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Expand classroom learning with ARRA fundingDecember 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..
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Forensics: Identifying, Investigating, and Prosecuting Online Misconduct in Your DistrictDecember 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..
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Top 25 Most Read Stories of the Year on TechLearning.comDecember 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..
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Survey reveals cuts in green energy investmentDecember 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..
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Free digital resources for teaching the economyDecember 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..
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New gas chromatograph is compact, economicalDecember 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..
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Math and science competition now openDecember 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..
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K-12 robot resource initiative launchedDecember 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..
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Video series explores science of the Olympic Winter GamesDecember 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..
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Franklin Institute and SLA to host EduCon 2.2December 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..
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Top Seven Tips for E-Rate Funding ApplicationsDecember 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..
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Send whiteboard lessons directly to KindleDecember 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..
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STEM learning boosted with $100 million initiativeDecember 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..
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Online service keeps learning on track when schools closeDecember 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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