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Genius Plaza’s Path to Democratizing Education

Do you remember your time in school? Do you still keep in touch with classmates from middle school or high school? Do you still talk to your friends from college? You might have answered these questions without giving it a second thought, but it’s not the case for many kids around the world.

According to the United Nations, over 265 million kids around the world do not have access to education or are currently not enrolled in school. Twenty-two percent of those 265 million kids are of primary school age. What are the reasons? Some children live in conflict zones; others live in impoverished communities; some children might not be allowed to go to school because they’re girls; others don’t attend school because their families need them to work to bring that additional income to support the family; there might not be a teacher or a school, etc.

The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) indicates that it might take up to 70 years in some areas for children to have access to primary Continued on Page 17

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ELMO Introduces the STEM-CAM Line of Visual Presenters

ELMO USA Corp., a leading manufacturer of visual presenters and corresponding education technology, is excited to announce the newest addition to its award-winning lineup of visual presenters, the MA-1, MO-2 and TT-12W STEM-CAMs. Intuitively designed for the most immersive STEM experience, the three new STEM-CAMs open up a world of endless learning possibilities in the K–12 classroom.

As schools across the country are moving to STEM and STEAM-based curriculums, classroom technology must tangentially evolve to meet the growing demands of those programs. Students are not only active learners in STEM and STEAM programs, but they are participants and producers as well. The STEM-CAMs were designed to enhance hands-on learning and interactive curriculum in the classroom while providing the visual presentation support that ELMO end users know and love.

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Val Verde USD Students Demonstrated Presentation Skills at CUE 2019

An Invaluable Tool for the 1-to-1 Environment

The Plano Independent School District, which serves students in the North Texas community of more than a quarter-million, has recently invested in a large-scale 1-to-1 computing environment in its quest to connect all of its teachers and students to the advantages of digital technology. At the same time that district administrators recognized the benefits that universal internet access from a 1-to-1 fleet of Chromebooks and all of their associated resources would bring to their students, they were also wary of the potential for digital distractions.

Instant Access with Multiple Login Options To manage the Chromebooks (and the potential for distraction), Plano finds ClassLink invaluable. It's a single sign-on tool that's used by nearly everyone every day.

“Beyond providing one click access to the products we use to learn, teach and do the work of schooling, we also glean invaluable insights about how often other tools

Students from Val Verde Unified School District (USD) visited the HoverCam booth at CUE 2019 and demonstrated their presentation skills for attendees. The school district recently outfitted some of its elementary school classrooms with the Pilot 3 podiums as well as HoverCam’s CenterStage interactive flat panels (IFPs).

“HoverCam solutions have been essential to the workflow in our classrooms and have introduced a new level of engagement. Our teachers feel in touch with advanced technology while our students are excited to be learning,” said Michael McCormick, Superintendent at Val Verde USD. “Touring the conference floor granted us a great opportunity to visit HoverCam again and have our students show off everything they’ve learned with the help of their incredible technology.”

To the delight of attendees and the HoverCam team, the elementary school

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Matias Makes Worthy Successor to Discontinued Wired Aluminum Keyboard The Matias Wired Aluminum Keyboard for Mac has a built-in USB 2.0 hub and precision volume dial.

“When the Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad was released in 2017, the original wired model was discontinued. Our Matias Wired Aluminum Keyboard is more than suitable. It captures the essence of the original – and even improves on it, with the addition of a precision volume dial,” said Edgar Matias, Chief Executive Officer of Matias.

“In 2018 and 2019, we launched additional wired aluminum models that are RGB backlit, meaning that you can

have backlighting in the color of your choice, providing more options than ever,” said Matias. “We also have new models launching in January 2020.”

The keyboard is available in a wide range of international layouts (US, EU, Asian) and can be ordered now. The Matias Wired Aluminum Keyboard is available for $59 (US) from Matias and authorized resellers. The Matias RGB Backlit Wired Aluminum Keyboard is available for $99 (US).

Matias makes other keyboards as well, and has been manufacturing keyboards for over 15 years.

The Big Guide to STEM: How to Educate and Engage Tomorrow’s Innovators You’ve probably heard of STEM – you may even teach STEM in your classroom. The key to students’ success is not only to learn science, technology, engineering and math, but also to understand how those disciplines apply to the world around them. Students need to develop the critical skills that will prepare them for beyond the classroom, enabling them to be tomorrow’s engineers and innovators.

To help you further your STEM efforts in the classroom, Boxlight’s new

and improved STEM guide is now available. The stats have been updated, new articles are included, the top 10 lists have been refreshed, and there are two new lists featuring robotics and coding as well as space. Plus, you’ll discover the many ways you can bring STEM learning into the classroom, learn how to engage students in STEM subjects to ensure they’re prepared for careers in these fields, and take a look at the STEM products that are changing the way educators teach and students learn.

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The Matias Backlit Wireless Aluminum Keyboard, which comes in silver or space gray, is a high-end slim aluminum keyboard with number pad. It has the ability to pair to four different devices and easily switch between them. It features backlighting, with 10 levels of brightness control. The keyboard has two rechargeable batteries: one for the keyboard operation itself that lasts up to a year before needing to be recharged, and a separate Continued on Page 17

Here’s a taste of what you’ll find in this new and improved STEM guide.

Articles: From branching out STEM concepts and creating STEMfocused lessons to why it’s critical to involve girls in STEM subjects, the included articles provide valuable insight into STEM learning.

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LocknCharge Debuts Two New Charging Stations at FETC Whether your school is deploying five or 100,000 mobile devices, LocknCharge offers products and support that seamlessly integrates mobile device technology into classroom workflow. The company’s charging solutions are designed to store, charge and secure mobile device investments. The company specializes in facilitating deployment for 1:1, shared use, check-in/out and bring-your-owndevice (BYOD) programs.

Designed and developed with specific consideration for education, the company’s charging solutions reflect the needs of teachers and IT staff members.

LocknCharge designs products that solve specific pain points. As a result, its prod-

ucts have features not offered by competitors. For example, IoT lockers, toploading and easy-to-wire Carts, Baskets

by LocknCharge, ECO Safe Charge™, compact designs and much more. All of these features are specifically designed to make life in the classroom easier.

At FETC, LocknCharge plans to educate potential customers about the company’s new products and introduce the new lifetime warranty update available for the entire product line. Personnel will be available for teachers to discuss mobile device deployment and classroom workflows, and to address current pain points while allowing in-person evaluation of the company’s high-quality products.

Outdoor Portable Sound System: Features and Benefits An outdoor sound system that includes a microphone, amplifier and loudspeaker is becoming a basic necessity at most special occasions or events where there is an audience that needs to clearly hear a presenter. During events such as assemblies, pep rallies, graduations, athletic sporting events, emergency drills or where there is a large gathering of people, a portable sound system is the perfect tool to address the audience. Anchor Audio can

help you find the best outdoor portable sound system that meets your needs.

Features of Anchor Audio Outdoor Portable Sound Systems A wireless, battery powered, portable sound system is the ideal sound amplification setup for the outdoors – and great for the budget. It requires little to no set-up time, is lightweight and is easy to transport to a football field, auditorium, gym

EdTech Show Daily The company is proud of its laser focus on customer interactions. The LocknCharge culture allows them to treat customers and partners as part of the LocknCharge family. Its fun and personable staff, customer service, support to customers and innovative products all make teaching easier. The close of the purchase is just the beginning.

In 2020, LocknCharge is launching two new charging stations, which will be available exclusively through its partnership with Apple. The iC10 and iC15 Charging Stations are the company’s newest wall-mounted charging stations.

They will accommodate the larger MacBook Pro bricks.

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and more. The portable sound systems are battery powered – so you don’t need to worry about messy extension cords, power outlets or connecting cables.

Wireless microphones with a reliable 300foot wireless range add to the convenience and allow faculty and students to communicate simultaneously. Best of all, a portable sound system allows you to easily move the speaker from indoors to outdoors from the gym to the baseball field – all without having to purchase multiple systems or pay for an installed system.

An outdoor sound system should provide you with top quality sound amplification, all while being easy to use.

A quality system delivers both powerful, robust sound and clear, intelligible speech. If being used for emergency preparedness, the sound also needs to be loud enough so that it can be heard over emergency equipment, in an active environment or at a great distance in order to

toward education professionals responsible for providing input and making decisions for the deployment of mobile devices in schools such as CIOs/CTOs in the K12 and higher education space who have teams of tech directors, tech coordinators, media specialists and teachers who are the hands-on users of tech in the classroom.

Natalie Siebenaler, Marketing Manager, says it is crucial to interact with the entire group influencing the decision on mobile devices and charging solutions, as they all have different goals and drivers that LocknCharge can address.

For more information, stop by booth #4713, visit www.lockncharge.com or call 888.943.6803.

catch people’s attention and communicate effectively.

Benefits of Outdoor Systems Portable public address systems enable you to amplify your voice across a wide area, over a long distance and to a large crowd with successful, intelligible communication. Added features like wireless companion speaker connectivity and built-in Bluetooth allow for increased connectivity and sound coverage.

Anchor Audio’s portable outdoor sound systems have a rugged exterior designed to be weather resistant to withstand the most demanding applications.

With a wide range of product options all with an easy-to-use and rugged design, Anchor Audio sound systems are backed by a six-year warranty and top-notch customer service. Anchor Audio is sure to have a sound system that best fits your outdoor portable audio needs.

Kensington Interested in Your Advice As a manufacturer of security, presentation, ergonomic, security, charging and other education products for mobility and desktop technology, Kensington is learning how to make new and better products by trading product samples for advice. It is an important part of how it is developing and improving its products.

Kensington’s security cable locks have been a mainstay of security for over 30 years. Not only did Kensington invent the trackball, it has been a major player in the mouse, keyboard, surge protection and presentation device industry.

Kensington would like to invite you to become involved in this free, informal program. It is in the process of building the next generation of education mobility device controllers, wireless screencast, USB-C docking and ergonomic products, and needs your help.

With the move to one-to-one computing, and the need to charge student devices, wireless charging, ad hoc charging and secured charging methods are going to be an important part of the K12 world.

As classrooms become more collaborative, there is a growing need for wireless technology and ergonomic work areas. Setting up free model classrooms in your district is the only way to learn how to make these products. Kensington,

with your help, wants to lead the way in creating the tools you need to support your faculty and students.

Kensington has invested heavily in this program, having hosted over 110 focus groups across the country, involving over 2,800 school districts. Being a part of this gives you access to director of technology and instructional technology administrators and their advice and solutions. It also gives you access to current products and prototypes for free, with no strings attached, cost or expectations.

“Kensington’s focus group program is like nothing we have ever seen. No one asks our opinions and the only time other companies send us free things is when we are going to buy the products. By then it is too late to get the product right,” said Carolyn S. of New York.

“We told Kensington how they could improve the charging solutions, and they made the change. Their charging rack is exactly what we wanted,” said Paul P. of Florida.

“The willingness to listen is not normal in this business. We look forward to our yearly focus group,” said Jeff W. from Iowa.

For more information, go to www .kensington.com.

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UBTECH Education Announces Early Innovator Grant Winners As part of UBTECH Education’s commitment to equity in robotics and engineering instruction, the organization announced the winners of the Early Innovator grant, a competitive program that will provide two years of free robotics kits, curriculum and professional development to K–12 school systems interested in integrating robotics instruction into STEM programs.

UBTECH Education launched the Early Innovator program as part of its effort to help address inequities in STEM education, leveling the playing field by exposing more students to robotics and engineering.

Grant winners will implement the company’s award-winning UKIT solu-

tion and curriculum in their elementary and middle school classrooms.

Developed by experts who helped write the NGSS, the UKIT solution immerses students in hands-on learning by merging modular robotics construction with engineering, math and language arts, as well as physical and life sciences.

Participants represent a diverse cross-section of American public education.

After a competitive application process that yielded nearly 250 submissions from geographically and demographically diverse school systems across the United States, UBTECH Education invited 21 school systems into the program. To see a full list of partici-

Get Protected – Back to School with Mobile Edge With millions of teens, young adults and families enjoying holiday vacation, school thoughts are not far away as the countdown for back to school begins.

Retailers are already shifting gears to promote spring-related and back to school items, as one thing is abundantly clear: going back to school is definitely more “high tech” these days. Rather than loading up on pens, pencils and threering notebooks, today’s students factor in ways to organize and safely carry their expensive tech gear between school and classes to after school activities.

Get Protected Whether middle school, high school or college-age, today’s students (and their parents) have a lot invested in laptops, mobile devices, gaming systems and various other tech and accessories. Failing to ensure the safety of that gear with a highquality carrying case or backpack should never happen, but it does.

“We strive to educate students, trav-

elers and parents about the prudence of protecting their expensive hardware and data,” explains Paul June, Vice President of Marketing at Mobile Edge.

“Compared to the value of what’s inside, carrying cases and backpacks are relatively inexpensive, while losing gear and irreplaceable data to an unfortunate accident can be catastrophic to a student’s academic success.”

Bags Designed with Students in Mind In addition to the protection they offer, Mobile Edge cases, backpacks and bags offer other various other benefits for students: With separate sections for files, folders, gear, accessories and even water or snacks, they help students get and stay organized.

The bags feature dedicated, padded compartments to provide ample storage and easy access to laptops, tablets and notebooks of various sizes and makes.

They are rugged, yet comfortable

ASHA’s Concern About Tech Use Shared by World Health Organization The American Speech-Language Association (ASHA) has long raised concern about the threat to hearing from listening to personal audio devices too loudly, too often and for too long.

That concern was validated anew last February when the World Health Organization (WHO), in conjunction with the International Telecommunication ELMO (Cont’d. from p. 1)

The STEM-CAMs are the first Android-based visual presenters in ELMO’s lineup. The STEM-CAMs will be able to access ELMO-Play, a secure and centralized source of education only apps. The app possibilities are endless and can include a QR code scanner for textbooks, instant translation of foreign language and augmented reality. “Being driven by the power of Android, the

Union (ITU), introduced first ever global safe listening recommendations for manufacturers of personal audio devices.

Collectively, the recommendations are referred to as the WHO-ITU Global Standard for Safe Listening Devices and Systems.

According to WHO, nearly 50 percent of people age 12–35 years old – or

STEM-CAM’s ability to work with augmented reality apps will revolutionize the visual presenter landscape,” said Matt Takekoshi, ELMO USA Corp.’s Chairman. “Not only does AR increase student interest and engagement during lessons, but it provides opportunities for dynamic visual learning that static images or video cannot. Simply download an AR-ready app, point the camera and unlock the magic onscreen.”

The STEM-CAMs offer a generous

pants, visit www .ubtecheducation .com/news.

Grantees Share Their Perspectives on Equity in Robotics Representatives at winning schools shared their reasons for applying to UBTECH’s Early Innovator grant program: Keith Barnes, Digital Learning Coach, Bullitt County Public Schools: “We’re using the UKIT as a springboard to chart a course for success in creating a STEAM educational experience that incorporates community resources to [create an] ecosystem that will enable our students to be successful in the STEAM careers of tomorrow.”

Dana Jarnecke, Director of Teaching and Learning, Mt. Adams School District: “This opportunity will provide us with assistance in starting a quality and ergonomically friendly, providing maximum roughand-tumble protection against bumps and drops.

Featured Solutions The Eco Laptop Messenger Bag fits devices up to 17.3 inches and features a dedicated padded computer compartment, plus a separate sections for files, magazines and accessories that keep gear organized and at your fingertips while also leaving a smaller carbon footprint.

SmartPack Backpack: The SmartPack is a no-nonsense backpack ergonomically designed and super lightweight. This stylish backpack not only offers laptop and tablet protection, but provides ample space for books, files and accessories.

Express Backpack 2.0: The Express Backpack 2.0 was designed for student comfort when carrying a laptop and to provide extra room for books and accessories, as well as an integrated pocket to hold an iPad or tablet. It features seven fashion trim color options as well as a roomy interior with pockets for MP3 play-

1.1 billion young people – are at risk of hearing loss from prolonged and excessive exposure to loud sounds, including music heard through personal audio devices.

Since 2006, ASHA has been a leader warning the public about the risk, so much so that WHO invited ASHA to join a diverse group of outside experts to consult with them on its Make Listening Safe campaign, the effort that produced the new global safe listening recommendations.

The recommendations ask manufac-

digital zoom of up to 16x in 1080p Full HD and can capture video at 30fps (up to 60fps when connected via USB), while the TT-12W offer an additional 12x optical zoom. The MA-1 features a five-inch multi-touch screen for navigation and all models are compatible with HID compliant input devices. With output terminals offering HDMI, RGB and USB 2.0, the STEM-CAM seamlessly connects to a wide array of devices and is compatible in almost every classroom setting. The

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program and developing a strategic that partnership will increase STEM opportunities for students.”

Maureen Smith, Science Instructional Support Specialist PK–12, Broome Tioga BOCES: “Being that our districts are extremely diverse we focus very heavily on equity and making sure that our programs and initiatives are accessible to all. I think that this grant would be a major step forward in the right direction as we really begin implementation of our STEM plans.”

The first implementations of the Early Innovator Grant Program began in Fall 2019.

To learn more about UBTECH Education solutions, visit Pitsco booth #4313 or email education@ubtrobot.com.

er, keys and accessories.

Mobile Edge SlipSuit Sleeve: The Sleeves are made of extra-thick, water-resistant EVA material with reinforced corners to help protect student laptops. Use the nylon carrying handles to carry like a briefcase or slide the entire sleeve into a larger bag for easy storage.

Decoration Options Custom logo options for Mobile Edge bags also exist for schools and clubs to include a custom patch (molded 3D and digital print available) at an affordable cost of $3 per bag (plus a $100 set up charge) or a 5,000-stitch embroidered decoration (embroidery pricing based on complexity of design).

Still not sure what the ideal size or style bag is for your student? Browse more than 40 products recommended for every type of student, from grammar school to grad school!

For more information, go to www.mobile edge.com or stop by booth #5018.

turers to equip devices like smartphones and other personal audio devices with information that explains safe listening and includes usage warnings, tracking information and options for limiting volume levels.

The recommendations would also have safe listening information appear in advertising and on external product packaging and manufacturers’ websites.

For more information, www.asha.org.

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STEM-CAMs also offer built-in Miracast wireless display connectivity for easy and untethered connection to the display. The MA-1 and MO-2 offer a three-hour rechargeable battery, so you never have to be tethered to a single workspace again.

To see the STEM-CAM series and the full lineup of ELMO award-winning classroom technology, visit booth #1900.

Learn more at www.elmousa.com.

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Perspectives XR is the one-stopshop that offers a free, searchable database of apps, experiences, products, creation tools, professional learning opportunities and research in using immersive technology in the humanities’ classroom. Perspectives XR is the preferred provider of QuantumERA’s Experience Real History line of award-winning experiences. Once users discover the offerings on the database, they may purchase products in physical or digital form directly from the website with processes, prices and services that schools use and need. If a curriculum exists, it is available with one click, such as the Battle of the Alamo’s customizable standards-aligned lessons,

which utilize the 4Cs and integrate with language arts.

Technology itself is nothing without good instruction. The customer service and consulting experience that Perspectives XR offers bridge that gap.

It will customize professional learning sessions, develop curricula and help with funding ideas from grant writing to placing materials in schools through philanthropy.

Immersive experiences in the classroom can be the difference between a special needs student understanding a significant moment in history, or a nonreader engaging with and comprehending a character’s conflicts in a great story or play, or an art student who wants to create in 3D for others to enjoy. Perspectives

XR, as its name indicates, believes all students deserve to experience the humanities from different, key perspectives as seen in QuantumERA’s Battle of Gettysburg experience, just released, which offers viewpoints from both sides of the Civil War. In addition, immersive tech has shown to increase empathy and promote digital citizenship skills.

Join the company on its mission to bring immersive humanities content to educators, because barriers such as geography, time, learning needs, language and money should not limit students’ learning.

said Armstrong and Frey. “With quick cards, an authentication method that leverages QR codes instead of keyboard strokes, even our youngest students can access hundreds of instructional applications within seconds – even if they've never experienced a traditional login before.”

should be using in favor of the myriad distractions available to them online.

“Teachers are responding very favorably to our decision to use GoGuardian to help classroom teachers manage, monitor and filter student web activity on their Chromebooks,” said Armstrong and Frey.

Docs and Classroom all held a prominent place in this district's digital ecosystem.

Reliance on G Suite for Education has grown since the Chromebooks were rolled out to students.

ClassLink's analytics module shows that Google Classroom was launched more than 700,000 times between August 1 and March of this year. “That's a big number that doesn't even account for logins that occur outside of our Single Sign-On portal,” Armstrong and Frey said.

New Non Profit Aims to Bring AR/VR to History, Literature and Art The Institute for Learning Perspectives (Perspectives XR) is a non-profit established by educators for educators who want to marry the coolness of augmented and virtual realities with the needs of today’s educators in history, literature and the arts. As immersive technologies become more commonplace in the classroom, educators will have questions and needs: “Where do I find quality, ageappropriate content and tools that meet the needs of my students, and how do I get them? What costs are involved? What devices will be required for the experience? How do I implement the experience so all students are engaged to learn and demonstrate mastery of the objectives?”

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schools.

Genius Plaza thinks children must have access to quality education regardless of their geographical location.

Genius Plaza is first and foremost an educational platform that is available for Invaluable Tool (Cont’d. from p. 1)

are being used,” District Administrators Dan Armstrong and Matt Frey recently told THE Journal for an article published by the magazine in March of this year.

Using ClassLink, administrators can push out a clickable link to the resources they choose to make available to students. Students find the links on their personal “my apps” page, which encourages them to explore the resource.

“Simply placing launchable tiles on our users' custom app dashboards serves to promote resources in a way that we haven't been able to achieve before now,” Val Verde USD (Cont’d. from p. 1)

students took math lessons and quizzes, played games and more in real time using the Pilot podiums and CenterStage IFPs within the HoverCam booth. The demonstration was a testament to the effectiveness of the platform, which will be rolling out new software and hardware models to Val Verde USD high schools and middle schools throughout the remainder of 2019.

“It was a real treat to see the students from Val Verde show us how much they enjoy our solutions,” said Bayley Pierson, Associate Product Manager, HoverCam. “To witness their excitement first-hand reaffirms our commitment to Matias (Cont’d. from p. 4)

one for the backlighting that lasts up to two weeks before needing to be recharged.

This ensures that you can keep typing even Guide to STEM (Cont’d. from p. 4)

STEM events, tech products, apps and resources for teaching about space? You’ll find it all inside the guide! Plus, check out the included list of available funding opportunities to help you bring STEM into your

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everyone, but it aims to connect with the underserved. Technology is already revolutionizing the way we interact with one another, but Genius Plaza is using technology to connect and reach many students around the world.

Genius Plaza’s goal is to level the playing field with Ed Tech and make

Web Filtering and Classroom Management The 52,000 Chromebooks in use in Plano ISD are also paired with GoGuardian, a tool capable of mitigating the very real potential that students would wander away from the digital resources they

making one-of-kind digital learning tools that break the technology mold and remove barriers to learning that traditional approaches have been unable to conquer. Val Verde is a prime example of how schools can reshape classrooms and help students learn in a new and innovative way.”

In 2018, HoverCam enabled Val Verde USD to create an untethered environment with its Pilot 3 digital teaching stations. Developed based on feedback from actual educators, the Pilot 3 is the world's first fully integrated wireless digital podium. Featuring a Windows PC, 13-megapixel document camera and 21-inch touchscreen with wireless HD mirroring functionality in if your backlight battery gets drained.

Matias is also known for its highperformance mechanical keyboards, made with its own mechanical switches.

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classroom even if you’re on a tight budget.

Infographic: The United States needs a STEM workforce, and the included STEM by the Numbers infographic shows just how important STEM learning is for today’s students.

Robotics: Interested in incorporating

quality educational experiences available to every child around the world. It shouldn’t matter if the school district doesn’t have enough resources or can’t afford textbooks. Education shouldn’t be out of reach for the economically disadvantaged. Genius Plaza offers a curated STEAM curriculum in more than 30 lan-

Compatibility with Google's G Suite for Education Plano ISD has been using G Suite for Education's productivity and presentation tools since well before the district began thinking about implementing its 1-to-1 computing environment. Google Drive,

a mobile podium, it eliminates the outdated AV cart and combines the most important elements used in today's classrooms. The Pilot 3 is built around the concept of unchaining teachers from stationary desks or lecterns, so they can move freely around the classroom while still commanding every part of the technology around them.

The Pilot's wireless transceiver instantly beams the podium's screen and touch annotations to the IFPs, as well as any projector or TV in the room, in high definition with up to 4K image clarity.

And because everything is wireless, it eliminates the hazard of dangling cords and cables as students continue to work. What’s more, the document caminclude the classic Tactile Pro Keyboard for Mac, the Quiet Pro Keyboard (which gives you mechanical typing without the noise normally associated with mechanical keyboards) and the separated Ergo

robotics in your lessons? Check out the top three considerations for bringing this popular activity to your classroom.

STEM occupations have grown 79 percent since 1990, so it’s imperative that educators make STEM a priority for all students. Download Boxlight’s valuable

For more information, go to www .perspectivesxr.org.

guages, including tribal languages, to provide a quality learning experience from primary education to middle school and high school. Genius Plaza believes that innovation in education is the answer to empowering young people so they can become effective and productive members of society.

For more information, www.classlink.com.

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era can capture audio from the lesson using a built-in microphone, which enables teachers to execute flipped classroom models easily.

The school district also outfitted the new labs within its elementary schools with five HoverCam CenterStage IFPs and was a beta tester for HoverCam’s ClassFusion software. The software enables interactive whiteboarding, annotation and desktop marking for lesson recording and sharing so students can study anywhere, anytime and from any mobile device or browser.

More information on HoverCam’s full line of education solutions is available at www.thehovercam.com.

Pro Keyboard, for the ultimate in ergonomic typing and comfort.

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Big Guide to STEM Volume 2 today at https://hubs.ly/H0lS08r0 to discover the many ways to incorporate STEM learning in your classroom.

For more information, go to www .boxlight.com or stop by booth #4222.