June 28,2011
LanSchool Technologies made several announcements today at ISTE 2011 LanSchool Tech Console, the new management console for use by Tech Coordinators.
FSR, manufacturer of audio and video switching, control products, and connectivity boxes, showcased their affordable Flex-LT self-contained room control system, and their dual-rated ceiling boxes at InfoComm 2011.
Crestron has announced the release of FreeSpeech™, a budget-friendly wireless microphone system that enables teachers to move about the classroom and be heard clearly from anywhere in the room.
Atomic Learning and School Improvement Network announce a collaboration to provide shared resources to educators. With the release of Atomic Learning’s new Effective Online Teaching and Learning spotlight program and PD 360’s Technology Pedagogy training, the companies have come together
Atomic Learning users can now find a collection of existing training specifically related to effective online teaching and learning in one location through a new series of spotlights on technology professional development topics. Through the effective online teaching and learning
Brainchild (http www.brainchild.com) is offering new professional development options to K 12 schools implementing Kineo® tablet based learning solutions. Kineo—introduced to the K 12 market in February 2011—is created exclusively for education and is also designed to work with Achiever Brainchild’s standards
netTrekker (http://www.netTrekker.com/) has teamed up with SAS Curriculum Pathways to provide an extensive, integrated library of resources to support teachers in lesson planning and personalized instruction
PolyVision (http://www.polyvision.com) has partnered with education software providers Conceptua® Math, Britannica® Digital Learning and SkillsTutor™. The companies have teamed up to help educators better integrate interactive technology into the classroom.
Nearly 80,000 elementary and middle school students across several states will be using the interactive Discovery Education Science Techbook in their classrooms this fall instead of traditional textbooks.
The explosion of iPads and Android-powered tablets introduce new opportunities- as well as challenges- for mobile devices in schools.