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Intersection between Technology and Creativity in Music
Rome (I), November 2011 - The OEB session "Social Sounds for Peer Education" aims to give an overview of how digital-technology applications have changed music education, creation, and production. Andrea Pozzi, marketing and communication manager of MidiWare is also in charge of managing all MidiWare activities relating to their European educational projects. MidiWare provides support to music teachers, schools, conservatories, and other important European Institutions. As a musician, Andrea plays bass in a band that is signed to an Italian record company. » MORE
How Do You Identify Games for the Classroom?
Copenhagen (DK), November 2011 - "Important Lessons from the Last Ten Years with Game-Based Learning" is the title of the OEB contribution of Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen. He is CEO of Serious Games Interactive in Denmark, a company that develops serious game, simulations, and virtual worlds with graphics that are able to stand up to other commercial computer games. Their solutions have explicit learning objectives and are developed with attention to the special needs of clients and users. » MORE
Don't Let Bullying Destroy the Lives of Kids
New York, NY (USA), November 2011 - As an openly gay young man, Tommy Walser, currently a New York University Law School student, watched in shock and anger as it seemed like every week a new suicide was being committed due to bullying and cyber-bullying. Enter The Bullying Academy, which Walser created as a free online resource to help parents, students, and teachers deal with the dangers associated with bullying and cyber-bullying. » MORE
Student Success Gets Boost from Resiliency Education App
Arlington, VA/San Francisco, CA (USA), October 2011 - Teen Wellness, an online app that helps students improve resiliency skills, is now integrated into Naviance, the leading provider of measurable student-success solutions for K-12 schools and districts, through Naviance Succeed®. This integration will allow school staff and administrators to provide holistic academic, career, and emotional support to students using a single, integrated platform. » MORE
Romania Training Centres Equipped with Sanako Study Labs
Turku (FI), October 2011 - The Romanian Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sports has equipped two hundred of its teacher-training centres with Sanako Study 1200 language labs - one hundred for English and the other hundred for French. Teacher training on using the new language labs will take place between November 2011 and April 2013. Nine thousand teachers will be trained during this period. » MORE
Pearson to Open First PTE Academic Test Centre in Iraq
London (UK), September 2011 - Pearson has announced that a Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic will be delivered for the first time to students in Iraq, with the opening of a new test centre in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. » MORE
Mobile Technology Used for Underserved Children
New Delhi (IN)/San Diego, CA (USA), September 2011 - Qualcomm Incorporated and Sesame Workshop India, have announced Galli Galli Sim Sim, the Radiophone project. This initiative combines community radio with mobile phones to expand access to quality educational experiences for children, particularly children of migrant populations that reside in Gurgaon, a suburb of New Delhi. » MORE
Come Closer, Neighbour!
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Brussels (BE), August 2011 - In Europe there are roughly seventy country borders of which 25 are also language borders. Through eTwinning, many schools are crossing these frontiers by learning each other's languages. eTwinning is part of Comenius, the EU programme for schools. » MORE
How to Save Thousands of Dollars in College Costs
Austin, TX (USA), July 2011 - For the first time, with MyEdu's new credit-by-examination tool, high school students can predetermine the number of college credits and savings gained from taking Advanced Placement (AP) tests in high school. All students have free access to MyEdu's official online academic data and applications. » MORE
Education Expert Pierre-Antoine Ullmo Promotes Mobility
Barcelona (ES), July 2011 - Pierre-Antoine Ullmo, education expert at the European Commission and founder of P.A.U. Education, was interviewed by Educaweb, the portal for professionals, institutions, and training centers dedicated to mobility. In the following interview Ullmo discusses the importance of promoting mobility in all levels of society. » MORE
