Tech & Learning — February 2018

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WHAT’S NEW

software & online

ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(www.getalma.com)
Alma
Technologies
has announced
it is allowing
any SQL-based business intelligence tool,
such as Tableau and Jaspersoft, to access
data from its modern, student information
system and learning management system.
In addition, Alma will continue to provide
its own set of robust reporting tools to
meet many needs and budgets. This follows
the company’s recent integrations with
Canvas and Schoology and its OneRoster
alignment.

BLACKBOARD ALLY
(www.blackboard.com)
Blackboard
announced that
Blackboard
Ally is now
available for
multiple
learning management systems used by
K-12 school districts. Blackboard Ally
is an accessibility solution that helps
make digital class content in a learning
management system (LMS) more
accessible for all learners. Ally is designed
to integrate with a school district’s
existing LMS and automatically runs class
materials through an accessibility checklist
that looks for common accessibility issues.

CDI COMPUTER DEALERS
CHROMEBOOK TRADE-IN
PROGRAM
(cdicomputers.com)
CDI Computer
Dealers has
launched a
Chromebook
Trade-In Program that provides a
hassle-free, environmentally-friendly
way for schools to dispose of their aging

Chromebooks and obtain a free two-year

premium extended warranty on the new

ones purchased from CDI.

The Chromebook Trade-In Program offers

individuals a website where they can fill

out a brief online form providing details

about the devices they want to trade in and

what type of Chromebook they’d like to

purchase.

CENTRALREACH PK-12

(www.centralreach.com/industry/pk-12-

education)

CentralReach

launches

CentralReach

PK-12, a

collaborative

and data-

driven software

for special

education. The software helps schools

foster communication and coordination of

instruction and care for students in special

education programs. CentralReach PK-12

empowers individualized educational

program (IEP) teams to record data and

access information about students in

real-time, creating data-driven insights

to inform instruction, aids educators with

IDEA compliance, and helps create reports

and customizable graphs to visualize

student progress and guide discussions

with parents.

CODESPARK ACADEMY &

PEANUTS WORLDWIDE

SNOOPY SNOW BRAWL

(thefoos.com) & (www.peanuts.com)

codeSpark

Academy is

teaming up

with Peanuts to

release Snoopy

Snow Brawl, a

free-to-play game that introduces little

learners to fundamental computer science

and coding concepts.

Snoopy Snow Brawl is a multi-player

coding game that encourages kids to use

problem solving, strategy and algorithms

in a snowball fight between Woodstock

and his bird friends that Snoopy referees.

Other features and functionality include

interactive puzzles, word-free block based

programming, different stages for all

learners, and more.

CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES

AQUIRES MOTION MATH

(www.curriculumassociates.com) &

(motionmathgames.com)

Curriculum

Associates

has acquired

Motion

Math to

further help elementary students improve

their math fluency and number sense in

key conceptual areas. Both Curriculum

Associates’ i-Ready program and Motion

Math’s games are designed with a focus

on nurturing healthy growth mindsets,

and the alignment of these two offerings

will enrich student experience in critical

math skill development. As a result of this

partnership, Motion Math’s games will be

available as a supplement to i-Ready.

CURRICULUM PATHWAYS

AND CLASSLINK

(www.classlink.com/curriculum_

pathways/)

ClassLink has

announced

a strategic

relationship

with

Curriculum Pathways, enabling easy, single

sign-on to Curriculum Pathways tools,

apps, lessons, data sets and primary sources

that engage higher-order thinking skills

for students in K-12 and beyond. With new

sign-on methods, ClassLink users can now