May 15,2013
The Answer Pad is an enhanced student response system with an automatic grading tool for quizzes and assessments that supports BYOD
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April 24,2013
Gale, partof CengageLearning, hasannouncedplans tounify its extensive digital humanitiescollections on one platform, creatingan online, curated, primary source andliterary collection.
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April 23,2013
Gaggle has taken root and is growing here at JamesWeldon Johnson College Prep Middle School.
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April 23,2013
Microsoft OfficeStandard2013 andMicrosoft OfficeProfessional2013 are twotools for achieving learninggoals.
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April 23,2013
“Master the Core” is today’sbattle cry and with anarmy of requirementsout there, teachers arealways on the prowl forsome much-neededreinforcements.
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April 23,2013
Britannica School is a new onlineinformation solution designed forclassrooms in grades preK-12 thatprovides multimedia resources forlessons, lesson planning, curriculumsupport, student and teacher research,and homework help.
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April 23,2013
The TI-Nspire iPad app from TexasInstruments (TI) can teach high schoolstudents the most difficult high school mathconcepts using an inviting and engagingformat.
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April 17,2013
These suites enable users to create and share written work, spreadsheets, charts, and electronic slideshows more easily than ever before.
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April 11,2013
Britannica School is a new online information solution designed for classrooms in grades preK-12 that provides multimedia resources for lessons and lesson planning, curriculum support, student and teacher research, and homework help.
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March 31,2013
Gaggle has taken root and is growing here at James Weldon Johnson College Prep Middle School.
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March 28,2013
Edvationupdatedthe PD21professionaldevelopmentsolution thatincludes short, self-paced tutorials to helpteachers build foundational technical skillsin spreadsheet and database applications,word processing, Web 2.0 tools, andmultimedia authoring.
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February 26,2013
Belkin hasreleased aniPad app thatcombines theconvenienceof a documentcamera with thepower of an interactive whiteboard.
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February 25,2013
Observe4success is a Web-basedobservation and evaluationsoftware tool that is primarilygeared for school administratorsto assess teachers and staff.
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February 25,2013
When we launched Gaggle at JamesWeldon Johnson (JWJ), thetiming was not exactly the mostopportune.
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February 21,2013
The Belkin tablet standsare designed with comfort of use andergonomics in mind.
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February 21,2013
Tales2Go brings thousands of audiobooks,stories, and songs from name brandpublishers and storytellers to desktops,laptops, or Apple mobile devices in theclassroom and beyond, with access forAndroid coming soon.
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February 17,2013
Tales2Go brings thousands of audiobooks, stories, and songs from name brand publishers and storytellers to desktop, laptop, and/or Apple mobile devices in the classroom
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February 5,2013
Anthro Corp. (www.anthro.com) has two new tablet charging cabinets available that are ideal for the classroom. The cabinets mount to a wall or countertop.
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February 5,2013
TriCaster 40 is an all-in-one, live production and streaming system that lets you publish live media.
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February 5,2013
With not enough hours in the day to teach, let alone satisfy the Common Core requirements, it’s hard for teachers to keep up with two major demands on their time—taking on more professional development and learning emerging and existing technology.
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February 4,2013
AVer Information (www.aver.com) will introduce their new PL50 platform Visualiser.
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January 30,2013
We deployed it for the students at the beginning of the second nine weeks and almost immediately students were setting up their Social Walls and many of them were experimenting with creating blogs.
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December 28,2012
CTB/McGraw-Hillhas launchedthe Acuity Performance Task System,a performance assessment authoringsystem and item bank, which enablesteachers to evaluate project-based learningacross multiple subjects using researchbasedassessment methods.
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December 27,2012
Check out the latest news and updates from BETT 2013:
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December 21,2012
This high-performance, network-ready projector and interactive pens integrate interactive functionality into one machine without the constraints or expense of an interactive whiteboard.
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December 21,2012
Designed for grades 6-12, the online AC Math program engagestoday’s learners by integrating real-world scenarios and interactivesimulations into standards-based learning.
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December 19,2012
The following winning products were evaluated by a qualified team of educators, whoran each product through a rigorous set of testing criteria.
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December 19,2012
With the AVer Academy Suite, AVer doc cams flawlessly integrate into existing classroom technologies.
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December 14,2012
observe4success is a Web-based observation/evaluation software tool, primarily geared for school administrators to assess teachers and staff.
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October 30,2012
PBS LearningMedia has launched acompilation of election-focused digitalresources for K-12 students. The Election2012 Collection features a student-focusednewscast, highlighting issues from the campaigntrail, a multimedia glossary, interactivedigital games, and lesson plans gearedtowards high school students and teachers.
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October 29,2012
The Quattro3 (Q3) is a high-quality conferencespeakerphone designed to be used in combination with acomputer, tablet, or smartphone.
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October 29,2012
Gaggle is here! With thosewords we launched anew educational tool forour faculty and studentsto use here at JamesWeldon Johnson CollegePreparatory Middle School.
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October 29,2012
With its streamlined interface andmore intuitive search approach,the newest version of netTrekkerSearch makes it easier and fasterfor teachers and students to findand retrieve content specificto interest and grade level.
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October 29,2012
Now!Board is a set of portable tools that work with anyprojector and computer to turn any flat surface into aninteractive whiteboard.
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October 29,2012
Pixorial is a movie editor and hosting service withfriendly options for tweaking, organizing, and sharingclips uploaded from desktops, digital cameras, andWebcams.
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September 27,2012
The Official ACCUPLACER
study app, designed by
the College Board, helps
students prepare for the
ACCUPLACER test
from the convenience of their iPhones.
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September 26,2012
Since 2007, iOS features, apps,
and signature manipulations
through multi-touch gestures have
increasingly appeared in OS X.
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September 26,2012
Students can use the StudyBlue app to search,
create, and study flashcards and notes
with their iPads.
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September 26,2012
The LG Cloud Monitor is an innovative product
that combines a Teradici PCoIP Chipset with
a monitor.
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September 26,2012
Espresso Elementary for Pre-K to grade 5 is a crosscurricular
learning site with a huge library of videos that can
be integrated with interactive activities, games, quizzes, and
a weekly news service, all which can be blended to create
rich lessons based on the Core Curriculum standards.
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September 26,2012
The Splash Math series is a complete
grade-by-grade curriculum.
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September 5,2012
Aerohive has announced the availability of its HiveOS 5.1 and HiveManager 5.1.
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September 5,2012
In addition to other hardware announcements,
HP showcased their four-year-old
product, MagCloud, at ISTE.
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September 5,2012
LiveBook 360 by School Improvement Network is a
multimedia learning experience that combines author
interaction and content updates, webinars, links to Web sites,
video, audio, polls, downloadable content, notes, and forums
with the author’s text.
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September 5,2012
The Lenovo ThinkCentre M92p Tiny is a full-featured mini
PC with an Intel Core vPro processor, integrated graphics,
and a hard drive or SSD, all packed into a durable package
about the size of a classic novel.
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July 26,2012
In addition to other hardware announcements,
HP showcased their four-year-old
product, MagCloud, at ISTE.
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July 25,2012
Certiport is
now offering the
Adobe Certified
Associate
(ACA) exams for the new Adobe Creative
Suite 6 (CS6).
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June 27,2012
Users already familiar with Adobe’s
popular CS applications will find
some welcome improvements in
CS6 Master Collection, including
faster launch times for many of the
applications and added support for
64-bit processors.
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June 27,2012
Vernier’s new LabQuest 2 handheld data collection interface
connects to over 70 optional probes and sensors to support
STEM education and motivate self-directed learning.
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June 27,2012
Don Johnston’s new Snap&Read delivers text-to-speech in a
simple package that installs as a two-button toolbar floating
over any open desktop or laptop application.
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June 27,2012
SMART Notebook, a standards-aligned collaborative learning
tool that operates in conjunction with SMART interactive
whiteboards, has now been updated with many new features that
offer creative and efficient tools for increased interactivity.
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June 27,2012
Blackboard has
updated two of its
popular education
tools.
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May 31,2012
Quality and Effectiveness:
Inspiration Maps for the iPad
allows students and educators to
easily create concept maps and graphic
organizers.
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May 31,2012
Texthelp Systems’ Read&Write 5 GOLD for Mac (R&W
Gold 5) provides robust text-to-speech software designed
to assist children and adults who struggle with reading and
writing.
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May 31,2012
The latest release of Snagit from TechSmith (available
for both Mac and Windows) offers digital “publishers”
a very helpful tool for adding visual impact to electronic
documents.
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May 31,2012
This school year, I have been using and reviewing My Big
Campus from Lightspeed Systems, an online service that
allows schools to create an engaging, collaborative, online
environment.
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May 30,2012
Adobe has released an
update of Revel, the
photography app that
gives people one place
to put all their photos,
which they can access
from the Mac, iPad, and iPhone.
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May 1,2012
Adobe
Photoshop
Touch is now
available for
iPad 2.
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April 27,2012
Epson’s PowerLite 435W
is a short-throw projector
equipped to produce an 80”
image from 2.7 feet away.
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April 27,2012
VizZle Visual Learning is a Webbased
program specifically
designed for students on the
autism spectrum.
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April 27,2012
David Andrade tests Lightspeed’s My Big Campus, an online
service that allows schools to create an engaging, collaborative
online environment.
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March 28,2012
Pearson supported Alleyoop has launched their college readiness network.
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March 27,2012
The recently released icurio is an online K-12
curriculum content service providing 330,000+
digital resources.
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March 27,2012
Teachscape Reflect Live is an
observation management
and reporting system with
which observers can schedule
classroom observations, collect
and organize the observation
data, and then store the data on one secure
platform.
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March 27,2012
Tech & Learning follows Illinois’s Oak Lawn-Hometown
District 123 as they implement Learning.com’s STEM
curriculum in conjunction with the district’s new 1:1
computing initiative.
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March 27,2012
David Andrade tests Lightspeed’s My Big Campus. Read more
about his experience each month at techlearning.com.
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February 29,2012
Absolute
Software has
introduced
theft recovery
services for Android Tablets, via their
Computrace Mobile product.
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February 29,2012
Tech & Learning follows Illinois’s Oak Lawn-Hometown
District 123 as they implement learning.com’s STEM
curriculum in conjunction with the district’s new 1:1
computing initiative.
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February 27,2012
The Anthro Charging Cart
holds 40 devices in four rows
of ten bays.
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February 27,2012
The SMART Response VE interactive
response system is cloud-based software
that enables students to respond to
questions from their Internet-enabled
phones or devices.
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January 31,2012
MyGovernment is an online tool that not only explains the hierarchy
and workings of federal, state, and local governments, but allows anyone
to locate, research, and contact all elected officials.
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January 31,2012
Where can U.S. students with qualified print
disabilities (blind, low vision, a physical
disability like CP or a reading disability like
dyslexia), go to find instructional materials
in alternative, more accessible formats?
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January 31,2012
Last year, Tech & Learning followed the experience of Trenton’s
Village Charter School as they tested Pearson’s Successmaker
and Dell’s desktops.
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January 31,2012
Promethean has also launched its next generation Learner Response System, ActivExpression2.
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January 11,2012
The latest version of Photoshop
elements includes many new
photo-enhancing options and
guided step-by-step tutorials
that automate image editing and
processing.
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January 11,2012
Prentice hall writing coach is a digital grammar and writing program for grades six through 12.
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January 11,2012
Last year, Tech & Learning followed the experience of Trenton’s Village Charter school as they tested (and ultimately purchased) Pearson’s Successmaker and Dell’s desktops.
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January 11,2012
Promethean has launched its first mobile app for the classroom.
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December 19,2011
This system allows users to collaborate with other
schools, go on virtual field trips with a class,
and access new content.
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November 3,2011
With all the talk about assessment these days, it’s even more important
for teachers to be able to know how their students are doing.
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November 3,2011
19Pencils has launched an online
resource to help K–8 teachers
guide their students in finding specific
Web content aligned to the
curriculum.
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September 30,2011
Avatron Software has
released a space-maximizing
app for the iPad and/
or iPhone that gives users an onthe-
spot extension of their Mac or
Windows PC.
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September 29,2011
In talking with network managers at schools across
the country, one thing is clear: Virtualized networks
are the way to go.
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September 27,2011
Texas Instruments Education Technology has
unveiled the color-display TI-Nspire CX handheld.
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September 27,2011
Nuance Communications, makers of the popular Dragon
NaturallySpeaking software, recently released an upgrade
of its flagship OmniPage OCR software for Windows.
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September 27,2011
Apple released its new Mac operating
system (OS X 10.7) last July, integrating
features previously available only in the
company’s mobile iOS operating system.
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September 27,2011
Inspired by the William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
animated short film of the same title, Moonbot’s Fantastic
Flying Books of Morris Lessmore is an interactive storybook
that artfully blends 2D and computer animation techniques
with interactive fun for a whimsical look at reading.
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September 27,2011
Spark! combines the engagement and collaboration
features of social networking sites and the
action of online gaming with the solid reputation
of McGraw-Hill content to “spark” educational success.
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August 31,2011
appMobi has created appFlash, a new Web-based application that converts Adobe Flash Web sites, ads, and apps to native iOS apps.
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August 31,2011
Maybe we’re biased, but the editors of Tech &
Learning think the question of whether or not tablets
as classroom textbook killers is not “if” but “when.”
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August 30,2011
The V300X is a compact, lightweight projector
that displays bright, realistic images
even in less than ideal conditions.
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August 30,2011
It’s likely that any new tablet computer will
be compared to an iPad.
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August 30,2011
Challenge: Douglas County wanted to turn
assessment information into actionable data
that can improve student learning and lead to
stronger professional development for teachers.
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August 30,2011
The SchoolLogic Web-based Student Management System includes the
TeacherLogic Portal (www.schoollogic.com) which features an online
gradebook that lets teachers enter grades, multiple assignments,
daily and period attendance, tasks, and course comments by class or
student.
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August 28,2011
The Acer 10.1-inch tablet runs Windows 7 and includes an additional docking station and keyboard built in as a case.
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August 1,2011
eInstruction has partnered with Ignite! Learning
to enable immediate and automatic scoring on
eInstruction’s CPS student response systems.
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August 1,2011
Roxio Toast 11 is a multipurpose software
application for Macs that burns audio and
data CDs, converts audio files from one
format to another, publishes video clips
online for sharing, and exports video in a
variety of formats for playback on iPad,
iPhone, iPod Apple TV, and Android
devices.
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August 1,2011
The Portégé R830 laptop has a full-voltage 2nd-Generation
Intel Core processor with Intel Hyper-Threading Technology
that enables each processor core to work on two tasks at
once.
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