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vFairs Integrates Zoom into its Platform to Support Large Scale Hybrid Virtual Events

March 2, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

vFairs, the leading platform for hybrid and virtual events, today announced they are integrating Zoom into their solution to deliver ... Read more

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Atlona and Lightspeed Partner to Elevate AV Capabilities for K-12 School Districts

March 2, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Atlona, a Panduit company, has partnered with Lightspeed to promote professional classroom AV solutions for K-12 applications. The partnership will ... Read more

Blended Learning

3 ideas to successfully run virtual clubs

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 by Rachelle Wafer, Student Engagement Manager, Laurel Springs School

Students need socialization now more than ever--and virtual clubs can help maintain valuable person-to-person interactions

You really can do anything online. While COVID-19 has drastically reduced our ability to gather in-person, the social-emotional growth of children, including the need for regular social interaction…

District Management

Understanding ebooks: Which model is right for your district?

October 10, 2022February 18, 2021 by Angela Arnold, General Manager, OverDrive Education

Knowing how pricing models work will help students access ebooks during remote and hybrid learning

It’s been almost one year since the country shut down, and schools are still adapting to the new normal of remote and hybrid learning environments--with a newfound reliance…

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KidWind Offers Virtual Workshops on Renewable Energy Education

February 11, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

How we can apply lessons from 2020 to shape a tech-centric education system for the future

The KidWind Project, the international leader in clean energy education, has launched an additional round of virtual workshops for this ... Read more

Personalized Learning

4 things data tells us about student-centered learning

December 5, 2022February 10, 2021 by Laura Ascione

New data examines the state of online and hybrid learning and casts a forward-looking eye toward what's next for education

A new report from the Clayton Christensen Institute offers unique insights and recommendations for education as schools strive to move toward student-centered learning practices. In the report, author…

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NFL PLAY 60 Kids Day keeps kids active in advance of Super Bowl LV

February 2, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

The American Heart Association, the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on ensuring longer, healthier lives for all, and the National ... Read more

District Management

Leading in this time of crisis

February 9, 2021February 2, 2021 by Kevin Hogan

Henry (Hank) Thiele, Superintendent for Community High School District 99 in Thorndale (IL) can’t stop looking forward. Despite the current, daily chaos of re-opening and lockdowns, hybrid and…

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Lockstep Technology Group Partners with Impero Software to Support Students’ Tech

January 26, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Managed solutions provider Lockstep Technology Group and student safety leader Impero have partnered to offer Impero’s solutions to Lockstep’s partner schools, ... Read more

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Missouri’s Kansas City Public Schools Selects Discovery Education to Support a Community-Wide Commitment to Student Learning and Success

January 12, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Missouri’s Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS) has selected Discovery Education to support the district’s community-wide commitment to student learning and ... Read more

District Management

30 K-12 edtech predictions for 2021

January 14, 2021January 1, 2021 by Laura Ascione

What edtech trends will take top billing in schools and districts in the new year?

When we posted our 2020 predictions on January 1 last year, we--along with the majority of the world--definitely didn't anticipate the curveball that was (and continues to be)…

Online & Hybrid Learning

4 ways hybrid learning gives the traditional classroom a run for its money

December 7, 2022December 14, 2020 by Graham Glass, CEO, Cypher Learning

Edtech plays a pivotal role in hybrid learning—and in same cases, the system is more beneficial for students

Earlier this year the United States, just like most countries across the globe, witnessed the life-altering impact of COVID-19 first-hand. In particular, students and educators saw their usual…

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AVer Information Launches Dream Classroom Giveaway Contest

December 9, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

AVer Information Inc., the award-winning provider of video collaboration solutions and education technology solutions, announced today the launch of the ... Read more

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KidWind Virtual Workshops Available for Educators

December 4, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

These engineering students work with wind turbines, demonstrating the importance of STEM education.

The KidWind Project, the international leader of clean energy education, created topic-specific renewable energy virtual workshops designed to help educators ... Read more

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New ST Math Assignments Feature Makes a Difference While Distance Learning

November 19, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

$an adorable pigtailed girl looking up at a bunch of math equations$

MIND Research Institute, an award-winning neuroscience and education organization, has added an Assignments feature to its flagship ST Math solution, ... Read more

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Impero Creates Cloud-Based Platform to Support Schools during Hybrid Learning

November 18, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

istance learning has become a new reality for many learning institutions across the country, like this boy giving a thumbs-up as he learns online.

Student safety leader Impero today launched a cloud-based platform, built on state-of-the-art technology, that provides teachers, school counselors and administers with classroom ... Read more

District Management

How IT leaders can thrive in the post-COVID era

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 by John Pellettiere, Senior Director and General Manager - State, Local and Education, Nutanix

When looking to enable remote learning effectively and save costs, IT leaders should look towards their current cloud models

This school year is unlike any other. More than 90 percent of households with school-age children are engaged in some form of distance learning from home, while college…

Digital Innovation

Keeping COVID innovations even after the pandemic passes

December 7, 2022November 17, 2020 by Kevin Hogan

One district is hoping to preserve new technologies and innovations it adopted this year—even once COVID lockdowns are a thing of the past

Hoover City Schools in suburban Birmingham, AL, was already one-to-one when the pandemic struck in March. And while its transition to remote learning in the spring was relatively…

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VuWall Introduces Multi-Video Wall Control and AV Distribution

October 29, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

VuWall, a technology leader in video wall control systems and unified visualization solutions, today announced the introduction of their new ... Read more

Digital Innovation

School innovation in a challenging year

December 7, 2022October 28, 2020 by Chelsea Waite

New data takes stock of how COVID and the sudden shift to remote learning have impacted progress toward school innovation

Across the country, redefining the status quo has become the status quo for K–12 schools. Wide-scale remote and hybrid learning, mask-wearing culture, and “pods” all fall outside the…

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Deledao announces innovative Zoom and Meet bombing solution

October 26, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Providing added safety measures and control of K12 distance and hybrid learning instructional models, Silicon Valley based-Deledao (www.deledao.com), has announced ... Read more

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ManagedMethods Launches Google Classroom Monitoring & Reporting

October 13, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

ManagedMethods, a leading Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) and Microsoft 365 cybersecurity, student safety and compliance platform for K-12 school ... Read more

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Samsung Launches Annual $2 Million Solve for Tomorrow Contest

October 12, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Samsung today announced the launch of the 11th annual $2 million* Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest, which challenges students in ... Read more

District Management

How district administrators can drive student success in the COVID “tech rush”

March 4, 2021October 6, 2020 by Steve Halliwell, Chief Product Officer, Promethean

The global pandemic upended education—here’s how district administrators can leverage the tools they already have to focus on student success

Following an abrupt shift to remote learning this past spring, school and district administrators have had their fair share of ... Read more

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Scholastic Provides Educators Award-Winning Digital Solutions For Virtual Learning

September 23, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

As school districts nationwide begin the 2020–21 academic year, whether in person, remotely, or following a hybrid model, access to ... Read more

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Discovery Education Experience Updates Tailored to Support Students and Educators for Remote, Hybrid, or In-Person Learning

September 16, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Discovery Education–the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources and professional learning for K-12 classrooms–today introduced updates to the award-winning Discovery Education Experience platform ... Read more

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Copyright Clearance Center and EL Education Make it Easy for Schools to License Trade Book Content During Pandemic

September 16, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, in coordination with participating publishers, is ... Read more

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Gaggle Reports Over 95% of School Districts Renew Their Partnerships

September 10, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Many districts across the United States are starting the 2020–21 school year using hybrid or fully remote learning, so students’ ... Read more

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Samsung’s Display Solutions Help Reimagine the Classroom for one of the U.S.’s Largest Charter School Support Organizations, Academica

September 10, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. announced today its partnership with Academica – one of the largest charter school support organizations in ... Read more

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Merge Releases Hand-Held Digital Teaching Aids

September 3, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Merge, the leader in mixed reality for K-12 education, announced today their new hand-held digital teaching aids are now available ... Read more

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Vernier and SAM Labs Help Teachers Incorporate Science and Coding into Instruction

September 3, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Middle school teachers can now integrate science lessons with data collection and coding using new packages from Vernier Software & ... Read more

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BetterLesson Sponsors $1 Million Matching Grant Program for Professional Development

August 24, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

To provide expanded access to K-12 schools and districts with virtual professional learning services to improve teaching and learning in ... Read more

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New Data from Rave Mobile Safety Shows Schools’ Top Safety Concerns About Returning to the Classroom

August 20, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Rave Mobile Safety (Rave), the critical communication and collaboration platform customers count on when it matters most, today announced a new ... Read more

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Flinn Scientific Launches New Solutions to Support Hands-on Science in Any Learning Environment

July 29, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Flinn Scientific, a flagship provider of science lab materials and safety and STEM solutions for the K-16 education market, is ... Read more

District Management

Professional Development Pandemic Style—How one District Is Prepping Staff For Success

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 by Kevin Hogan

Jon Castelhano, Executive Director of Technology at Gilbert Public Schools in suburban Phoenix, Arizona, is making lemonade. Instead of stopgap ... Read more

District Management

How to make remote learning easily accessible

July 2, 2020July 2, 2020 by Dennis Pierce

5 ways to create a community of learners

When school starts again in the fall, it’s likely that a significant number of students will still be learning remotely. To make classrooms less crowded and prevent the…

Blended Learning

More kids taking online classes, but performance lagging

February 10, 2015February 9, 2015 by By Lori Higgins, Detroit Free Press

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Blended Learning

50 tips to develop and run your online courses

September 11, 2015February 3, 2015 by Andrea Harmer

From getting started to managing the day-to-day business, try these 50 tips for setting up a successful online course for any grade level. As many K-12 U.S. public…

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The best tips for getting your school ready for Common Core assessments

December 22, 2014December 17, 2014 by By Bridget McCrea

An elearning pro shares how to prioritize to make the transition to online assessments smoother As with anything in life, ... Read more

Blended Learning

This hybrid innovation is about to change your school forever

January 27, 2014 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

Hybrid innovations are technologies that bridge tradition to the future, fundamentally changing how an entire industry performs; and according to education experts, K-12 is currently experiencing one hybrid…

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