Prizes, Prestige, a Priceless Experience...2005 Student Video Discovery Awards

(PRWEB) March 20, 2005

Student video producers and their educator supporters in high schools, community colleges, and universities: Enter eSN's 2005 Student Video Discovery Awards.

For the schools of the winners: More than $ 30,000 in video technology. Prizes committed so far include these:

Three 17-inch iMac G5 1.8Ghz with SuperDrive, including an Apple Memory Module 256MB DDR400 PC3200 DIMM;

Nine copies of Apple's Production Suite Academic;

Nine copies of Avid Xpress Pro software;

Six copies of Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004;

Three copies of Macromedia Studio MX 2004 with Flash Professional.

Additional prizes are being announced regularly, as the awards-ceremony date approaches. For the winning student producers: An opportunity to learn from the video professionals of Discovery Education and from the award-winning journalists of eSchool News. Student winners are eligible to . . . Cover the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in Philadelphia, June 27-29, under the tutelage of professional videographers, video producers, and award-winning journalists.

See their NECC video coverage posted on eSchool News Online, the world's most respected ed-tech publication web site--visited each month by more than 200,000 educators and education supporters from around the world.

Receive a video record of their NECC coverage to include in their college or career portfolio. Field-leading sponsors of eSN's 2005 Student Video Discovery Awards: Discovery Education, Cisco Systems, Apple Computer, Avid Technology, Macromedia.

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Prizes, Prestige, a Priceless Experience: 2005 Student Video Discovery Awards

(PRWEB) March 26, 2005

Student video producers and their educator supporters in high schools, community colleges, and universities: Enter eSN's 2005 Student Video Discovery Awards.

For the schools of the winners: More than $ 30,000 in video technology.

Prizes committed so far include these:

-Three 17-inch iMac G5 1.8Ghz with SuperDrive, including an Apple Memory Module 256MB DDR400 PC3200 DIMM;

-Nine copies of Apple's Production Suite Academic;

-Nine copies of Avid Xpress Pro software;

-Six copies of Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004;

-Three copies of Macromedia Studio MX 2004 with Flash Professional.

Additional prizes are being announced regularly, as the awards-ceremony date approaches.

For the winning student producers: An opportunity to learn from the video professionals of Discovery Education and from the award-winning journalists of eSchool News. Student winners are eligible to . . .

Cover the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in Philadelphia, June 27-29, under the tutelage of professional videographers, video producers, and award-winning journalists.

See their NECC video coverage posted on eSchool News Online, the world's most respected ed-tech publication web site--visited each month by more than 200,000 educators and education supporters from around the world.

Receive a video record of their NECC coverage to include in their college or career portfolio. Field-leading sponsors of eSN's 2005 Student Video Discovery Awards: Discovery Education, Cisco Systems, Apple Computer, Avid Technology, Macromedia.

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Student Conservation Association and NRG Energy Power Up Youth Conservation Programs

Stamford, CT (Vocus) July 15, 2010

The Student Conservation Association (SCA), a national leader in youth service and stewardship, is partnering with NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) to provide green jobs and service opportunities to youth in Fairfield County, Connecticut and across the country. NRG, one of the countrys largest electricity generators, donated $ 50,000 to fund the program and also provide onsite volunteer support for projects nationwide.

To kick off the partnership, NRG employees will join SCA members in a joint ''Get Outdoors Day'' service project at the Stamford Museum Nature Center today. SCA and NRG participants will work together to install new handrails and make improvements on a section of the ''Wheels in the Woods'' universally accessible nature trail at the Center. In addition, NRG facilities throughout Connecticut will host SCA members in a series of educational and mentoring sessions planned throughout the year.

SCA is grateful to NRG Energy, with whom we share many important values including service, diversity and sustainability, says SCA President Dale Penny. Thanks to NRG, SCA will connect more young people to nature and conserve the natural treasures here in Fairfield County and across the American landscape.

NRG supports SCAs mission of building new generations of conservation leaders, said Verne Shortell, NRGs Executive Director of Environmental Business. With this funding and our own volunteer efforts, we are pleased to help make SCAs projects successful, while also making an investment in the environmental leaders of the future.

About NRG Energy

NRG Energy, Inc., a Fortune 500 company, owns and operates one of the countrys largest and

most diverse power generation portfolios. Headquartered in Princeton, NJ, the Companys power plants provide more than 24,000 megawatts of generation capacity -- enough to supply more than 20 million homes. NRGs retail business, Reliant Energy, serves 1.6 million residential, business, and commercial and industrial customers in Texas. A past recipient of the energy industrys highest honors -- Platts Industry Leadership and Energy Company of the Year awards, NRG is a member of the U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP), a group of business and environmental organizations calling for mandatory legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. More information is available at http://www.nrgenergy.com .

About SCA

The Student Conservation Association (SCA) is the only national organization that develops tomorrows conservation leaders by providing high school and college students with conservation service opportunities in all 50 states, from urban communities to national parks and forests. Since 1957, SCAs hands-on practice of conservation service has helped to develop new generations of conservation leaders, inspire lifelong stewardship, and save the planet. SCA is a non-profit headquartered in Charlestown, NH and maintains regional offices in Boise, ID, Oakland, CA, Pittsburgh, PA, Seattle, WA, and Washington, D.C. For more, logon at thesca.org.

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iPad vs. iPhone Mobile Learning Research Reveals Differences In Student Behavior

Austin, TX (PRWEB) January 24, 2011

GetYa Learn On (GYLO), an Austin-based educational software company, today announced results from research investigating how college students use the iPhone/iPod Touch compared to the iPad while studying for an Introductory Statistics class at Abilene Christian University (ACU). The app used in the research, Statistics 1, is an e-textbook that has been tested for three semesters at ACU and students have consistently reported that it helps them learn statistics and save time.

During the Fall 2010 semester, students in the class used the app on both iPhones/iPod Touches and iPads. Preliminary findings showed that 60 percent of students reported that for studying and test preparation, they preferred the iPad version because of the larger screen size; however, students reported that having the iPhone/iPod Touch version was equally important because the device is always with them.

The Statistics 1 app was useful on both devices but I bring my phone with me everywhere I go so it was a lot more practical to use the app on my iPhone, said one student. Another student relayed that, although the size of the iPad allowed for easier navigation, the iPhone app was far more useful because it was more accessible and always with me.

In a questionnaire given to the class at the end of the semester, 86 percent of students involved in the study reported that using the Statistics 1 e-textbook app helped them study statistics. The specific parts of the app that were reported to be most helpful included the examples in the lessons, quizzes with feedback, flashcards, glossary, and the Standard Deviation calculator.

Were witnessing an educational revolution, one defined by students harnessing the power of smartphones and mobile devices to drive their own learning, stated Priya Nihalani, M.A., GYLOs Chief Research Officer. Our findings confirm our hypotheses that use-patterns differ based on the form factor of the device.

ACU and GYLO have collaborated since 2009 to explore factors that affect learning with the iPhone and iPad in the context of higher education. Nihalani and GYLOs CEO, Dr. Michael Mayrath, will be presenting on the future of e-textbooks and mobile classroom applications at ACU's Connected Summit in late February.

The Statistics 1 e-textbook app will be on sale for a limited time starting Tuesday, January 25 on the iTunes Store. The app will soon be available for Android devices.

For more information about GYLO, visit GetYaLearnOn.com, follow us on Twitter, or be our fan on Facebook.