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• September 14, 2011
• 18:25

  Free Online Course System Expands to 6 Languages

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  Blackboard has released an upgrade to CourseSites, a free online course system, which includes support for six languages, and other new features.
• 17:32

  Teachscape, ETS Launch Teacher Observation Training System

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  Teachscape and Educational Testing Service (ETS) have partnered to create the Framework for Teaching Proficiency System, an online service for training and testing teacher observers.
• 16:28

  Engaging Students with Twitter

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  On any given school day you can find Enrique Legaspi's eighth grade history and leadership class at Hollenbeck Middle School in Los Angeles using Twitter to learn more about the events of World War I, collect and share information about the women's suffrage movement, and round up information about university-level programs.
• 14:20

  NetApp Accepting Applications for Free Storage Systems

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  As part of its Education Donation Program, launched this month, NetApp will donate approximately 1,800 NetApp FAS3100 storage systems to education organizations throughout the United States.
• 11:54

  University Develops Tool To Help with K-12 Writing Assessments

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  The University of Kansas has created an online system that helps students learn the writing process and lets teachers evaluate, score, and offer feedback.
• 11:22

  Panopto Focus 4.0 Gets Moodle 2.0 Integration

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  Panopto has released a new version of its Web-based rich media video lecture capture and library platforms.
• 11:19

  Virginia Schools Adding Notifications to Counselor Toolkit

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  A Virginia district has joined several others in the state in adopting a Web-based program for helping students and families in its five high schools research career and college options.
• 3:00

  Ultrabooks Set To Ship by Year's End

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  Major hardware manufacturers have started previewing the first generation of light, ultra-thin notebooks based on Intel's Ultrabook specification that will begin shipping by the end of this year. But Intel is already looking forward to the future. The company this week revealed that next year's Ultrabooks will be built around the third generation of its Core processors.
• September 13, 2011
• 18:28

  Lync Coming to Mac in October

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  Microsoft Lync for Mac 2011 will be released in October. It's compatible with Lync Server 2010, which lets teachers and students use instant-messaging, video, audio, and Web conferencing to communicate across multiple platforms.
• 14:58

  Big Changes Coming in Windows 8

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  At the 2011 Build conference taking place this week in Anaheim, CA, Microsoft provided the deepest view yet of what looks like a radical departure from past desktop OS designs.