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Kentucky Department of Education Awards Schoolnet Statewide Contract

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:00:00 GMT

Schoolnet to support Kentucky schools through integrated data management, resources for educators

(PRWeb March 15, 2011)

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Denver, New Haven School Districts Host Webinar with Dr. Robert Marzano

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:00:00 GMT

Leaders in education share strategies on Improving Teacher Effectiveness.

(PRWeb March 09, 2011)

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TCEA Announces Winners of Idol Program

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:00:00 GMT

The Winners of the First Annual TCEA Idol Challenge Announced

(PRWeb March 02, 2011)

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Experience One Magical Night, A Celebration of Youth Empowerment

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:01:00 GMT

A Valentine's Celebration at 7pm on February 12th at the Biltmore, benefiting the Magic Wand Foundation, which provides scholarships to youth from all over the world for their one of a kind programs, like the Ultimate Life Summit held at Disney from July 2-9th

(PRWeb February 04, 2011)

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Qtopia to Debut at the Florida Educational Technology Conference

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 12:00:00 GMT

Qtopia, an online learning platform for K‐8 communities, will launch at FETC

(PRWeb February 01, 2011)

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Qwizdom Announces the Winners of How Do You Q at FETC

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:00:00 GMT

Winners of Qwizdom's Fall Social Media Contest are Revealed

(PRWeb January 31, 2011)

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Excent Launches Boundless Learning in Connection with Johns Hopkins University

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 12:00:00 GMT

Excent and Johns Hopkins University Launch Boundless Learning a Co-Teaching Professional Development Program

(PRWeb February 01, 2011)

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Psychological Software Solutions Launches Behavior Management Platform for General Education Community

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 08:01:00 GMT

Release of Review360™ GenEd Expands Services to Tier One Students

(PRWeb January 20, 2011)

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Excent Launches MyGraduationPlan™ to Help Special Education Students Earn High School Diplomas

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 12:00:00 GMT

MyGraduationPlan, a New Software Program From Excent, Seeks to Raise Graduation Rat

(PRWeb January 19, 2011)

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eChalk Opens Second Regional Center in Atlanta, Georgia to Serve Growing Southeast Community

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 08:01:00 GMT

eChalk continues to expand with opening of new office to serve as Regional Center for Southeast client services and operations

(PRWeb December 02, 2010)

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eChalk and Microsoft Partner to Bring the Next Generation of LMS to K-12

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:57:40 GMT

eChalk announces a partnership with Microsoft to offer the next generation of Learning Management Systems for the K-12 market.

(PRWeb December 01, 2010)

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Project RED Publishes Results From Year Long Survey of Top Educators

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:05:00 GMT

eChalk, a Project RED Partnered Technology Provider, highlights best practices in educational technology

(PRWeb October 21, 2010)

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Schoolnet Launches Respond™, RTI Software Leveraging Data to Help Struggling Students

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Schoolnet introduces Respond, a comprehensive Response to Intervention (RTI) software solution that empowers educators to evaluate the needs of all students and provide targeted intervention plans to help eliminate the achievement gap.

(PRWeb October 04, 2010)

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eChalk to Invest $5 Million in Next Generation of K-12 Course Management System

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 07:01:00 GMT

Upgraded system will provide expanded course content sharing, distance learning tools, and resources for professional development in K-12 communities

(PRWeb October 01, 2010)

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Psychological Software Solutions Tops Inc Magazine’s 500 List

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:00:00 GMT

Psychological Software Solutions has grown 2212% in the past 3 years, making it one of the fastest growing companies in the country, and particularly strong in education - Inc Magazine named the company #2 in the education industry.

(PRWeb September 14, 2010)

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eChalk Wins Interactive Media Award

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:00:00 GMT

eChalk awarded "Best in Class" under the Education category by the Interactive Media Awards (IMA) Annual Competition for corporate website

(PRWeb August 10, 2010)

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eChalk @ NSPRA: Summer Release Features Translation into 51 Languages, School and District Branding

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:35:00 GMT

Chalk announced its Summer 2010 release which includes new tools to help schools and districts streamline communication and engage the communities that eChalk serves at NSPRA (National School Public Relations Association).

(PRWeb July 13, 2010)

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eChalk Selected as Finalist for the EdNET Pioneer Award

Thu, 13 May 2010 07:01:00 GMT

eChalk Recognized for Bringing Socioacademic Tools to K-12 Schools

(PRWeb May 13, 2010)

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Qwizdom Releases Q6 - Most Affordable, Versatile SRS Available for K12

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Qwizdom, provider of integrated education technology solutions, recently launched its newest hardware release, the Q6 student response system. The Qwizdom Q6 Student Response System is currently available for pre-order and will begin shipping April 30th. The new system is unique in that it offers more opportunity for collaboration than any previous system, with an easy-to-use keypad (similar to a cell phone), text input and a larger LCD screen to view full questions and enter responses.

(PRWeb March 09, 2010)

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Qwizdom to Preview Their Latest Creation: Q6 Student Response System at TCEA 2010

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:00:00 GMT

New release is the most affordable, versatile and fully featured SRS available for K12

(PRWeb February 09, 2010)

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eChalk 10.0 Brings Increased Community Engagement and Safe Web 2.0 Connectivity for K-12 Classrooms

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Built-in online school stores raise funds and new tools strengthen school-to-home connections

(PRWeb January 13, 2010)

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Educators Meet the ēno™ Family, the First and Only Environmentally Certified Interactive Classroom Solution

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:00:00 GMT

PolyVision® to host classroom demonstrations and technology giveaways at FETC 2010

(PRWeb January 13, 2010)

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Qwizdom to Give Away Thousands Worth of Interactive Classroom Technology

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:00:00 GMT

Twitter "tweetaway" and in-booth giveaways during FETC add up to over $30K

(PRWeb January 12, 2010)

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Dallas Sprouts Green City Block Downtown

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT

Designed by European architects and led by Central Dallas CDC, new development will transform city hall parking lot into sustainable urban hillside

(PRWeb November 23, 2009)

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eChalk Joins Project RED in New Research Aimed at Demonstrating Technology Can Revolutionize Learning and Save Money in Schools

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 07:01:00 GMT

Call for Educator Participation in National Survey, Special Briefing at NSBA T+L Conference in Denver. eChalk, the instructional technology company that pioneered online communication tools to connect school leaders, teachers, students and parents, recently signed onto Project RED, joining the ranks of Intel, Apple, Pearson and Qwest. The new project's research and advocacy efforts aim to measure the transformative effects of educational technology in ways that better demonstrate impact and cost savings implications for states, districts and schools.

(PRWeb October 18, 2009)

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Ecobuild America® Returns to the Washington Convention Center

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:00:00 GMT

National Institute of Building Sciences to sponsor conference and exhibit to improve built environment.

(PRWeb September 17, 2009)

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eChalk Kicks Off the School Year with 1.5 Million From Silicon Valley Bank

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:00:00 GMT

eChalk begins the school year with a 1.5 million dollar note from Silicon Valley Bank Financial Group (SVB), an institution widely recognized for its dedicated support of emerging technologies.

(PRWeb September 09, 2009)

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West Coast Green Conference Returns to San Francisco

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:05:00 GMT

Fort Mason Center to host America's largest conference on green innovation for the built environment. West Coast Green will return to its San Francisco roots for 2009, this time welcoming over 14,000 expected attendees into the seaside hangars of Fort Mason Center. The October 1-3 conference will spotlight 125 speakers, 104 education and networking sessions and 333 exhibits.

(PRWeb August 13, 2009)

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Promethean Introduces All-New ActivClassroom at NECC

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:00:00 GMT

Upgraded, updated and completely redesigned, the new ActivClassroom by Promethean empowers educators with more tools than ever to ignite learning in classrooms worldwide

(PRWeb July 03, 2009)

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Dallas to Revitalize Downtown With Nation's First 'Off The Grid' Urban Block

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:00:00 GMT

The self-sustaining inner-city block will run "off the grid," using advanced technologies to capture wind, solar, water and geothermal resources. Meant to contribute to an array of revitalization programs in Dallas, the block will generate resources, and support and empower the community, all while acting as a working model of sustainability for cities around the world.

(PRWeb June 01, 2009)

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Green Cities Conference Releases Municipal Survey Data

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:56:52 GMT

Study Shows Leading Cities, Top Trends in Sustainability for Central Florida Governments

(PRWeb April 30, 2009)

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Promethean Launches Activsoftware: the Next Generation of Interactive Whiteboard Software at FETC

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:47:16 GMT

Promethean, maker of Activboard and Activclassroom technology, has announced the launch of Activsoftware Inspire Edition. The new software, designed for use with any brand of interactive whiteboard, integrates the functionality of Promethean's award-winning Activprimary and Activstudio software. Other features include multiple-input, a user customized interface, and seamless integration of Promethean's Activote and Activexpression Learner Response Systems. Educators attending the FETC Conference next week in Orlando are invited to stop by Promethean's booth for a test-drive.

(PRWeb January 14, 2009)

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Dallas Announces Building Site for Fully Sustainable Square Block: Parking Lot Adjacent to City Hall to Become Off-the-Grid, Self-Sustaining Residential Community

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:00:00 GMT

On Friday, Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert greeted participants of a full-day design charrette at City Hall and announced the selected site for development; what he called the "forgotten landscape" across the street from City Hall that takes up approximately 2 square blocks. The full-day "Design Charrette" was convened by Urban Re:Vision and bcWORKSHOP to examine the necessary framework and community impact of what will become the first fully sustainable, urban square block in the United States.

(PRWeb December 10, 2008)

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Dallas Sets Sights on Fully Sustainable Square Block Downtown: Local, National Leadership Converge In Dallas to Examine Impact, Design

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:00:00 GMT

The City of Dallas will host a full-day "Design Charrette" this Friday to examine the necessary framework and community impact of what will become the first fully sustainable, urban square block in the United States. The Charrette, attended by community design and urban planning experts from across the nation, will be held at City Hall from 8:30 am until 5:30 pm. The outcome of the day will include a series of recommendations which will in turn structure an international design competition to create the actual block. That competition, hosted by Urban Re:Vision and kicking off in January 2009, will invite architects and planners from around the world to translate the needs of the Dallas Community into structural designs for the future city block.

(PRWeb December 02, 2008)

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Ecobuild & AEC- ST Fall Returns to Washington, DC

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:00:00 GMT

High Performance and Green Building Conference Set for December 8-11 at Washington Convention Center. Keynote speakers include Kevin Kampschorer, Acting Director of the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings; Marvin Malecha, 2009 President Elect of the American Institute of Architects (AIA); Congressman Russ Carnahan, United States House of Representatives, Missouri 3rd Congressional District; and Ambassador Richard N. Swett, FAIA, Vice President and the Managing Principal - Washington Office LEO A. DALY.

(PRWeb October 30, 2008)

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Fort Worth ISD Begins Largest Implementation of Interactive Whiteboards in USA

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:37:21 GMT

Fort Worth ISD will install Promethean Activboards in all of its 5,000+ classrooms over the next 2 years, the largest implementation of interactive whiteboards in the United States. The move to bring Promethean's interactive classroom technology to all of its teachers and students is part of Fort Worth's vision to rapidly become a "digital district". Many classrooms will also receive Promethean Activote and Activexpression student reponse systems, which provide instant communication between students and the whiteboards.

(PRWeb October 17, 2008)

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REV. Announces 2008 Spokesmom Essay Contest: Five Winners to Receive $1,000 and 6 Month Supply of REV

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:00:00 GMT

REV. is searching for healthy, active moms, who can tell their story, give advice and empower other moms who aspire to "do it all" without neglecting themselves. 5 essay contest winners will become honorary REV. spokespersons and win $1,000.00 cash and a 6-month supply of REV. product each.

(PRWeb September 04, 2008)

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Do Good New England First $1000 Grant Winner Announced, Visiting Nurse and Community Health, Inc., of Arlington, MA

Sat, 03 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT

From 467 entries, Visiting Nurse and Community Health, Inc. (VNCH), from Arlington, MA, is the first of what will be four New England nonprofits to win $1000 grants from good2gether every week through mid-May simply by creating a free profile at http://www.good2gether.com/contest and posting events, volunteer opportunities, and more. This contest is open to all New England area nonprofits.

(PRWeb May 03, 2008)

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Do Good New England Offers Easy Access Grants for Local Nonprofits: Grants awarded by good2gether, a Cambridge Innovation Center resident

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:00:00 GMT

As a programming arm of good2gether.com, "Do Good New England" is offering $1000 grants to New England nonprofits that build and update a free good2gether profile over the next month. From April 23 - May 15th, Do Good New England will award $1,000.00 each week to randomly selected, community-oriented New England nonprofits that post their events, volunteer needs and other local needs on good2gether.com. Go to good2gether.com/contest for more information.

(PRWeb April 24, 2008)

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Promethean Announces Winners of K12 Video Contest

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:01:00 GMT

Promethean today announced the winners of its "Enter My Activworld" video contest. The competition, which ended December 15, 2007, welcomed K-12 teachers throughout the United States to submit entries in the form of 2-5 minute videos documenting their use of Activclassroom technology for a chance to win prizes. First Prize Winner Awarded Activclassroom Makeover and Trip to NECC 2008

(PRWeb January 18, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb631921.htm