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Questar Assessment, Inc. —Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Questar Assessment, Inc. has joined the Association of Test Publishers, a non-profit organization that promotes the benefits of tests and assessment tools related to education, while keeping its community of members apprised of new initiatives affecting tests, test qualifications and test disclosure. Read more.
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Consortium for School Networking —Sunday, November 30, 2008
The Consortium for School Networking launched myCoSN - a new online portal available through the CoSN Web site, www.cosn.org - which provides CoSN members with a comprehensive set of research reports, case studies, member bulletins and updates and more. Read more.
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AVerMedia Technologies, Inc. —Thursday, November 20, 2008
AVerMedia(R) Technologies, Inc. announced that the AVerVision CP300 Interactive Document Camera has been awarded the 2008 Education Computing Organization of Ontario (ECOO) Best Technology Product Award. Read more.
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Software & Information Industry Association —Tuesday, November 18, 2008
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) today announced its new Education Division Board of Directors. These newly elected executives from SIIA member companies will help provide the education technology industry with leadership, advocacy and critical market information in the crucial months and years ahead. Read more.
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Association of Educational Publishers —Monday, November 17, 2008
The Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) is pleased to announce it has restructured its annual educational products awards program to better reflect the resources being developed for and used in the 21st Century classroom. Read more.
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International Society for Technology in Education —Saturday, November 15, 2008
Author Liz Kolb says the cell phone doesnít necessarily have to be a purely social device. When used properly, it can be a powerful learning tool, she argues in "Toys to Tools: Connecting Student Cell Phones to Education," a new book published by The International Society for Technology in Education. Read more.
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National Student/Parent Mock Election —Wednesday, November 12, 2008
As the last counts from states trickled in and the final votes were tallied today, more than five million ballots had been cast in the National Student/Parent Mock Election. Senator Barack Obama emerged as the Presidential choice of the nation’s student ‘voters.’ President-elect Obama received 67% of the vote and Senator John McCain 29%. Read more.
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Don Johnston Incorporated —Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Don Johnston has selected two winning schools to receive a Start-to-Finish audio, computer and paperback book collection in the 2008 Building Wings Reader's Theater Contest. The winning entries included a student-produced storybook video from Pomfret Community School, Connecticut and a Web 2.0 wiki from Highland Park Junior High School, Minnesota. Read more.
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Junior Achievement —Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Junior Achievement, the world’s largest nonprofit dedicated to teaching young people work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills, today announced it reached 9,326,748 students globally during the 2007-08 school year—the most in its 89-year history. Read more.
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United States Distance Learning Association —Monday, November 10, 2008
The United States Distance Learning Association will hold the 2008 National Distance Learning Week (NDLW), November 10 -14, 2008. NDLW is an initiative that will generate broader awareness and appreciation for distance learning... Read more.
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