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Aries News (Last Updated 8/26/08)
Aries Technology in Sri Lanka Aries Technology and the M4C Agency, a Netherlands based organization for IT and educational development, joined efforts to improve technological education in Sri Lanka. Every Year Aries Technology grants scholarships to unfortunate students in South Asia. In May 2007, 12 students in Galle, Sri Lanka were selected to receive a scholarship for the Aries PC Maintenance and Repair: Hardware course. In order to further the education in Galle, Sri Lanka, Aries Technology is offering a free session to the next group of young students for 2008. Sri Lanka is an island nation in South Asia with a population of approximately 20 million residents. With a literacy rate of 92%, and 83% of the total population having had a Secondary Education, Sri Lanka has one of the most literate populations amongst developing nations. (Sri Lanka) Aries is excited to offer this opportunity to the Sri Lanka students and wish them luck as this semester starts. Back-to-School Promotion at Aries Technology The Aries Online store will be running a back-to-school promotion for a limited time! All Aries books and online courses are 20% off until the end of September when using the promotional code: BTS20 at checkout. Be sure to check out our NEWEST online courses Dreamweaver Essentials and Fundamentals of MySQL. Visit the Aries Online Store today! NEW Online Courses Available Now Available: Aries Dreamweaver Essentials and Fundamentals of MySQL. Dreamweaver Essentials – An introductory course for students who wish to understand the basics of web development utilizing Adobe Dreamweaver. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to design web pages, integrate images and videos into sites, and manage websites at a basic level. 40 hours, grades 9-12. Fundamentals of MySQL- Developed for students who wish to learn the basics of database management using MySQL. Upon completion of this course students will be able to efficiently design, create, organize and pull information from databases. 40 hours, grades 9-12. Keep an Eye Out for Aries Help Desk Essentials Coming Soon. Available Winter 2008. Aries Summer Conferences Aries will be making back-to-back appearances at 2 major conferences. The first conference is in Ruidoso, New Mexico this July 31st through August 2nd. The SNMERC Administrator's Back-to-School Conference will be located at the Ruidoso Convention Center. For more information, please contact an Aries representative. Gaming Solutions Bridge the Gap between Students and Business Aries Institute of Technology, Inc. has recently signed an agreement to resell for GoVenture®, an industry leader in educational games and simulations. The award winning simulations focus on topics such as business, entrepreneurship, money, finance, and investing. These have proven to be the most effective method for students to learn important business terminology and to apply business concepts to real world situations. For more information please visit GoVenture. A Springboard to Knowledge Early this year, Aries Institute of Technology signed a contract to work with it’s Learning, a European powerhouse in Virtual Learning Platforms. It’s Learning currently hosts over 1 million users all over the UK and Central Europe. Their unrivalled platform features some of the most advanced integrating features and customization available but is easy enough for a child to use. With endless possibilities, it’s Learning’s Virtual Learning Platform is the end all and be all of learning environments. For more information please visit: it’s Learning Primary or it’s Learning Professional. Virtual Classroom, Anytime, Anywhere Aries is excited to announce its partnership with Phoenix Media Works. PMW specializes in providing one of a kind virtual classrooms and training sessions for all levels of education. Their main program, The Virtual Classroom & Editor, enables teachers to record their class or use preexisting videos and PowerPoints in one simple interface. This approach allows students to engage the content at their own pace and for teachers to reach students who cannot participate in conventional learning methods. Please email us at helpdesk@aries.net for more information. 2008 Oklahoma Career and Technology Education Aries is proud to announce that we will be showcasing at the Oklahoma CareerTech Conference this August. The show begins August 4 at 10:00am and ends August 5 at 5:00pm. The CareerTech Expo features more than 150 exhibiting companies showcasing the latest products and services available in the career and technology education field! Learn more about how technology can be effectively used by teachers in the classroom. Look for Aries Institute of Technology at booth #429. Please visit CareerTech Expo for more information. New Courses for Fall 2008 Aries will be releasing three brand-new courses at the end of summer. These courses include:
The World's Premier Ed Tech Event! Aries Technology will be attending the 29th annual National Educational Computing Conference. This year’s event will be hosted at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. The NECC conference is the world’s largest Ed Tech exhibit with over 500 exhibiting companies and over 250,000 products being represented. For more information please visit their website at NECC 2008 or view the program overview here (3.4MB). Aries Textbooks
Aries Technology Europe Nieuws Presentations: Click to view Aries Europe Presentation. (In Dutch) Newsletters: Click to view each edition of the Aries Europe Newsletter. (In Dutch)
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