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McGraw-Hill Education and ACTV Partner to Develop Online Curriculum for K-12 Educators

Educators’ Professional Development/McGraw- Hill (EPD/McGraw Hill), a newly formed division of McGraw- Hill Education, and ACTV Inc., (Nasdaq: IATV – news), a digital media company specializing in interactive television and enhanced media technologies, today announced an agreement to create an Internet-based professional development curriculum for teachers and school administrators. EPD/McGraw-Hill selected ACTV as one of […]

JonesKnowledge.com Launches Unprecedented Guide for K-12 Educators: ‘A Blueprint for Online Learning’

JonesKnowledge.com, Inc. recently unveiled A Blueprint for Online Learning, a free, Internet-based course designed to provide participants with all the tools necessary to implement an online learning program. The course is drawn from a series of seminars led this spring by Julie Young, executive director of Florida Virtual School (FVS), formerly known as The Florida […]

Jobs Throws Apple at Teachers

Kids can put together creative and thoughtful projects for school when they have the right multimedia tools.

E-learning companies making the grade

E-learning companies continue to be teachers’ pets on Wall Street, even during the economic downturn that has slapped failing grades on other technology start-ups.

Michigan K-12 Teachers Learn Practical Applications for Technology in the Classroom Through Michigan Virtual University and Classroom Connect Partnership

First, laptop computers. Then, free access to more than 700 online courses covering a myriad of information technology topics. Now, Michigan K-12 teachers will be offered professional development opportunities to learn how to effectively integrate technology into their classrooms. As part of its ongoing commitment to raising the standards for technology use in Michigan’s classrooms, […]

Lightspans Academic Systems Expands into Billion Dollar Market

Academic Systems, the higher education division of Lightspan, Inc. and a leading provider of interactive multimedia instructional programs for college students, is accelerating its expansion into the high school market. The instructional technology sector is valued at $2.5 billion according to Market Data Retrieval. Additionally, the company has appointed Kim Price as vice president of […]

Apex Learning Partners With Power-Glide to Provide Online Foreign Language Courses To High School Students

Apex Learning Inc. announced at the 22nd annual National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) a partnership with Power-Glide International, Inc. to offer online foreign language courses for high school students. Apex Learning will expand its current offerinf vocabulary and phonics. Given the importance of an audio-intensive experience when learning a foreign language, the courses will enable […]

Bush Names Science And Tech Advisor

The White House today nominated John H. Marburger to become the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

High Court to Publishers: Pay for Electronic Use

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that publishers must get permission from freelance writers before republishing their work electronically.

Ten New Distance Ed Projects Expand Higher Ed Access

U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige today announced the selection of ten new projects under the Distance Education Demonstration program, which tests new ways of helping students finance their distance education studies. “This administration wants to make sure that no one is left behind when it comes to access to higher education and training,” Paige […]