WHAT’Snew
Promethean has released
the Activ Table, an interactive touchscreen table that
comes with 25 activities
mapped to standards. Designed to inspire students to participate in group projects,
the ActivTable offers a wealth of tools and resources, including web browsers, virtual keyboards, an image bank, and
sound-recording apps. It accommodates up to six students,
who can use the activities to build skills such as problem
solving, critical thinking, collaboration, and consensus decision making. The table also comes with reporting tools that
allow teachers to track individual student participation.
MORE INFO: www.prometheanworld.com/en-us/education/products/
interactive-displays/activtable
PLATO Learning has partnered
with eDynamic Learning to deliver
an expanded offering of online
elective courses. The Secondary Electives Library includes
24 semester-long courses for students in grades 9–12
including psychology, sociology, forensic science, music ap-
preciation, and photography. The electives are designed to
keep students motivated and engaged in learning and give
them the opportunity to pursue a broad range of interests.
MORE INFO: www.plato.com/high-school-electives
The Complete Step-by-Step Guide
to Designing and Teaching Online
Courses is a new book by Joan Thormann and Isa Kaftal Zimmerman. The
book, published by Teachers College
Press, covers course design and development, instructional methods for
online teaching, and techniques for
building student engagement and community.
MORE INFO: www.tcpress.com
ELMO USA has launched the
MORE INFO: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/843504-REG/
Elmo_1338_P30HD_Visual_Presenter.html
GoGoNews, an online news resource for children, has
launched GoGo Teach, a subscription-based lesson tool
that allows teachers to use GoGoNews effectively in the
classroom. GoGo Teach offers lessons and content based
on the day’s news and current events. The materials are
engaging, promote inquiry learning, and teach students
to become internationally minded. The web-based tool
offers teachers an easy way to track students’ interests
based on topics they have flagged, create online task lists
that identify areas where a student may need assistance,
and issue e-assignments to students via their personalized
“My Actions” tab. E-assignments range from a quiz about
a specific article to defending an opinion about a hot news
topic. Each area is designed to develop writing, reading,
and comprehension skills. Content is specific to grades 2–5.
MORE INFO: www.gogonews.com
L&L senior editor Diana Fingal compiled this information from press releases sent to the L&L editorial office. The L&L staff does not
review the products and resources, and they are offered here without recommendation. Send press releases to products@iste.org.
