Neowin News Feed for: Teachers

Google Classroom has just added a new feature to lighten teachers' workloads

Paul Hill — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 06:48:01 +0000

Google has added a nifty grading feature to Google Classroom. It should save teachers that use this software a fair bit of time. Read more...

New MacBook Air, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro available with student discounts

Paul Hill — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 13:46:01 +0000

Apple's new 15-inch MacBook Air, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro are now available to purchase from the company. If you are a student in the United States, you may be eligible for discounts and perks. Read more...

Microsoft Teams gets new education features as new school year approaches

Paul Hill — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 08:28:01 +0000

Microsoft Teams has added new features for educators before the start of the new school year. It brings Reflect, so students can share opinions on assignments and a new, more useful home page. Read more...

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Google releases new Android development curriculum

Paul Hill — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 21:08:01 +0000

Google has released a new curriculum that educators can leverage to teach their students how to write Android apps using Kotlin. Google recommends that instructors have some programming knowledge. Read more...

Safer Internet Day is more relevant than ever

Paul Hill — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:18:01 +0000

The Safer Internet Day campaign is marking its 18th birthday today. It provides resources for children, parents and carers, teachers and educators and more to make the internet a safer place. Read more...

Amazon Future Engineer programme lands in Canada

Paul Hill — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 19:48:02 +0000

Amazon Future Engineer has launched in Canada to help students gain important skills in computer science. The firm will invest $3 million over three years which will benefit over a million kids. Read more...

Google Classroom: Teachers - Free Reference Card Download

News Staff — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:46:01 +0000

This G Suite Google Classroom: Teachers reference provides shortcuts, tips, and tricks for this online software. Brush up on the basics and to find alternative methods to your favorite commands. Read more...

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G Suite for Teachers -- Free Reference Card Bundle

News Staff — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 16:46:02 +0000

This free to download bundle includes individual reference cards providing shortcuts, tips, and tricks to brush up on the basics and/or find alternative methods to your favorite commands. Read more...

AT&T is offering affordable wireless data plans to teachers and students

Usman Khan Lodhi — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 20:52:01 +0000

The firm is attempting to enable connected learning by offering discounted wireless data plans, including free hotspots. It is also committing $10 million to help underserved communities. Read more...

Netflix has made a selection of documentaries free on YouTube

Usman Khan Lodhi — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 03:48:01 +0000

Many of the firm's nature documentaries, including Our Planet and Babies, have been uploaded to its US YouTube channel. Subtitles in more than 12 languages will be available later this week. Read more...

Office 365 Education adds more features, including dictation

John Keefer — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 17:40:01 +0000

In addition to the new Windows 10 S laptops and tablets unveiled today for students and schools, Microsoft has gone into more detail about what has recently been or will be added to its Office suite. Read more...

Microsoft makes life a bit easier for teachers with new Class Notebook Add-in for OneNote

Andy Weir — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 18:02:35 +0000

With over 400,000 teachers and 3.5 million students now using its Class Notebook for OneNote, Microsoft is launching a new Add-in, designed and built with teachers in mind - and with their input. Read more...

Acer announces the TravelMate B117, a notebook designed for the classroom

Justin Luna — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 10:02:01 +0000

Acer, in collaboration with Microsoft has unveiled the TravelSmart B117, a notebook made for the education market, aiming to make collaboration between teachers and students much easier. Read more...

UK Headmasters threaten parents with legal action over violent video games

Usama Jawad — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 13:13:16 +0000

A letter has been approved by head teachers in the UK threatening parents that they will be reported to the authorities if they let their children play adult games such as GTA and Call of Duty. Read more...

Teachers Despair at Web Plagiarism

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:26:32 +0000

The submission of school projects using text and images lifted wholesale from the internet is becoming an increasing problem for teachers. A survey by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers found that 58 per cent... Read more...

Jobs bashes Teachers Unions

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 23:49:19 +0000

Apple CEO Steve Jobs decided to condemn teachers unions last Friday, at a Texas education reform conference. Teachers unions have traditionally represented one of Apple's most loyal group of customers and have largely stuck with... Read more...

Office XP for Students and Teachers

Wed, 03 Oct 2001 14:55:17 +0000

Microsoft have announced today, Office XP Standard for Students and Teachers, which will retail at $149, nearly 70 percent less than the company's full list price for other consumers. But despite the steep discount, product... Read more...