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February 28
- Think twice before limiting screentime
- Blended learning model for TEKS PD
- The Edtech Era
- 5 Bett Takeaways
- Video Reviews
- 5 TCEA Takeaways
- 5 FETC Takeaways
- Video Review: Futuba, Classroom Quiz Game
- 5 Educon Takeaways
- Combined software and services help schools implement mobile learning
- New high-brightness projector offers native 1080p resolution
February 27
- Social platform launches to help parents give kids a head start
- “20/20 Vision” video contest winners announced
- BLOG BITS
- NBS Learn releases new videos in “Science Behind the News” series
- Digital Learning Day Update
- Large capacity DigitalMedia™ Switcher begins shipping
- Learning Profiler (beta) identifies students' learning styles
- From the Classroom: Best Tech Practice Video of the Week - GenYes Mac Repair
- Can Digital Games Engage Students?
- Computing Safety Index
- TOP TWEETS
- Has Videoconferencing Come of Age in Your Classroom?
- finalsite Acquires Silverpoint
- Top 10 Online Stories
- finalsite Acquires Silverpoint
- Solving problems together
- One Laptop per Child Launches One-to-One Project in Charlotte, NC
- Partnership yields staff evaluation resource
- Student Voices : Students share their favorite tools and projects
- Steve Young
- Adaptive Curriculum Launches Digital Age Math & Science Tutoring
- Blackboard Collaborate Launches New IMS LTI and Moodle Integrations
- Higher Ed Horizon Reports
- Contests and Grants
- Meet our Awards of Excellence Judges
- 10 Ways to Use Lucidchart Online Graphic Organizers in the Classroom
- Site We Like
- Join the Tech Forum Livestream Experience
- Vernier introduces new sensors for STEM education
- Free My Big Campus user conference announced
February 26
- March 2013, What’s New
- From the Principal's Office: Inspiration Maps for iPad: Excellent Mapping Solution for the iPad
- Class Tech Tips: Score Rubrics on Your iPad
- Epson Document Camera in the Classroom Contest launched
- CIOProfile
- CIOProfile
- Back Office Business: Edtech in action
- Analysis of Popular School Speed Test Tools Released
February 25
- New led/laser light source projectors introduced
- From the Principal's Office: Ubiquitous
- BYOD: A Work in Progress
- Gaggle Long Review
- Microsoft unveils new Imagine Cup Competitions with focus on women
- Connected Community Contest for rural schools launched
- Video Tutorial: Downloading Google Earth
- Carnegie Speech selects Califone headsets to deliver spoken language lessons
- Five ways to connect with parents using Poll Everywhere
- Moving to the Cloud: Myths and Facts
- PBS KIDS releases new math and literacy apps
- Video creation app for iPad
- Observe4Success
February 24
- Keyboard Apps
- From the Principal's Office: Leading Change Through Edtech
February 22
- From the Principal's Office: Ideas for Establishing & Revising Your School or District's BYOD Policies
February 21
- New Student Reward System Integrated With SIS Software
- Finally! Research-based proof that students use cell phones for LEARNING
- Belkin Tablet Stand and Belkin Tablet Stand with Storage
- New Student Reward System Integrated With SIS Software
- Modern Language Mobile Learning Apps or Tools
- Tales2Go
February 20
- PD 360 Updates Platform
- Manage Mobility Launches New Website
- PD 360 udates professional development platform
- Program Shows Math and English Common Core Standards Implementation
- Wauwatosa District to Launch Statewide Online Program for 2013-2014
- From the Principal's Office: Humanity, Community and Technology in School
February 19
- From the Principal's Office: Ideas for Establishing & Revising Your School or District's BYOD Policies
- From the Principal's Office: Ideas for Establishing & Revising Your School or District's BYOD Policies
- From the Principal's Office: 5 Keys to Effective Social Media Strategy for Schools and School Districts
- Strengthen the home-school connection right from your phone with Cel.ly
- Pilot Programs Narrow Technology Gap for At-Risk Preschool Students
February 18
- Video Product Review: Styluses
- Video Technology Provided to Dozens of K-6 Schools in SW Minnesota
- Class Tech Tips: Rock and Mineral Identifier
- ODYSSEYWARE releases SPARC to support Common Core
- 20+ Free Professional Development Opportunities for 2013
- New Research Report: iPads & Chromebooks in K-12 Schools
- Video Tutorial: Google Earth 5
February 17
- Product review: Tales2Go
February 15
- Draft of Educator Preparation Accreditation Standards Released for Public Comment
- PBS Survey: Teachers embracing digital resources
- PBS Survey: Teachers embracing digital resources
February 14
- Whitepaper: How To Secure Thousands of Devices with One Simple Tool
- 5 ideas to make the most of teacher evaluation
- Handheld microscope connects wirelessly to iPad, Android devices
February 13
- TL News: Henry Thiele on Believing the Unbelievable
- From the Classroom: Best Tech Practice Video of the Week - Skeletal System Paper Slide Video
- Atomic TechCore solution addresses tech components of CCSS
- Brazilian School Adopts Mobile Management System
- Smithsonian Launches Digital Badge Program
- Video: Adaptive online math program offers individualized learning
- Class Tech Tips: Picture Perfect Behavior
- From the Principal's Office: Penultimate - Handwritten Notes App for iPad
- Epson joins newly expanded EPEAT Green Rating System
- Rochester City School District Saves Millions in Software Maintenance Costs
- Smithsonian launches digital badge program
- Thin-client and zero-client cloud display lines introduced
February 12
- Adaptive study tool for college now available to high school students
- Online Community for Blended Math Learning Launched
- New Scanner Provides Scan-to-Cloud Capabilities
- SoftChalk Cloud upgrades e-Learning software
- Report: Cloud computing in schools spurred by personal use
- Report: Cloud computing in schools spurred by personal use
- Springfield Launches Effective Educator Development System
- App Review: The Rooster Who Lost His Voice
- Smartphones over Tablets
- Dobbs Ferry School District Launches Anonymous Alerts Reporting Service
- Companies partner to provide strong security for enterprise BYOD
- California Districts Adopt Web-based Reading Program
February 11
- National STEM Video Game Challenge opens
- Lightweight digital stereo headphone launched
- Solution to combatting lonely, isolated educators: #PLN
- New Tech Network highlighted for innovative use of ed tech
- Gaggle iPad app provides secure sharing
- From the Principal's Office: Learning Math Should be Fun and Engaging
- Video Tutorial: Glogging vs. Blogging
- Great American Presidents’ Sites & Apps
- SIIA Announces New Vision K-20 Website, Launch of 2013 Survey
- Cloud-based backup solution now available
February 10
- 15+ Apps & Activities for Valentine’s Day
- LaunchPad new release debuts
- Four Texas Districts, Schools Select PBS KIDS PLAY!
- Public voting opens for Follett Challenge
- Pocket microscope for classroom lab
- School Improvement Network Collaborates with Pearson
February 8
- iPad App and ergonomic stand for tablet presentations announced
- Keyless security for schools
- From the Principal's Office: Notability - Simple and Easy Way to Take Handwritten Notes on the iPad
- TCEA NEWS: Learning.com Unveils Custom Curriculum Publishing
- Return on Intelligence competition offers prizes for students, teachers and classrooms
- SOPHIA partners with New Classrooms to offer customized learning
- E2020 becomes Edgenuity, launches new interactive platform
February 7
- 8 ways to use social media to connect and coordinate with parents
- Partnership Extends Math Apps to Android
- Online occupational therapy services now available for special needs students
- School Improvement Network Collaborates with Pearson
- Build Your Vocabulary With Web Tools
- New K12 Academic Report Highlights Results in Individualized Learning
- Three new tools expand collaborative learning, integrate with iPads
- Samsung and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Partner to Extend Math Apps to Android
- BETT13 Table of Contents
- Promethean and Microsoft Form Alliance
- TCEA NEWS: Skyward launches custom data tool SkyCoder
February 6
- Class Tech Tips: iPad Project: Resume Builder
- Second annual National Digital Learning Day attracts participants nationwide
- DLN Releases Comprehensive Guide to Blended Learning
- Video Review: Gripcase for the iPad
- Promethean and Microsoft Form Alliance
- “Project 24” Launched to Help Districts Plan for Digital Learning
- BYOD —One Year Later
- Tales2Go Desktop Player Now Includes Accelerated Reader Metadata
- From the Principal's Office: The Lowell Milken Center Discovery Award
- Pinellas County Schools and ASCD Partner to Support Common Core Implementation
- Reflex grants available now until February 28
- Bretford Debuts Library 2.0™ Line of Furniture for Digital Media Centers
- Career Exploration and Job Skills Development Opportunities Provided Through Partnership
February 5
- Free, for-credit online education offered
- Schoolwires Mobile App released
- Global Kids Invention Challenge names winners
- BLOG BITS
- BEING SOCIAL: HOW SOCIAL MEDIA CAN TRANSFORM YOUR SCHOOL CLASSROOMS
- Mobile device security for BYOD deployments announced
- Second annual National Digital Learning Day attracts participants nationwide
- Fort Leavenworth technology program honored by Apple
- McAllen ISD Mobile Initiative Supported by Atomic Learning Training
- T&L Reader Survey: Social Media
- What To Do with Old Textbooks?
- HOW TO IMPLEMENT A GAME-DESIGN PROGRAM IN YOUR SCHOOL
- TriCaster 40
- TOP TWEETS
- Site We Like: Race in the U.S.A.
- Where Do Students Search?
- ALL PLAY AND NO WORK
- CES Highlights
- PD management tools aid districts
- BYOD —One Year Later
- Atomic Learning
- Fifteen schools named as finalists in Samsung’s $1 Million Solve for Tomorrow Contest
- Scholarship Program Now Accepting Nominations
- New core reading program aimed at struggling students
- Google and CDW-G partner to offer Common Core technology solution
- How Does iPad Workflow Fluency Look in Kindergarten
- Grants & Contests
- FLIPPING YOUR FACULTY MEETINGS
- February 2013, What’s New
- The Big Show
- National Crime Prevention Council and AlertID™ partner to make public safety information accessible
- Digital Wish Announces Over 60 New Technology Grants for 2013
- New K-5 Integrated Instructional System
- Editor’s Note: The Perils of Posting
- Top Sites for Educational Games
- New eBook tools benefit U.S. students with print disabilities
- Second annual National Digital Learning Day attracts participants nationwide
- From the Principal’s Office
- Why Wireless?
- Digital Wish Announces Over 60 New Technology Grants for 2013
- Top Online Stories
- EverFi Partners with Digital Learning Day
- From the Principal's Office: EduCon 2.5: Creating the Conditions for Structured Inquiry
February 4
- READY, SET, BETT
- Murrieta Valley USD to Save $23 Million With Twenty Solar Projects
- Minnesota Elementary Boosts Math Scores Despite Low Funding
- Education companies partner to integrate instructional products
- From the Principal's Office: For Teachers on Twitter
- BETT PARTICIPANTS CHAT UP ONLINE
- THE LATEST BETT 2013 EXHIBITOR PRODUCT NEWS
- Video Tutorial: Glogster - Glogging Explained
- Cogmed 3.0 introduced; free trial offered
- Shmoop introduces analytics tool for test prep
- Sony Electronics Launches Tablet Education Program
- TOP TWEETS
- Education companies partner to integrate instructional products
- START THE COUNTDOWN
- Partnership helps educators find jobs
- Partnership helps educators find jobs
- New lesson capture contest launched
February 3
- Research says social media is easier to recall than textbooks
- Free online collaborative community for teachers debuts
- K12 assessment and data management system upgrades
- EarthLink to expand cloud services using enterprise class software
- Digital Learning Day coming February 6th
- Three new lamp-free portable projectors set for spring release
- Web-based infographics creator launched
- Classroom Viewer captures live images from ed tech imaging tools
February 1
- Tech & Learning's Awards of Excellence: Call for Entries!
- Funds For Learning Launches New Website, Offers Free Survival Kits
- Grants for CIPA-compliant content filters to be awarded to school districts
- New interactive table offers accessible learning
- Insight Platform now offers ACT Prep & EOC assessments