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E d Te c h S h o w D a i l y Th u r s d a y, Fe b ru a r y 6 , 2 0 1 4 4 Lee M. Oser CEO and Editor-in-Chief Kim Forrester Paul Harris Jeff Rosano Associate Publishers Lorrie Baumann Editorial Director Jeanie Catron JoEllen Lowry Associate Editors Yasmine Brown Vicky Glover Graphic Designers Ruth Haltiwanger Traffic Manager David Lopez Account Manager Enrico Cecchi European Sales EdTech Show Daily is published by Oser Communications Group ©2014 All rights reserved. Executive and editorial offices at: 1877 N. Kolb Road, Tucson, AZ 85715 520.721.1300/Fax: 520.721.6300 www.oser.com European offices located at Lungarno Benvenuto Cellini, 11, 50125 Florence, Italy. THE PASSIVE LEARNER IS GONE By Jennifer St. James, Brand Journalist, Epson America, Inc. "I love seeing the students work together collaboratively," remarked Marilyn Gavitt, the Instructional Technology Coordinator for Martin County Schools in Stuart, Fla. "It's changing the whole dynamic of the classroom—it's getting the kids involved." She's talking about using technology in the classroom, and she's not the only one noticing. Teachers across the United States are turning to technology in increasing num- bers, as school administrators are realiz- ing its power in the classroom, particu- larly with student engagement. "The kids are loving it," explained Gavitt. "Instead of reading aloud from a book while sit- ting at their desk, they are up at the front of the classroom, interacting with the technology and becoming the instructor in the room." Student collaboration and interaction with technology are becoming more essential in classrooms, especially in states where, like Florida, they have adopted the Common Core State Standards. "Our curriculum department is very busy unwrapping the Core Standards and helping the teachers com- prehend them," said Gavitt. "They have to change their way of teaching, as the stan- d a r d s r e q u i r e more criti- cal thinking from the students." Technology in the classroom has made it much easier for teachers to change gears and teach the Core Standards, especially using tools such as interactive projectors and whiteboards. "When the Epson BrightLink came out, we tested it with both the ActivInspire and SMART Notebook software," said Gavitt. "It was an advan- tage for us, because the teachers already AVER AND THE 1-TO-1 CLASSROOM Education has arguably seen its greatest revolution in the past five years with the introduction of mobile devices in the classroom. The rise of tablets and other 1-to-1 devices has not only changed the way content is delivered, but has spawned a complete overhaul in how students receive and interact with cur- riculum, as well as how they are assessed. These devices are enabling students to interact with lesson material from virtually any location, from virtu- ally any source. Terms such as "blend- ed" and "flipped learning" have been developed around the 1-to-1 concept, and have evolved into the biggest stan- dards change in U.S. education— Common Core. Tablets, Chromebooks and laptops are fast becoming the centerpiece of tech- nology, giving students even accessibili- ty to curriculum both at school and at home. This enables students to literally take their education into the palm of their hands, while allowing educators to directly and immediately engage each, providing instruction to everyone. While these devices are becoming increasingly available to students and teachers that create, deliver and interact with curriculum, some of the new teaching methods cannot be achieved with them alone. Tablets and lap- tops require supporting solutions and apps to achieve their potential. They also require maintenance, storage and security. This is where AVer enters the picture, filling in some of the gaps to facilitate technolo- gy's role in 1-to-1 learning environments. AVer products leverage mobile and tablet technologies, creating true and complete solutions for curriculum development and delivery, thus furthering the new Continued on Page 45 Continued on Page 45