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Oser Founder EdTech Show Daily Tuesday, February 5, 2019 4 A New Tech Culture Refreshes Curriculum for 21st Century Learners By Felix Pimentel, Product Manager, HoverCam Worksheets are a practical and common learning tool in the classroom. Students work through each problem, possibly guided by an answer bank to help them match up the solution to each question to the best of their knowl- edge before handing it in. The drawback is that they won't learn the cor- rect answer until the teacher grades and hands back the worksheet. "You're potentially teaching a kid the wrong way to do something first and that's what becomes ingrained," said Demetria Monix, Ph.D., Instructional Technology Manager for Shelby County Schools (SCS) in Memphis, Tennessee. "That's where technology comes in. It introduces an interactive piece where stu- dents can immediately get feedback and learn the right way first." This is just one example of class- room learning that SCS is turning on its head. The district, which has more than 170 schools, is making it a priority to build a technology infrastructure that can sustain teaching and learning in the 21st century and that can support the digital space that students live in today. SCS sees technology as a new tool that can help educators achieve the districts' five priorities: strengthen early literacy, improve post-secondary readiness, devel- op teachers, leaders and central office to drive student success, expand high quali- ty school options, and mobilize family and community partners. A researcher at heart, Dr. Monix attended the annual ISTE conference to survey the latest innovations that she could bring to the district and incorporate into two new elementary schools SCS was preparing to break ground and easily retrofit into their existing schools. HoverCam's digital education solutions caught her eye. Chief among HoverCam's educa- tion solutions is the award-winning Pilot mobile teaching station. Unlike anything else on the market, the HoverCam Pilot is likened to the bridge of a space- ship for 21st century classrooms. It integrates with a Windows PC, 13MP document camera and 21-inch touch- screen with wireless HD mirroring functionality, so any device content and touch annotations can be beamed to any interactive flat panel, projector or TV in the room. HoverCam's education solutions checked all the district's boxes for help- ing meet its priorities. For enabling early literacy, students can work at the touch- panel to do coursework that traditionally was presented to them as a worksheet. Now they drag and drop their answers, which can be converted to different lan- guages, addressing the diverse group of students represented within the district. If they answer incorrectly, it bounces back until they get it right. Because the Pilot captures audio content alongside annota- tions and other digital markups, students have what they need to study and learn independently outside the classroom. The Pilot also allowed the opportunity to introduce technology to educators that is easy to learn and operate, addressing the need to develop teachers and prepare them to teach all learners. Finally, with the capacity to do audio and video recordings, the Pilot allows a space to upload those recordings to Microsoft OneDrive and share them with parents who are unable to attend parent meetings and other events. For more information, go to www .thehovercam.com, call 858.750.3499, email sales@hovercam.com or stop by booth #1673. Boxlight Acquires EOS Education, Expanding Professional Development Boxlight wants to provide the best tools to help teachers improve student out- comes. Through its newest subsidiary, EOS Education, Boxlight can extend its commitment to schools and districts by providing a rich portfolio of classroom training, professional development and educator certification services. Together, they can help schools get the most out of their training and PD budget through cus- tomized programs that put the teacher first. "This addition is part of our contin- ued effort to provide the most compre- hensive solution suite to schools and dis- tricts," said Mark Elliott, Chief Executive Officer of Boxlight. "For tech- nology integrations to be successful, teachers need proper training, ongoing professional development and support. By adding the EOS Education team, we can immediately fill that need and pro- vide a more robust portfolio of end-to- end services that complement our hard- ware and software solutions, giving edu- cators the training they need to fully leverage the technology's full range of possibilities." EOS programs are designed with customization in mind, focusing on building comfort and confidence using the specific hardware and software plat- forms available to the teacher. Content is adjusted to be relevant for different grade bands and subject areas, and then the application of this technology is scaffold- ed to meet instructional priorities. The acquisition brings significant professional development and training talent to Boxlight by adding Daniel Leis and Dr. Aleksandra Leis. Together, with decades of experience managing high- growth professional services, they will bring an incredible synergy to Boxlight. Whether it's whole-class learning, small-group collaboration, formative assessment or STEM-based learning, Boxlight offers services, software and hardware that enable teachers to easily and effectively enhance student out- comes and build essential skills such as critical thinking, collaboration, commu- nication and creativity. "Boxlight and EOS share a common vision of providing the right mix of tech- nology and services to meet the evolving needs of educators and their students. We are excited to build upon the deep rela- tionships Boxlight has with its clients and partners to ultimately deliver long- term value that benefits teachers and stu- dents," said Daniel Leis. Learn more about how Boxlight's newest partnership can help teachers reach their learning goals effectively and efficiently at www.boxlight.com/pd. For more information, stop by booth #1865.