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Attendees will receive hands-on training using data-collection technology, as well as a Go Direct® Temperature Probe for their classroom.

Stick Pick is a classroom-management and -assessment app that takes the popsicle-stick-in-a-can concept digital and expands it to help teachers improve the way they ask questions in the classroom.

Classkick lets teachers create and share assignments, monitor students, and give feedback in real time as students work from iPads or computers.

DistrictCheck helps school leaders collect feedback from stakeholders through a private URL, where anonymous responses are gathered.

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“At ClassLink, we are dedicated to providing secure, simple access to resources required by educators and students,” said Patrick Devanney, VP of Interoperability, ClassLink.

“We are excited to partner with Clever in order to provide a seamless experience with the school learning environment,” said Shad Madsen, CEO, Mentoring Minds.

Kids learn how hot-air balloons launch and maintain flight in this Science Buddies project.

ACT Academy is a K-12 resource library where teachers can search for, save, and assign multimedia content to individuals or groups of students.

In 2014 Finland began noticing intentional misinformation campaigns focused around issues like immigration, the European Union, or whether Finland should become a full member of NATO.

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Discovery Education has added immersive new assets to Discovery Education Experience, the Math, Science, and Social Studies Techbook, and STEM Connect.

“The great addition of FIRST LEGO League Jr. Discovery Edition to the Progression of FIRST Programs allows the youngest students to engage with STEM in a fun, hands-on way,” said Donald E. Bossi, president of FIRST.

This year there will be more time to meet with fellow attendees.

Research draws a direct correlation between students’ frequency of reading for fun and their average reading scores. The more frequently they read, the higher the students’ reading scores.This white paper provides insights into the benefits of an ebook program at your school. You’ll learn how:

LearnZillion is an online database of short video lessons that address learning topics aligned to individual Common Core standards.

In addition to creating makerspaces that are impactful, we can help others be impactful, as well.

The new Lego Boost Droid Commander set lets kids build and control iconic Star Wars droids while learning some basic coding.

Apple TV owners can now screen mirror multiple device types and up to four devices simultaneously with the new Ditto tvOS Receiver app.

Today, Google for Education announced the launch of originality reports, a new feature that helps ensure the authenticity of coursework by flagging any text that has missed citations and has high similarity with text on the web or in books.