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Cantata Learning Inspires Creativity and Collaboration Through Global Harmony Project

9/20/2016

‘Give a Shout Out to Your Community’ helps students and teachers connect to
the global community by sharing writing, videos, artwork, and ideas

(Mankato, MN) September 20, 2016 – It's a new school year, and educators are building a whole new community with their students. Cantata Learning, an educational publisher of pre-K–3 curriculum content and music, is proud to announce its 2016 Global Harmony Project, “Give a Shout Out to Your Community.”

Harmony Projects, inspired by Cantata Learning books and songs, let students showcase their creativity in a variety of ways, including writing stories and poems or creating videos, recipes, artwork, and more. Students learn to connect with the global community by exhibiting creativity and collaboration, while also gaining hands-on learning experience.

Tampa Preparatory Adopts 70 Lightspeed Audio Systems in New Upper School

9/14/2016

Tampa Prep selects Redcat and Flexcat systems to create active learning environments
and foster 21st-century learning

(TUALATIN, Oregon) September 14, 2016 — Lightspeed Technologies, the trusted provider of classroom audio solutions, and Tampa Preparatory School are proud to announce the installation of Redcat Access systems and Flexcat audio systems in the newly opened and redesigned Tampa Prep Upper School.

Tampa Prep, an independent co-educational college prep school, now has a total of 68 Redcat Access systems and two Flexcat audio systems between the middle and upper schools.

Kiddom: Personalized & Curated Learning for Students

9/13/2016

For the next two weeks, the excellent standards-based assessment application Kiddom will be our featured review. Kiddom is designed to help teachers personalize and curate learning content for students while providing detailed analytics and reporting on student progress all of which can be aligned to your school’s standards. In addition to writing the review, I also had the chance to sit down with the Kiddom team and discuss their educational philosophy, their process for developing Kiddom, and the future direction they see their app taking. And, if you haven’t had a chance to check out Kiddom the review yet, you can find it here!

Istation Assessments Predict Achievement Levels on Georgia Milestones Assessment

9/13/2016

A new research study from Southern Methodist University shows a strong correlation between Istation’s reading assessment scores and Georgia Milestones’ English Language achievement levels.

DALLAS — September 12, 2016 — Istation, a leading provider of e-learning solutions, reports a study linking student results on Istation assessments with achievement levels on the Georgia Milestones Assessment in English Language Arts for Levels 3 and 4. The research, conducted by Southern Methodist University, compared Istation ISIPTM data and Georgia Milestones Assessment scores in the state of Georgia during the 2015-2016 school year.

Reading test data was used from grades 3 through 6. The study found very strong correlations between ISIP and Georgia Milestones English language test scores across grade levels.

pivotEd Pairs Trusted Capstone Content with 500 Pre-built Lessons

9/13/2016

The blended learning platform, built for 1:1 settings, incorporates literacy with
science and social studies lessons

(Minneapolis, MN) September 13, 2016 – In time for the new school year, pivotEd, from Capstone, announces the launch of more than 500 pre-built science, social studies, and language arts lessons for students in grades 3–6. Using Capstone’s award-winning content, pivotEd puts teachers—not technology—in control of lessons incorporating 1:1 devices.

With pivotEd, teachers use lessons tied to Capstone content in their current curriculum, saving them hours of time spent preparing lessons.

New EdTech Resource | Highbrow: Learn Something New Every Day

9/13/2016

Author: Highbrow Team

Learning new things is a great way to improve yourself, engage your mind, and just have fun! Daily learning also improves your mood, and it can provide additional conversation-starters for your next gathering. Don’t believe us? Test it out for yourself. Challenge yourself to learn one new thing every day for 30 days.

The Highbrow Challenge will send you new lessons every day for the next 30 days that you can read in five minutes or less. The lessons are random, so you may learn about everything from art and history to science and philosophy.

Eduporium Back to School Special on Ozobot & MaKey MaKey

9/12/2016

Eduporium has launched a special Back to School Duo featuring the Ozobot and MaKey MaKey (a $170 value) at just $130 for the first 100 people to buy. These are awesome tools for any STEM educators looking for new and exciting ways to get students engaged through technology. You can find out more information here: http://bit.ly/2caZqws

Learn With Homer, the #1 Learn-to-Read Program, Available Free to Educators

9/10/2016

Teachers, Librarians and School Media Personnel Can Access Program
Proven to Increase Student’s Reading

NEW YORK, N.Y., September 9, 2016 — Did you know that one-in-four children grow up without learning how to read well? In the United States, students that don’t read proficiently by the end of third grade are four times as likely to drop out of school, and two-thirds of students who cannot read proficiently by the end of fourth grade will end up in jail or on welfare. Every U.S. president has identified tackling the literacy gap as paramount to the country’s success, yet there is still a literacy crisis.

Visme is Launching the "Visualize Me" Contest to Help Unleash Everyone's Inner Creativity

9/10/2016

Most people don’t have the luxury of learning complicated design tools nor the time and patience and most of us have never really sat down and tried to visualize our lives or our careers. That is why Visme is launching the “Visualize Me” contest to give everyone including non designers a great platform to express and discover themselves by visualizing their career or life story into an infographic.

LIFT Highlighting Robotic Blacksmithing at 2016 IMTS Smartforce Student Summit

9/8/2016

Announces Phase One Launch of Blacksmithing Competition

DETROIT – LIFT – Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow and The Ohio State University Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence (CDME) announced they will showcase the next wave of manufacturing technology – Robotic Blacksmithing – at the 2016 International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago, while kicking off the first phase of a nationwide Robotic Blacksmithing competition.