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possible SOLUTIONS, Inc. —Wednesday, November 12, 2008
possible SOLUTIONS, Inc.'s new version of its School Automation Suite, its on-line FileMaker(R) Pro solutions is geared toward K-12 school districts. The software suite supports FileMaker(R) Pro 9, has enhanced programs such as field trip management, discipline report management and custom web publishing. Read more.
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Riverside Publishing —Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Riverside Publishing announced the availability of multi-subject Classroom and Science item banks for Assess2Know quality assessment content. Assess2Know allows school districts to create interim assessment programs that follow their district pacing guide, while being able to measure student mastery of the state standards assessed on end-of-year state assessments. Read more.
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Wright Group/McGraw-Hill —Wednesday, November 12, 2008
The Kentucky Department of Education has selected UCSMP Transition Mathematics and UCSMP Algebra for its state math adoption. The secondary school programs correlate with state standards and offer enriched content, real-world applications to problem solving, and integrated use of technology. Read more.
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Scientific Learning Corporation —Wednesday, November 12, 2008
The Dallas Independent School District has named neuroscience-based reading intervention software from Scientific Learning Corp. to the Dallas Instructional Materials List. The Fast ForWord® language, literacy and reading products, as well as the Reading Assistant™ advanced speech recognition technology were approved for inclusion on the list. Read more.
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GreatSchools —Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Building on its decade-long service of enabling parents to find the right K-12 schools for their children, GreatSchools now gives parents the power to start their children off on the right path sooner by finding the right preschool, providing information on nearly 100,000 preschools nationwide.
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Atomic Learning, Inc. —Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Atomic Learning, award-winning provider of Web-based technology training and support, has announced a free series on Windows MovieMaker2. The series can be accessed free of charge by visiting www.AtomicLearning.com/moviemaker2. Read more.
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MetaMetrics, Inc. —Tuesday, November 11, 2008
The addition of Lexile® measures within the Hampton-Brown Edge program provides educators with a comprehensive approach for determining the reading abilities of high school-level striving readers and English language learners (ELL)... Read more.
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JASON Project —Monday, November 10, 2008
The JASON Project announced today that its upcoming science curriculum unit will focus on energy – one of the 21st century’s most riveting and important issues. Operation: Infinite Potential will place students in the roles of scientists and technologists to explore past, current and future challenges of energy generation, storage and consumption. Read more.
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Learning.com —Monday, November 10, 2008
Learning.com has begun a beta administration for its new 21st century skills assessment that aligns to the “refreshed” 2007 ISTE NETS-S standards, and includes a portfolio assessment. More than 3,000 students nationwide are being assessed with Learning.com’s newest assessment... Read more.
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PLATO Learning —Monday, November 10, 2008
New Mexico’s newest and fastest growing district—has used PLATO® instructional content for credit recovery, secondary intervention and remediation since 2004, achieving significant test proficiency improvement in national percentile rankings. Read more.
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