PreK-12 Market Headlines

New Computer Learning Centers for Special Needs Children Awarded to Local Head Start

IBM —Thursday, December 04, 2008 Washington-area Head Start programs are receiving several IBM KidSmart Young Explorer computer learning centers to help children with disabilities and their classmates learn to use computers together. Read more.

Tulsa Public Schools Gives Students Real-Life Experiences with Handheld Computing Devices

Fourier Systems —Thursday, December 04, 2008 Tulsa Public Schools announces the acquisition of student mobile learning devices for McLain High School of Science & Technology. The district purchased devices from Fourier Systems to provide authentic cross-curricular learning tool. Read more.

ePals and SnagFilms Partner To Premiere Educational Documentaries Online

ePals —Thursday, December 04, 2008 In partnership with SnagFilms, ePals, Inc. is premiering educational documentaries, including National Geographic's Human Footprint, available for the first time online. Read more.

Lightspeed Systems and Eagle Software Combine Student Information Management with School Network Security

Lightspeed Systems Inc. —Wednesday, December 03, 2008 Lightspeed Systems Inc. and Eagle Software have integrated their products so schools can better monitor online user activity and support student safety measures. Read more.

Saywire Named as Social Learning Network for 150,000-member Technology Student Association

Saywire —Monday, December 01, 2008 Saywire and the Technology Student Association (TSA) have announced Saywire as the official online social learning network of choice for one of the nation's largest organization of middle and high school technology students. Read more.

The American Education Corporation Releases New High School Spanish Language Course

American Education Corporation —Monday, December 01, 2008 The American Education Corporation announced that it has released Spanish I A, a new World Language course for the A+nyWhere Learning System courseware program. Read more.

Access to ExploreLearning Gizmos Reaches All-Time Highs During Non-School Hours

Voyager Learning Company —Monday, December 01, 2008 ExploreLearning announced that use of their flagship product, Gizmos, has reached all-time highs during non-school hours. Thirty-nine percent of teacher users access the product on weeknights and weekends, while 23 percent of students using Gizmos work with them outside of class time. Read more.

Georgia Department of Education Approves Scientific Learning Fast ForWord and Reading Assistant Products for Adoption

Scientific Learning Corp. —Monday, December 01, 2008 Scientific Learning Corp. announced that the Georgia Department of Education has selected the Fast ForWord(R) and Reading Assistant(TM) family of products as an approved 2008 K-8 Language Arts/Reading program for Georgia schools and districts. Read more.

Thinkwell Launches Line of Test Preparation Products

Thinkwell —Monday, December 01, 2008 Thinkwell, the leading provider of web-based video instruction, has released new interactive math and science products to prepare high school and college students for their final exams. Read more.

Data Quality Campaign Announces 3-Year Progress; States Make Impressive Gains in Building Longitudinal Education Data Systems

Data Quality Campaign —Sunday, November 30, 2008 Six states have all 10 elements of a comprehensive data system that can track student progress from preschool through college, and 48 states have at least half the elements, according to the third annual report released today by the Data Quality Campaign... Read more.

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