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Alien Substitute Teacher Takes Children's Books to a Whole New Orbit

3/30/2017

Bay Area Creative Team Creates Children's Book Where the Characters Walk Off the Pages
See it now at: OurTeacherIsACreature.com

Petaluma, CA (March 29th) - Inspired by the pioneering spirit of the countless astrophysicists and aerospace engineers who have put men on the moon and men and women in orbit in space stations, three creatives in Petaluma, a small town slightly more than 30 miles north of San Francisco, are determined to launch the world's first 'Best Stellar.'

When they do, children's publishing, like the first children who someday will venture into space and colonize other planets, will never be the same.

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Nepris Industry-School Connection Platform Wins AAP REVERE Award, Named Best Learning Resource in its Category

3/28/2017

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Volcano Explorers and the Path to Medical School; Nepris connects teachers and industry experts bringing relevance to the classroom and inspiring students with real-world career possibilities

Tuesday, March 28, 2017 — DALLAS – Nepris won the Association of American Publishers REVERE Award for Social-Emotional and Character Learning Resources. Nepris is a cloud-based platform connecting teachers with industry professionals and experts from around the world in live online chats that cover virtual field trips, Q & A with experts, project mentoring, topic discussions, project evaluations, and more.

These sessions are highly interactive and bring relevance into the classroom, introduce students to role models, and inspire them towards careers they may never have known about or that they thought were unattainable.

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Apperson’s New Back to School Supply Program Helps Parents while Giving Back to Schools

3/28/2017

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Class Packs creates grade-specific shopping portals to simplify back to school supply purchasing for parents while providing a built-in fundraiser for schools

Charlotte N.C. – Jan. 24, 2017 – One of the biggest hassles of the back to school time for parents is school supply shopping. Parents often struggle to find the right supplies at local stores and frequently over-purchase materials teachers don’t require. To make this process easier for parents, Apperson, a long time education company, is partnering with schools to offer Class Packs by Apperson.

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Guest Post | Looking for New Ways to Enhance Classroom Collaboration? Try These Possibilities!

3/28/2017

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Author: Rachelle Dene Poth

There are so many options for integrating digital tools into the classroom today. So many, that getting started can become overwhelming, especially with all the resources available and ideas being shared through books, blogs, social media, conferences, and conversations. I too felt a bit overwhelmed a few years ago, but took a step back to focus on one area that I thought could benefit from some change.

I tried to find some areas where communication and collaboration were lacking or non-existent, and then decided to test out a few tools and see what happened. I listened, read, tested them, and finally decided to take a risk, pick one new tool, and try something different.

Here are eight tools that I tried and my thoughts on why they have made a difference in my classroom.

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New EdTech Resource | Propr: A Universal Tablet Handle

3/23/2017

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The Propr is a 3D-printed handle that can be attached to any tablet or phone to make the device easier to hold and position. It's an excellent resource for the classroom, or just for everyday use. If you're used to reading on a tablet, you're probably also used to it getting incredibly uncomfortable after a while. The design of the Propr makes devices easier to hold, especially for longer reading periods.

On top of that, you can use the Propr as a stand for tablets and phones, making it easier to setup and read from. I had the chance to test one out over the past few days and have been incredibly impressed. The Propr attaches to your device via suction, so regardless of your device type, you're good to go. The same goes for most cases that I tested with as well, and the Propr would suction itself to every surface I tried to stick it on.

I also spent some time acting like an elementary/middle school student (which wasn't particularly a stretch) and using the Propr to spin my device around as fast as possible. While this obviously isn't the recommend usage, the device stayed completely stuck to the Propr without any slippage whatsover.

In short, if you're looking for a more comfortable, effective way to hold your tablet, or to stand it up, I recommend checking out the Propr. It's currently on Kickstarter for the next 10 days, and you can get your own 3D-printed version for $25. Post-Kickstarter production plans are on their way as well and will be available at proprthings.com

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Guest Post | Collaborative Online Music-making Tool Soundtrap Puts the “Cool” in Chorus

3/23/2017

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Author: Karen Neal

Music is a powerful portal that lets us explore the meaning of life. It can comfort us in our darkest moments. Music can suspend us in time—capture us in glorious moments with neither a beginning nor an end. As a professional singer, music educator and choral director, I have the awesome task of teaching students at Gulliver Academy in Coral Gables, Florida, how to access the beauty, energy and endless opportunities that are available to them across all generations of music.

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SNHU, Rethink Education to Invest $15 Million in Seed Stage EdTech Startups

3/22/2017

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Manchester, NH (March 22, 2017) - Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) is teaming up with Rethink Education to create a new $15m seed fund which will invest in ed-tech start-up companies who are tackling some of the most pressing challenges in education. As leaders in education innovation, SNHU and Rethink Education hope their partnership will encourage the nation's best education entrepreneurs, researchers and technologists to explore new, innovative ways to improve access and affordability in the educational pipeline from K12 into the workforce.

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ORIGO Education Sponsors New Mathematics Community on edWeb.net to Provide Free Professional Development and Resources for PreK-6 Math Teachers

3/21/2017

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Early Number Concepts Webinar on April 26, Free ORIGO 1 Math Minute Videos

Tuesday, March 21, 2017 — ORIGO Education is sponsoring a professional learning community (PLC) about mathematics, Mathematics for Young Learners, on edWeb.net, which is a popular web community for professional development and networking among PreK-12 and post-secondary educators.

Mathematics for Young Learners gives PreK-6 teachers a platform, advice, and support to learn methods, ideas, and strategies supporting mathematics development in young learners.

The community launched in March and offers its first official webinar about early number concepts on April 26. Sign up for this webinar at: http://home.edweb.net/webinar/early-number-concepts/

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VariQuest Combines STEM Curriculum and 3D Printing for the K-12 Market at the ASCD Empower17 Conference

3/21/2017

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With new CREATE Packages, educators now have access to a powerful suite of hands-on projects and career-based knowledge solutions

(Brooklyn Park, MN) March 21, 2017 -- Varitronics, creator of the VariQuest® suite of solutions and leading provider of visual and kinesthetic learning tools for the K-12 market, is pleased to introduce its CREATE Packages. The standards-aligned, STEM-based curriculum directly integrates with VariQuest 3D printers to bring ideas to life through hands-on learning.

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New EdTech Resource | Unplag: Canvas Plagiarism Checker

3/19/2017

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Author: Unplag Staff

Users are often highly concerned about the number of features any software has. When an academic institution is to choose a plagiarism detection software, the biggest mistake is to focus on such things as grading tools, peer review options, and other add-ons instead of the quality of plagiarism detection itself. But the primary goal of the checker is to deliver relevant comparison results and do it fast.

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Alien Substitute Teacher Takes Children's Books to a Whole New Orbit

Nepris Industry-School Connection Platform Wins AAP REVERE Award, Named Best Learning Resource in its Category

Apperson’s New Back to School Supply Program Helps Parents while Giving Back to Schools

Guest Post | Looking for New Ways to Enhance Classroom Collaboration? Try These Possibilities!

New EdTech Resource | Propr: A Universal Tablet Handle

Guest Post | Collaborative Online Music-making Tool Soundtrap Puts the “Cool” in Chorus

SNHU, Rethink Education to Invest $15 Million in Seed Stage EdTech Startups

ORIGO Education Sponsors New Mathematics Community on edWeb.net to Provide Free Professional Development and Resources for PreK-6 Math Teachers

VariQuest Combines STEM Curriculum and 3D Printing for the K-12 Market at the ASCD Empower17 Conference

New EdTech Resource | Unplag: Canvas Plagiarism Checker

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