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Teacher and admin staff professional development are cornerstones to accomplishing a successful educational institution, virtual school environment, or blended learning setting.   Teaching Mathematics in the 21stCentury: Harnessing the Power of Technology ? Discover how you can use technology to increase the understanding and learning of mathematics ? Learn about a variety of instructional strategies […]

Backbone Communications, a Silver Level sponsor of NASA for the last 7 years, is sponsoring their semiannual Appreciation Dinner at the Prime Rib Loft, Monday November 17, 2014, at 6:30pm. As Implementations Manager for Nevada, I am most excited to have one of our trainers, and Billy Jack Garren from eInstruction with me as hosts. […]

Insight 360 v2.6 was released on 8/17 to add support for the Pearson Schoolnet v16.1 integration. The latest version will allow teachers to deliver Schoolnet assessments, collect and transfer results seamlessly into the Schoolnet platform. Interested customers may visit http://www.turningtechnologies.com/downloads to download the latest trial versions of software. Customers can retrieve the software update via […]

The Albuquerque Public Schools Administrators Conference on Education (ACE) was held July 31- August 1, 2014 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. School and District Administrators were in attendance. The district of 94,000+ students holds this annual conference to give attendees a better understanding of district goals and objectives for the school year. Backbone Communications was on […]

The New Mexico Coalition of Education Leaders (NMCEL) held their annual conference July 24-26, 2014 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. School Leaders, Educators and Administrators from around the state were in attendance to improve their skills in government relations, communications and professional development. Backbone Communications was on site to share information on solutions and services we […]

To prepare for the 2014/2015 school year, I wanted to ask you a couple questions: Are you spending a fortune on workshops and PD seminars hoping your teachers and administrators are ready for Nevada’s new evaluation mandates? Are you frustrated and confused by high cost vendors falsely claiming to be exclusive providers of Danielson Framework […]

How do you get the funding you need for the technology you want?? Mimio has created five downloadable Funding Guides. Each guide focuses on a single fund and explains specifically how Mimio technology or software qualifies for that fund. Download the guide that?s right for you. Title I, Part A: College and Career Readiness Title […]

Hear It From The Schools Series 2014 During this event you will have an opportunity to learn, share and network with other district and technology-focused personnel. Every attendee will receive a hard copy version of Blended Programs Workbook: Personalized Learning In Your Classroom Workbook only available as a participant at the Planning Workshop. This is […]

This reading system has helped hundreds of thousands of beginning readers, struggling readers, and English Language Learners find reading success for the first time. Using the program, the average student gains two-to-three grade levels in reading with just 50 hours of instruction and is empowered with all of the skills needed to continue to improve […]