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5 Ways to Get Education Technology into Your Classroom

Jul 23rd, 2010 | By admin | Category: News, Uncategorized

It’s no secret that getting education technology into your classroom isn’t always in the budget. We thought it would be helpful to post some links we found that may help educators receive grants or other funding to assist in getting Qwizdom, or other education technologies,  in their classrooms!
Donorschoose.com
This is an easy and popular way for teachers [...]



Meet Dorie Glynn, Winner of Qwizdom’s Largest Tweetaway to Date

Jul 2nd, 2010 | By admin | Category: News, Uncategorized

Dorie Glynn, a 2nd grade bi-lingual Math and Science teacher from Cypress, Texas, won Qwizdom’s largest tweetaway to date during ISTE 2010. This promotion “tweeted away” over $4,000 in education technology prizes including a complete classroom suite of Qwizdom products. Dorie was the first educator to correctly answer the tweetaway trivia question, “What are [...]



Meet Qwizdom’s Grand Prize Tweet-away Winner!

Jun 25th, 2010 | By admin | Category: News

Xavier Estacio is delighted that he won the Grand Prize during Qwizdom’s Tweet-away contest. “I’ve wanted a Qwizdom system for a couple years!” exclaimed Xavier. He won a complete Q2 Student Response System, a Q7 Presenter Tablet, Connect software, and WizTeach Tools.
Two years ago Xavier attended a “Teach the Teachers” collaborative science and technology training [...]



Qwizdom Announces Tweetaway Competition

Jun 8th, 2010 | By admin | Category: News, Press Releases

Qwizdom to tweetaway over $2700 in education technology over the following 5 weeks
May 10, 2010 – (PUYALLUP, WA)– Beginning today, May 10, through June 11, Qwizdom will be giving away over $2700 in interactive learning systems, curriculum and software across the nation through a Twitter Promotion, or “Tweetaway.” The company says it hopes to see [...]



Avid Qwizdom user wins third Tweetaway contest

Jun 3rd, 2010 | By admin | Category: News

“Awesome! I love Qwizdom!”
This was Barbie Buckner’s reaction when she found out she won a Q7 Presenter Tablet.  Barbie Buckner is a high school science teacher at Bradley Central High School. “My goal is to have a Qwizdom infused school.  I would love for every teacher at my school to have access to Qwizdom to [...]



Orange County Register: School uses hand-held technology to improve test scores

May 28th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Events, News, News Coverage

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 Los Alamitos [...]



THE Journal: Qwizdom Ships Q6 Student Response Device

May 10th, 2010 | By admin | Category: News, News Coverage

By David Nagel
Ed tech developer Qwizdom has started shipping a new wireless student response system, one that offers a 2.3-inch (diagonal) LCD screen and cell phone-style keypad for student interaction and formative testing on the fly.
The system, the Q6, is the latest in Qwizdom’s line of student response technologies, which also includes the entry-level Q2 and midrange Q4 [...]



Ft. Myers, FL News Press: Gulf Elementary students to showcase their tech skills

May 6th, 2010 | By admin | Category: News

3:37 P.M. — Students and staff at Gulf Elementary will be showing off their technology skills Friday in front of Lee County School Board members and other members of the community.
The school is hosting its second Technology Integration Experience Day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday.
In order to efficiently utilize the technology funds provided [...]



B-Town Blog: Burien’s Gregory Heights School Shows Off “21st Century Classroom”

Apr 30th, 2010 | By admin | Category: News, News Coverage

Story & Photos by Michael Brunk
As data is displayed on a wall screen via a digital projector, participants sitting at tables provide input using wireless, hand-held devices. Nearby are racks of net books, available for projects or research. The leader is using a wireless pad to control the flow of information appearing on the screen.
You [...]



Scholastic Video Review of the Q7 Tablet: Ken Royal kicks the tires

Apr 16th, 2010 | By admin | Category: News

Ken Royal (www.twitter.com/kenroyal) gives the Q7 tablet a pretty thorough test drive in this video review, posted today at www.scholastic.com.