Technology Headlines

Discovery Education Sets Date for Third Annual Free, Online Professional Development Event

Discovery Education —Thursday, September 04, 2008 Discovery Education announced today that the third annual streamathon has been scheduled for September 23, 2008, from 9 a.m. EST to 9 p.m. EST. This free, online professional development event is open to educators nationwide... Read more.

NetSmartz® Workshop Launches Back-To-School Safety Campaign

NetSmartz® Workshop —Wednesday, September 03, 2008 NetSmartz® Workshop, an Internet safety program of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC), has launched a back-to-school campaign to raise awareness of the importance of Internet and real-world safety. Read more.

Global Kids' Groundbreaking Second Life Curriculum Featured at Virtual Worlds Conference in Los Angeles

Global Kids, Inc. —Tuesday, September 02, 2008 Global Kids' Online Leadership Director Barry Joseph spoke at the Virtual Worlds Conference and Expo held at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Joseph showcased the launch of Global Kids Second Life Curriculum -- the most significant resource in 2008 for those educators interested in incorporating virtual worlds into their classrooms. Read more.

eTouchBook Evaluation Package Now Available; Publishers, OEMs, and Qualified Parties Are Invited To Evaluate an eTouchBook Suite at No Cost

Somatic Digital, LLC —Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Somatic Digital, a developer of innovative technology-based products for publishers, announced the availability of a prototype eTouchBook Suite™ evaluation package. The eTouchBook Suite provides publishers with the ability to create new products. Read more.

Innovation First, Inc. and Autodesk, Inc. Release New Robotics Curriculum To Inspire Technology Leaders of Tomorrow

Autodesk, Inc. —Wednesday, August 27, 2008 To spur greater interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in schools across the globe, Innovation First, Inc. and Autodesk, Inc. have released a new curriculum that is now included in the popular VEX Robotics Design System Classroom Lab Kits. Read more.

AverMedia® Launches New Interactive 1080p HD Visual Presenter

AVerMedia® Technologies, Inc. —Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Live, clear visual images can be viewed and controlled throughout a school campus, office setting, medical facility, and more. The ability to display documents, 3-D objects, microscopic images, and more through virtually any multimedia projector, monitor or TV greatly enhances visual learning... Read more.

New Game Elevation Takes VEX Robotics Competition to the Next Level

Innovation First, Inc. —Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Dedicated to taking robotics competitions to the next level, VEX Robotics announces Elevation, a new game designed for middle and high school students interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Read more.

The Future Is Already Here: Professional Development for Educators Comes to the 3D Web

United Star Distance Learning Consortium —Saturday, August 16, 2008 USDLC announces a new professional development series called The Future Is Already Here - Teachers Who Are Bringing the Future to Their Classrooms. The series will feature interactive sessions in the Second Life virtual environment with outstanding classroom teachers ... Read more.

'Canvastic' Version 3.5 for Macintosh and Windows Ships; Finally, A Tool Not A Toy!

Canvastic LLC —Thursday, August 14, 2008 Canvastic LLC announces the update of their Macintosh and Windows software product, Canvastic, an integrated writing, graphics and publishing tool for students in grades K-8 to version 3.5. Read more.

EBSCO Publishing and NewsBank Form Integrated Search Partnership

EBSCO Publishing —Thursday, August 14, 2008 Customers subscribing to databases from EBSCOhost® and NewsBank will be able to easily link to NewsBank results using the EBSCOhost interface based on an agreement between the two companies. Read more.

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