With $150,000 in new grant funding designated for projects that integrate green-related topics and experiences into the classroom, the NEA Foundation is growing its Learning & Leadership and Student Achievement grants program for individuals and teams of educators. The expansion of the grants program was made possible by unprecedented back-to-back financial commitments from Nickelodeon and Staples Foundation for Learning.
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To help students find inspiration in reading and writing, Cambium Learning Technologies and The Max Warburg Courage Curriculum is inviting middle school students in grades five through eight to take part in the “Courage in My Community” writing contest.
Students are to write a descriptive, personal essay about witnessing courage in their community or family, or about personal acts of courage they have faced, and how that courage has made an impact in their lives.
The winning student will receive a Kurzweil 3000 USB Professional Color software and an Apple iPod Touch. Their school will receive half-day training on The Max Warburg Courage Curriculum, a Kurzweil 3000 Web License Learning Lab Pack with one Professional Color license and four LearnStation licenses (valued at over $3000, and two seats in Cambium Learning Technologies’ Kurzweil 3000 online training course.
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E-learning as a central part of education continuity.
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MILPITAS, CA – September 30, 2009 – AVerMedia® Information, Inc., the leading provider of digital presentation technology, announced today the release of the revolutionary new AVerVision 355AF portable interactive document camera. This mechanical arm display device touts a full 1080p High Definition output and 5 mega pixel camera head for first in class clarity and image quality. The 355AF is also the first document camera to offer one touch video and audio recording directly to a USB flash drive without the need of a computer. At any point, the user can start recording video with audio through the on-board microphone directly to a USB flash drive or SD card for creating podcasts or posting demonstrations for students on a website.
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Moravian College, a small selective liberal arts college in Bethlehem, Pa., has realized an admissions milestone in the face of a down economy and shifting demographics—20% of its freshman class are from historically under-represented groups.
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TeamDynamixHE today announces the formation of the TeamDynamixHE Advisory Council (TAC). The self governed council, which is made up of TeamDynamixHE customers, will serve as the product governance committee for the company, providing insider insights and ideas that will help drive future innovation for TeamDynamixHE’s Web-based project and portfolio management solution.
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When the Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization (TEACH) Act was enacted in 2002, librarians hoped it would clear up copyright exceptions for the digital delivery of content for distance education. In reality, understanding what is permitted under the TEACH Act in combination with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and existing fair-use exceptions has become even more confusing.
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In a recent analysis, Virtual Expert Clinics found more than 90 percent of surveyed educators are uncomfortable having a child with autism in their classroom. With an increasing number of students diagnosed with autism in the school system, districts are struggling to prepare general education teachers and frontline paraprofessionals to educate and care for this growing population. Providing cost-effective training and having autism-focused resources available to general education teachers and staff will help significantly to decrease these expenditures for districts nationwide. There are technologies available that can help districts address these growing concerns.
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The Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) has issued a call for nominations for its prestigious CODiE Awards program. Companies in the digital content, education technology, and software industries are invited to submit nominations for up to 3 of the 77 categories.
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Apparently, BusRadio has reached its last stop: The controversial radio programming this week stopped piping music and advertising to school buses in the Denver area and across the country, reports the Denver Post.
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