Matt MacInnis believes college textbooks are heavy, expensive and outdated. That’s why he decided to reinvent them as a multimedia experience for the iPad. “We’re trying to bring textbooks forward to the 21st century,” he says. San Francisco-based Inkling is the start-up he formed to bring next-generation textbooks to the iPad. Chapters of such educational [...]
A recent cut from our rapidly evolving multimedia practice… and our first project for a new client, Triple Nickel Press. Introducing “The Ball” by Todd Whitakre.
WEWAHITCHKA — Students at Wewahitchka Middle School have traded in their pencils and paper for laptops and interactive equipment to boost them into the new millennium. Thanks to a sizable state Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) grant and the dedication of teachers and administration, the middle school has become transformed into high-tech classrooms. Instead of [...]
Virtual Vehicle Company, a startup that was one of the 100 finalists showing their technology at the Cleantech Open Conference on Thursday, is the first company that I’ve seen that truly uses the latest cell phone innovations to…
California’s most broadly distributed newspaper came out to Oak Middle School in Los Alamitos last week and found Teacher Todd Schmidt and his approach to technology irresistible…
CHICAGO – Illinois Governor Pat Quinn joined Mayor Richard M. Daley for the opening ceremony of the Fourth Annual Chicago Green Festival on Saturday, which included Quinn’s signing an amendment to the Capital Development Board Act. The updated legislation calls for the measurement, reporting and comparison of energy consumption across 10 types of buildings, for [...]
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Glen McCandless of Selling to Schools invited Sensible City Founder Ian Bryan onto his program to discuss PR in education: blind spots, opportunities and sales integration.
NDIANAPOLIS – Remember the days when students would raise their hand and then write their answers with chalk on the chalkboard? Well, those days are long gone in this sixth grade class…
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Glen McCandless of Selling to Schools invited Sensible City Founder Ian Bryan onto his program to discuss PR in education: blind spots, opportunities and sales integration. Episode Overview: Public relations has taken the back seat to other types of lead generation education marketing for most companies in the K-12 market, especially with tight economic conditions. Many [...]
The 4th Annual Green Festival is underway at Navy Pier this weekend. Its where Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation aimed at encouraging more buildings to go green.
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