161 Crown School to Serve as a Model for Demonstrating the
Power of MathAmigo and Dana by AlphaSmart as a Teaching and Learning Platform

LOS GATOS, Calif., AlphaSmart, Inc. We are excited about the beginning of the
relationship with PCS Edventures and look forward to a long -term commitment
in helping each student become a child engineer.

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By
tapping HotChalk.S. Owens , whose long-term TEC Campaign,
harnessing Technology to Empower Community, addresses the conditions of the
digital divide and the ongoing achievement gap of poor and minority youth.
It accomplishes its mission by creating forums for exchange of information for
various education stakeholders: educators , private sector, community-based
groups, and government; and by catalyzing technology partnerships to achieve
economic and educational empowerment in traditionally underserved communities.

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The announcement was made in conjunction with the ASCD Annual
Conference and Exhibit Show being held April 2-4 at the Orange County
Convention Center, West Building, in Orlando, FL.org is available at no cost to the growing ranks of
teachers at secondary schools nationwide that are members of the
HotChalk Educational Network."

About PCS Edventures!

PCS Edventures! is the recognized leader in design, development and
delivery of education products, solutions and services to the K -12 market
worldwide.

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HotChalk Launches HotChalk.Org Curriculum-Sharing Website for Secondary School Teachers

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"At HotChalk, our mission is to improve the lives of secondary
school teachers, and by extension, drive measurable academic
improvements for their students," said Edward Fields, president , CEO
and founder of HotChalk."
The ET3 partnership research is being designed to address how a handheld
solution can impact the study of mathematics in the classroom, an area of
critical need in public schooling.

AlphaSmart, Inc.

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Unique Collaborative Website Enables Growing Network of HotChalk
Teachers to Leverage Peers' Best Practices Across School Districts,
States and the Nation

HotChalk today announced the launch of HotChalk. To learn more about HotChalk ,
visit www. 161.edventures.

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org, teachers can more easily enhance curriculum
quality, improve student performance on standardized state testing,
and save time on planning -- leaving more time to work with students."
HotChalk."

About HotChalk

Headquartered in Campbell, CA, HotChalk is dedicated to helping
secondary school teachers, students and their parents work together as
a team to create a more productive learning environment and produce
measurable academic results.S.

With math skills so vital, the ET3 study
will provide important insight into how handheld solutions with quality
software and effective professional development can improve math instruction
and influence learning.

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The HotChalk Learning Environment is provided to participating
schools as a hosted service, along with a campus-wide wireless network
and up to ten laptop computers for teachers -- at no cost to the
school.
(Nasdaq: ALSM), a provider of technology solutions for education , today
announced that it is working collaboratively with the Education Technology
Think Tank (ET3), a non-profit group dedicated to addressing America's growing
digital divide, to extend a university study that evaluates the impact Valiant
Technology's MathAmigo software used on handhelds can have on improving math
skills.

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"Teachers deserve the same benefits
corporate executives enjoy.hotchalk .
The first phase of the partnership project is being launched today with a
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Sites dedicated to young people expressing their opinions about school and education in general.

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org offers a range of resources for teachers. To make the application, as well as supporting computers and
wireless networking , available to qualified schools at no cost,
HotChalk has adopted an advertising model in which schools can use the
patent-pending HotChalk Community Standards Engine(TM) to select which
ads students see and when they see them. Congressman.

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AlphaSmart Joins Education Technology Think Tank Study Aimed at Evaluating the Impact Handheld Solutions Can Have on Improving Math Instruction

Brooklyn's P. "In our
emerging cybercivilization, technology is no longer a luxury or option; it is
a right of our students, and a key weapon of education reform.

It has sold and installed more than 2,000 hands-on,
Engineering, Robotics & Science learning labs at public and private
schools , pre-schools, Boys & Girls Clubs, YMCAs, and other after-school
programs in all 50 states in the U.

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S. They spent two intense days learning about and building PCS
Engineering projects and believe it will help them reach students of all
learning styles.

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org(TM), a
curriculum-sharing Website that enables secondary school teachers to
reach out beyond the walls of their own schools to leverage their
peers' best practices across school districts, states, and the nation. These educators are taking advantage of
the HotChalk Learning Environment(TM), a Web-based collaborative
software solution that automates much of the time-consuming
administrative work for teachers by offering curriculum management;
lesson plan development; and automated assignment distribution,
collection, and grading .
"TrueNorth is a place where teachers can come to reconnect with
their passion, align their lives with their priorities, and learn to
live and work more effectively," said Kimberly Fulcher, president and
CEO of Compass Life Designs.
AlphaSmart, Inc. We submitted a
Federal MSAP Grant proposal that had a focus on providing research-based
programs that will stimulate student interest and thus affect their
learning. The breadth and width of their curriculum and assessment
offering simply has no peers.

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Business Editors/Education Writers/High-Tech Editors
ASCD Annual Conference and Exhibit Show

CAMPBELL, Calif. In addition, HotChalk.
"We are delighted to collaborate with the Education Technology Think Tank
and its partners to develop a model program in the 11th Congressional District
of Brooklyn that will demonstrate the power of MathAmigo and Dana as a
teaching and learning platform," said Manish Kothari, president of AlphaSmart."

About the Education Technology Think Tank
The Education Technology Think Tank (ET3) is a nonprofit organization
committed to improving the conditions of the growing digital divide throughout
America. And we certainly had a wide variety of choices for various
learning tools that we could have purchased for this program , but the PCS
Academy of Engineering was without question the one that satisfied all of
our needs ."

Suzy Haislip, PCS Regional Sales Manager, said, "We are thrilled to add the
Spencer Children 's Engineering Magnet School to our growing list of Magnet
Schools that are finding our Learning Labs to be so effective.

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"With more than a decade of experience in the classroom, we believe our
computer companions can play an important role in getting students excited
about math, and helping teachers develop creative ways to share math
concepts. Based in Los Gatos, California, the company was founded in
1992 by former Apple Computer engineers.

James Heater, Assistant Principal of the Children 's Engineering Academy at
Spencer Elementary in the Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools in
Savannah , said, "We have made a commitment to help our children succeed and
focus on what they can do, not on what they can't do.

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The Forum,
featuring HotChalk.
"For more than ten years, I have been crusading for public/private
partnerships like the one announced today to advance the use of technology in
inner-city classrooms," said Major R.S. Professional development for teachers will
be provided by Rutgers' Center for Math and Science, in collaboration with
Medgar Evers College; staff development will be available on-site at P.
PCS Edventures! (OTC BB: PCSV) today announced
the sale and installation of one of its premier Academy of Engineering Labs
into the Spencer Children's Engineering Elementary Magnet School in
Savannah., as well as sites and product
distribution in Canada, Korea , Malaysia, the UK, Egypt, Dubai, Italy,
Pakistan, Germany and Micronesia.

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The HotChalk Learning Environment (TM)
automates much of the work involved in lesson planning; assignment
distribution, collection and grading; and communicating progress to
parents. Congressman Major R. ET3 seeks to promote equity and excellence in education and training. The Labs are supported by Edventures!
OnLine, which is an Internet-based and accessed program available in
multiple languages, through its curriculum, assessment , communication
features and online community capabilities.

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provides educators with a forum for collaboration and sharing best
practices with other teachers across the country.
Utilizing a donation of 35 Dana by AlphaSmart computer companions, the
study will be conducted by Rutgers University at P.

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"I am continually looking for ways to engage my students with
exciting learning experiences and give them the tools that will help
them achieve the best scores that they can on the standardized tests,"
said Rich Kiker, a teacher at the Palisades School District High
School in Kintnersville , PA.org gives teachers a place where
they can collaborate with a community of educators focused on student
achievement.

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HotChalk. Owens, U.S. This site can be accessed from
the Labs or from the home.

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Also, included in
HotChalk. Based on
sound methodology developed by professional coaches , TrueNorth
provides programs designed to help teachers develop satisfying lives
and fulfilling work. is a provider of affordable, portable personal learning
solutions for the K-12 classroom.

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"The HotChalk Learning Environment meets
these needs for students and teachers.org's Curriculum Search , helps educators create and
collaborate on lesson plans and materials.org is TrueNorth, powered by Compass Life Designs. The solution is funded by online advertising, which schools
can control by using the patent-pending HotChalk Community Standards
Engine(TM). Additional information is at www .

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We have
witnessed creative uses of technology exerting a profound impact on the way
teachers teach and students learn.

PCS Edventures! Announces Lab Sale Into an Engineering Magnet School in Georgia

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The unique collaborative Website provides a forum where teachers can
share lesson plans, materials, and other resources while drawing on
the experiences of other educators to create best practices. TrueNorth provides them with the luxury of
working with professional coaches to improve every area of their
lives. "HotChalk. 161 Crown School in
Crown Heights, Brooklyn, one of the poorest neighborhoods in New York City. Its portable computer-companion products
are used by students to enhance writing, keyboarding and comprehension, and
have been adopted by more than 8,500 school districts in the United States and
other countries."

Celeste Baine, Executive Director of The Engineering Education Service
Center & PCS Certified Teacher Trainer, said, "The teachers are very
excited about using the lab and their energy will easily be transferred to
the students.