eSchoolNews Readers' Choice Awards

Congratulations to my clients for the Readers' Choice Awards 2014! Fifty education products selected by teachers/administrators for their effectiveness.

Schoology
...“Schoology has a great, easy to use interface that students and faculty really love,” said John Case, technology coordinator for Ohio Hi-Point Career Center. “Academic content standards are included, and a new analytics tool [helps] teachers in identifying students who are struggling.”

Nepris
...The website is “an awesome way to connect your classes with an expert or even other classes around the country that are studying the same units,” said LeAnn Waldie, instructional technologist for the Godley Independent School District in Texas.

x2VOL by intelliVOL (Honorable Mention)

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NCEA Hosts Webinar on Student Service May 22

The Positive Impact of Service on College Applications: Digital Record Keeping 
Date: May 22, 2014 (live webinar) at 4:00 p.m. or 7:00 p.m. ET
Who: Educators, teachers, counselors, and administrators in private and public schools
Cost: Free to NCEA members and non-members
Register: http://www.ncea.org/events/impact-service-college-application-how-make-tracking-service-hours-digital-your-students

"This will be a great way to learn how to efficiently manage student service hours in public and private schools," said Michele Pitman, CEO of intelliVOL, which developed the x2VOL tracking and reporting system.

Free 60-day Trial of x2VOL Community Service System for Schools

DALLAS – October 21, 2013 – intelliVOL, creators of x2VOL, is offering schools a free 60-day trial of its award-winning x2VOL community service tracking and reporting platform. The free trial is available until the end of this year, which spans the time when students are most likely to volunteer.

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x2VOL Video Contest

DALLAS- August 29, 2011 -- High school students can win a $1,000 scholarship for creating a short video explaining why community service is important. The x2VOL Video Contest, sponsored by Texas-based intelliVOL—which developed the x2VOL volunteer tracking and reporting system for high schools—runs through September 30, 2011.

What: x2VOL Video Contest
Prizes: One $1,000 scholarship and two $500 scholarships
Who: U.S. students in grades 9-12 in any public, private or home school
Guidelines: Submit a 2-minute video explaining why community service is important
When: Videos must be posted to YouTube by midnight on Friday, Sept 30, 2011. Be sure to follow these simple guidelines intellivol.com/videocontest.

Texas School Gives 35,000 Volunteer Hours Via x2VOL

HOUSTON and Katy, Texas—May 12, 2011 — Seven Lakes High School students in the “Spartans Out Serving” or SOS club, gave nearly 35,000 hours to serving the local community this school year. Over 1,500 students belong to the voluntary club, which tracks hours and connects with local service organizations via x2VOL —an online system developed by a Texas-based company, intelliVOL (intelliVOL.com).

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