EducationSuperHighway is launching a comprehensive national effort to upgrade broadband access in America’s schools, funded by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s Startup:Education organization, the Gates Foundation, and several other groups.
Teen Conducts Her Own Study on Screen Time’s Effect
By on December 3, 2013
Seventeen-year old Zarin Rahman suspected that the time she spent staring at screens was affecting her mood and school work. So the 12th grader at Brookings (SD) High School decided to conduct her own study.
Curriculet—Formerly Gobstopper—Partners with HarperCollins on Enriched Ebooks for Schools
By on November 30, 2013
Curriculet (formerly Gobstopper), a digital reading platform designed for teachers and stocked with interactive educational and social media features, has teamed up with HarperCollins to offer a flexible book buying program for schools.
Follett to Upgrade Server; Services Will Be Down Briefly
By on November 26, 2013
Follett has announced that many of its online services—including Titlewave, Destiny, and Follett Shelf—will be unavailable from Thursday, November 28, though Saturday, November 30, as the company moves its data center to another location in Illinois.
School Librarians Score 3-D Printers Through MakerBot/DonorsChoose
By on November 22, 2013
School librarians looking to launch a maker space in their schools, but who lack the funds to purchase high-tech gadgets like a 3-D printer, should consider the recent MakerBot and DonorsChoose.org partnership, says media specialist Andy Plemmons.
Love Whispersync, Hate the Terms: How can schools legally work with Kindle technology?
By on November 18, 2013
It’s the “holy grail of ebook features for education,” writes Chris Harris, of Whispersync for voice. But we need clarity on Amazon’s terms of service before schools can reasonably commit to the Kindle ereader.
OverDrive Offers School Libraries New Options for Searching, Catalog Access, and Refined Metadata
By on November 12, 2013
OverDrive is rolling out upgrades to its digital service for school libraries, with a choice of thematic visual screen settings, more deft searching tools, a new book recommendation system, and social media options, among other features.
Teach Kids how to Code, Make Apps and 3-D Models With These Tools
By on November 10, 2013
The best applications for teaching basic programming skills—no geek cred required to use them successfully in your classroom or library. Other apps enable kids to build 3-D models, which they can print, too.
Lerner Digital Launches Android Ebook App with 3,000 Titles
By on November 6, 2013
Lerner Digital has launched its Lerner Digital eReader App for Android devices, featuring more than 3,000 available K–12 ebook titles across many interest areas and genres. The app, which is available free in the Google Play Store, is the Android equivalent of the app that the publisher debuted for the iPad in October 2011.
Book App Alliance Aids Discovery of Kids’ Interactive Books
By on October 29, 2013
The Book App Alliance aims to help locate quality book apps amid the tides of Disney, Dora, and Dr. Seuss products. Alliance founders also want to foster best practices.
