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Louisiana Minimum Foundation Program Allocates Funds for Students to Access Online Speech and Occupational Therapy

PresenceLearning is the only BESE-approved provider of live, online special education services in Louisiana’s Supplemental Course Academy

SAN FRANCISCO, June 5, 2014 – To supplement special education services in Louisiana in order to better serve students, the state’s Supplemental Course Academy has added PresenceLearning’s online speech and occupational therapy services to its catalog of courses. Students can register for PresenceLearning’s year-long or semester-long service offerings to receive speech and occupational therapy and have these services funded through their Supplemental Course Allocation.

Louisiana Minimum Foundation Program Allocates Funds for Students to Access Online Speech and Occupational Therapy

PresenceLearning is the only BESE-approved provider of live, online special education services in Louisiana’s Supplemental Course Academy

Pennsylvania Education Service Agency Hosts Webinar on the Benefits of Online Therapy

Capital Area Intermediate Unit (IU) invites IUs and school districts to learn about their successful implementation of PresenceLearning

SAN FRANCISCO, May 29, 2014 – When school districts within the Capital Area Intermediate Unit (CAIU) faced overflowing caseloads and a backlog of student assessments for speech and occupational therapy, the CAIU researched new options and selected PresenceLearning to provide online therapy services to districts in need. After a successful year deploying PresenceLearning’s live online services, the CAIU will discuss their experiences during a free webinar on Thursday, June 12, 2014 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time/10:00 AM Pacific Time. The “Extend Your Reach: CAIU Offers Online Services for Your Students with Special Needs,” webinar will be hosted by Arlene Moll, project administrator for the Department of Student Services at the CAIU, and moderated by Christian Hansen, Pennsylvania school partnership director at PresenceLearning.

Carnegie Mellon University Spin-off BirdBrain Technologies Launches Hummingbird Duo through Engineering and Technology Education Kickstarter Project

Electronics kit is equally challenging and fun for 4th graders, high school students, and adults

Pittsburgh, PA, May 21, 2014 — BirdBrain Technologies is excited to announce that Hummingbird Duo is launching on Kickstarter. The Hummingbird Duo may be the first electronics kit that is fun and educational for a fourth grader, a high school student, a college engineering student, and an adult maker. The Hummingbird Duo provides several levels of engineering and technology learning. Instead of a steep learning curve, learners progress at increasing skill levels where mastering each level allows one to use the Hummingbird in a new and more interesting way. By participating in the Kickstarter campaign, individuals can purchase the forthcoming Hummingbird Duo at a pre-launch price for themselves or provide one to a school of their choice.

PresenceLearning Named a Finalist in the 2014 Association of American Publishers’ (AAP) REVERE and Beacon Awards

Company’s online therapy offerings and eBook recognized by industry-leading awards program

SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 2014 – PresenceLearning was named a finalist in two of the 2014 awards given by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) PreK-12 Learning Group. PresenceLearning’s online therapy for students with special needs was recognized in the Innovation Awards, part of the industry-leading REVERE Awards, and the 7 Myths About Online Speech Therapy: BUSTED! eBook was recognized in the Digital Marketing category of the Beacon Awards.

InRoad Toys Rolls Out PlayTape® to the Education Market

Repositionable tape designed to look like roads provides young children hours of creative play and motor development

CROFTON, Maryland, May 19, 2014 – InRoad Toys has launched PlayTape, rolls of repositionable tape designed to look like roads, providing young children hours of play opportunities. PlayTape can be used to introduce creative play and collaboration, as well as math concepts such as shapes, angles, length, and symmetry.

Vernier Software & Technology’s Graphical Analysis™ for iPad® Wins 2014 SIIA CODiE Award

App for science and STEM education honored in Best Educational App for a Mobile Device category

BEAVERTON, Oregon, May 16, 2014 – Vernier Software & Technology was named the winner of the 2014 SIIA CODiE Awards for its Graphical Analysis™ app for iPad^®, iPhone^®, and iPod touch^®. The industry-leading awards program recognized the technology in the Best Educational App for a Mobile Device category, which looks at the best curriculum or administrative native app designed for the PreK–12 or postsecondary market.

Epson Partners with Mimio to Sell MimioStudio Software with BrightLink Interactive Projectors

Leading Education Companies Join Forces to Bring Greater Interactivity to Classrooms

LONG BEACH, Calif. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – May 15, 2014 – Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide1, and Mimio, one of the world’s leading providers of interactive teaching technologies, today announced a partnership to sell MimioStudio™ classroom software with Epson BrightLink® interactive projectors. This agreement gives schools more options for bringing advanced collaboration and interactivity into the classroom, delivering learning environments that inspire, connect and motivate students.

Learning First Alliance Honors Governor James B. Hunt with its 2014 Education Visionary Award

Gov. Hunt recognized for his decades of work and advocacy for the improvement of public education in North Carolina and across the nation

Washington, D.C. – May 15, 2014 – The Learning First Alliance (LFA), a partnership of leading education organizations representing more than 10 million parents, educators and policymakers, has named Governor James B. Hunt as its 2014 Education Visionary Award winner. For more than 35 years, Gov. Hunt, the former Governor of North Carolina and foundation chair of The Hunt Institute, has been dedicated to – and actively working toward – the improvement of public education from early childhood to higher education.

PresenceLearning’s New EXTRA CREDIT Summer Series of Webinars Offers Special Educators Free ASHA CEUs

May 22, 2014 webinar examines on the application of the Common Core for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities

SAN FRANCISCO, May 13, 2014 – With the ever-growing emphasis on the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in schools across the country, it is essential that speech-language professionals, special educators and administrators understand the implications for students with severe communication disorders and their roles in the CCSS implementation for these students. To expand speech-language professionals’ and special educators’ understanding of this topic, PresenceLearning is hosting a free webinar “CCSS & Severe Cognitive Disabilities” on Thursday, May 22, 2014 at 5 PM Pacific Time/8 PM Eastern Time. Presented by special education administrator Dr. Barbara J. Moore, CCC-SLP, this is first webinar in PresenceLearning’s new EXTRA CREDIT summer series.

To sign up for the webinar, visit: http://pages.presencelearning.com/Registration-CE-Webinar-14.html.