upper-level titles and books for young readers and preschool students.

6/20/2012

Leading digital distributor OverDrive announced that it will update its popular audiobook download services to include new options for readers to instantly “See Book—Hear Book.”

6/20/2012

Moving decisively to expand the market for affordably priced HD quality video conferencing solutions, Stampede Presentation Products Inc. reduced the list price on three Sony Video Conferencing Systems by as much as 44%.

6/20/2012

The CP-AW2519N features Hitachi’s proprietary StarBoard software and a throw distance of 10 inches from the edge of the projector for an 80-inch diagonal image.

6/20/2012

CITGO Petroleum Corporation and its lubricants blending plant in Atlanta donated more than 1,500 pieces of lab equipment, including workbenches, beakers, flasks and ovens to the City of Atlanta School System.

6/20/2012

Virtual High School Global Consortium announced that the Ramsey N.J. School District has deployed their online learning solution in an effort to prepare students for college.

6/19/2012

Richmond Public Schools announced a major technology upgrade today, one that will make internet access more readily available to every student. But some are asking, is this a wise investment considering the huge budget cuts the school board was forced to make last month?

6/19/2012

In Kitty Taylor's third-grade classroom at Hiawatha Leadership Academy, the pace is quick.

6/19/2012

South Dakota education officials expect to get a waiver this month from the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Law.

6/19/2012

The number of Miami-Dade students taken by school police from campus for an involuntary psychiatric exam has almost exactly doubled in the past five years, according to the district’s records.

6/19/2012

American children do much better identifying the correct answers to simple scientific tasks than using evidence from their experiments to explain those answers.

6/19/2012

The state board of education gave its blessing to a wide ranging set of policy changes on Tuesday, signing off on a new formula for grading the quality of public schools as well as the details of how state officials plan to implement a landmark package of education bills that cleared the state Legislature with the backing of Gov. Bobby Jindal this spring.

6/19/2012

Rhode Island's education commissioner is recommending the closure of a Providence charter high school, citing low math scores and leadership problems.

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