eInstruction™ Announces Finalists in Interactive Classroom Makeover Contest
Video Contest draws over 290 entries; $75,000 in classroom technology to be awarded
Denton, Tex. (Nov. 3, 2008)— eInstruction, a premier global provider of interactive learning solutions, announces today that its second video competition for teachers and students has drawn over 290 entries from across the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. Both teachers and students collaborated to enter the Interactive Classroom Makeover Contest to win a $25,000 classroom technology makeover.
The positive response from teachers has been tremendous.
"This contest helped my class unleash their creativity and understand that their ideas are stronger if they work together," said Michael Grothem, sixth grade teacher and contest finalist at Corona Ranch Elementary School. "Not only did it help them see that learning is fun, but also that technology is a part of everything we do. As our video says, ‘a child's mind has no limits,' and with technology in the classroom, a student's potential is endless."
A judging panel selected fifteen finalists in eInstruction's Interactive Classroom Makeover Contest, in which students and teachers worked together to create a video demonstrating how they use or would like to use technology in the classroom, collaboration and creativity. Five finalists were chosen from three grade level segments: Kindergarten through fifth; sixth through eighth; and ninth through 12th. The finalists are:
Kindergarten - 5th Grade:
- Mr. Dustin Smith at Woodrow Cummins Elementary School in Conway, Arkansas, United States
- Mrs. Meredith Akers at Black Elementary School in Cypress, Texas, United States
- Mrs. Brett Lanier at Chinquapin Elementary in Chinquapin, North Carolina, United States
- Mr. Stephen Henderson at Marion Elementary in Marion , Michigan, United States
- Mr. Ron Oldenborg at Eastport Elementary in Eastport, New York, United States
6th - 8th Grade
- Mr. Michael Grothem at Corona Ranch Elementary in Corona, California, United States
- Mr. C. Ippolito & Mr. H. Hurd at Red Bank Middle School in Red Bank, New Jersey, United States
- Mr. Jamie Hall at Centennial Campus Middle School in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
- Mr. Brandt Smith at Clark Montessori in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
- Miss Janelle Keune at Decorah Middle School in Decorah, Iowa, United States
9th - 12th Grade
- Mr. Devin McCauley at Greencastle-Antrim High School in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, United States
- Mrs. Elizabeth Beverly at Haralson County High School in Tallapoosa, Georgia, United States
- Mrs. Katherine Grube at James Bowie High School in Arlington, Texas, United States
- Mrs. Vicki Gough at the Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School in London, Ontario, Canada
- Mr. Brian Cass at Laurel High School in Laurel, Delaware, United States
The finalists can be seen by visiting http://eimakeover.shycast.com/contest/1/ now through November 14, 2008. Members of the general public are asked to register and vote for their favorite entry per each of the three school segments. Individuals must be 18 years or older to vote and may vote only one time in each category during the voting period.
"We are absolutely amazed and thrilled with the number of schools participating in the contest," said Lisa O'Masta, vice president of marketing for eInstruction. "Every video deserves a lot of credit for the creativity and imagination put forth. We want to thank students and teachers across the US, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, for their participation. Choosing only fifteen finalists was an extremely difficult task for the judges."
One final winner from grades Kindergarten through five, six through eight and nine through twelve will later be announced on Wednesday, December 3, 2008.
For further information on eInstruction's Interactive Classroom Makeover Contest, rules and guidelines for participating in the video contest and to view submitted videos, visit http://www.eimakeover.com. For more information on eInstruction's interactive learning solutions, please visit http://www.einstruction.com.
About eInstruction™
eInstruction pioneered the first student response system for the education market during the 1980s. Its
Classroom Performance System (CPS) provides instructors and students with real-time feedback on comprehension
during instruction. Today CPS remains the leading student response system in education, being used by over 1.5
million students in more than 60,000 K-12 classrooms and over 400,000 students in more than 400 colleges and
universities. In 2006, eInstruction acquired FSCreations and integrated its ExamView® and Learning Series content
into CPS; so instructors can seamlessly use publisher and proprietary question banks in lesson plans, quizzes and
tests with eInstruction technology. The result is an integrated system for instruction and assessment with real-time
feedback. In 2008, eInstruction joined forces with Interwrite Learning®, another premier global provider of interactive
learning solutions to the primary, secondary and higher education markets. For media inquiries, please contact Christy
Oberley at Dittoe PR at 1-317-202-2280 ext 16. To learn more about eInstruction's Interactive Classroom solutions,
please visit http://www.einstruction.com.
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