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PowerSchool Completes Acquisition of Schoology, Marking a Major Step Toward Bringing Enhanced Personalized Learning Technology to K-12 Classrooms

11/25/2019

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Teachers will benefit from personalized learning tools to help
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PowerSchool, a leading provider of K-12 education technology solutions, announced today the completion of its acquisition of Schoology, a leading K-12 learning management system (LMS). Teachers will now benefit from Schoology’s best-in-class LMS joining existing gradebook, assessment, teacher professional learning, and special programs tools as part of PowerSchool’s award-winning Unified Classroom™.

​Bringing these products together will create a solution with unmatched personalized learning capabilities that helps save teachers time and provides them with the information they need to help each student develop along their individual learning path.


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Infusing and Integrating Technology to Fuel Better Learning

11/18/2019

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The Future of Ed Tech Educator track, always popular with teachers and educators of all roles, will be one of six dedicated content tracks at the 2020 Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC), January 14-17 in Miami. The track highlights technology-based best practices to build the capacity of all educators, and sessions will focus on such diverse topics as AR/VR, computer science and coding, eSports, problem based learning, social-emotional learning, teacher leadership, and more.


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hand2mind Wins Three 2020 Teachers’ Choice Awards

11/18/2019

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Winning products include Daily Math Fluency, Learn to Read with BOB BOOKS and VersaTiles: Beginning Readers, and the STEM at Play POWER! Electricity Kit
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(Vernon Hills, IL) November 18, 2019 – hand2mind, a leader in hands-on learning since 1965, today announced that three of its products have won 2020 Teachers’ Choice Awards. The Teachers’ Choice Awards (TCA) have been the leading award program for educational products since 1995 and are divided into two categories: Classroom and Family. hand2mind’s Daily Math Fluency was honored in the Classroom category, while Learn to Read with BOB BOOKS® and VersaTiles®: Beginning Readers and STEM at Play® POWER! Electricity Kit won in the Family category.


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Addressing the Challenges to Building a Successful District IT Team

11/12/2019

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The Future of Ed Tech Information Technology track will be one of six dedicated content tracks at the 2020 Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC), January 14-17 in Miami. The track is designed with every role in a district’s IT department in mind, and especially as an opportunity for leaders in technology departments to learn, strategize and plan together. Sessions will cover cybersecurity, leading organizational change, and everything in between.

In the following interviews, two of the featured presenters from this track share their perspectives on the biggest challenges facing districts today, including the many key aspects of cybersecurity and the leadership strategies necessary for building a successful IT team.



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New York’s Three Village Central School District’s Expanded Partnership with Discovery Education Aims to Support Science and STEM Education

11/11/2019

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Long Island School District Set to Integrate Digital Science Curriculum and
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Silver Spring, Md. (November 11, 2019) –  New York’s Three Village Central School District (Three Village) today announced an expansion of their ongoing collaboration with Discovery Education. In the latest phase of this multiyear partnership, elementary school teachers across the district will integrate Discovery Education’ dynamic digital science curriculum and engaging digital STEM resources into teaching and learning as part of an ongoing effort to create even more captivating classroom experiences. Discovery Education is the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms.


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FETC Partners with Future Ready Schools to Align Content to Digital Learning Framework

11/6/2019

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For 2020, the Future of Education Technology Conference has aligned 150+ sessions and workshops across all content tracks with the Future Ready Framework and has increased support of its partnership with Future Ready Coaches and Librarians
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.―The National Future of Education Technology® Conference (FETC®) today announced a partnership with Future Ready Schools® (FRS), whose framework for supporting the visioning, planning and implementation of digital learning is aligned to sessions and workshops throughout the 2020 conference.

​FRS is a project of the Alliance for Excellent Education focused on providing districts with resources and support to ensure that local technology and digital learning plans align with instructional best practices, are implemented by highly trained teachers, and lead to personalized learning experiences for all students. Through this partnership, FETC―the largest, independent education technology conference―and FRS will collaborate to deliver these benefits to a group of thousands of educators from across the country at FETC 2020, January 14-17 in Miami, Fla.


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Virtual Event Empowers Students in Grades 5-12 to Take Action Against the Growing Wave of Racism and Intolerance in our Nation

11/5/2019

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Silver Spring, Md. (Tuesday, November 5, 2019) – USC Shoah Foundation—The Institute for Visual History and Education (USC Shoah Foundation) and Discovery Education, the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms, invite students in grades 5-12 to take part in a powerful virtual experience this afternoon.


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Assistive Technology Makes Strides Toward Better Accessibility and Inclusion

11/2/2019

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The Future of Ed Tech Inclusion and Special Education track, one of six dedicated content tracks, will be one important and exciting part of the upcoming 2020 Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC), January 14-17, 2020 in Miami. From universal design to virtual assistants, augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), robotics, and even free Microsoft and Google tools to support struggling readers, presenters will share a wide range of tools and strategies to increase inclusion and access for all learners.

In the following interviews, two of the featured presenters in this content track provide a variety of insights into the ever-evolving world of assistive technology. Tech has been a significant factor in supporting students’ needs, but best practices quickly require updating and proper implementation strategies must be in place to make the most of these tools. Based on many years of experience, the interviewees share what has worked for them and what’s around the corner.



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TeachLogic teams up again with Pathway Communications LTD and Johnson Consulting Engineers

11/1/2019

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A blend of expertise from three companies, a Sound Field solution provider, an educational technology designer, and an audio/visual integrator result in the installation of wireless microphone-based amplification systems in a record number of California classrooms
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Longmont, CO – October 17, 2019 — TeachLogic®, a leading provider of Sound Field solutions for the K-12 education market, today announces its products will be used in the second phase of installation in one of the largest classroom amplification technology contracts in California history.  The teamwork combines the industry expertise of TeachLogic, Pathway Communications LTD, a highly-regarded audio/visual systems integrator and expert in classroom communication systems and Johnson Consulting Engineers, California’s leading educational technology design consultants.


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