[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxlwYP0HNdc] It is a year-old private academy with corporate sponsors including Dell Computers, Delta (which sent the students on field trips to six continents), and Promethean (manufacturer of interactive whiteboards).
This week we are in London to support the ITiE Symposium, a gathering of education leaders from around the globe (over 30 countries represented) which focuses in great depth on the issues that are currently affecting the educational environment globally. Last night Britain’s Minister of State for Schools, Jim Knight, addressed over 200 international delegates (including [...]
Debbie Yasenka, the channel architect for educational technology giant Promethean, Inc., has joined Simtrol, Inc. (OTCBB: SMRL) as Vice President of Channels, effective immediately. [Read more]
“New Way To Learn In Pamlico County School” [Read Transcript/View Story]
Page 2: Even portable technologies that are not marketed as AT solutions are helping students with disabilities succeed in mainstream classrooms. One such student is Joe Griffin, a fifth-grader at Maude Sanders Elementary School in Walton County, Fla., who uses Promethean’s Activslate–a wireless, tablet-style device that is small enough to sit on a desk or [...]
Energy Star: An Art Teacher Runs a Tight, Environmentally Friendly Ship A classroom dedicated to energy conservation runs on ethics, hard work, dreams, and a kid-powered bicycle. by Alexei Bien Sharon Campbell remembers sleeping out under the stars and watching Sputnik go overhead. Back then, she wanted to be the first astronaut. Instead, she became [...]
Promethean Names ‘Activworld’ Award Recipients by Dave Nagel Education technology provider Promethean has announced the winners of its “Enter My Activworld” contest. The contest challenged K-12 educators to create short videos showcasing the use of Promethean’s Activclassroom technologies in their classes. Three winners received prizes ranging from $2,000 in funds to purchase Promethean equipment to [...]
The lowdown on high-tech teaching tools January 27, 2008 BY Jason Freeman Correspondent A child who spends his or her free time playing handheld video games, talking to friends online or downloading the latest mp3s into a 60-gig music player might find the more traditional methods of teaching a little mundane, said former teacher Dagmar [...]
Promethean demonstrated its new student response system, called Activexpression. This new solution lets students express themselves through full phrases, symbols, and numbers—and instantly share their responses with the entire class. Activexpression enables two-way communication between teachers and students, and it enables teachers to give feedback directly to individual students as well as the entire class. [...]
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