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Microsoft has released a new piece of free software designed to help make PowerPoint more of an interactive tool for classroom learning.
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Adobe has started shipping Creative Suite 5, with major new versions of each of the core applications in the suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, and After Effects. The company has also launched new education programs, resources, and pricing.
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An Idaho middle school is using EETT funds to help bring its special education department into the 21st century. Using the grant money for a technology infusion, planners are looking to make their classrooms more accessible and more interactive to help better engage students and improve overall learning.
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Tacoma Public Schools in Washington has launched a pilot program to test educational gaming for math students.
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Two companies are working together to deliver a WiFi emergency call location service for campuses.
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The Assessment for Learning (A4L) group of Pearson has released Limelight, an application for student assessment in reading, history, social studies, math, science, and technology.
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Microsoft is preparing a security update in June for the IE XSS filter in Internet Explorer 8. The update will address a flaw in IE 8 that could enable cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by hackers.
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Microsoft this week released an updated critical fix for Windows Media Services on Windows 2000 Server.
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Students of the Los Altos Academy of Engineering in Hacienda Heights east of Los Angeles will shortly hold an open house to show off HICE, their one-of-a-kind vehicle with an hydrogen internal combustion engine.
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Desire2Learn is publicly unveiling a major update to its Learning Suite this week, including the Learning Repository and ePortfolio.
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The overall number of Windows security holes has declined in the last year by 8.4 percent to about 2,500 vulnerabilities, according to a new Microsoft report.
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Glynn County School System has deployed a new wireless network at four schools, completing the second in a multi-phase wireless networking rollout district-wide.
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Ed tech developer ProProfs has expanded the capabilities of its free online assessment creation system, Quiz School.
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Intel has unveiled a new reference design for the classmate PC, the company's convertible tablet and netbook designed specifically for education.
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School Specialty, an educational curriculum developer, has announced three new intervention systems designed to address the achievement gap in reading skills among students of grade levels 3 through 12.
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Champions, an educational technology developer, has released Virtual Science Club, a Web-based program designed to help children learn scientific concepts and skills.
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The creation of millenium-spanning archival DVDs is now possible through a partnership between Primera and Millenniata, companies specializing in the manufacture of CD and DVD publishing systems, drives, and discs.
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Federal ed tech funds are increasingly being used to boost teacher effectiveness, scale up successful programs, and increase academic achievement, according to a new report from the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA), a major education technology advocacy group.
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Camden County School District in Georgia has switched to a new set of security programs for its computers to protect against malware such as viruses, spyware, and spam.
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Microsoft and ePals are partnering to expand the collaboration and communications tools available to educators and students through the ePals Global Community, an educational networking platform.
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The idea of not having to purchase, run, and maintain multiple desktop computers in the classroom--yet still be able to accommodate every student with computing power--is attractive for K-12 schools. Some are already experimenting with the process using virtualization, which allows organizations to pool and share IT hardware and software and provides centralized management over technology assets.
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Vulnerabilities in browser-based applications represent the fastest-rising information security flaws anywhere, according to a new report, wich also showed that the United States is once again No. 1 with the most malicious activity on the Internet.
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Microsoft Wednesday announced that SQL Server 2008 R2 has achieved release-to-manufacturing status and will be released in May worldwide.
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While there is quite a lot being written about Web 2.0 tools and how they can increase opportunities for students to engage with content, their peers, and teachers, more must be explored in terms of the skill benefits to students when these tools are used effectively.
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Respondus has added mobile device support to its StudyMate Class software through two enhancements: a free standalone app called StudyMate LMS Edition and new support for mobile browsers within the Web-based StudyMate Class itself.
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Send Word Now, a provider of on-demand emergency notification services, has released Incident Management Service (IMS), which offers incident management and mass notification tools using a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model.
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TechSmith has released Camtasia Relay 2, an update to the company's flagship lecture capture suite. The latest version adds speech to text capabilities for capturing and indexing audio in presentations.
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Sanyo announced Tuesday that it will ship four new wide-format 3LCD projectors designed for use in large conference rooms and lecture halls.
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Sony this week unveiled two high-light-output 3LCD projectors designed for medium to large venues, including classrooms and auditoriums.
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ViewSonic has started shipping its new PJD535, a portable, sub-$800 projector with support for stereoscopic 3D.
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JVC is working with the Denver-based National Park Service Submerged Resources Center (SRC) to create underwater 3D recordings through a partnership with the Advanced Imaging and Visualization Laboratory (AIVL) at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. SRC performs inventory and evaluation of submerged resources, such as shipwrecks, in the National Park System.
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The Siemens Foundation has announced the 20 teachers from throughout the United States who it has selected to participate in the Siemens Teachers as Researchers (STARs) program. The two-week professional development course allows participants work in small groups, in collaboration with scientists from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, to conduct practical research related to current scientific issues.
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Maplesoft has announced the release of Maple T.A. 6, the newest version of its Maple T.A. testing and assessment software.
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Renaissance Learning has released a new intervention program for grades 3 through 12. Accelerated Math for Intervention (AMI) is a research-based math intervention aimed at bridging skills gaps for students struggling in mathematics through practice, targeted intervention, and diagnostic testing.
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Netop has released an upgrade to its MyVision classroom management software. The new version offers mixed platform support, making it conducive to classroom environments that run both Mac OS X and Windows operating systems.
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Texas Instruments has introduced two updates to its high-end TI-Nspire line of graphing calculators, the new TI-Nspire with Touchpad and TI-Nspire CAS with Touchpad.
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Online professional development provider PBS Teacherline has teamed with the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) to offer an online course for K-12 teachers pursuing National Board Certification, an nationally recognized advanced teaching certification.
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Digital resources publisher Shmoop has released online preparation courses for four Advanced Placement exams: English Language, English Literature, U.S. History, and U.S. Government and Politics.
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Heartland Campus Solutions, a manufacturer of products and solutions related to campus I.D. cards, and security solutions provider Ingersoll Rand, maker of Schlage brand credentials and card readers, have announced a partnership aimed at consolidating student access security on college campuses.
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Business software maker SAS, whose initial product was conceived in a university, is seeking to expand its footprint in the education market.
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The Hawaii State Department of Education has entered into a partnership with Discovery Education to provide access to the company's streaming Plus and Discovery Education Science (DES) services to 222 public schools throughout the state.
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A Washington teacher has been using an online simulation program that allows students to experiment liberally with computer design.
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Pano Logic has updated its desktop virtualization system to provide support for Microsoft Windows 7, tighter integration with VMware View VDI management tools, and additional end user controls.
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The Education Division of the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), a trade association for the software and digital content industry, has formed a partnership with edWeb.net, a social networking site specializing in the education community, aimed at reaching the site's members and encouraging them to become involved in the organization in order to raise awareness of current issues and initiatives in education technology.
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Park Ridge/Niles School District 64 (PRNSD) in Park Ridge, IL, is moving to CCC! Core Curriculum Content for its district-wide in-class content
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In an effort to promote science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education in K-12, the National Science Foundation has awarded Dartmouth College a $2.5 million grant to bring together graduate students with middle school teachers.
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A comeback has begun for the global IT tech sector, according to a quarterly economic report released Friday by Forrester Research.
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Google has updated its codebase, adding features to its Google Docs online suite of applications that make them richer and more collaborative.
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Cloud computing and gaming are among the six technologies that will have a major positive impact on K-12 education in the next few years, according to researchers. But education also faces some critical challenges in that timeframe, including challenges that may require fundamental changes to the way we educate in the United States.
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April marks another historic Patch Tuesday with 11 security bulletins being rolled out this week by Microsoft.
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The father of Java is leaving the company following the January acquisition of Sun Microsystems. He joins CEO Jonathan Schwartz, Chairman and co-founder Scott McNealy, Director of Web technologies Tim Bray, and open source evangelist Simon Phipps in departing.
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Apple has updated its entire line of MacBook Pro notebooks, making Intel Core i5 and Core i7 chips standard for 15- and 17-inch models and beefing up graphics capabilities on all models.
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Microsoft has formally launched the shipping version of Silverlight 4. Though announced today, the final Silverlight 4 bits and the Visual Studio 2010 tooling that goes with it won't be available for download until April 15.
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Although Google Apps Education Edition has proved a boon for many districts, some have expressed concern about the security aspects of the free service. One UK school has found a way to address login vulnerabilities with the use of another free service.
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A Washington State man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to 31 counts of criminal activity, most related to a school district data breach. Christopher Berge, now 21, was a student at Mountain View High School in Evergreen Public Schools when he "shoulder surfed"--physically observed--a password used by a district employee.
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A company that sells products to allow communications among school and public safety radio systems has put together a $4 million fund for school pilot programs.
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Cintas, a company that offers document management, first aid and safety, and other products and services, has announced its intention to recycle 400 tons of paper documents in honor of Earth Day through a series of free community "shred" events.
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A company that sells software to help schools teach technology literacy to K-8 students has developed a module specifically focused on teaching Internet safety.
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Axis Communications has released a new round of IP-based video surveillance equipment.
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Fluke Networks has released a handheld device for troubleshooting wireless networks. The AirCheck WiFi Tester lets users verify and troubleshoot 802.11a/b/g/n network availability, connectivity, channel usage, and security settings.
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Mitsubishi is expanding its microportable line of projectors with two new budget models: the EX200U and the EX240U.
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The Robotics Academy at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh has released ROBOTC 2.0, a programming language for robots used in educational environments.
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Adobe has formally unveiled Creative Suite 5, including a a significantly expanded version of Photoshop, with new tools ranging from "Content-Aware" spot healing to paint brushes that can mix and blend with the canvas. We have a first look at some of the major new features coming up in the latest release.
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Adobe has announced the new Creative Suite 5 and, with it, major new versions of each of the core applications in the suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, and After Effects. They include a wide variety of improvements, from enhanced image editing capabilities in Photoshop to new rotoscoping tools in After Effects--not to mention iPhone application development right within Flash.
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Blackboard has updated its learning management system with the release of Blackboard Learn version 9.1.
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The release of the iPad has been hyped like no product since, well, the last new Apple gadget, the industry-transforming iPhone.
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The Virtual High School Global Consortium is migrating its learning management system to the Desire2Learn Learning Environment, affecting about 600 member schools.
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Expect a whopper patch next week, as Microsoft is planning to release 11 fixes in its April security update.
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As part of the federal government's ongoing effort to improve the nation's K-12 education system, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has announced 12 new Teacher Quality Partnership grants.
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For the second consecutive year, East Austin College Prep Academy (EACPA) is the beneficiary of grants from the AMD Foundation to grow the school and improve its technology. The two grants, totaling $243,000, will help fund the addition of a new grade to the school, the doubling of student participation in an innovative game development program, and a new computer laboratory.
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What are 21st century skills? Most of us can rattle off a handful of them: creativity, innovation, media literacy, critical thinking, problem solving. Can we teach these skills? Can we even define all of them? If we can teach them, how do we do it? ANd where can we turn for guidance?
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Microsoft has announced updates to come in Service Pack 1 of Exchange Server 2010, including management and search improvements.
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As we move toward more interactive media, continuous real-time networks and dynamic learning communities, bolder and media-rich exchanges of content, and increased opportunities for self-authoring, the role of the instructor is challenged again. The challenge this time is that facilitation is not enough--the challenge for the future of instruction is that we stand side-by-side with our students and all contribute equally and actively to a learning community.
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced the national winners of its second Kids' Science Challenge, an annual competition open to students in grades 3 through 6 designed to inspire scientific curiosity in young minds.
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With so much technology being thrown at it, the K-12 set has some choices to make this year. Budgets are tight; IT is evolving quickly; and administrators, teachers, and students alike are embracing new tools and software like never before. Balancing these three factors can be a challenge for the most tech-savvy school districts, all of which are being pulled into the technology age at an unprecedented rate.
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A three-judge federal appeals court panel dealt a serious blow Tuesday to the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) authority to regulate broadband Internet service providers (ISPs).
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Elementary and middle school students in Indiana will have an online alternative beginning in the 2010-2011 school year.
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Microsoft has released a new plugin that lets Office users connect directly with the open source learning management system Moodle.
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NASA will stream a new series of professional development Webcasts this month focusing on hands-on learning activities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
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Moodle has released an update to its open source learning management system for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux.
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Moodlerooms has released an update to joule, its learning management system based on the open source Moodle platform. The latest release, version 1.1, expands support for chat and adds new forum features and enhanced administration.
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LanSchool Technologies has developed a free iPad application that allows teachers to manage computer activities in the classroom from Apple's new device.
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Citrix has released versions of its GoToMeeting and Receiver applications for iPad. Both are available now at no charge.
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DyKnow has released an update to its DyKnow Software Suite. The new 5.3 release, which debuted this month, adds new Web 2.0 capabilities and new tools for classroom interaction.
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Atlona Technologies has released an AV switcher that uses two HDMI sources and mirrors one of those sources on up to four HD displays.
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Blackboard has released Mobile Learn for Apple's new iPad. Mobile Learn, which was announced last month, is a new version of the company's flagship learning management system ported for mobile devices, such as Android-based phones, iPhone, iPod, and BlackBerry.
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Microsoft this week joined a coalition to encourage Congress to update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. The Digital Due Process (DDP) coalition wants to ensure that data associated with cloud computing services receive the same level of privacy protections as data stored on PCs in homes.
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Clarkstown Central School District has gone public with its use of a service that allows students, teachers, and administrators to save files in a personal area online and share them with others on the Web.
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A company that made its mark in developing education products for substance abuse and social services, among other topics, has turned its attention to business education for high school students.
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Two school districts in financially parched California are working with Oracle to develop and implement state-mandated data systems using business intelligence software for managing and analyzing individual student data.
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Hyland Software has updated OnBase, its document management workflow application. Version 9.2 includes 850 additions and enhancements, according to the company, including an offline client, mobile workflow for BlackBerry, and workflow integration with Microsoft Outlook.
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School libraries across the country are increasingly fine-tuning and debating the best ways to use Web 2.0 technologies. THE Journal talked with several teacher librarian (TL) enthusiasts about how they incorporate technologies at their schools and what tools they find most useful.
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