May 16, 2012
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Study: Students with Specific Learning Disabilities Improve with Program
Research has demonstrated that a comprehensive, integrated cognitive skills training program can raise the cognitive functioning of students with specific learning disabilities to parity with normally developing students.

Updated ‘Blended Learning’ Definition and Models for Implementation Released
Innosight Institute today released the report “Classifying K-12 blended learning,” which defines the emerging phenomenon of mixing online learning into brick-and-mortar schools.

SIIA Announces Top Innovators in Education Technology
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA)this week recognized three ed tech solutions with five awards for their originality, innovation, and industry promise.

CODiE™ Award Winners for Education Technology Industry Announced
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced the winners of the 2012 CODiE Awards in education technology during SIIA’s annual Ed Tech Industry Summit.

Report: Interest in STEM Careers Sparked by Student-Directed Learning, Supported by Technology
Nearly one-third of high school students who experience math and science classrooms where instruction is led by teachers, learning is directed by students and technology is used to support both, express a strong interest in a STEM career, according to the latest findings from the 2011 Speak Up

Free Access to Digital Books Provided for Hillsborough Children
A new reading initiative in Hillsborough County, Florida, is designed to boost literacy among young students.

Maker Faire Showcases School of the Future
Do-it-yourself learning will take center stage at Maker Faire Bay Area 2012 in San Mateo on May 19 and 20

E-rate Requests Surpass $5 Billion for 2012
Requests for discounts on certain communications services increased for the fourth straight year as schools and libraries across the nation requested more than $5 billion in E-rate funds for Funding Year 2012.

Patent Awarded for Voice Message Delivery System
SchoolMessenger today announced it has been awarded a patent for a voice message delivery system and method which uses a highly distributed architecture to deliver large volumes of mass notifications originating from many locations nearly instantaneously.

New PLC to offer technology integration tools
Project RED today launched a method to integrate technology into school districts, based on Project RED's national research of technology programs in 1,000 schools.

Graphing calculator app integrates with Google Drive
Desmos, Inc today announced an integration between its Graphing Calculator app and the newly released Google Drive™, Google's cloud storage and collaboration service.

Dedicated report to support creation of IEPs
ALEKS Corporation has released a new report that provides K-12 educators with detailed student performance data to support the creation of Individualized Education Plans (IEPs).

Adobe Foundation Creativity Scholarships Launch
The Adobe Foundation today announced it is committing one million dollars to establish the Adobe Foundation Creativity Scholarships, a new global initiative.

Study: Global creativity gap identified
New research reveals a global creativity gap in five of the world’s largest economies, according to the Adobe® State of Create global benchmark study

Primer on K-20 Education Interoperability Standards
The Software & Information Industry Association today released a “Primer on K-20 Education Interoperability Standards,” which provides a framework for understanding interoperability standards

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