Pearson's 2010 Social Studies Virtual Conference Brings Yesterday's History to Life Today

New York (PRWEB) October 15, 2010

Hot on the heels of Pearson's work with Virginia's "Beyond Textbooks" initiative to pilot social studies curriculum on the iPad, the education and services company announced today its 2010 Social Studies Virtual Conference, which will extend for two weeks, beginning October 18 through October 29.

Like a traditional conference, educators will get access to live presentations, learn about new products, enjoy professional development opportunities, and network with their peers at the virtual conference. Teachers and school officials nationwide can register for the free, online conference at http://www.pearsonschool.com/SSVcon.

Presentations and events will occur every day during the two-week conference and cover a range of elementary, middle school, and high school social studies hot topics, including:

What is the Place of a History Textbook in the 21st Century Classroom?, presented by Dr. James W. Fraser, professor of history and education at New York University
Barack Obama and Presidential Strategies for Governing, presented by Dr. George C. Edwards, distinguished professor at Texas A&M University and author of Government in America
Using CNN Student News to Inform and Engage Your Students, presented by Donna Krache, executive producer of CNN Student News
Behind the Scenes: myStories Journalists Bring the World to Your Students, presented by filmmakers associated with Pearson's myWorld Geography program
Using Primary Sources from Historic Sites, presented by Aaron Wolfe, coordinator of Colonial Williamsburg's Teacher Institute, and Stacy Hassellbacher, associate producer of educational media at Colonial Williamsburg
Take Your Classroom Global, presented by Michael Furdyk, co-founder of TakingItGlobal
Bringing your Classroom to Life with the National Parks Resources, presented by Wendeth (Wendy) Davis, servicewide education program coordinator with the National Parks

For a full list of speakers, visit http://www.pearsonschool.com/SSVcon. Each session will be recorded for on-demand viewing and archived for at least 6 months following the end of the conference.

"Pearson understands that school budgets throughout the nation are tight. That's why our 2010 Social Studies Virtual Conference is being hosted completely online. Any educator can participate, without paying registration fees or incurring travel expenses. They'll have on-demand access 24-7 to the conference and all of our events from the convenience of their computers," said Pearson's Glenn Diedrich.

The 2010 Social Studies Virtual Conference offers educators the opportunity learn more about Pearson's social studies solutions through engaging videos and online demonstrations, including links to the social studies curriculum apps from the Virginia iPad pilot program. Pearson's featured exhibitions will include programs and services at all grade levels:

Elementary -- Scott Foresman Social Studies and free Symbols of America whiteboard activities
Middle grades -- myWorld Geography, myWorld History, and Prentice Hall Civics
High school -- Prentice Hall United States History, Colonial Williamsburg's Idea of America, Prentice Hall World History, and Magruder's American Government

Educators can follow 2010 Social Studies Virtual Conference updates and discussions via Pearson's Facebook page and via @pearson or the hashtag #SSVCon10 on Twitter.

About Pearson

Pearson (NYSE:PSO), the global leader in education, teacher training, education technology and school solutions, provides innovative print and digital education materials for preK through college, student information systems and learning management systems, teacher professional development, career certification programs, and testing and assessment products that set the standard for the industry. For more information, visit http://www.pearsoned.com.

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Kayac Brings Upgraded "Nakamap" Location Sharing Group Chat App on iPhone and Android to SXSW

(PRWEB) March 14, 2011

Japan-based leading IT creative agency Kayac Inc. has released a new version of Nakamap, a free app for iPhone and Android handsets that provides realtime location sharing and group chat.

Create a group. A group can have up to 50 members, and theres no limit to the number of groups. Invite people to the group from your Facebook friends, Twitter followings, or from your address book using Email. You can also search from Nakamap users by their names and profile.

Nakamap added Easy Add! feature in this update. Easy Add! lets you find Nakamap users near you, to easily start a group chat with the person just besides you.

Share location real-time. No check-ins, Nakamap will use GPS when the app is foreground, and use mobile cell stations in the background for battery efficiency. You can turn on/off location sharing by each group, which lets you hide your location from your family while drinking with friends. Your location is a private information, its not public to everyone, its only shared within your groups members in only groups which you turned on location sharing.

Group chat includes photos, urls and text. Push notification to ring or vibrate group members phones to send chat real-time. Best of all, it is completely free.

What is the ideal situation to use Nakamap?

For planning parties and nights out, groups of friends can exchange messages about where to go. Or, for the more impulsive, if you spot a bunch of your friends nearby you can just decide to hit the town right then.
If friends run late you dont need to mail or phone them with updates when the group moves on. They can keep track in real time of where everyone else and go straight to the new bar or party location.
Out on a shopping trip you can split up and check out separate stores without any fuss or trouble when you decide to join back up, as well as share and compare pictures of clothes and products so you never feel apart.
When out with your friends or even by yourself you can instantly share photos taken on your phone with everyone, recording timeless moments for the whole group to enjoy right after they happen.
Students can stay connected even across big school or college campuses, seeing instantly who is free for lunch or joint study sessions.

Users can download Nakamap via the official website or from the iTunes Store.

The app is free to download now and compatible with iPhone3G, iPhone3GS, iPhone4 iOS3.1.3 and above, as well as Android OS1.6 and above.

This 1.4 version of Nakamap is being released as Kayac travels to Austin to introduce the app service at SXSW Interactive 2011.

Nakamap already has over 50,000 users mostly in Japan and Middle East, and rapidly growing. For last few days it is seeing huge traffic spikes, being used as a reliable communication medium. This is most possibly due to blackouts and paralyzed public transport in major cities, caused by recent earthquake in North-Eastern region of Japan.

To find out more, please visit: http://nakamap.com/.

About Kayac Inc.

Kayac Inc. is a Japanese web and IT agency that works in a unique and playful way. On top of high-profile client work it has also developed in-house a large portfolio of services and products, including online communities, art projects, food businesses and fun phone apps. Several of its games, available through major Japanese platforms such Mobage-town and GREE, have attracted millions of users.

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New Cell Phone Application Brings Shelter Resources to Homeless Youth and Abused Women All Over the Nation

Los Angeles CA (PRWEB) March 15, 2011

Lauri Burns, Founder of The Teen Project has partnered with Trumpia to raise the bar on reaching Americas homeless youth. The newly released phone application allows youth all over the nation to text the word SHELTER with their ZIP code to the short code 99000 and receive a local shelter listing within 30 seconds.

The Teen Project national database of over 17,000 listings are now be available via a cell phone. Lauri and her team have also built applications for SOBER and ABUSED due to the diverse needs of our youth. While many youth are able to access cell phones, our research has shown that the most common problem, is not knowing who to call.

Due to Burns history, The Teen Project is expanding the ABUSED application to all battered women in the nation. Under the control of an abuser, with limited resources, this tool will empower women to get the help them need.

Lauri Burns grew up in the child dependency system after severe abuse. She spent her teen years on the streets addicted to heroin, as a known prostitute. Lauri went through treatment in 1987 after almost being killed by 2 gunmen on the streets. Seven years later, she became a foster mother. Lauri has fostered 28 of the most difficult teens over the past 18 years. Today she is an Information Technology Engineer and Program Manager at a Fortune 100 company.

In 2007, she founded The Teen Project for emancipated foster youth when she learned that 65% of youth leaving foster care at age 18 were instantly homeless. As stated in her book, Punished for Purpose, she knew her knowledge of technology would play a key role in reaching them, but until just recently she wasnt quite sure how. My life has come full circle, with our online database and now the phone app, I can reach all of the nations homeless youth -- where they live on the internet and their cell phones.

About The Teen Project

The Teen Project is a 501(c)(3) whose mission is to pick up where the laws fall short. Due to funding constraints, foster care ends at 18 and children are left without a home or family support. 70% express a desire to go to college, but only 3% ever get a chance. Foster kids are 3% of the US population, yet 40% of our homeless population. The Teen Project http://www.theteenproject.com is a parent to the parentless. Taken from their parents due to abuse, at age 18 our laws put them on the streets alone. I will not leave this life, knowing I left them there. (The Teen Project Founder- Lauri Burns)

For more information, photos or interviews

Media Contact: Cynthia Warden, Warden Entertainment Media

Office: 310-271-8409 Cell: 310-651-1840 Email:cwardenpr(at)msn(dot)com

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