Apperson launches $50,000 grant competition to improve Social Emotional Learning in Massachusetts Schools

Schools can apply through Aug. 31, 2016 to receive SEL assessments and support valued at up to $10,000 each

Charlotte N.C. – July 27, 2016 – Assessment leader Apperson and the Devereux Center for Resilient Children today announced the “Supporting Strength-Based Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) in MA” micro-grant program  to help schools and districts assess SEL skills during the 2016-17 school year.

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Epson Recommends Google Cast for Education as an Easy Way to Share Chromebook Screens Wirelessly to your Epson Projector

New App Promotes Class Discussion by Enabling Teachers and Students to Share Screens in Class

LONG BEACH, Calif. – July 26, 2016 – Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide, today recommends Google Cast for Education as an easy way to share Chromebook screens wirelessly to BrightLink® interactive projectors and PowerLite® projectors. Google Cast for Education is a free Chrome app that runs through the Chrome browser on any computer connected to a projector. The app carries video and audio across complex school networks, has built-in controls for teachers, and can be integrated with Google Classroom.

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REcharge Labs Helps Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum Create Wind Energy Outreach Program

Program showcased at upcoming Detroit Maker Faire starting on July 30th

(Detroit, MI) July 25, 2016 – Culminating a year of collaboration, REcharge Labs and the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum (AAHOM) will showcase their Wind Energy Program at the Detroit Maker Faire. Developed in partnership with the City of Ann Arbor and other collaborators, the program helps students in grades 5-8 explore wind energy concepts through hands-on activities. The Detroit Maker Faire is being held at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, MI, July 30-31, 2016 from 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM each day. Attendees can experience the Wind Energy Program in Zone 1, Plaza-DC3. 

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New REcharge Labs Hands-On Solar Power Kits Now Available in Individual and Classroom Sets

(Minneapolis, MN) July 21, 2016 – Teaching children, especially young children, about solar energy can seem difficult, but it is not when you have hands-on activities to engage them. To help educators and parents demonstrate solar energy concepts, REcharge Labs is expanding its offerings to include two new activity sets. The Solar Cork Boat and the Solar Scavenger Hunt are both available as individual kits and class packs. 

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PresenceLearning Hires Andrew Byrnes as its Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer

Byrnes brings deep expertise to new role leading PresenceLearning’s legal, compliance, and government affairs

SAN FRANCISCO, July 19, 2016 – PresenceLearning, the leading provider of telemedicine/telehealth services in education and health care, has hired Andrew Byrnes to lead the company’s legal, compliance, government affairs, human resources, and recruiting initiatives. Andrew has nearly two decades experience helping innovative organizations move from ideation to impact through operational excellence, legal expertise, government relations and public policy acumen, and partnership development.

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Salt Lake City School District Partners with PublicSchoolWORKS to Overhaul its Risk Management Program

District was only in search of an online training and SDS management solution, but chose to implement the entire EmployeeSafe Suite to improve overall processes

Cincinnati, OH (July 13, 2016) — Salt Lake City School District, the oldest school district in Utah, spans the entire city limits – approximately 109 square miles. Managing on-site state and federally required staff training across the district’s 41 schools was a hefty order, so the HR department began considering online staff training as a more efficient alternative. Additionally, the district was looking for a better way to store Safety Data Sheets so all employees could easily access chemical information, labels and handling instructions. After evaluating RFP bids, Salt Lake City School District recognized that the EmployeeSafe Suite from PublicSchoolWORKS was a comprehensive risk management system that not only met the expectations of the RFP, but provided a system that would help reduce risk for the district.

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Apperson Updates Its Social & Emotional Assessment Tool

Evo SEL 2.0 provides a streamlined, efficient way to screen students for SEL competencies and address deficiencies

 Charlotte N.C. – July 11, 2016 – Assessment leader Apperson today announced major updates to its award-winning Evo Social & Emotional (SEL) online assessment tool. Evo SEL 2.0 enhances an already sophisticated tool by adding a fresh new look, streamlined functions for both administrators and educators and improved efficiency, making it faster and easier to screen students for social and emotional competencies. 

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Epson Now Shipping Pro G7000-Series Large Venue Projectors

Epson’s Best-Selling Large Venue Projector Series Now Feature the World’s First Zero-Offset Ultra Short-Throw Lens Ideal for Digital Signage Applications

LONG BEACH, Calif. – June 27, 2016 – Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide, today announced the new Epson Pro G7000-Series large venue projectors are now shipping. The new Pro G7000-Series features increased brightness and motorized lenses with up to 8,000 lumens of color brightness and 8,000 lumens of white brightness1 for superior image quality. Featuring the world’s first zero-offset ultra short-throw lens with 0.35 throw ratio, the Pro G-Series is perfect for digital signage applications as well as large venues like auditoriums, lecture halls and board rooms. The complete line of Pro G7000-Series projectors includes Pro G7905U, Pro G7500U, Pro G7400U, Pro G7200W, Pro G7000W, Pro G7805 and Pro G7100 models and is now available for purchase through authorized Epson resellers.

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Workbench Partners with Parrot to Launch Online Education Community

Partnership will create online workbench for education makers to explore, build, teach, and share with drones

Baltimore, MD – June 27, 2016  –  Edtech company Workbench has partnered with Parrot to create the online workbench community, the “Parrot Education Community,” to bring the exciting world of programming and learning with drones and robots to students, teachers and STEM enthusiasts. The Parrot Education Community will allow users to interact with the company and with one another to share programs, videos, lessons and experiences. In addition, the content created in this workbench can be leveraged by educators to drive interactive, hands-on learning in the classroom, helping to meet NGSS standards.

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Workbench Partners with SparkFun to Launch Online Education Community

Partnership will create online workbench for education makers to explore, build, teach, and share with electronics

Baltimore, MD – June 27, 2016  –  Edtech company Workbench has partnered with SparkFun Education to create the online community, “InventorSpace,” which combine SparkFun's curriculum with its circuit boards, robotics components, and other materials to bring engaging supplemental content to teachers and students. To view SparkFun’s online community, go to invent.sparkfun.com.

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