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Insight Education Group Wins New Outstanding Education Technology Product Award From Tech & Learning

10/20/2015

ADVANCEfeedback™ was honored in the magazine’s 33rd annual Awards of Excellence

(ENCINO, CA) October 20, 2015 – Insight Education Group announces today that its cloud-based human capital management system,ADVANCEfeedback™, has been recognized as a new outstanding educational technology tool by Tech & Learning Magazine’s 33rd Annual Awards of Excellence.

The prestigious recognition program judges on quality, effectiveness, ease of use, creative application of technology, and suitability for an educational environment. A panel of experienced educators and the Tech & Learning editorial team selected winners after several rounds of testing and scoring.

Neverware's CloudReady Converts Existing Computers Into Fully Functional Chromebooks

10/15/2015

NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Neverware announced the availability of a free version of CloudReady, an operating system that, in partnership with Google, turns almost any existing PC or Mac into a fully functional Chromebook. Like the paid version of CloudReady, the free offering has been certified by Neverware on nearly 200 computer models and can be used on hundreds of others.

Both versions include automatic updates and simple installation from a USB thumb drive. Since CloudReady is based on the same code that powers Chromebooks, it offers complete and secure integration with Google Apps and other Google services.

TIME For Kids Celebrates 20 Years of Connecting Students with the World

10/15/2015

Award-Winning Content Expands to Middle School and Digital Platforms

NEW YORK (Oct. 13, 2015) – As the 2015-2016 school year gets into full swing, TIME For Kids (TFK) is thrilled to announce it has reached a 20-year milestone of connecting students with the world. Since 1995, TFK has been the go-to classroom resource teachers turn to for high-quality current events.

TIME For Kids is used in one-third of U.S. public elementary schools, supporting more than 3 million students every year with engaging, grade-appropriate content in both print and digital formats. The development of the TFK Classroom App for kindergarten through sixth grade and TIME Edge for grades 6 and up allows even more students to access award-winning nonfiction content, and these digital platforms make it even easier for teachers to integrate current events into their curriculum. Engaging videos, top-notch photography, and primary sources bring news and history to life.

New Digital Book Enables Personalized Reading Levels, Languages

10/15/2015

The first-ever digital book to support multi-lingual and multi-level learning
has been launched in Alaska.

What’s Up with Whales? is the first interactive digital book to feature three self-contained LexileTM measured reading levels that can be adjusted to match a reader’s ability, in both English and Spanish languages.“This literacy innovation enables personalized reading, in your language, at your level,” said Dr. Robert Whicker, Director of the Association of Alaska School Boards’ Consortium for Digital Learning, a project sponsor.

Attocube Smart Toy Challenges Children with Smartphone-connected Blocks

10/14/2015

Launching soon on Indiegogo with prices starting at just $49 for a complete set

SEOUL, KOREA – 8 October 2015 – In the age of the smartphone, parents are increasingly concerned about how their children's toys affect both physical health and cognitive development. To address these concerns, Ethan Han and his team created Attocube a “smart toy” that combines natural wooden blocks with the smartphone or tablet you already have, to foster growth and development.

New EdTech Resource | Visme: Create Online Presentations and Infographics

10/14/2015

Visme is a cloud based design tool that simplifies the ability to tell stories and visualize ideas in the form of presentations and infographics. With over 250,000 users, including individuals, educators and businesses from more than 50 countries and organizations like the National Institute of Health and Howard University, Visme is helping non designers create better presentations.

Visme is free to everyone and can be used as long as you want. Premium plans start as little as $7/month to and include features like privacy, additional download abilities and additional templates. Visit www.visme.co to learn more and create your free account today.

New EdTech Resource | PDF OCR: Free Shortcut to Editing Scanned PDFs

10/13/2015

One of the biggest perks of document digitization is the ability to localize document management and store all your important files on your computer. Being an educator implies juggling multiple documents at a time, be it paper essays, lecture plans, assignments, grade reports, or other teaching materials.

Although many of those documents already come in a digital format by default, sometimes you need to reuse an old paper file, usually archived electronically in the form of a scanned document.

Innovative Nonprofit Releases Kinesthetic-based Educational Games GeoMoto and Pangean

10/13/2015

Embodied learning experiences allow players to create and
manipulate geographic features with movement

Los Angeles, CA Oct. 13, 2015- Staying true to its mission, GameDesk has released two new and novel interactive gaming titles for education for the IOS, Android, and Leap Controller/PC platforms. GeoMoto and Pangean are embodied learning experiences allowing players to learn through direction and movement creating geographic features by pulling, smashing and grinding tectonic plates and moving entire continents.

New EdTech Resource | QuBowl: Online Quiz Bowl

10/12/2015

Author: QuBowl Staff

If you’ve ever coached Quiz Bowl, you know how tough it can be to not only motivate your players to train but also to track their progress. QuBowl is an online Quiz Bowl training platform that uses gamification, competition, and analytics to push players to better themselves. Players can practice with category quizzes and daily practice rounds on the site, then see their skill rating, best and worst categories, and more. Instead of wasting time reading through broad question packets, students can see exactly where they are weakest and focus on that.

New EdTech Resource | CollegeHunch: The Mobile Source for College Search

10/8/2015

Author: CollegeHunch Staff

CollegeHunch™ is a revolutionary mobile app that was built from the ground up to place total control of college research in the hands of students, parents and counselors. Instead of aggregating information from countless web searches and other sources, CollegeHunch does the work for you so that you can intelligently narrow down your college search and spend more time on applications, essays and campus visits.