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Microsoft Launches Office 365 for Education

Starting today, Microsoft Office 365 for education is available, providing the world’s best productivity, communications and collaboration experiences to schools at no cost. Office 365 for education is a cloud-based suite that includes the familiar Microsoft Office desktop applications, as well as Microsoft Exchange ...

11 months ago by Getting Smart Staff

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Adobe Foundation & Discovery Education Host a ‘Day of Discovery’

In coordination with the 2012 ISTE conference, the Adobe Foundation and Discovery Education hosted a ‘Day of Discovery’ and kicked off the event with an announcement on a partnership between the two. With a shared passion for the power of technology in enhancing teaching and learning, the Adobe Foundation and Disc...

11 months ago by Guest Author

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Yong Zhao Says Globalization & Entrepreneurship are Key in Today’s Education

Dr. Yong Zhao, keynote at ISTE and Presidential Chair and Associate Dean at University of Oregon, spoke this morning on the importance of globalization, global competence and technology on education at ISTE 2012.

11 months ago by Getting Smart Staff

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5 Things I’ve Learned About Startups (& Life)

The Pearson Foundation launched a cool project called 5 Things I've Learned, check it out. My contribution is below is focused on launching an organization or a project.

11 months ago by Tom Vander Ark

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3 Signs of Quality You Should Look For In Instructional Content

The future will bring amazingly better instructional content for teacher and student use. If the market notices key signs of this, then more effective, comprehensive content will be broadly and rapidly adopted, to the benefit of teaching and learning. I believe there’s three signs the market should be looking for.

11 months ago by Andrew Coulson

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Curriculum Associates, LLC, designs research-based print and online instructional materials, screening and assessment tools, and data management resources. We believe that every student deserves the chance to succeed and with our i-Ready™, Ready®, and BRIGANCE® programs, we strive to make this a reality with tools ...

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Survey: Majority of School District Administrators Endorse Online Classes

News Release: Key challenges facing school districts, including budget realities and the need to improve student engagement, are driving district administrators to embrace online learning, according to a survey report released today from Blackboard Inc. and Project Tomorrow®.

11 months ago by Getting Smart Staff

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Trustees Want Big Bucks, But We Deserve a Better Bargain from Higher Ed

Yesterday, Jeff Selingo, editorial director at The Chronicle of Higher Education, wrote an editorial in the NYTimes called Fixing College where he lamented the “lost decade,” from 1999 to 2009 where most institutions of higher learning were fat and happy and produced few productivity gains. He urged "better use of...

11 months ago by Tom Vander Ark