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Sep 05, 2017

September 2017: What's New: New Tools for Schools

Source: Tech-Learning

Software & Online

BREAKING THE BARRIER
(http://www.tobreak.com/)

Breaking_The_Barrier

Breaking the Barrier, Inc. has released the new version of its Essential Spanish Vocabulary Flashcards app. This app employs voice-recognition technology to enable learners to interact with their device—even offline—to master the most useful Spanish vocabulary. Quizzes and audio by native speakers engage and encourage learners as they progress from level to level. A new Traveler’s Guide serves as an electronic phrasebook for travelers to master key vocabulary for their journeys.

 

KIDS DISCOVER
(www.kidsdiscover.com)

Kids Discover

Kids Discover announced the release of 25 new social studies titles in time for back to school. These titles will address topics never before covered in Kids Discover’s print or digital libraries. Ten of the new titles are geared towards grades K–3, and focus on topics like Rules and Laws, People and the Environment, and U.S. Geography. The remaining 15 titles are aimed at upper elementary and middle school learners. They will also be released digitally on Kids Discover Online, with assessment questions and interactive features.

 

READING HORIZONS
(www.readinghorizons.com)

Reading-Horizons

Reading Horizons announced the release of a new online professional development course. The six-module course will serve as a resource for educators learning how to teach reading or refining their instruction of reading fundamentals. The Reading Horizons Online Professional Development Course provides ongoing input, follow-up, support, and practice through a blended learning model. The online course pairs with one day of initial face-to-face instruction and a method-based approach for different age groups when applicable.

 

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