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Harman’s Soundcraft Si Performer 3 helps educate Seven Lakes High School’s theatre department

Submitted by Lauren Williams on Tue, 05/28/2013 - 2:56pm
Seven Lakes High School has one of the most prestigious theatre programs in the Houston, Texas region, while its Performing Arts Center (PAC) plays host to several school and out-of-house productions each year. The school recently purchased a HARMAN Soundcraft Si Performer 3 digital console for its educational theatre performances and technical theatre classes.
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PBS LearningMedia expands to offer more than 30,000 free, digital resources for educators

Submitted by Lauren Williams on Tue, 05/28/2013 - 2:51pm
The new resources address nationwide curriculum gaps in digital media and bolster the service’s offerings in math, science, English/language arts, social studies and the arts.
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ClassLink LaunchPad wins SIIA CODiE Award for best cloud application

Submitted by Lauren Williams on Thu, 05/23/2013 - 9:49pm
LaunchPad™ iOS & Touch Apps deliver a personal cloud desktop to your tablet or handheld. Access from these mobile devices allows schools to provide the same learning experience to all students regardless of device type. Whether using an Android, Apple or Windows mobile device, students have fast and easy access to all their school resources.
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Transforming data to information in service of learning

Submitted by Lauren Williams on Thu, 05/23/2013 - 9:45pm
School reform and improvement efforts require an information technology infrastructure in service of learning and student success. Yet, digital learning tools and services can frustrate educators.
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AAP, AEP to merge

Submitted by Lauren Williams on Thu, 05/23/2013 - 9:41pm
The school division of the Association of American Publishers has agreed to merge with the Association of Educational Publishers, a move that unites two of the largest organizations that deal with publishing for the K-12 market.
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Alabama students have school choice options

Submitted by Lauren Williams on Thu, 05/23/2013 - 9:39pm
The American Federation for Children, the nation’s voice for educational choice, today applauded the Alabama House and Senate for ensuring thousands of Alabama families will have the opportunity to attend the school of their choice.
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ISTE 2013 Awards honor education leaders for leveraging technology to transform learning

Submitted by Lauren Williams on Thu, 05/23/2013 - 3:38pm

The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE®) announced the outstanding education leaders that will be honored at the world’s premier educational technology event, ISTE 2013, in San Antonio, June 23-26.

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Med Sled releases top crisis management tips for schools

Submitted by Lauren Williams on Thu, 05/23/2013 - 3:34pm
Superintendents, school administrators and safety professionals across the country are required to make the best, informed decisions for students’ safety and security needs. In order to mitigate risks associated with emergency evacuations, school districts, colleges and universities must have a proper plan in place.
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Beaufort County (N.C.) Schools, expands fast forword implementation with innovative approaches to literacy grant

Submitted by Lauren Williams on Thu, 05/23/2013 - 3:29pm
After successfully implementing the Fast ForWord program in one elementary school last summer, BCS decided to use a portion of the IAL grant to expand its Fast ForWord implementation to all seven elementary schools in the district.
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Amarillo ISD launches pilot program to integrate free OER content on iPads in high school math and science classrooms

Submitted by Lauren Williams on Thu, 05/23/2013 - 2:18pm

Students in math and science classes at the Amarillo Area Center for Advanced Learning will be shelving their textbooks and turning to Net Texts as part of a pilot program to reduce expenses and incorporate high-quality, interactive, and easily updatable open educational resources (OER). The pilot program is the first of its kind in Amarillo Independent School District (AISD), which recently began a 1:1 iPad implementation at the specialty high school. 

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