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Experts Discuss how Districts can Manage SLP Shortage in Free PresenceLearning Webinar

Attendees will learn how using online speech therapy can help relieve the speech and language pathologist shortage during November 8, 2012 webinar

SAN FRANCISCO, October 29, 2012 – Despite initiatives to recruit and retain qualified professionals, districts nationwide are experiencing shortages of speech and language pathologist (SLP). To help administrators and educators recognize the reasons for the shortages and how to cope with them, PresenceLearning, the leading provider of live online speech therapy for schools, is hosting a free webinar titled “Understanding and Managing the Growing SLP Shortage” on Thursday, November 8th at 1:00 pm ET (10:00 am PT). To register for the webinar, visit http://pages.presencelearning.com/spedahead7.

New Webber Photo Artic Castle App from Super Duper Publications

Greenville, SC –October 24, 2012 – Super Duper Publications has introduced the Webber Photo Artic Castle App for the iPad®, iPhone® and iPod Touch®, available in the iTunes App Store .

Smart Toys and Games Wins Nine 2012 Creative Child Awards

Best-selling IQ-building games and toys win Game of the Year, Top Toy of the Year, Preferred Choice, and Seal of Excellence Awards

SAN FRANCISCO – October 23, 2012 – Smart Toys and Games, Inc., a leading producer of award-winning single-player logic games and the SmartMax® magnetic construction system, has received nine 2012 Creative Child Awards. Bill & Betty Bricks and Aqua Belle have both received Game of the Year honors for the Construction Games category and Games for Girls category, respectively. SmartMax Flower Palace received a Top Toy of the Year award, while SmartMax Racers, SmartMax Express, SmartMax Airborne, and SmartMax Drive & Fly were all recipients of the Preferred Choice award. Receiving a Seal of Excellence in the Kids Games category were Temple Trap and IQ Fit.

New WH Question Cards Apps from Super Duper

Greenville, SC - October 22, 2012 – Super Duper Publications has introduced the WH Question Cards Apps for all Apple devices, now available in the iTunes App Store .

"Harry and the Haunted House" Wins Coveted Children's Technology Review Editor's Choice Award

A second Wanderful title – “The Tortoise and the Hare” – is also recommended

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – October 18, 2012 – Wanderful, Inc. has been awarded the prestigious Editor's Choice Award for from Children's Technology Review for its interactive storybook, “Harry and the Haunted House.” “Harry” is the fourth title originally published by Living Books to be enhanced and updated for iOS devices by Wanderful.

Unique New StoryMaker App from Super Duper Publications

Greenville, SC – October 17, 2012 – Super Duper Publications has introduced its one-of-a-kind Super StoryMaker App for iPad® available in the iTunes App Store .

Epson Helps Educators Get the Most from Their Interactive Projectors with New BrightLink Training Videos

PublicSchoolWORKS' Parent InfoCenter wins Interactive Media Outstanding Achievement Award

Parent InfoCenter online portal for schools helps parents stay on top of training for, and reporting of, bullying and other safety issues

Cincinnati, OH – (October 10), 2012 –PublicSchoolWORKS, a Cincinnati-based company that offers the one and only comprehensive, fully-automated risk management system available for schools, won the Interactive Media Outstanding Achievement Award for its Parent InfoCenter online portal. The Parent InfoCenter features online training for parents, awareness information and reporting tools for students and parents and is part of the Student Bullying and Violence Prevention Program (SBVPP) offered by PublicSchoolWORKS.

Epson Introduces $99 or Less Projector Replacement Lamps for Education Customers

Epson Offers Major Cost Savings to Schools through Brighter Futures program with Low-Priced Projector Replacement Lamps

LONG BEACH, Calif. – Oct. 8, 2012 – Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide1, demonstrates its ongoing commitment to providing schools with projection solutions at a low total cost of ownership, by announcing new lower prices for K-12 education-focused projector replacement lamps. Compatible with two dozen of Epson’s award-winning projectors, the replacement lamps are available for $99 or less exclusively for Brighter Futures® customers.

Leading Charter Schools Nationwide Adopt "i-Ready"

Top education innovators recognize online diagnostic and instruction program as key part of successful formula for student growth

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., October 2, 2012 – Many of the nation’s leading charter schools have chosen Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready™ Diagnostic & Instruction to be a key element of their blended learning and student growth initiatives. Harlem Children’s Zone, New Classrooms, Rocketship Education, and Uncommon Schools Boston, as well as KIPP Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York all use i-Ready.