Classroom Controllers Just Got Easier on the Budget
Consolidate control of you classroom’s A/V equipment in one convenient location with Cables to Go’s TruLink A/V Controller. No more searching for remotes, replacing expensive batteries or fumbling with small remote keys that are in a different position on each different remote. Cables to Go’s TruLink A/V Controller provides the features a teacher needs without [...]
Panama City, Florida Schools go High Tech
Bay County School district in Panama City, Florida is going high tech in every classroom! AVI-SPL has had the great fortune to work in this wonderful community where the educators are committed to providing every child with the opportunity to learn with audio visual technology like SMART Boards through all grade levels. I had the privilege [...]
Do a “180” on Classroom Technology – Let the Students Teach You
Student Ownership, A Constructivist Learning Environment, call it what you like – it’s all about the kids. You create lessons and assessments based on their needs, you work with their parents, and your total focus is on “what’s best for my kids.” A strategy that gives students true ownership of the technology you have in [...]
Summer Institute for Technology Integration Week in Review
The Summer Institute for Technology Integration (SiTi), sponsored by AVI-SPL and hosted by Florida Southern College in Lakeland July 11-15, welcomed eighty educators from as far away as Taiwan to this residential-based immersive professional development experience. Teachers spent the week creating engaging lessons using SMART Notebook Software, digital cameras, document cameras, and SMART Response Software. [...]
Meet Patti Palancia, AVI-SPL’s Education Consultant
Recently, AVI-SPL has had the pleasure of welcoming Patti Palancia to its team as education consultant. Palancia brings considerable experience to this role; prior to joining the company, she worked five years for SMART, the leading provider of interactive whiteboards and related technology solutions for the classroom. Palancia’s extensive background in the field of education [...]
Patti Palancia, with 30 years of experience in education, manages the AV in Education blog. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education and Pre-K – 8 teaching credential. Patti, who spent much of her career teaching grades 3 – 6, became an education consultant for SMART Technologies in 2006. She is currently a SMART Certified Education Consultant for AVI-SPL.
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