We had a great time at FETC and TCEA. We got busy taking pictures and sharing our latest creation, Qtopia, with everyone on site.  Qtopia provides free online access to thousands of ready-to-use activities, motivating games, avatar features, 24/7 online homework access with automatic grading, in-classroom review modes, and the ability for educators to use [...]

Check out these images from FETC! We had a blast! Learning about Qtopia with Ollie Oop! Getting schooled on Qtopia Trying out Qtopia! Learning about Qwizdom remotes!

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Teachers at Bowie High School are feeding information to students in a way they can relate. Chalkboards, traditional desks and worksheets are out. Remote controls, digital screens and texting is in. Well, sort of. In the education circle, these new high-tech classrooms are part of a fresh concept called “project-based” learning that is [...]

Teachers at James Bowie High School demonstrated how the use of technology can be used to increase student participation, engagement, and monitor individual progress. Students are using hand-held remotes, innovation stations, computers, and giant digital screens in an interactive classroom. The technology uses concepts that students can relate to like texting through wireless keyboard and [...]

Teachers tapping into classroom technology AUSTIN (KXAN) – Teachers at Bowie High School are feeding information to students in a way they can relate. Chalkboards, traditional desks and worksheets are out. Remote controls, digital screens and texting is in. Well, sort of. In the education circle, these new high-tech classrooms are part of a fresh [...]

NBC New Orleans stopped by two local New Orleans schools to check out how they are using Qwizdom’s hand held remotes in the classroom to raise academic achievement. “Today two New Orleans schools showed off new technology in their classroom… Parents and members of the community got a glimpse of how students are using hand [...]

Mark Campoli’s student Johnny explains the functions of the Q6 and how it helps his class.

By JAIMEE LYNN FLETCHER LOS ALAMITOS–Oak Middle School has seen a significant jump in its state test scores since the introduction of a new learning technology that forces students to participate in classroom lessons and helps teachers better tailor their lectures, officials said. Social Studies teacher Todd Schmidt acted as the guinea pig for the [...]

The ancient Syracuse problem-solver Archimedes would have appreciated his namesake Archimedes Academy in the Bronx. This 6-12th grade math, science, and technology NYC public school is run by Miriam Lazar—a modern day mathematician, principal, education entrepreneur, author, and problem solver. Unlike Archimedes, her tasks are a bit more difficult—and require a bit more work before shouting Eureka. unning [...]

By Peter Milosheff Archimedes Academy, on Thursday, March 11 at 1:00 pm, welcomed guests for the first time, to show off how technology is dramatically changing the way kids are learning in some NYC public schools. The school’s tech-savvy 6th grade Math and Science teachers opened their doors and allowed visitors to literally join the class and [...]