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April 30
- EconEd: The 411 on College Education
- Do Our Students Measure Up? How to Define and Assess Student Technology Proficiency
- Ed Tech Idea Challenge grant winners selected
April 29
- Building Big: Domes
- Video Tutorial: Inspiration 9 – Starting a New File
- Thank a Teacher Contest kicks off
- Study Reveals U.S. Students Believe in Mobile Devices for Education
- DAILY INSIGHT: Lamenting the choice of 'choice'
- DAILY INSIGHT: The case for standardization
- Show Me the Money
- Getting Connected
- Are Your Schools Ready for ELA Standards?
- Mobile Learning Going Strong
- New 1-to-1 Essentials Program
- Data Dump: News you can use
- Site We Like
- Have you tried a MOOC yet?
- Everybody is a winner!
- Great New Social Story App
- AEP announces finalists for 2013 Awards in Education Excellence
- Thank a Teacher Contest kicks off
- Test prep site introduces new self-serve system
- Class Tech Tips: Poems by Heart
April 28
- Report tracking state of preschool across U.S to be released Monday
- Report tracking state of preschool across U.S to be released Monday
April 26
- Design a Cell Phone
- From the Principal's Office: Empowering and Educating Students About Cell Phones - Ending the Bans
April 25
- Name That Literary Element
- Utah Elementary School Closed Achievement Gap With PD
- SETDA Launches New Program for Startups
- Remind 101 provides simple & free texting tool to enrich teaching and learning
- From the Classroom: Best Tech Practice Video of the Week - Virtual Trombone
April 24
- Colorado DOE Approves Lexia Reading Core5 as Resource
- Houston Area School Meets AYP Targets with Intervention Software
- ALEX Lesson Plan: Bubble Gum Chemistry
- May 2013, What’s New
- 50 Ideas for iPads in the Classroom
- Practice Grammar With Technology
April 23
- Virginia Schools Improve Student Assessment
- System Allows Staff to Control all Electronic Devices from One Unit
- Funds For Learning proposes E-rate plan
- Editor’s Note – Flip not a flop
- SchoolCIO: Bring Your Own Network (BYON)
- Digital Learning and Grit: Tech Tools for Teachers in Flipped (and all) Classrooms that help support grit, perseverance, and tenacity
- Lascaux: A Visit to the Cave
- Tools and Tips for the Flipped Classroom
- How Do You Measure Color Output?
- AV Tech in Action
- Getting IT Together
- Gaggle Long Review
- Office 2013 Professional
- Wowzers
- Britannica School
- TI-Nspire App
- White House Science Fair showcases TARC contestants for third consecutive year
- Platform allows teachers to offer interactive, online classes
- New mobile device management system for K-12
- Funds For Learning proposes E-rate plan
- Touch screen graphing calculator to debut
- Exploravision announces 2013 regional winners
- National STEM video game challenge winner participates in White House Science Fair
- Apps for Resume Writing
- WA teacher named 2013 National Teacher of the Year
April 22
- New Reading Curriculum Designed for Common Core
- Think Green: Earth Day Project Ideas: Grades 3-5
- DAILY INSIGHT: Achieving escape velocity — the impulsive Twitterer
- DAILY INSIGHT: Tragedy and technology: What roles should schools play?
- Video Tutorial: What’s New in Kid Pix Deluxe 4?
- 50 Sites and Apps for Digital Storytelling
- Know the "Other" side on Facebook
- Earth Day Infographic: Turn eWaste Into Something Great
- We need ICT teachers, not facilitators
April 21
- Classroom laptop facilitates testing, PBL
- The iPad In Schools: Is It A Solution Or A Problem?
- New language arts platform aims to make learning fun for middle school
- Free AP review offered
- Free AP review offered
- Recycling curriculum and fundraising program available
April 20
- Online Speech Therapy Enables Wisconsin District to Bolster Early Intervention Efforts
- Iowa District Focuses on PD For Successful Tech Rollout
- Winning educators demonstrate creative engineering instruction
- Teachers tackle reading comprehension with free curriculum
- Citrix announces beta for HDFaces GoToTraining for up to 1,000
- Updates to online tool provide greater support for critical thinking skills
- New offline testing app for iPads
April 19
- People Like Us: Social Class in America
- From the Principal's Office:The Runaway Train
- New academy to provide free "STEMx" professional development
- 10,000 students from 37 countries compete in FIRST Robotics Championship
- App helps students manage college search tasks
April 18
- Gladewater ISD Confronts Bullying With Cell Phones and Psychology
- NY Association Endorses Web-Based Suite of Solutions
- New Laptop, Computing Cart Available
- CT District Transitioning Testing, Assessment Online
- AL School Business Officials Promote Web-Based Suite of Solutions
- Next in DLN Smart Series: Funding Students, Options, and Achievement
- Series Aims to Help Districts Understand the “New Digital Parent”
- History Investigation: Old Hand Written Letter
- Winners in million dollar STEM contest named
- Wikispaces Classroom launched
- Educators connect with students & parents using Voki animated avatar
- Next in DLN Smart Series: Funding Students, Options, and Achievement
- New electric free-standing projection screen
- NetSupport School v. 11.20 with extended Windows 8 (Metro) support now available
- Series aims to help districts understand the “New Digital Parent”
- Virtual private school opens enrollment for 2013–14
- From the Principal's Office: 7 Must-Read Resources on Social Media for School Leaders
April 17
- Product Review: Office 2013
- Learn Listening Online
- From Today's Newsletter: Balancing the Pros & Cons of Common Core
- Class Tech Tips: Art Museum on Your iPad
- From the Principal's Office: Blogging Applications for Beginning Bloggers
- McGraw-Hill Education, ePals Corporation collaborate on social studies content
April 16
- Summit on transition to digital classrooms
- New Mexico District Implements Geo-visual Analytic Software
- Middletown Thrall Library: Can You Do the Dewey?
- Who Cares About Devices!?
- Summit on transition to digital classrooms
April 15
- Boston Marathon History
- DAILY INSIGHT: Do not ignore the mobile app tidal wave
- DAILY INSIGHT: Give us space
- Video Tutorial: An Overview of Prezi
- From the Principal's Office: Autonomy Breeds Change
April 14
- eReader Platform for Educator Resources Launched
April 12
- The World of Beverly Cleary
- Summit Sponsor reg
- myON™ reader adds Android app
- BYOT: No Internet Access, No Problem
April 11
- Product Review: Britannica School
- Oops! I Broadcast It on the Internet
- From Today's Newsletter: The Ethics of Decision-Making
- AmpliVox launches partnership with Bretford
- New Mondopad released
- From the Principal's Office: Tips for Google Reader Users Moving to Feedly
- Adaptive study tool for AP exams launched
- myON™ reader adds Android app
- Report:: Thousands of STEM jobs unfilled in Washington
- New Mondopad released
April 10
- Greenbrier Schools Tackling New AR State Teacher Evaluation System
- Edmentum Expands Plato Courseware Curriculum
- NSTA lauds Next Generation Science Standards
- PARCC releases Performance Level Descriptors for comment
- NASA Satellite “Sees” Carbon Dioxide
- Ed-specific or student specific? Which device is right for your school?
- A/V and live production products for education announced
- CoSN Refreshes Acceptable Use Policy Guide for School Districts
- Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet now available
- Compact 12,000 lumen 3-CHIP DLP™ projector series debuts
- Location-based video app launches
- STEM Educators Recognized for Data-Collection Innovation
- Network access, application and device management in one solution
- PARCC releases Performance Level Descriptors for comment
- New 365 Command simplifies Office 365 tasks
April 9
- Texas District Adopts Personalized Career Readiness System
- Colorado League of Charter Schools Names Preferred Service Provider
- Final Next Generation Science Standards Released
- White House petition calls for investment in school broadband connectivity
- Amazing Space: Galaxies Galore, Games and More
- CompassLearning Odyssey® now available for Google Chromebooks
- Homebound Oregon students receive speech therapy services online
- Search engines recognize LRMI as education metadata standard
- Atomic Learning expands training to include Microsoft® Office 2013 Suite
- New tablet-ready online learning platform to debut this summer
- Ed Tech Industry Summit to Focus on ‘Navigating Next’
- CompassLearning Odyssey® now available for Google Chromebooks
- SAT math practice tool launched
- From the Principal's Office: Feedly- An RSS Reader Replacement for Google Reader
- White House petition calls for investment in school broadband connectivity
April 8
- Video Tutorial: Using the new themes in Keynote ‘09
- Alliance to Save Energy: How Big is Your Carbon Footprint?
- DAILY INSIGHT: 10 rules for a successful edtech program that have little to do with tech, part 2
- Personalized Instruction: Meeting the Needs of Each Student
- DAILY INSIGHT: The perfect storm
- Katy ISD assistant principal and parent honored for community service
- Lightspeed, NEI launch new network filtering appliance
- Student information literacy survey results available
- From the Principal's Office: Tracking Your Digital Footprint
April 6
- Six schools named Follett Challenge winners
April 5
- Acid (and Base) Rainbows
April 4
- Kentucky Schools Launch Statewide Cloud-based ERP System
- Museum Network: Material World
- Play & Learn App introduces young learners to reading and math
- CurriculumLoft Releases KUNO 4 Student Learning Device
- STEAM education apps for iPad launched
- Play & Learn App introduces young learners to reading and math
- Free software pledged to Autism Society Champions
- Study Island STAAR Diagnostic Assessment for Texas schools released
- Survey: Educators concerned about resources, time to meet CCSS goals
April 3
- New Whitepapers Examine Changing Ed Tech Landscape
- Hillsborough County Public Schools Selects Edsby Gradebook
- Nassau BOCES Pilots Computer-Based Measures of College Readiness
- Common Sense Media launches 1-to-1 Essentials Program
- Knovation acquires SideVibe to improve use of digital resources
- ReadWriteThink: The ABCs of Poetry
- Class Tech Tips: iPad Grammar - Phrasal Verb Machine
- Solutions for iPad® deployment announced
- Let’s Brainstorm with Mobile Devices! 15+ Free Apps for IOS/Android
- Cwist announces partnerships with Imagine Toys and Scientifics Direct
- Raising Modern Learners, A Great New Site For Parents and Educators
- Common Sense Media launches 1-to-1 Essentials Program
- New projector series designed for classrooms and large venues
- Knovation acquires SideVibe to improve use of digital resources
April 2
- Reading Rockets: National Poetry Month
- Bradford Central School District Selects AccessNow HTML5 Solution
- Follett releases Destiny 11.0
- All-in-one computer offers space-saving design, affordability
- Updates to online math and reading resource for Texas teachers
- New guide helps schools go mobile
- From the Classroom: Best Tech Practice Video of the Week - Student Voices
- Summer school package aims to boost reading fluency, comprehension
- Bretford adds new seating, storage and accessories to line of education furniture
- The Device Conundrum - 1:1 vs BYOD
- Common Core Assessment & Remediation Tool released
- i>clicker Integrates With Sapling Learning
- Educator files patent for Porta-School
- Student Learning Objectives management tool available
- New cases protect iPads in K-6 classes
- Online games to sharpen economic understanding released
April 1
- April Fools’ Day: Why Is It Prime Time for Pranks?
- Back Office Business: Edtech in action
- PARCC: Is This the Next Big Thing?
- Video Tutorial: Acrobat X Pro: What is an ePortfolio?
- April 2013
- DAILY INSIGHT: 10 rules for a successful edtech program that have little to do with tech, part 1
- DAILY INSIGHT: Keep the information simple
- Taking One-to-One Computing to the Next Level
- 6 free ways to capture student responses without costly clickers
- Today's Newsletter: Replacing Google Reader
- From the Principal's Office: Moving Beyond The Textbook Is Nothing About A Book