Ed-Tech Partner Press Releases

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  • New SMART Slate features enhance portability and ease of use
    Thu, Nov 19, 2009    Content Type:  Partners Release
    SMART Technologies announces the SMART Slate WS200 wireless slate. SMART Slate enables teachers and students to interact with digital lessons projected on a screen, interactive whiteboard, interactive display or interactive pen display from anywhere in the classroom. SMART Slate was developed with extensive user feedback, resulting in the addition of several features, such as improved ergonomics, convenient charging via the USB cable and support for 10 languages, including Simplified Chinese, Castilian Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. The WS200 replaces the WS100 (formerly AirLiner WS100 wireless slate) and begins shipping to North American customers on November 23, 2009, and globally on December 23. [ Read More ]

  • CoSN Welcomes New Chief Membership and Marketing Officer
    Tue, Nov 17, 2009    Content Type:  Partners Release
    Today the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) announced that Kari M. Arfstrom will join the association as its new Chief Membership and Marketing Officer. Arfstrom most recently served as Vice President of Development, Marketing and Public Policy, as well as Acting VP for Education Programs, for the National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC), an organization based in St. Paul, Minnesota, that works with educators, students and communities to bring service-learning curriculum to classrooms and schools. [ Read More ]

  • Two New Members Accepted into E-Rate Management Professionals Association
    Mon, Nov 16, 2009    Content Type:  Partners Release
    E-rate Management Professionals Association, Inc. (E-mpa™), an organization dedicated to promoting ethics in E-rate consulting, has formally accepted Clarity Solutions, Inc. and E-Rate Complete, LLC into its membership.  Established in 2008, E-mpa strives to strengthen and support the E-rate program by acting as a self-certifying body of E-rate consulting professionals. [ Read More ]

  • Archdiocese of Boston Schools Turns to Pearson for Powerful Assessments to Support Tradition of Academic Excellence
    Mon, Nov 16, 2009    Content Type:  Partners Release
    The Catholic Schools Office (CSO) of the Archdiocese of Boston, as part of its commitment to academic excellence, announced an initiative that will use a powerful assessment and data analysis tool from the education and technology company, Pearson. Beginning in March 2010, the 18,000 students in grade 2-8 throughout the Archdiocese will take the Stanford Achievement Tests 10 (Stanford 10), which will measure students’ knowledge in reading, language arts, mathematics, science and social studies, giving their teachers access to data for customizing instruction for all students. In addition, the CSO will administer Pearson's Otis-Lennon School Ability Test®, Eighth Edition (OLSAT 8) in conjunction with the Stanford 10 so that educators can compare students' performance across grade levels in their schools, giving them a complete picture of each student's overall academic potential. [ Read More ]

 

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