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NAMTC and EduTone Join Forces to Create a Digital Marketplace for K-12 Schools The EduTone Xchange(TM) Platform Enables Education Service Agencies to Purchase, Provision and Access On-Demand Web-Based Applications and Content Services
ALAMEDA, Calif., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Association of Media & Technology Centers (NAMTC) and EduTone Corporation announced today their plan to create an On-Demand Services Catalog to be offered by NAMTC exclusively to its members. The NAMTC Catalog is the foundation of a Digital Marketplace and will consist of various web-based solution bundles provided by NAMTC's Corporate Partners. The EduTone Xchange Platform will enable member ESAs to deliver these bundles to their districts and schools through locally-branded ESA Portals.
This innovative Digital Marketplace will benefit both NAMTC's ESA members and Corporate Partners. NAMTC bundles offer their members significant savings and automated distribution while the EduTone Xchange Platform offers role-based provisioning and Single Sign-On, enabling ESAs to customize services delivery to each end-user. NAMTC's Corporate Partners benefit from a low cost, highly efficient distribution and support model.
"Our partnership with EduTone and utilizing its EduTone Xchange Platform will enable us to quickly, easily and safely build the infrastructure needed for a Digital Marketplace that delivers on-demand web-based services to our members," said Betty Gorsegner Ehlinger, Executive Director of NAMTC. "As further evidence on our continued efforts to bring value to our members, our "bundles" approach will greatly reduce costs while allowing our members to offer validated, state of the art services to their schools districts that improve teaching and learning outcomes."
"We are delighted to partner with NAMTC and are confident that our Platform will deliver innovative services and significant cost savings to their members," said Robert Iskander, CEO of EduTone Corporation. "Our technology will seamlessly integrate with each ESA's or school district's existing infrastructure, offering their teachers and students a significantly enhanced educational environment without any increase in IT costs or administrative resources."
About NAMTC
The National Association of Media & Technology Centers (NAMTC) is an organization committed to promoting leadership among its membership through networking, advocacy, and support activities that will enhance the equitable access to media, technology, and information services to educational communities. Membership is open to regional, K-12, and higher education media technology centers, as well as commercial technology and media vendors. For more information, visit www.NAMTC.org
About EduTone Corporation
EduTone Corporation provides the sustainable technology schools need in order to deliver the 21st century teaching and learning environments their stakeholders require. The EduTone Xchange(TM) is a state-of-the-art, Web 3.0 Platform-as-a-Service technology that enables on-demand, one-to-one Services Delivery in the Education Enterprise. EduTone Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of VIP Tone Inc., a privately held corporation headquartered in Alameda, California. For more information, visit www.EduTone.com.
SOURCE EduTone Corporation
EduTone Corporation
CONTACT: Betty Gorsegner Ehlinger of NAMTC, +1-319-654-0608,bettyge@namtc.org; or Yanni Kalajakis of EduTone, +1-925-413-6216,yanni@edutone.com
Web site: http://www.edutone.com//http://www.namtc.org//
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LanguageCorps now offers 20 different program locations in 18 countries throughout Europe
LanguageCorps is proud to announce the addition of 5 new locations throughout Europe for their popular TEFL/TESOL Certification Programs. The new locations all feature the full four-week training course, as well as a variety of additional services.
Stow, Massachusetts – LanguageCorps Inc., a leader in providing TEFL/TESOL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language/Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) programs across the globe, is expanding its program offerings to five new locations. LanguageCorps, a Massachusetts-based company, offers a variety of certification programs for talented people interested in travel, internationalism, and teaching abroad; empowering them to thrive as professionals while living in, working in, and learning about a different culture.
Expanding its offerings in Europe, LanguageCorps is pleased to announce TEFL/TESOL Certification programs in the following locations:
Greece – on the magnificent island of Crete
Italy – on the sparkling island of Sardinia
Hungary – in beautiful Budapest
Russia – in historic St. Petersburg
Turkey – in exotic Istanbul
With these additions, LanguageCorps now offers 20 different program locations in 18 countries throughout Europe, Southeast Asia and Latin America.
“We are excited about adding these new program locations,” says Jan Patton, Programs Director at LanguageCorps. “And while each location is unique, they all feature our full, four-week training course (approximately 140 hours) including academic input sessions, 12 hours of observed teaching and 10 hours of observed teaching practice with local EFL students. These intensive programs are interactive, and practical; and will give each participant the skills and confidence necessary to embark on a teaching career and work in a professional manner anywhere in the world. And with the new locations, whatever the preference in terms of geography and culture, LanguageCorps has a program for everyone.”
Programs vary by country, but all include:
Intensive, 140-hour, four-week TEFL/TESOL training and certification course
Pre-departure support
Accommodations if desired
Assistance finding a paid teaching position with a reputable school
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About LanguageCorps
Founded in 2002, LanguageCorps offers programs in various locations throughout Latin America, Asia, and Europe. Programs vary by country, but all include an intensive, four-week TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) training and certification course, pre-departure support, and assistance finding a paid teaching position. Some programs also include local language and cultural training, pre-arranged job placement, medical insurance, accommodations, excursions, and other support services. Specifics on program components and costs are outlined on the Program page for each individual country at our website. Please visit us at www.languagecorps.com.
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