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Vernier Software & Technology Wins a Tech & Learning ISTE 2017 Best of Show Award

7/14/2017

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Judges recognize Pivot Interactives for its promise to bring real-world science into the classroom
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BEAVERTON, Oregon, July 13, 2017 — Pivot Interactives was named a winner of Tech & Learning’s ISTE 2017 Best of Show Awards for showing the greatest promise in the classroom. Distributed exclusively by Vernier Software & Technology, Pivot Interactives helps high school and college students learn key physics concepts through interactive videos of real scientific phenomena.

​These classroom-ready, student-driven, open-ended investigations provide teachers with experiments that would otherwise be unsafe, impractical, or time consuming to set up for hands-on student instruction.


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Kajeet Announces Grant for School Districts Prioritizing Internet Access Outside the Classroom

7/12/2017

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MCLEAN, Virginia—July 11, 2017--Kajeet, the industry leader for safe, mobile student Internet connectivity, announces its latest initiative to support school districts prioritizing student Internet access outside the classroom. To help schools or districts pilot a connectivity program to close the Homework Gap, Kajeet will award three (3) schools or districts with its Kajeet Education Broadband™ solution, including Kajeet SmartSpot® (Wi-Fi hotspots) devices with a school year’s worth of Education Broadband service or filtered Wi-Fi on the school bus with the Kajeet SmartBus™ solution, as part of its new Homework Gap Grant.


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Sci-Voice Talking LabQuest 2 Provides Blind and Low-Vision Students with More Independence during Science Labs

7/11/2017

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Independence Science integrates text-to-speech assistive technology
with Vernier Software & Technology’s data-collection interface

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LAFAYETTE, Ind., July 10, 2017 — Independence Science recently launched the Sci-Voice Talking LabQuest 2 to help blind and low-vision students independently complete data-collection investigations during STEM labs. By integrating text-to-speech assistive technology with Vernier Software & Technology’s LabQuest 2 hardware device, the Sci-Voice Talking LabQuest 2 speaks real-time data results to students.


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ORIGO Education Presents The Number Line: More on Making the Most of Math Models on Tuesday July 11, 2017 from 12-1 p.m. EST on edWeb.net

7/11/2017

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James Burnett, ORIGO’s Co-Founder and President, hosts another free edWebinar
as part of its Mathematics for Young Learners series geared for PreK-6 grade teachers.
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Friday, July 7, 2017 - ORIGO Education is offering a live stream education seminar, The Number Line: More on Making the Most of Math Models, on edWeb.net, a popular web community for professional development and networking among PreK-12 and post-secondary educators.


​Presenter James Burnett will explore the number line model by illustrating how number lines are used to develop a concrete understanding of whole numbers, relative position, fractions and decimals. Burnett will also explain essential skills such as addition, subtraction and equivalence.


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City Year Webinar Offers Insight on using Mentors to Improve Social-Emotional Skills of At-Risk Youth

7/11/2017

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Webinar hosted by Aperture Education Aug. 9, 2017 will explore
City Year’s use of mentors and SEL data for progress monitoring

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Charlotte N.C. (July 7, 2017) -- Providing at-risk youth with opportunities to develop positive relationships and social-emotional skills can have a dramatic impact on their success in school and life. City Year, which supports schools with high dropout rates in 27 cities across the country, will lead a webinar at 2 p.m. EDT Aug. 9, 2017, to share how it has achieved success in this area.


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