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Vernier Software & Technology Launches New Activities to Introduce Students to Coding

New modules created by Vernier help elementary and middle school students learn to code using Makeblock® Codey Rocky™ and mBot™

BEAVERTON, Oregon, February 5, 2019 — Vernier Software & Technology released two new activity modules to help elementary and middle school students learn about important coding concepts. The new modules, Coding with Codey Rocky: Mission to Mars and Coding with mBot: Life Hacks, introduce problem-solving strategies, nurture creativity, strengthen critical thinking skills, and build students’ confidence while helping them learn block-based coding.

Vernier Software & Technology Releases New Activity Module to Help Teach Middle School Students Key Physics Concepts

Ready-to-use experiments in ‘Exploring Motion and Force with Go Direct Sensor Cart’ use data-collection technology to investigate key STEM concepts

BEAVERTON, Oregon, February 5, 2019 — Vernier Software & Technology has released the Exploring Motion and Force with Go Direct Sensor Cart downloadable activity module to engage students in hands-on learning as they investigate key STEM concepts. The seven ready-to-use experiments found in the activity module explore frictional forces, motion, and simple machines, such as the lever, ramp, and pulley, all using the award-winning Go Direct® Sensor Cart and other materials typically found in the classroom. The new activity module will be on display at the TCEA Convention in San Antonio, Texas, from February 5 to February 7, 2019 at Vernier booth #1078.

Impero Software Hires Senior VP to Lead Expansion in the U.S.

Michael Watt, Senior Vice President of U.S. Sales, brings experience in leadership, business strategy and scaling growth to Impero’s U.S. operations

Austin, TX, Feb. 5, 2019 – Impero Software, a specialist provider of remote monitoring and management software for education, has hired Michael Watt to lead its U.S. headquarters in Austin. As Senior Vice President of U.S. Sales, Watt will oversee Impero’s expansion, including its plan to double the size of the Austin office in order to provide services and support to its growing U.S. customer base.

CDI Grants Technology Wishes of Six School Districts for its “Holiday Wishes” Contest

Winning schools will receive devices, STEAM equipment and carts for their classrooms

Chicago IL – Jan. 31, 2019 – CDI Technologies (formerly CDI Computer Dealers) has selected the winners of its annual “Holiday Wishes” contest. It will grant technology wishes for three schools in the United States and three in Canada.

Epson Announces New PowerLite U50 WUXGA Projector For K-12 Classrooms

New Ultra Bright Projector Delivers Brilliant Widescreen Images and Easy Collaboration Tools to Classrooms

ORLANDO, Fla. (FETC 2019, Epson Booth #1417) – Jan. 29, 2019 – Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide¹, today announced its new PowerLite® U50 WUXGA 3LCD projector – an ultra-bright classroom projector that offers up to 10,000 hours of lamp life in Normal Mode². Featuring 3,600 lumens of color brightness and 3,600 lumens of white brightness³, plus WUXGA resolution, the PowerLite U50 shines bright even in well-lit rooms. The projector offers enterprise-level security via integrated wireless networking, and teachers can wirelessly share content simultaneously from multiple devices⁴, providing an ideal collaborative display solution for any classroom. Epson’s PowerLite U50 and other education solutions will be on display at FETC 2019 in Orlando, Florida from Jan. 27-30 at Epson’s booth, #1417.

CDI Computer Dealers is now CDI Technologies

CDI changes its name to better reflect its expanding education business

Chicago IL – Jan. 28, 2019 – CDI Computer Dealers has changed its name to CDI Technologies to reflect the breadth of technology products and services it provides to North America’s schools. CDI Technologies has expanded over the years to provide everything from mobile and desktop devices and apps to services such as planning, deployment, support and asset disposition. For more information, visit https://cditechnologies.com/

The Urban Assembly and Partner Organizations Pledge Support for Social-Emotional Learning Recommendations

Report from National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development offers path forward

NEW YORK –  The Urban Assembly, in partnership with the Fordham University’s Graduate School of Social Service, Student Success Network, Aperture Education and the National School Climate Center, strongly supports the recommendations released last week by the Aspen Institute’s National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development. “From a Nation at Risk to a Nation at Hope” asserts that our nation is at a turning point: we now understand that social, emotional, and cognitive development underpin children’s academic learning. This breakthrough understanding about how people learn is fueling a growing movement to educate children as whole people, with social and emotional as well as academic needs.

Impero Software Releases New Cloud-based Device Monitoring and Management Solutions for Education

New Impero Education Pro cloud series includes an enhanced web-based interface for intuitive, simple navigation

Austin, TX, Jan. 22 2019 – Impero Software, a specialist provider of student safety and device monitoring and management solutions, announces the upcoming launch of a new cloud-based product portfolio comprised of three core modules - EdTeach, EdProtect and EdAdmin. This new cloud version of Impero Education Pro (version C1.1), available on a SaaS basis, includes an enhanced web interface to provide schools with intuitive, simple navigation.

Impero Software Brings New Tool to Support Student Safety to U.S. Schools

Impero EdAware allows schools to record and analyze multiple types of student safety and wellness information to identify early warning signs

Austin, TX, Jan. 8, 2019 – Impero Software, a specialist provider of remote monitoring and management software for education, introduces Impero EdAware, a new next-generation digital safeguarding system to provide schools with a holistic view of students’ wellbeing and potential safety concerns.

Vernier Software & Technology Now Accepting Applications for the 2019 Engineering Contest

Middle school, high school, and college educators encouraged to apply for chance to win the $5,500 prize

BEAVERTON, Oregon, January 8, 2019 — Vernier Software & Technology is accepting applications for its 2019 Engineering Contest. This annual contest recognizes one middle school, high school, or college educator with a prize valued at $5,500 for innovatively using Vernier technology to introduce engineering concepts or practices to their students.