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Ready4 Revolutionizes Mobile Learning and Surpasses More Than One Million Student Downloads

9/30/2016

Featured by Apple for its innovative approach, Ready4 celebrates milestone
with $5,000 grant to deserving student

BOSTON – September 22, 2016 – Ready4, the company revolutionizing mobile learning through personal and effective solutions, today announced that it has surpassed more than 1.2 million downloads of its free apps. Ready4, formerly known as LTG Exam Prep, offers seven apps that completely reinvent the way students prepare for the GMAT, SAT, GRE and other exams, including finding the ideal school or program.

Ready4 is celebrating this major milestone by offering a $5,000 scholarship to one of its users.

Google Street View Trekker Will Capture Beautiful Brown Country Views this October

9/29/2016

Brown County Convention and Visitors Bureau partners with Google

NASHVILLE, Ind., (September 29, 2016) – The Brown County Convention and Visitors Bureau will be receiving the Google Street View Trekker beginning on October 3 just in time to capture Brown County’s famous fall foliage. For the month of October, the Brown County CVB in partnership with Google will acquire footage of the county through a series of hikes made by volunteers.

From well-known trails and historic hot spots to some of Brown County’s more hidden gems, the Trekker will document it all.

Promethean Planet Joins Forces With ClassFlow™

9/29/2016

The world’s largest interactive whiteboard community for educators merges
with free collaborative teaching and learning community

(ATLANTA) September 29, 2016 — Promethean is pleased to announce that Promethean Planet, the world’s largest interactive whiteboard community for educators, is now part of ClassFlow, the award-winning collaborative teaching and learning software community. With the merger, all lessons and resources designed to be presented on an interactive whiteboard can now be shared across a connected classroom and sent to students’ Chromebooks, tablets, and laptops using ClassFlow.

Capstone Launches Webinar Series on Integrating Technology into Upper Elementary Classrooms

9/28/2016

Capstone’s pivotEd offers an online professional development series
featuring digital learning thought leaders

(Minneapolis, MN) September 28, 2016 – pivotEd, Capstone’s newest digital curriculum offering, is proud to announce its free, three-part leadership webinar series, “Structures for Success: Accelerate Learning in the Digital Rich Classroom.” The series highlights practical strategies for administrators to integrate technology into upper elementary classrooms while supporting instruction and creating a bridge to fuller understanding.

Guest Post | Teacher for a Day: Letting the Students Lead

9/27/2016

Author: Rachelle Dene Poth

Towards the end of this past school year, I noticed that student motivation was decreasing, and participation in classroom activities was not as it had been throughout the year. It was a busy time of year, with testing, sports, and other activities which kept students busy. The combination of these events was really affecting their performance in the classroom and diminishing overall interest in learning.

So I wanted to find some ways to encourage them to become more actively engaged in the classroom, not simply sitting in their seats, listening to me talk, and be the one in control of each activity, but to give them the chance to take on more of an active role, leading during class somehow. I tried some new tools, which definitely increased student engagement and gave students time to interact more with each other. I noticed it did have a positive effect and that students had become more active, looked forward to class, enjoyed trying out the new tools, and even taking on the role of “teacher” and teach their classmates. It was a nice change and I wanted to take it a step further.

EXO U and Samsung Partner to Make Classrooms More Collaborative

9/27/2016

Millions of Samsung users gain access to Ormiboard for connected whiteboarding,
collaboration, and device management.

(Montreal, Canada) September 23, 2016 — EXO U Inc. (“EXO U” or the “Corporation”) (TSXV: EXO), a software development company focused on effective collaboration and classroom management, today announced its agreement with Samsung Electronics America, Inc., to be an authorized referral partner to promote, bundle, and refer EXO U’s Ormiboard to new and current Samsung customers.

Kids Discover Online Launches Cross-Curricular Lesson Contest

9/26/2016

Educators are eligible to win free licenses and other prizes by creating their own
lessons using Kids Discover Online content

(NEW YORK, NY) September 26, 2016 – Kids Discover, a leading provider of dynamic, engaging science and social studies curriculum, today announced the launch of a cross-curricular lesson-building contest aimed at rewarding educators who create and share engaging lessons for their classrooms. The contest, identified by the hashtag #XCurricular, encourages teachers to create high-impact and creative cross-curricular lessons using at least one Kids Discover resource.

PR with Panache! Launches Customized Storytelling Campaigns for Ed Tech Start-ups

9/21/2016

Strategic, focused PR and marketing services help new, innovative companies
make a splash in the education marketplace

(MINNEAPOLIS, MN) September 21, 2016 – PR with Panache! (PRP), an award-winning education, storytelling, and inbound marketing firm, is proud to announce that it now offers strategic storytelling campaigns tailored to the unique needs of education technology start-ups. To serve the increasing number of new, innovative companies entering the education marketplace, PRP has expanded its offerings to focus on the specific challenges that start-ups face.

Manor ISD Adopts myON to Close Literacy Gap

9/20/2016

The Texas District of Innovation will use the personalized learning environment to help
students learn to read in early childhood programs and in grades K through 8

(MINNEAPOLIS, MN) September 20, 2016 – myON, a business unit of Capstone and leading provider of personalized literacy solutions for the K-12 marketplace, today announced its partnership with Manor Independent School District. Access to myON will play a key role in the district’s mission to further engage the community in closing the literacy gap.

Generation Global Launches, Free Safe Online Environment for Students to Explore Cultural Differences Through Dialogue

9/20/2016

The non-profit program provides free educational content, curated videoconferences, and a safe online community where students can connect with peers from around the world

(NEW YORK, NY) September 20, 2016 – Generation Global, an education non-profit created for students ages 12–17, today announced its relaunch into the U.S. as Generation Global, an initiative of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation. Generation Global provides practical, support for educators to guide the next generation of young people in becoming global citizens by peacefully navigating cultural and religious differences through meaningful dialogue.