By derekgordon on February 17, 2010
By Bill Utterback
NEW BRIGHTON — On a wide screen in the classroom of New Brighton Middle School teacher Rick Schwartz, young Alexander, not yet labeled “The Great,” read Homer’s “The Iliad” from a scroll.
A narrator reminded students that as he moved toward greatness, Alexander, inspired by Homer’s portrait of Achilles, always traveled with a copy [...]
Posted in Clients In The News, Education | Tagged Beaver County Times, edtech, eno, Interactive Whiteboard, IWB, middle school, New Brighton, News, polyvision, student response
By derekgordon on January 24, 2010
This week, architects, builders, and vendors who sell construction services and supplies to the Federal Government and the private sector are meeting at the Washington Convention Center for “EcoBuild America”.
By Max Cacas, Reporter, FederalNewsRadioListen to the story here
Two years ago, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched the “Green the Capitol” initiative, designed to reduce the Capitol’s [...]
Posted in Bottom News, Clients In The News | Tagged AEC-ST, architect, ecobuild america, ecobuildamerica, greening of the whitehouse, stephen ayers, whitehouse green building
By derekgordon on January 17, 2010
When comparing editorial presence across three of our education clients, it popped up that each (eChalk, Qwizdom and PolyVision) have been recently featured in Scholastic Administrator Magazine’s “Best in Tech” section. Here are the summaries:
PolyVision eno
Jim Wolff
Director, Information Technology
Tustin Unified School District
Tustin, California
Response: Our staff has embraced the technology and new tools, developing [...]
Posted in Clients In The News, Education, Government | Tagged district websites, echalk 10.0, echalk enterprise, Interactive Whiteboard, IWB, Ken Royal, polyvision eno, q4, q7, qwizdom, Scholastic Administrator
By derekgordon on January 11, 2010
You can’t miss the message: FETC has set its sights on a green future for American classrooms.
If by chance you aren’t familiar with the Planet Green (Discovery) series Living with Ed, Ed Begley, Jr. is that guy famous for arriving at Hollywood red carpet events on his bicycle (really putting those limos into perspective.)
Ed works [...]
Posted in Events, Green Events | Tagged district website, echalk, edtech, educational technology, FETC, ICT, Interactive Whiteboard, IWB, online district, Quizdom, qwizdom, school website, Sharon Campbell, SRS
By derekgordon on December 22, 2009
Gadget-weary teachers rejoice. The new wireless Q7 Presenter Tablet from Qwizdom combines many tools onto one device. Use the tablet much like an interactive whiteboard, except do it wirelessly from the back of the classroom instead of with your back turned in the front. Send instructions and receive feedback and requests [...]
Posted in Clients In The News, Trade Media | Tagged classroom management, clickers, educational technology, Interactive Whiteboard, IWB, learner response, Quizdom, qwizdom, student response, tablet