What Were Some of the Highlights at NSTA?

• Budgets are tight, and at Vernier we are committed to education. This year we announced the new Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards. You can apply for one of seven $3,000 awards. For application forms for the Vernier Technology Awards, call NSTA at 703-243-7100 or visit www.nsta.org.

• Over 400 teachers attended our free hands-on workshops. They gained valuable insights, learned new ways to incorporate Vernier products into their science curriculum and shared ideas with teachers from all over the country. If you would like to attend a free workshop, visit our Training section.

• Announcement of the Vernier/T³ Institutes: T³ and Vernier Software & Technology are working together to develop new professional development courses focusing on the sciences. Both face-to-face and online courses will be available so you have a variety of choices to fit your busy schedule. For more information, visit http://education.ti.com/educationportal/sites/US/sectionHome/pd.html

• Our customers ask for versatility and we provide it. LabPro now supports Dana by AlphaSmart®. Teachers with Dana handhelds can use LabPro with Data Pro software and any of our 40 sensors. View the press release.

New, Powerful Innovations Increase Science Learning

• Logger Pro 3, with built-in movies and prediction, wowed everyone!

• Earth science teachers loved the new Earth science lab books and the Davis weather station.

• Physics teachers spent time jumping on the Force Plate and playing with the Vernier Circuit Board.

• Chemistry teachers loved how the Drop Counter could take the tedium out of titrations for their students.

• The Surface Temperature Sensor was popular with biology teachers and Earth science teachers.

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