Last week, students all over Florida were preparing for their science FCAT exams. At Wolf Lake Middle School in Apopka it was no different, except these students were using a new high tech gadget to help boost their confidence and their scores. The students call them “clickers” but formally, they are known as student response [...]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Leon CountyMiddle School students are taking on an old topic and applying some new-age technology in the classroom. 8th graders at RAA Middle School are using smart-boards and wireless devices to get a hands-on lesson in American history. Instructor Carlos Fernandez says the interactive smart classroom gives students a way to interact, compete and get [...]

Darin Beamish, CEO of Qwizdom, talks about the company’s history with SRS, as well as their new online learning platform, QTopia, and interactive software, WizTeach Click here to view video

WESTMORLAND — If one listened closely, one could almost hear a pin drop in a highly attentive classroom. The sound of learning with mostly silent electronic gadgets keeps Westmorland Union Elementary School teacher Michelle Padilla’s class “focused and interested in what’s going on.” The school has equipped all 24 of its classrooms with Eno interactive [...]

PUYALLUP, WA — 01/30/11 — Qtopia, a free online learning platform with thousands of ready-to-use practice materials, will be revealed at FETC. The online environment provides student access to educational activities from anywhere with internet access. The service was developed by Qwizdom and is available for immediate use at Qtopia.com “Qtopia was created with the educator and [...]

Frank Catalano: Having spent a February week at a major technology industry trade show, I was delighted to see key Seattle-area companies well-represented on the Austin exhibit floor. The 450 exhibitors included DreamBox, co-founded by a Microsoft veteran and now backed by Reed Hastings of Netflix;GlobalScholar, run by a former Amazon.com and Drugstore.com executive and recently [...]

WEWAHITCHKA — Students at Wewahitchka Middle School have traded in their pencils and paper for laptops and interactive equipment to boost them into the new millennium. Thanks to a sizable state Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) grant and the dedication of teachers and administration, the middle school has become transformed into high-tech classrooms. Instead of [...]

On October 5, 2010, Austin ISD opened up classrooms, at Bowie High School, to share with community and media how they are using technology to enhance education. The event included opening remarks by Principal Stephen Kane and two classroom visits. These pictures show the Qwizdom hand-held student response devices and an innovation station in use.

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 [...]

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 [...]