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We were thrilled and honored to have Senator Barack Obama visit Vernier today. It was a private event for Vernier employees and the press. Senator Obama’s comments were about the economy. He then answered our questions about NCLB, how to better fund education, how to make college more affordable, etc. It was exciting from the moment the secret service arrived to the time he and the press left. Here are some photos that tell the story.
We had to evacuate the building for an hour and had sniffer dogs search the building.
The press surrounded us with their microphones, cameras, and camcorders.
Vernier tech support specialist Verle Walters introduced Senator Barack Obama.
Obama spoke about current issues and answered our questions.
Obama finished the visit by shaking hands, signing autographs, and taking pictures.
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Aloha!
There are free, hands-on Vernier workshops coming to the Hawaiian Islands this summer. Vernier trainer and former physics teacher, David Carter, will be conducting a series of workshops to teach you how to integrate data-collection technology (probeware) into your chemistry, biology, physics, math, elementary science, middle school science, physical science, and Earth science curriculum. David is also the co-author of Elementary Science with Vernier and an avid science enthusiast. Look out Hawaii, David’s technology training will jump start your summer!
All workshops will feature Vernier’s state-of-the art interface, the Vernier LabQuest. Participants will have a chance to collect data with LabQuest in stand-alone mode as well as connected to a computer. Looking to collect data with a TI calculator? Just let David know, and he will be happy to show you.
Oahu at the Mid-Pacific Institute
June 12th from 1-5 pm
Join us for four hours of engaging activities. Geared toward high school and college sciences, this workshop will increase your technical skill with sensor technology and spark new ways to develop your students’ data analysis skills. Do you teach elementary or middle school? Feel free to attend and ask for activities appropriate to your grade level.
Register for this workshop »
Oahu at the Mid-Pacific Institute
June 13th from 8am-12 pm
This four-hour workshop will teach you how to use sensors in your K-8 science studies. You will explore topics including temperature, light, magnetism, force, and motion using Vernier probes. Do you teach high school or college science? Feel free to attend and ask for experiments suited to the subject you teach.
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Maui at Seabury Hall
June 16th 1-5 pm
Liven up your summer plans with a four-hour workshop with Vernier. Science teachers from middle school through college will have the chance to explore data-collection technology specific to the science disciplines they teach.
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Big Island of Hawaii at Hawaii Preparatory Academy
June 19th 1-5 pm
Liven up your summer plans with a four-hour workshop with Vernier. Science teachers from middle school through college will have the chance to explore data-collection technology specific to the science disciplines they teach.
Register for this workshop »
Mahalo!
We’ve released the latest version of our introductory data-collection software.
What’s new:
- Support for Vernier LabQuest
- Support for Windows Vista and LabPro
- Supports Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) and Go! devices (Go!Temp, Go!Link, and Go!Motion)
- Graph Matching
- Linear Fit
- Updated Experiment Files
- Updated Icons
Upgrade your Logger Lite software to version 1.4 for FREE by downloading the update »
Our latest edition of The Caliper showcases the NEW Vernier LabQuest App software version 1.1! Read it online or join our mailing list to have The Caliper delivered to your school twice a year.
Whether you are preparing for spring experiments, or planning summer budgets and fall classes, your LabQuests are ready to ship immediately.
Brian Friedlander from Inclusion Times gave a great review of the LabQuest:
It is really plug and play with the LabQuest- there is nothing to configure or adjust. This is huge, considering that students will be able to concentrate on the task at hand and not to worry about the device recognizing the sensor that is plugged in. The LabQuest does all of the heavy lifting for you so that you can concentrate on your experiment. In today’s day and age it is extremely important for students to be able to visualize data and in fact this is what the LabQuest does extremely well.
Read the full review (876 KB PDF)
With the recent writers’ strike, there have been a rash of new reality programs, and Vernier Software & Technology has even gotten involved. We were selected to participate in the new Fox television series “Please Help Me!” The show matches the technical support teams of different companies in a five-week competition. The technical support teams come from many different types of industries.
Continue reading about Vernier Tech Support on National TV Series!…
We are pleased to announce the 2008 Vernier/NSTA Technology Award Winners. The winners are awarded for their innovative use of data-collection technology using a computer, graphing calculator, or other handheld in the science classroom.
Read the synopsis of the winners’ submissions »
Elementary
Allison Needham
5th Grade Teacher
J. B. Watkins Elementary School
Midlothian, VA
Middle School
Mary Cook
8th Grade Science Teacher
Roosevelt Middle School
Glendale, CA
Sherlynn Davis
Science Teacher
Crossroads Second Chance-North
Roswell, GA
High School
Steve Ahn
Science Teacher
Watauga High School
Boone, NC
Rebecca Runnels Morrison
Science Teacher/Administrator
Runnels High School
Baton Rouge, LA
Danielle Spaete
Physics Teacher
Pleasant Valley High School
Bettendorf, IA
College
Irina Lyublinskaya
Associate Professor
College of Staten Island
Staten Island, NY
In the Best Places to Work in Oregon competition for 2008, we were awarded #29 on the list of small companies. This is our 9th straight year on the list. We were tied for 4th place in benefits among small companies.
We are proud and excited to receive such an award. It is a great compliment to our founders and employees.
Our Investigating Environmental Science through Inquiry lab book just got reviewed and recommended by NSTA Recommends.
“With media attention on species extinction and global warming, environmental science has an intrinsic interest for students. The best way to study the environment (the air, water, and soil) and the interactions among biological organisms in the environment, is by performing good experiments using the inquiry model of learning. In today’s classrooms, experiments can be improved though the use of quality sensors and measuring equipment. This book helps students do both.”
The Vernier LabQuest just received a wonderful review in MultiMedia & Internet@Schools, an educational publication. The review gave the LabQuest a 5-Star rating (out of 5) with the following grades:
- Installation: A
- Content/Features: A
- East of Use: A
- Product Support: A+
“Students will enjoy using LabQuest…. I was impressed by the rugged construction. This is definitely a tool that will last, which makes it an excellent buy—especially with today’s tight funding…. I have no doubt that LabQuest is going to get plenty of use in my classroom. I would highly recommend it for every classroom that is serious about engaging students in meaningful scientific investigations.”
Multimedia & Internet @ Schools
Sally Finley
Country Hills Elementary School
Coral Springs, Florida
Read the full review »
Learn more about the Vernier LabQuest »
We have added 60, 60-watt Kaneka amorphous silicon solar photovoltaic panels to our roof. This brings our total rated output to 17,744 watts. Our existing solar panel system produced over 15,000 kWh of electrical energy last year, but with our new front panels, we hope to produce 18,000 kWh in 2008!
Check out our energy production on our solar power dashboard »
Our 2008 catalog is on the way to our customers now. Check out these featured items that are new for 2008:
If you are already on our mailing list, you will receive a copy soon. If not, sign up on our mailing list or download the catalog PDF.
Vernier Software & Technology is proud to sponsor two awards given at the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) 2007 Professional Development Conference in Atlanta in November.
The recipient of the 2007 Ecology/Environmental Science Teaching Award was David D. Glenn. Mr. Glenn teaches biology, conservation, and ecology courses at Rochester Adams High School in Rochester Hills, MI.
The 2008 Ecology/Environmental Teaching Award will be given to a secondary school teacher who has successfully developed and demonstrated an innovative approach in the teaching of ecology/environmental science and has carried his/her commitment to the environment into the community. Vernier’s sponsorship of this award includes $1,000 toward travel to the Professional Development Conference, and $500 of Vernier equipment. The recipient also receives a plaque to be presented at the NABT Professional Development Conference, and a one-year complimentary NABT membership. The nomination deadline is March 15, 2008.
The winner of the 2007 Student Poster Competition of the Four-Year College Section of NABT was Melissa Kopp of the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. Her poster, “Founding Mitochondrial DNA Lineages in Ancient Maya from Tipu, Belize” took top honors.
Looking for professional development? Registration is now open for our Spring workshops! Join us for free hands-on, 4-hour workshops for science and math educators. 78 locations nationwide. Graduate credit is available.
KLEW-TV recently interviewed University of Idaho’s Chemistry Chairman, Ray von Wandruszka, about how the Vernier LabQuest is the ‘iPod for science geeks.’
We wish everyone a safe and festive Halloween! Here were a few costumes in our office.
Our customer service gothic girls
The Simpsons Programmers
Cruella Deville and 4 Dalmatians
The District Administration web site has a quick article about how Vernier sensors are used to monitor the ecosystem and water quality of Chesapeake Watershed.
Read the full article on the District Administration web site »
Logger Pro and Logger Lite are certified as Promethean Enabled.
This accreditation is awarded to Promethean “Friendly” Software that has also been enhanced or designed for whiteboard use. Promethean “Enabled” Software provides increased usability on an Activboard with improved color contrast. In addition to this Promethean will only award this certification to software that facilitates whole class or group teaching with additional tools or enhanced interactivity.
Features of Promethean “Enabled” Software typically include:
- Larger text, icons and buttons for increased visibility from the back of a classroom.
- Menus, buttons and icons which are positioned in easy to reach areas on screen or have the ability to be moved.
- The facility to allow user involvement through discussion, choice, simulation/modelling or interaction directly with the whiteboard.
- May have teachers’ notes to give guidance on how to best use the software in a group teaching environment.
- Full digital functionality is only achieved with the Promethean Activpen.
Learn more about our newly Promethean Enabled software:
Our latest edition of The Caliper has the Vernier LabQuest in the classroom! Read it online or join our mailing list to have The Caliper delivered to your doorstep twice a year.
Information for our international customers »
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