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In each issue of ”Regional Connect Magazine,” we will celebrate the philanthropic efforts of regional carriers. Thank you for everything you do to make your communities better and stronger.

Connecting young minds to an educated future

Panhandle Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (PTCI) aims to deliver high-quality communication services that enhance the lives of customers in the Oklahoma panhandle region. As part of their commitment to their customers, PTCI will award 25 $1,000 scholarships to students based on their academic record, future promise and financial need. Scholarships will be rewarded in early May 2020 for use during the 2020-21 school year.

PTCI will award 25 $1,000 scholarships to students based on their academic record, future promise and financial need.

Virtual reality fully immerses students in lessons

Cellcom, a Wisconsin-based regional carrier and wireless communication device provider, brings virtual reality to fruition at nearly 40 local schools. Now in its fourth year, the VR Kits for Classroom program distributes free VR readers and loaned smartphones to students from elementary to high school, giving them the opportunity to experience content in a hands-on, immersive and engaging manner. Classrooms embarked on African safaris, swam with sharks in the ocean, and travelled through the bloodstream to see how the human body systems work together. Others used VR to make the connection between building an app and coding. With the explosion of VR apps and Cellcom’s program, the possibilities of where educators can go with their students and what they can do with virtual reality is limitless.

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