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Personalized Learning Needed in Increasingly Diverse Classrooms, Report Says

Marketplace K-12

But a lack of high-quality curricula designed to support that personalized learning is stalling the effort, according to a new report. New technology is key to allowing educators to provide this personalized support, the report says. See also: Personalized Learning in 2016: What’s Working, What’s Missing?

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Global K-12 Market for Personal PCs to Contract in 2016, Experts Project

Marketplace K-12

A decline in personal computer sales in the worldwide K-12 education market may be linked to faltering economies in other countries, particularly Latin America, a new report finds. The total volume of PC sales in that market fell by 12 percent in the first half of 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, despite solid numbers in the U.S.

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America’s reading problem: Scores were dropping even before the pandemic

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Six newsrooms joined together to report on the problem and find solutions for America’s reading problem. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. In 2016, U.S. In 2016, U.S. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Related: Four things you need to know about the new reading wars. Reading Remedies.

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Chromebooks dominate K-12 purchases

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K-12 education market, with the devices now making up 51 percent of sales for the first time, according to a new report from Futuresource Consulting. 6 reasons Chromebooks are the device of the moment ]. It will be interesting to see if Microsoft can halt the momentum Google has developed in the U.S.

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Gwinnett County Public Library Introduces Learning alive™ Kits for Early Readers

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We will be using an online assessment tool to monitor the program’s effectiveness and to help us provide the best service for our community.” In 2016, more than 5 million items were checked out at GCPL, more than any other library system in Georgia. Join Alive Studios’ BHAG! jacob@prwithpanache.com.

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Take Two: Clever’s Newest Effort to Help Teachers Try Before They Buy Edtech

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Soft-launched last summer, the library currently houses more than 100 educational apps, which teachers can browse by subjects or categories (like assessment or presentation tools). A report published in January suggests that most software licenses purchased go unused. Meanwhile, the number of tools in classrooms today has ballooned.

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Learning.com Launches Cyberbullying Prevention Campaign for National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month

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With national data reports showing cyberbullying on the rise, especially in public schools, the digital literacy leader has created a cyberbullying prevention toolkit for educators to download and help students and parents do their part in promoting online safety and good digital citizen skills. PORTLAND, Ore.

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