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CDW-G, Discovery Ed sweepstakes splits $90K in tech between two schools
North Miami Beach Senior High School and Irmo Middle School International Academic Magnet won the 12th annual Win a Wireless Lab Sweepstakes.
By Allie Gross • Oct. 30, 2014 -
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Blackboard debuts Grader app
The iOS tablet app allows educators to track, sort, and grade student assignments and offer multimedia feedback.
By Keith Button • Oct. 30, 2014 -
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TrendlineSchool Safety and Security
Safety and security has been a growing concern for school districts, with shootings continuing to rise amid concerns over how to best prevent and respond to them.
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Apple ConnectED commitment will give $100M to 114 schools
The grants will provide schools in 29 states with, in part, an iPad for every student, an iPad and Mac for every teacher and administrator, and an Apple TV for every classroom.
By Allie Gross • Oct. 28, 2014 -
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11 startups recognized at Kaplan EdTech Accelerator Demo Day
The startups, which completed a three-month program with the accelerator, pitched their ideas for improving education to an audience of investors and education leaders.
By Allie Gross • Oct. 27, 2014 -
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Gates, UNC scandal, and EdCast: The week's most read education news
Get caught up on the latest details of UNC's cheating scandal and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 24, 2014 -
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5 resources to get students coding
As computer science skills increase in popularity, so too does the influx of tools for teaching it.
By Allie Gross • Oct. 22, 2014 -
Sesame Workshop explores teaching preschool literacy with speech tech
The non-profit behind Sesame Street has partnered with ToyTalk to research the use of speech recognition technology in literacy lessons.
By Allie Gross • Oct. 22, 2014 -
Netop unveils classroom workflow app
Vision ME aims to simplify and improve the work of teachers in iPad-friendly classrooms.
By Allie Gross • Oct. 21, 2014 -
Time for Kids comes to the classroom
The app brings together multimedia content and current events for K-6 classrooms.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 21, 2014 -
New Orleans charter auctions computers containing student data
At least two computers from the now-defunct school were sold by the Louisiana Property Assistance Agency with the data intact.
By Allie Gross • Oct. 21, 2014 -
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10 ed organizations receiving Gates Foundation funding
Several organizations and think tanks with interests across the board have received funding from Gates, and a few of them might surprise you.
By Allie Gross • Oct. 20, 2014 -
Ex-NYC official in hot water over $420K ed tech deal
The city has a one-year, $420,750 contract with New Classrooms, a nonprofit launched by former official Joel Rose.
By Allie Gross • Oct. 20, 2014 -
Sustainability, MOOCs, and secret societies: The week's most read education news
Get caught up on upgrades to Google Classroom and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 17, 2014 -
Dinner raises $1.15M for Silicon Valley Ed Foundation
Funds raised go towards foundation programing and supporting STEM education within Santa Clara County's 32 public school districts.
By Allie Gross • Oct. 17, 2014 -
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8 articles that break down today's top K-12 policy issues
Wrapping your head around the Common Core, charter schools, high-stakes testing, and student data use can take some work, but a plethora of coverage makes it easier.
By Allie Gross • Oct. 16, 2014 -
Google announces upgrades to Classroom
The two-month-old LMS can now be synced to Google Groups.
By Allie Gross • Oct. 16, 2014 -
Santillana deal strengthens Knewton's presence in Latin America and Spain
Latin America's most prominent K-12 publisher will spread the company's adaptive learning tools to Spanish and Portuguese speakers.
By Allie Gross • Oct. 16, 2014 -
Utah's UPSTART online preschool program partners with CenturyLink
The collaboration will cut the program's costs for providing Internet service to low-income families, allowing it to enroll more kids.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 15, 2014 -
Microsoft announces LMS app for Office 365
Google isn't the only tech giant expanding into the learning management system market.
By Allie Gross • Oct. 8, 2014 -
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Microsoft, Amplify, others sign student data privacy pledge
Not among the signatories: Google, Apple, and Pearson.
By Allie Gross • Oct. 8, 2014 -
Edmentum receives four EDDIE Awards
The online learning company's Plato Courseware, Study Island, EducationCity, and Edmentum Assessments solutions each won an award from The ComputEd Gazette.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 7, 2014 -
Ripple News founder: Video shouldn't be written off in education
Jonas Jonsson argues that entertainment mediums shouldn't be cast aside just because they're fun.
By Allie Gross • Oct. 7, 2014 -
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Can edX's MOOCs better prepare high school students for college?
The nonprofit massive open online course provider is offering 27 courses to help reduce the need for higher ed remediation.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 6, 2014 -
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Educause, Google, and Unizin: The week's most read education news
Get caught up on the three newest members of Unizin's consorteum of institutions and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 3, 2014 -
Carnegie Mellon awarded $5M to study the science of ed
The National Science Foundation grant will be used over the next five years to create the LearnSphere platform.
By Allie Gross • Oct. 1, 2014
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