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34 Tuesday, June 25, 2013 LEARNINGMATE'S GOCLASS ORGANIZES LESSON PLANS INTO COHESIVE MULTIDIMENSIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES LearningMate's GoClass™ is a cloudbased service that organizes lesson plans and digital resources into a cohesive educational experience that is curated and managed by the teacher. Students gain the ability to tap into resources available in their community in support of their education, while teachers gain actionable data to help them involve parents and make better decisions on behalf of the child. "GoClass today is a three-screen solution," says Mohit Bhargava, President of LearningMate. The three screens to which he refers are the projection screen at the front of the classroom, the tablet in the teacher's hand and the screen that's on the device in front of each student. "These devices show up on the student's desks. You can give them an app and say, 'Go play,' or you can organize your lesson plan into a cohesive educational experience that will use their devices to bring it home with them in a way that interactive whiteboards cannot do." As an example, a teacher might present a lesson in front of the class- AVER'S PRESCRIPTION: TAKE ONE TABLET AND CALL IT A WRAP Do you use an iPad in the classroom or know an educator who does? Chances are the answer is yes. These small, portable and extremely powerful devices are fueling one of the biggest and fastest paradigm shifts in education technology. From e-textbooks, apps and more, today there is a fundamental difference in how education is being presented and learned. Educators are even moving away from their interactive whiteboards to creating and sharing lessons with their iPad and apps. Whether used for blended, flipped or even just plain 21st century learning, the coupling of the iPad and teaching has been nothing short of revolutionary. AVer, world-renowned for its document cameras, is proud to be part of this tablet movement with a new line of products that help amplify student engagement and collaboration. AVer is introducing a new iPad streaming device that allows educators to present, create, record, and share curriculum like never before. The streaming device is designed with the same basic premise that governs all AVer innovations: make it is as simple and easy-to-use as possible. Thus, the AVer iPad streaming device is built to be intuitive without a steep learning curve. You might be asking, how does the solution work? The solution is made up EPSON INTRODUCES AFFORDABLE PROJECTOR REPLACEMENT LAMPS As education budgets continue to diminish and schools are continually looking for ways to reduce costs, Epson is offering an ideal solution to help K-12 customers maximize projector value and maintain the lowest total cost of ownership possible. According to TFCinfo, a worldwide leader in audio/visual market research, the education sector repeatedly ranked the high cost of replacement lamps as the number one downside of PBS Learning (Cont'd. from p. 1) into teaching and learning to inspire digital native students to reach their full potential. ESD: What's LearningMedia? new with PBS AL: Recently, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) awarded PBS LearningMedia with two CODiE awards – Best K-12 Solution and Best Education Reference Solution. We've also expanded to include more than 30,000 curriculum-aligned digital resources from more than 130 trusted media partners that bring learning to life for students. The new resources address using a projector. Epson continues to demonstrate its ongoing commitment to providing schools with projection solutions at a low total cost of ownership with lower prices for K-12 education-focused projector replacement lamps. Compatible with 24 of Epson's award-winning projectors, the replacement lamps are available for $99 or less exclusively for Brighter Futures® customers. The new $99 or less everyday nationwide curriculum gaps in digital media and bolster the service's offerings in math, science, English/language arts, social studies and the arts. New content features include interactive games, videos and lesson plans from PBS and PBS KIDS programs, including Constitution USA, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, Shakespeare Uncovered, and custom-created interactive math and literacy content for middle school classrooms. ESD: How have educators responded to using PBS LearningMedia in classrooms? AL: Earlier this year, we launched the PBS LearningMedia Teacher Core with Ed Tech Show Daily room and then assign students to work with an app that will allow each student to do his own exploration of the subject. Or a student might put together her own project on her device and share it with the class while other students use their devices to take notes or to comment on the presentation. "Students will be able to access their own notes, their friends' notes, using the exact same metadata that teachers use to design their lesson plans," Bhargava says. "That's what we want to use mobile technology for in our classrooms. We strongly believe that education is about participation. There are no spectators in a functioning classroom." Through GoClass, teachers are able to access actionable data for time-ontask and student engagement. When the teacher sends homework with the students, the teacher will know who actually spent time working on the homework. of the device itself as well as an iPad app. The wireless, mobile device "sees" and broadcasts anything that happens in the classroom to its iPad app in real-time. 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As a leader in innovation and partnership, Epson offers the Brighter Futures program, a unique sales and support initiative available specifically for schools. Designed to help educators select and implement the best products for their classrooms while making the 28 K-12 educators and library media specialists. These teachers are using PBS LearningMedia to reignite classroom learning in communities across the country. Emily Dawson, a Teacher Core member and junior high teacher from Peoria, IL commented that from California to Kentucky, teachers are taking advantage of the thousands of digital materials from PBS LearningMedia and students are benefiting in ways she never imagined possible. Currently, there are more than 875,000 teachers who have registered access to the service. ESD: What are the key focus areas for PBS LearningMedia in the coming year? AL: One of our key content focuses will Because GoClass is a cloud-based service, the student can access the material on the family desktop, on a public library computer, or on mom's smartphone. The teacher knows who did and didn't log in to do the homework and how many minutes they spent on task and can check notes and questions to learn how students engaged with the material while they were outside the classroom. That's actionable data that teachers can use to have conversations with parents about how they can help their children meet their educational goals. "Students are so engaged," Bhargava says. "It's a way to get parents and the community involved with their kids' education. Which parent doesn't want to watch a Discovery video with their kids? I mean, come on." For more information, visit booth 2266 at ISTE. using the device to present and capture science experiments, complicated math equations, student projects and more. 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Epson® replacement lamps come with a standard 90-day limited warranty. For additional information, visit www.epson.com/education, call 562-2905685 or email sara_kim@ea.epson.com. be around math. It is a hard to communicate and hard to teach subject – and media can play an important role. CPB has awarded a $2 million grant to PBS LearningMedia to create math resources to help educators illustrate critical math concepts. ESD: How could I personally log on and get a handle on how to navigate around the service? AL: To learn more about PBS LearningMedia, visit pbslearningmedia.org. While at ISTE, visit the PBS LearningMedia booth (10270) to demo and register for the free service. Any educator or parent can sign up for this free service.