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GitHub Announces Teacher Toolkit, Autograding for GitHub Classroom

By TL Editors published 13 March 20

Today, GitHub announced two new features, the GitHub Teacher Toolkit and autograding for GitHub Classroom.

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ACM and CSTA Announce 2019–20 Cutler-Bell Student Winners

By TL Editors published 12 March 20

The Association for Computing Machinery and the Computer Science Teachers Association announced four high school students were selected for the Cutler-Bell Prize

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VHS Learning Offers Help to Schools Facing School Closures Due to COVID-19

By TL Editors published 12 March 20

VHS Learning (VHS, Inc.), nationwide provider of supplemental e-learning for high school students, announced its support for schools facing closure due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

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Maxell Pro AV Introduces New Compact 3LCD Laser Projectors for Class, Conference Rooms

By TL Editors published 11 March 20

Maxell Pro AV today announced the expansion of its laser projector lineup with the compact, lightweight 3LCD J Series projectors for class and conference room environments.

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Three School Safety Webinars Announced

By TL Editors published 3 March 20

The Federal School Safety Clearinghouse will host a webinar for the school safety community interested in learning more about the tools and resources highlighted on SchoolSafety.gov.

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Follett’s Destiny 17.5 Release Features Key Updates

By TL Editors published 27 February 20

Follett has released Destiny 17.5, featuring enhancements to Destiny Library Manager, Destiny Resource Manager, Destiny Discover, and Collections by Destiny.

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Gale Launches New Online Learning Platform for Public Libraries

By TL Editors published 27 February 20

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Archdiocese of Chicago Adopts Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Diagnostic for Grades K–2

By TL Editors published 27 February 20

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BLOG: The Sustainable Classroom, Projecting a Greener Future

By Sascha Zuger published 26 February 20

Creating a sustainable classroom is certainly a worthy goal. Students are onboard, and tech is ready to help. Here are a few ways to project a greener future for your school.

Vivi Joins the Google for Education Integrated Solutions Initiative

By TL Editors published 26 February 20

The partnership will allow schools to link their Google account with Vivi to access a greater range of media and cloud integrations.

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VHS Learning Announces New Courses for the 2020-21 School Year

By TL Editors published 25 February 20

VHS Learning has announced enhancements to its course catalog for the 2020-21 school year that will expand Advanced Placement®, core, and elective offerings.

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Troxell-CDI Rebrands with New Name, Trox

By TL Editors published 21 February 20

Troxell-CDI is renaming as Trox.

Puget Sound Organizations Partner to Deliver Free Technology Education for Refugees

By TL Editors published 20 February 20

Coding Dojo today announces a partnership with Jewish Family Service and Community Credit Lab to provide free computer programming education for local refugees.

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ENA, CatchOn and Kajeet Expand Partnership

By TL Editors published 19 February 20

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Alex Seeskin, Director of Strategy at the University of Chicago Urban Education Institute, will kick off the conversation at the Tech & Learning Leadership Summit on October.

Tech & Learning October Leadership Summit Keynote Alex Seeskin Explored Personalized Learning

By Tech & Learning Staff last updated 16 February 20

Alex Seeskin, Director of Strategy at the University of Chicago Urban Education Institute, presented UEI's recent report "Using Data to Improve Schools from the Ground Up" to show how data can be used to personalize learning.

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Zenbo, the Social Robot Teaches Cyber Safety

By TL Editors published 14 February 20

A cross-disciplinary collaboration at the University of Delaware has developed a teaching tool to deliver cybersecurity training in classrooms—Zenbo, the social robot.

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Future Ready Schools Launches New Program for School Board Members

By TL Editors last updated 13 February 20

Supported by Konica Minolta, FRS-School Boards is Latest Expansion of All4Ed-Led National Network of 3,400 School Districts.

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NetDragon's Online Education Products Support Online Learning amid No-School Period

By TL Editors published 11 February 20

NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited announces that the Company's online education platform One Stop Learning is introducing a new service plan to provide live-streaming of courses for over 10 million users free of charge.

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