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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 ele- mentary 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 technol- ogy." To the delight of attendees and the HoverCam team, the elementary school students Val Verde USD Students Demonstrate Presentation Skills at CUE 2019 By Jamie Sachs, Senior Director of Education, UBTECH At last year's ISTE conference, "Tech & Learning" recog- nized our UKIT curricula and the Yanshee robot as two of the event's most outstanding Ed Tech products. We were excited to gain this recognition, and we're more thrilled than ever to participate in this ISTE 2019, because we've been up to quite a bit! 1. UKITs are reshaping STEM classrooms. UKITs combine modular robotics construction with engaging, hands-on STEM+C cur- riculum. They're different from other supplemental STEM solutions because they offer both high-quality modular builds and expert-authored curriculum that supports teach- ers and students alike. We're particularly excited about our work with the Center for Educational Innovation (CEI) as part of Project BOOST, a multi-faceted school-based program for Trinseo plastics are intrinsic to the products we use in our lives every day. One of these products is the new smart outlet from Currant, a California-based startup that cre- ates smart home products designed to give consumers control over their homes â and their energy consumption. Currant introduced the Currant Smart Outlet, the first outlet on the market powered by artificial intelligence (AI), in November 2018. Consumers simply plug their home devices or appliances into it and, with a special app, receive a breakdown of their power usage in real time as well as personalized, easy-to-implement suggestions on controlling their energy expenses. According to Hasty Granbery, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Currant, "Idle energy usage resulting from always-on devices is a larger problem than most peo- ple realize, costing Americans 19 billion dollars per year." Currant addresses this problem by leveraging AI to help people discover their For over 45 years, ELMO USA has been a leader in Kâ12 education technology in the United States. The award-winning document cameras have long paved the way within the visual presenter space, reinventing the standard time and time again. In recent years, ELMO has further taken decades of experience and research to develop a full lineup of classroom technology solutions that includes wireless solutions, audio systems, student response systems, collaboration devices and more. ELMO is excited to announce the next stage of the company's almost 100-year legacy as it expands its focus to include complete Kâ12 classroom solutions. By offer- ing reliable, affordable, customizable and user-friendly products all operating within the same ecosystem, ELMO's complete solutions will streamline classroom workflow and create an even more immersive learning experience for students. One solution currently in development is ELMO Prime Academic, a cloud-based collaboration software that will serve as a central hub for all classroom resources. Continued on Page 21 Continued on Page 21 What's Next for 2018 ISTE Best of Show Winner UBTECH Education Trinseo Provides Plastics for Smart Outlet The Evolution of ELMO USA Continued on Page 21 Continued on Page 21 Oser Communications Group Philadelphia Monday, June 24, 2019 AN INDEPENDENT PUBLICATION NOT AFFILIATED WITH ISTE BOOTH #2636 BOOTH #3030 BOOTH #2144