An increasing number of educators use similar augmented and virtual reality experiences to teach scientific concepts, as online and digital curricula continue to guide classroom instruction. Still, many teachers rely on hands-on activities and lab kits.
itslearning announced that Durango School District R-9 has selected the itslearning teaching and learning platform to deliver personalized, competency-based learning districtwide.
The POWERUP 4.0 is a propulsion motor that adapts to almost any paper airplane design and transforms it into a flying machine. On land, the POWERUP RACERS Motorized Origami Vehicles transform a paper creation into a motorized car, boat or airplane. With OKO Multi View, a smartphone's camera can be turned into an augmented reality tool or binoculars.
A puppeteer's show was part of an effort to expand arts education in Houston elementary and middle schools. Now, a new study shows that the initiative helped students in a few ways: boosting students' compassion for their classmates, lowering discipline rates and improving students' scores on writing tests.
As humankind marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing and launches unmanned Mars missions, school districts continue to blaze trails in teaching space exploration.
Schoolzilla PBC launched Metric Zoom, a service to help school systems dig deeper into their data. ... K12 Inc. updated its mobile app with new features. ... A Georgia district signed on with ACG Solutions/The Critical Response Group to implement school security mapping technology.
K12 Inc. (NYSE:LRN), a technology-based education company and leading provider of K-12 online curriculum, school programs, and one-to-one learning solutions, is breaking new ground in bridging the gap between parents and information about their children’s education. According to Pew Research, 77 percent of Americans own a smart phone. And more than 65 percent of parents […]
Schoolzilla, a Public Benefit Company that empowers school systems to use data to run great schools, today announced an exciting new enhancement to Mosaic District Progress Monitoring, a multiple measures dashboard to help school leaders make daily progress on their most important goals. The new feature, Metric Zoom, extends Mosaic’s analytical capabilities by allowing deeper […]
Two one-way receivers—LKR-11 and LKR-12—are the latest accessories for Listen Technologies' ListenTALK mobile communication product. The LKR-11 Receiver Pro features volume control; crisp, clear audio; a storage tray; software pairing; near field communication; and OLED digital display. The LKR-12 Receiver Basic is similar, but does not include the latter two features.
