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June 10, 2013 Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in a web browser Forward to a friend   HOME PUBLICATIONS RESOURCES EVENTS FUNDING VIDEO HELP MY PROFILE INDEX   In this week's news: Ten years of digital learning data, a new federal initiative to boost eRate aid to schools, national student financial literacy standards, how digital resources can help blended learning, and more. Leave your comments about these stories online, eMail me at ldevaney@eschoolnews.com, or find me on Twitter @eSN_Laura. Cheers, Laura Devaney, Managing Editor Tweet me @eSN_Laura   Top Headlines • Speak Up: A decade of digital learning data • Obama unveils ConnectED initiative to boost digital learning • ED's former ed-tech chief discusses new role • Students are begging: Help us with money! • Obama to ask for increased eRate aid • How to use digital resources to personalize blended learning • Famous rapper and British chef create "Dream School" • Discovery Education offers free STEM camp • June: Five education grants you don't want to miss • The best tweets of the week for education • Why our current obsession with high-stakes testing is wrong   App of the week Name: Eddy's Number Party! What is it? In this kindergarten readiness app, young children practice counting, matching numbers, and improving memory and attention, while preparing for Eddy the dog's surprise party. Part of the Kinderspark series from Scientific Learning Corp., Eddy's Number Party! was selected from thousands of apps to be featured in the new book, "iPad Apps for Kids for Dummies," by Jinny Gudmundsen, Kid Tech columnist for USA Today and Gannett News, and editor-in-chief of the "Computing with Kids" Ezine. Features: Children collect balloons, toss presents, track party hats, and earn fun "talking" stickers as they master important foundational concepts Four levels of counting, listening, and matching Bonus activities Just-in-time hints and help Parents are able to review the game's goals, tour all game levels, and learn about the underlying research and development. Report card: a visual report card shows your child's progress Suggestions: find out "what to look for" to see your child's progress and how to further "bring learning to life." [ Read More ]   Popular Stories • 10 popular, banned books • New: 10 of the best Apple and Android apps for education in 2013 • Backlash over Common Core State Standards • Teacher gives epic resignation in video • Ten of the best virtual field trips Best of eSN Digital • New high school designed for, and by, students • 3D printing program garners international attention • Maine opens its school laptop contract to other states • Ed-tech leaders brace for online testing • Could school voucher ruling influence other states?   Resources • Preparing for Common Core Assessments • Empowering Education with Video • Keys to Successful Mobile Learning Upcoming Webinars • Creating a Safer Online Learning Environment • Automating IT Processes: Doing More with Less • Community College Leverages Tegile For A Better Learning Experience • Using your website to boost applications and student satisfaction • Going 1:1 with Google Chromebooks & Establishing Professional Development at Fond du Lac School Districtn   NEW! 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Click here to create your own custom news site.   Grant Alert of the Week • Prizes of $2,500 plus an iPad Mini White Paper Library 1 How New Printers Will Save Mineola Schools $1.1 Million over Four Years 2 Understanding Concepts: Implications for Science Teaching 3 Making Agile Learning Spaces to Support 21st Century Instruction 4 The Importance of Network Time Synchronization 5 Case Study: 1-to-1 District-Wide Learning Success 6 Lower TCO, Better Experience: Chromebooks in the Classroom 7 Going Mobile: Best Practices for K-12 IT Leaders 8 Seven Steps to Improving Learning with One-to-One Computing 9 Chromebook vs. iPad: How do they compare? 10 A Tablet Designed Specifically for Students 11 Why Power over Ethernet Is a Smart Choice for School Security   Ed-Tech Partners Press Releases SERVICE LEARNING IN THE SPOTLIGHT AS BELK, DISCOVERY EDUCATION, AND ISTE NAME WINNERS OF INAUGURAL BELK SERVICE LEARNING CHALLENGE Online Entrepreneurial Simulation, simCEO, Named Most Innovative Ed Tech Solution at SIIA Summit HEALTHY WEIGHT COMMITMENT FOUNDATION AND DISCOVERY EDUCATION EXTEND REACH IN FIGHT AGAINST CHILDHOOD OBESITY WITH LAUNCH OF SPANISH VERSION OF POPULAR TOGETHER COUNTS™ WEBSITE Vendors - Don't forget to submit your press release information online: http://www.eschoolnews.com/pr-submissions/   Visit all of our education technology news websites: eSchool Media eSchool News eCampus News eClassroom News     eSchool News, 7920 Norfolk Ave Suite 900 . 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