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T.H.E. Journal January 2002 Steve Gardner	Forecasting and Managing Student Achievement on High-Stakes Tests To help educators continually forecast and manage student achievement on high-stakes tests, NCS Learn has introduced its High Stakes Management solution; its VP of marketing presents this overview...
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T.H.E. Journal February 2006	District-Vendor Partnerships Private School Strives for 1-to-1 Tablet PC Environment... ETS, Taskstream Deliver Online PD Management System... Kansas Offers Educators Online Test-Creation Tool... etc.
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T.H.E. Journal September 2006	Indigo Learning System by LearningSoft With this learning System, teachers can create standards-based assessments, using a wizard, then wirelessly deliver the tests to student handhelds.
T.H.E. Journal September 2006 Neal Starkman	Formative Assessment: Building a Better Student By testing academic performance at regular intervals, formative assessment strategies regard every child as a work in progress.
T.H.E. Journal February 2008 Jeff Weinstock	Make It a Test Worth Teaching To Settling the ardent debate over state assessments may start with a most elementary solution.
T.H.E. Journal January 2007 Nora V. Odendahl	Assessments :: Put Your Tests to the Test Formative assessments are only as good as their item bank. Here's how to make sure you're asking the right questions.
T.H.E. Journal February 2006	Assessment Testing >> In Their Hands Handheld devices empower teachers with assessment data they can put to immediate use.
T.H.E. Journal February 2004 Sloane O'Neal	Individualized Instruction for Improved Student Achievement -- Education's 'Holy Grail' Adding more teachers may help somewhat, but unless we can provide one-to-one instruction, teachers -- and more important, our students -- will still fail. This is where technology can make the difference.
T.H.E. Journal September 2005	Plato eduTest Assessment Plato eduTest Assessment is a comprehensive, standards-based online assessment and reporting solution for grades K-8.
T.H.E. Journal December 2000	Software Mimics Standardized Tests Renaissance Learning, Inc. has released Surpass test-preparation software, a program designed to help teachers improve students' performance on standardized tests. The software generates numerous practice texts that mirror both the format and the content of major state and national assessments...
T.H.E. Journal June 2008	Classroom Jeopardy! StandardsLink by ETA/Cuisenaire ETA/Cuisenaire is debuting Classroom Jeopardy! StandardsLink, a new series that uses the format of the popular TV game show to offer standards-based content in math, science, and language arts for grades 3 to 8.
T.H.E. Journal May 2004 Cathryn Harvey	Special Education Solutions in the Age of NCLB While an individualized approach to connecting assessment with instruction is helping mainstream students succeed, there have not been solutions that special education teachers can adopt in helping with the issues surrounding standardized testing.
T.H.E. Journal April 2005 Leslie A. Pulliam	The Quest for Quality Instructional Data The most successful school districts are embracing the philosophy that accurate data plays a critical role in driving instruction and making informed decisions. But there is still much more to learn.
T.H.E. Journal April 2009	DimensionM Multiplayer 2.0 by Tabula Digita Tabula Digita announces the release of DimensionM Multiplayer 2.0, the newest version of its immersive math video game for students in grades 3 to 12.
T.H.E. Journal May 2003 Sylvia Charp	Assessment and Accountability Assessment and accountability are not new to educators, but they have been brought to the forefront as a result of the No Child Left Behind Act, which requires states to conduct annual mathematics and reading tests in grades 3-8.
T.H.E. Journal May 14, 2009 Ruth Reynard	Technology's Impact on Learning Outcomes: Can It Be Measured? The ongoing debate on the effectiveness of technology use for student learning outcomes still seems to have no clear answers.
T.H.E. Journal June 2004 Beth McBride	Data-Driven Instructional Methods: 'One Strategy Fits All' Doesn't Work in Real Classrooms Differentiated instruction is vital to effecting positive change in student performance.
T.H.E. Journal January 2001	Program Helps with Curriculum Preparation Thirteen easy-to-use products help teachers create curriculum materials for every grade level, such as flash cards, worksheets, puzzles and quizzes. Many products include content such as word lists and sample puzzles, in addition to standard authoring features...
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T.H.E. Journal September 2004	Edusoft Version 2.7 This redesigned user interface for the Web-based assessment platform helps school districts, teachers and parents track student performance across three kinds of tests: state exams, district benchmarks and classroom tests.
T.H.E. Journal September 2004	Renaissance Place Renaissance Learning's Web-based learning information system gives teachers, principals and administrators easy access to the information needed to monitor progress, personalize instruction and ensure adequate yearly rogress.
T.H.E. Journal May 2002	George Middle School Increases Student Achievement With Comprehensive Learning System Three years ago, Portland, Oregon's George Middle School made a significant investment in technology, including the purchase of Classwell Learning Group's ClassWorks software, a comprehensive learning system designed to improve individual student achievement in math and language arts...
T.H.E. Journal July 27, 2010	A Tool for Its Time A new functionality has so transformed learning management systems that their manufacturers prefer the term digital learning platform, to better reflect their products' capacity to do a great deal more than manage a classroom.
T.H.E. Journal September 2004 Sue Cooper	Computerized Practice Tests Boost Student Achievement By taking practice tests four to five times prior to the state testing, students are showing significant improvement within their deficit areas. More important, the students are enjoying themselves.
T.H.E. Journal February 2009 Rama Ramaswami	Artificial Intelligence: Is the Future Now For A.I.? The feds' reliance on standardized testing excludes the use of artificial intelligence, so school districts are forging ahead with the technology to power their own formative assessments.
T.H.E. Journal	T.H.E. SmartClassroom :: February 1, 2007 Standards-based formative assessment and computer-adaptive diagnostic testing provide educators with data to address student needs... NASBE Issues Guiding Principles for NCLB Reauthorization... Cisco To Upgrade 8 More Jefferson Parish Schools... etc.
T.H.E. Journal January 13, 2010 David Nagel	What Are the Top-10 Ed Tech Priorities for 2010? Which issues in education technology should drive policymaking in 2010?
T.H.E. Journal January 2003 Kay Woodfield	Getting On Board With Online Testing Like most technology being adopted in education, computerized testing has the potential to improve individual student learning. That was Idaho's goal when it selected a new Internet-enabled state test in spring 2002.
T.H.E. Journal November 2007 Neal Starkman	Special Consideration Year-end testing can produce a false picture of students with unique challenges. They need individualized, frequent assessments - thanks to technology, they're getting them.
T.H.E. Journal March 1, 2010 Jennifer Demski	A Quicker Clicker When loaded with virtual clicker software, any device takes on the function of a student response system.
T.H.E. Journal September 9, 2009 Jennifer Demski	Learning to Speak Math The presence of a bilingual educator is proving pivotal to the success of technology initiatives aimed at developing Spanish-speaking students' grasp of both the concepts and the language of mathematics.
T.H.E. Journal March 1, 2010 Paul Tullis	An 'A' in Abstractions In Tucson's Catalina Foothills School District, educators and administrators have decided to go all in on 21st century skills, and in so doing have revamped every subject area from K through 12.
T.H.E. Journal April 2004	LarsonMath.com: Intermediate LarsonMath.com: Intermediate is an online, subscription-based math program for students in grades 3-6.
InternetNews April 26, 2011	Google Puts $6 Million Into Open Source Summer Google pushes forward on its Summer of Code effort, helping over a thousand students and 175 open source projects.
T.H.E. Journal April 2005 Malbert S. Smith III	Improving Student Achievement by Measuring Ability, Not Content Standard measurement scales used as an assessment tool for student ability would ensure consistency throughout the country.
T.H.E. Journal February 2009	Student Attitudes: Online Learning Students participating in a survey reveal their opinions about online learning courses.
T.H.E. Journal April 2004 John Watson	The Coming of the Intelligence Age: Enhancing Education Through Assessment In education, there is an interesting convergence developing between assessing and evaluating student capabilities and progress, legislation, technology, and communications. This convergence will naturally lead to an increased use of intelligence systems to collect, manage and report data.
T.H.E. Journal September 2004	CompassLearning Odyssey Here is an online assessment and management combo that helps teachers assess student performance, diagnose their strengths and prescribe specific instruction targeting weak areas.
T.H.E. Journal August 2005	National Science, Math Resources Hit the Web In preparation for the loss of its US Department of Education funding at the end of September, the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education has created a subscription-based Web site to continue its role as a comprehensive resource for K-12 math and science educators.
T.H.E. Journal March 17, 2010 David Nagel	Snapshot: Students Want Online Learning High school students seem to be overwhelmingly in favor of online instruction as a component of their educations.
T.H.E. Journal December 2002	Polk Co. Schools Rely on Florida-Specific Assessment Tool to Develop Individual Learning Paths A unique assessment program in a large Florida school district has proven that a vision, commitment, comprehensive assessment and instructional technology strategy can yield dramatic gains in student achievement scores.
T.H.E. Journal March 18, 2009 Ruth Reynard	The Suitability of Technology-based Education for Skills Development Skill development now refers not only to specific technical skills for specific vocations but to the development of workplace skills (or competencies) and personal development skills as well.