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Promethean Acquires SynapticMash

Promethean World Plc (LSE:PRW), a world leader in the rapidly growing global market for interactive learning technology, has announced that it has agreed to acquire SynapticMash Inc, a start-up US education formative assessment software company. The acquisition is expected to complete before the end of July 2010. The initial consideration is ...

Promethean Announces Triple Success At 2010 Worlddidac Awards

Promethean, a world leader in the rapidly growing global interactive learning technology, is delighted to announce that it has won three prestigious awards from the Worlddidac Foundation for excellence in education. Promethean’s specialised ActivInspire education software, ActivExpression Learner Response System and teacher web community, Promethean Planet, were all honoured in the ...

Promethean Partners With Bloodhound Supersonic Car Project

Promethean, a global leader in interactive learning technology, has become the official interactive education technology partner of Bloodhound SSC (SuperSonic Car) Project. Bloodhound team members have held the World Land Speed Record for the past 26 years, however the new Bloodhound project aims to design and build the first car capable of ...

Promethean Planet Is Changing

Promethean, a world leader in the rapidly growing global market for interactive learning technology, has unveiled a new look Promethean Planet to provide members with a faster, easier and more enhanced user experience. Available free in 11 languages, this next generation of Planet aims to provide its 600,000 plus teaching members ...

Online Writing Ecourse Is Offered

Write For Profit is one of the most comprehensive online writing educational resources available. And the good news is that the content continues to grow. This ‘how to write for profit’ writing ecourse will eliminate the need for buying one informational product after the other to learn how to create ...

Promethean Technology Key To Improved Results At St. Aidan’s

Promethean ActivClassroom solutions help the new £16 million campus at St. Aidan's Church of England Academy, Darlington, achieve a dramatic turnaround in school attendance and academic results. Since the implementation of the Promethean ActivClassroom with interactive whiteboards (IWB), the Academy has been transformed from one of the country's "least effective" schools ...

Great Reasons To Join The Preparation Course For SSAT, SAT And ISEE In Summer! Here Are Just A Few To Consider!

Summer is really a very beneficial time for catching up on everything a student just didn’t have enough time during the school year. It obviously gives a student a chance not only to get a good rest and relax but also to spend more time on important things, like revising ...

Promethean Joined By Jim Wynn As Chief Education Officer

Promethean, a world leader in the rapidly growing global market for interactive learning technology, has announced the appointment of Jim Wynn to its senior management team as chief education officer. Jim has over three decades of experience in education technology across more than fifty countries. He joins Promethean from Cisco, where ...

PLH Online Launch NCPLH Personal Licence Holder Qualification And Exam In England & Wales

After a successful first year of delivering online SCPLH training and qualification throughout Scotland, PLH Online have launched an online version of the NCPLH (England & Wales). PLH Online enables users to achieve full certification in accordance with the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 or the Licensing (England and Wales) Act 2003. The modules are fully ...

Searches Increase for Healthcare Management Degrees on Emagister.net

The primary focus this year for most businesses including healthcare facilities is cost control. Business professionals holding Healthcare Management degrees are needed to help control costs, run cost efficient facilities, improve patient care and create profitable businesses. Additional variables such as looming healthcare reforms, aging baby boomers and the growing population ...

Promethean Helps School Host Premiere Of Diary Of A Wimpy Kid

Promethean, a global leader in interactive education technology solutions, presented Riverside elementary School in Fairfax County, Virginia with an ActivClassroom after the school emerged triumphant over 5,000 other schools competing in a nationwide contest to mark the gala premiere of the motion picture Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Riverside submitted an ...

The World’s First Ever ‘Drowsy Driving’ Educational Handbook Published

People are finally being told the truth about the dangers of “drowsy driving”, largely thanks to the efforts of sleep safety researcher and campaigner Martin Jenkins. Jenkins’s educational campaign has this week taken a major step forward with the World-wide publication of his drowsy driving handbook, AKILLA® “In the blink of ...

Promethean Wins Major Spanish Tender

Promethean, a world leader in the rapidly growing global market for interactive learning technology, has been awarded a multi-million euro contract to install 4,550 of its ActivBoard+2 interactive whiteboards, together with ActivInspire, Promethean's specialised teaching and learning software, in 1,900 schools in the Spanish region of Andalucia. This represents around ...

Centres And The Scottish Qualifications Authority To Deliver The Scottish Personal Licence Holder Exam In A Secure Electronic Environment

PLH Online launched a pioneering e-learning solution to Personal Licence Holder training in April 2009, and since then have provided a huge number of employers and individuals across Scotland with a welcome solution to their licensing training needs. PLH Online enables users to achieve full certification in accordance with the Licensing (Scotland) ...

Research by Reed Learning Shows Managers Need Help To Get Their Teams Re-Motivated

Managers are struggling to deal with de-motivated, stressed and underperforming team members, according to research by business training company Reed Learning. Comparison of over 400 managers in 2009 vs 2008 showed a rise of over 50% in managers seeking help with challenging people issues. Managers cited dealing with difficult people, techniques to ...

Promethean Launches Test Prep Course

Promethean, a world leader in the rapidly growing global market for interactive learning technology, has launched a new programme to help prepare students for college entrance exams. Created in collaboration with the Chicago International Charter School (CICS), the Preparing for Standardized Tests program is designed to improve student's performance on the ...

Promethean Gets The Scottish Vote

Following the implementation of Promethean's ActivExpression learner response system, an innovative handheld voting device, Students in Scotland are getting the vote early at the Scottish Parliament's on-site education centre in the Holyrood building. ActivExpression is being used to enhance the Parliament's education programme, by making activities more interactive, engaging and relevant ...

Promethean Announce New Collection Of Interactive Grammar Courses

Promethean, a world leader in the rapidly growing global market for interactive learning technology, has announced a new collection of interactive grammar courses designed to help students develop critical language arts and writing skills. The new English Grammar II Essential course is being offered through a strategic partnership between Promethean Planet ...

Facts About Jesus’ Resurrection Lead Online Students to the Full Story

Understanding the Bible isn't always easy. The language, the cultural references and the seemingly inconsistent accounts from book to book can all cause confusion for a student starting out on the path to enlightenment. Jesus’ resurrection proves that He was exactly who He said He was, yet much misunderstanding surrounds ...

Christian Church Provides Free Online Resources for Those Wanting to Better Understand the Bible

In today's busy world, a significant portion of learning takes place on the Internet. Whether it's a high school student learning algebra or a busy mom studying and teaching her kids Bible stories, online resources are the key to continuing one's education on any subject. The United Church of God ...

Promethean Acquires SynapticMash

Promethean World Plc (LSE:PRW), a world leader in the rapidly growing global market for interactive learning technology, has announced that it has agreed to acquire SynapticMash Inc, a start-up US education formative assessment software company. The acquisition is expected to complete before the end of July 2010. The initial consideration is ...

Experience A Celebration Of Diversity With The International Community School

A well-rounded education and dynamic learning experience are what turn young children and teenagers into successful adults. The right choice of school is imperative for a bright future in a chosen academic field. Many of the quintessential requirements for an educational practice can be found in the London-based International Community School ...

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