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Teachers Win Classroom Makeovers; New Competition Set for Fall

By David Nagel
06/12/08

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eInstruction has announced the winners of its "Content Meets Technology" sweepstakes, which challenged educators to share their vision of the role of technology in education ... in 250 characters or fewer. The company also announced that it will be reviving its Video Makeover Contest, which is set to open for the second year in September 2008.

In the Content Meets Technology contest, teachers submitted short entries addressing technology in education. Winners included:

Karri Hanson, Faith Elementary School, South Dakota, in the K-5 category;
Donna White, Mata Intermediate School, Texas, in the 6-8 category; and
Kelly Jones-Wagy, Fort Lupton High School, Colorado, in the 9-12 category.

There were more than 5,000 entries, according to eInstruction. Winners each received more than $8,000 in classroom gear, including:

Interwrite Board;
Interwrite Pad;
Interwrite Workspace with ExamView reader;
32-Pad CPS RF Clicker System;
Epson PowerLite 400W projector;
Epson short-throw projector wall mount;
One year subscription to ExamView Learning Series; and
Installation and online training.

eInstruction said it will also be hosting a new challenge in the fall, the second-annual "Video Makeover Contest," which asks students and teachers to submit music parody videos. That contest will open Sept. 9. Further information, including videos from last year's winners, can be found here.

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About the author: David Nagel is the executive editor for 1105 Media's online education technology publications, including THE Journal and Campus Technology. He can be reached at [email protected].

Proposals for articles and tips for news stories, as well as questions and comments about this publication, should be submitted to David Nagel, executive editor, at [email protected].

About the Author

David Nagel is the former editorial director of 1105 Media's Education Group and editor-in-chief of THE Journal, STEAM Universe, and Spaces4Learning. A 30-year publishing veteran, Nagel has led or contributed to dozens of technology, art, marketing, media, and business publications.

He can be reached at [email protected]. You can also connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidrnagel/ .

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