Amid rising parent and pediatrician concerns about the impact of devices on students' psychological and social development, some schools have started monitoring the amount of time students spend in front of screens.
The Consortium for School Networking, a founding partner of the defunct New Media Consortium's (NMC) Horizon Project, will continue sharing trend reports that support the use of emerging technology in K12 education. "It was important, with NMC gone, to honor that legacy and continue to provide high-quality free resources to its community that are powerful […]
Virtual reality, artificial intelligence, machine learning and other emerging technologies will so greatly transform business that an estimated 85 percent of the jobs needed by 2030 have not been created, according to a recent report. That uncertainty affects current students who will join the workforce in the next decade.
This webcast explained how a new generation of security cameras is changing the way school leaders think about video surveillance, with systems that can be managed from an intuitive, web-based dashboard without extra servers or software required.
Follett acquired NextTier Education, a cloud-based software program that provides counselors, students and parents with guidance, information and insight to help students achieve their postsecondary goals. Earlier this year, Follett entered into an exclusive channel partnership with the company to sell its college and career readiness solution. Follett announced it has acquired NextTier Education, a […]
Cupola360 is a new system-on-chip solution designed for 360-degree image processing, combining six big-pixel high-sensitivity sensors, in-camera hardware stitching, instant live-streaming and more. ASPEED Technology Inc., world-leader in BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) System-on-Chips, is pleased to announce the availability of Cupola360, the Spherical Image Processor. The Cupola360 is a System-on-Chip (SoC) solution designed from the […]
Carousel Cloud is a new subscription-based SaaS platform for those seeking an off-premise hosted digital signage service with limitless scalability. It is especially valuable for accelerating deployments and lowering total cost of ownership across networks that use Apple TV devices as media players. Carousel Digital Signage announces the immediate availability of Carousel Cloud, a new […]
Nearpod, an instructional technology company, has teamed up with Agora Cyber Charter School to deploy the company's more than 6,500 lessons with K12 teachers across Pennsylvania. The charter school provides full-time, tuition-free, public schooling for students through online instruction provided by teachers who lead classes remotely. Nearpod, the instructional technology partner helping districts and schools […]
NBC Learn and Newsela are providing students and teachers access to premium education videos and digital content tailored for grades K12. Both NBC Learn and Newsela.com will refer users to related content on the partner’s respective digital platforms, providing teachers with the ability to connect classroom topics to the real world and current events. NBC […]
Intelitek made several updates to CoderZ, its online learning environment where students in grades 5-12 learn STEM by coding real and virtual 3D robots. Additions include the Cyber Robotics 101 course and a new heatmap tool. Smart Blocks allows users to create functions/subroutines using a Blockly visual code editor. Following the recent success of its […]
