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About K12HSN  New report examines international ed-tech policies Friday, February 3rd, 2012eSchool News: A new report comparing educational technology use of K-12 students in 21 countries found that, despite global economic uncertainty, many countries are still investing in technology to improve educational systems and boost student achievement  CUE 2012 Invitation from K12HSN and CaliQity Friday, February 3rd, 2012Please join the K12HSN & CaliQity Staff as we launch our User Group during CUE 2012 in Palm Springs! K12HSN Program Update -- Winter 2012 Friday, February 3rd, 2012K12HSN: We are glad to provide you with our first Program Update of the year. In this issue, you will get the latest updates on CaliQity, Brokers of Expertise, the network's refresh, etc. States Mulling Creativity Indexes for Schools Thursday, February 2nd, 2012Ed Week: At a time when many are raising concerns about the need to better nurture creativity and innovative thinking, several states are exploring the development of an index to gauge the extent to which schools provide opportunities to foster those qual Open Educational Resources: Textbooks Thursday, February 2nd, 2012OER Commons: A listing of all the open education textbooks, currently available through digital commons. Digital Textbook Playbook Thursday, February 2nd, 2012THE Journal: The FCC and the United States Department of Education (ED) released the new Digital Textbook Playbook, a guide designed to help schools overcome the challenges associated with the shift to e-textbooks. Digital Learning Day draws nearly 2 million studen Thursday, February 2nd, 2012eSchool news: Thirty-nine states, 15,000 teachers, and 1.7 million students participated in the first-ever Digital Learning Day on Feb. 1, which aimed to demonstrate how technology is improving teaching and and learning across the nation. Calif. lawmakers cheer Facebook IPO, see windfall Thursday, February 2nd, 2012U.S. News: Gov. Jerry Brown's administration and state lawmakers on Wednesday hailed Facebook's much-anticipated plans for a public stock offering as a potential windfall for California's cash-strapped treasury. FCC and ED unveil new Digital textbook Playbook Thursday, February 2nd, 2012At the Digital Learning Day Town Hall, FCC and ED unveiled the Digital Textbook Playbook, a plan to help schools transition to digital textbooks. ED also released a new version of its School 2.0 bandwidth planner to help schools plan for their connectivit 5 K-12 E-Learning Trends Thursday, February 2nd, 2012THE Journal: Over the last few years technology implementations in the K-12 sector reached record levels with tablets, laptops, social networking, and other e-learning technologies making their debut in classrooms around the nation. Challenge to schools: Embracing digital textbooks Wednesday, February 1st, 2012AP: Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski on Wednesday challenged schools and companies to get digital textbooks in students' hands within five years. Why University Leaders Are Collaborating on eTexts Wednesday, February 1st, 2012Converge Magazine: Textbooks continue to account for a large chunk of college expenses — an average of $1,168 per student annually. Some U.S. universities are searching for ways to make affordable digital textbooks readily available. > View additional articles |
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