2017 ASU GSV Award Winning Presentation “We tend to be on the cutting edge until it becomes the bleeding edge. What is most successful for us is when we find a company that is a partner, not just a salesperson who walks away. Pilots are more successful when ed-tech companies are willing to act as […]
On December 9, 2016, Backbone Communications partnered with Boxlight/Labdisc for National STEM Day 2016 at Tolson Elementary in Tucson, USD! Approximately 50 4th grade students at a Title I school had the opportunity to go hands on with LabDisc devices and study the environment around them. Students worked in groups of four or five, using […]
Backbone Communications Presentations for Nevada Adult Educators Conference. March 15, 2017 at the Tropicana Las Vegas. “Crack the Code” Improving Literacy for Struggling Readers: an Explicit, Systematic, Multi-Sensory approach to Reading Instruction. Find out how to “Crack the Code” with the Reading Horizons’ methodology and learn some simple steps to boost students’ reading performance and […]
December 7, 2016 | Posted At: 07:39 AM | Author: Brian Nadel | Category: STEM All-in-One STEM Lab For most science teachers, using STEM in the classroom revolves around a box or drawer filled with a tangle of sensor cables and connection boxes. Often, the first 10 minutes of a class is spent disentangling these […]
Lifeliqe GO: Gotta match ‘em all Lifeliqe Go: Gotta match ‘em all highlights the usability of AR in spaces other than gaming, in particular, education. Taking a Lifeliqe 3D model and putting it in the right environment promotes learning more about the model, sparking curiosity in learners and making them explore for themselves while having […]
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED? Have you ever wondered why students who struggle with reading are able to read a word in one line, but when the same word appears a few lines later act like they have never seen that word before? Have you ever wondered why some readers can get bigger, more phonetically complex […]
The Arizona SciTech Festival is a state-wide celebration of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM or STEAM when you include the arts) held annually in February and March. Through a series of over 1000 expos, workshops, conversations, exhibitions and tours held in diverse neighborhoods throughout the state, the Arizona SciTech Festival excites and informs Arizonans […]
Remember the days when 3D was promised to be this great experience, and then promised again….and then again? Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality technology is now a mature, viable educational tool engaging students, increasing leaning rates and propelling creativity to the degree we would expect it to be. The promise is here and the experience […]
1. Nevada Association of School Administrators (NASA) – June 13 & 14 Spring Conference, Harrah’s Lake Tahoe http://www.nvadministrator.org/index.html Please join Steve Leitz and the Backbone staff for the latest NDE approvals, blended learning K-12 Reading solutions for ELL, RTI, Dyslexic students, plus new 3D STEM activities & technologies! 2. Summer Institute 2016 – June 15 […]
