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Expand classroom learning with ARRA funding
December 21, 2009
 AT&T is offering  technologies to help schools deliver the reforms required by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) related to improving teacher effectiveness, establishing data systems and using data to drive More..

Forensics: Identifying, Investigating, and Prosecuting Online Misconduct in Your District
December 18, 2009
Lightspeed Systems and Tech&Learning will present an important security webinar.Tuesday, January 26, 2010 | 1 pm PST 4 pm ESTClick here to register for this free eventAre your school computers being used in ways that violate More..

Top 25 Most Read Stories of the Year on TechLearning.com
December 18, 2009
 From teaching with Twitter to Web 2.0 flashhcards to magnetic poetry, these are the stories that most captivated our readers in 2009. Have you read them all?1. Bloom's Taxonomy Blooms Digitally2. 10 Ways to Get Beyond PowerPoint with More..

Survey reveals cuts in green energy investment
December 17, 2009
Two-thirds of school districts responding to a new "School Energy and Environment Survey" from Honeywell and Education Week Research have made spending cuts or modifications as a direct result of rising energy bills. Seventy-four percent More..

Free digital resources for teaching the economy
December 15, 2009
PBS Teachers®  has developed Access, Analyze, Act: From Economic Theory to Financial Reality, a special collection of educational digital media resources about the economy for use in school and home learning environments. Access, More..

New gas chromatograph is compact, economical
December 14, 2009
Students from high school through college can learn to separate and identify compounds using technology that is now thousands of dollars less than traditional gas chromatographs, with Vernier Software & Technology’s new Mini Gas More..

Math and science competition now open
December 11, 2009
Intel's 2010 Schools of Distinction competition is accepting applications now. Every year, Intel honors U.S. schools that have demonstrated excellence in math and science education as Intel Schools of Distinction. Up to three schools More..


K-12 robot resource initiative launched
December 10, 2009
iRobot Corp. has announced the launch of a new education initiative called SPARK (Starter Programs for the Advancement of Robotics Knowledge), which provides robot-related resources to help build STEM (science, technology, engineering More..

Video series explores science of the Olympic Winter Games
December 9, 2009
 How does angular momentum help figure skater Rachael Flatt achieve the perfect triple toe loop? How does elastic collision allow three-time Olympic hockey player Julie Chu convert a game-winning slapshot? How do Newton’s Three Laws More..

Franklin Institute and SLA to host EduCon 2.2
December 8, 2009
Registration is now open for EduCon 2.2, the second annual conference and conversation on education and innovation hosted by Philadelphia's Science Leadership Academy in conjunction with The Franklin Institute.  Educators from around More..

Top Seven Tips for E-Rate Funding Applications
December 7, 2009
The E-rate Form 471 application filing window for Funding Year 2010 is open for applicants across the country. It extends from Dec. 3, 2009 to Feb. 11, 2010. E-rate consulting firm Funds For Learning has put together a list of seven More..

Send whiteboard lessons directly to Kindle
December 7, 2009
Luidia, Inc., developer of eBeam® interactive whiteboard technology, today announced that its eBeam software now allows users to send interactive whiteboard-generated content directly to their Amazon Kindle or Kindle DX, simply More..

STEM learning boosted with $100 million initiative
December 4, 2009
Time Warner Cable has announced a new philanthropic initiative that is being launched in conjunction with a White House plan to improve education and interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).   As part of the five-year, More..

Online service keeps learning on track when schools close
December 2, 2009
Learn360 has launched an initiative to enable educators to maintain continuous learning in spite of a potential widespread outbreak of H1N1 and other flu viruses. This initiative is helping school districts comply with the U.S. Department More..

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