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PBS Exhibiting at National Education Computing Conference (NECC) 2009

Posted on: Wednesday, 24 June 2009, 07:42 CDT

ARLINGTON, Va., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- As the exclusive official breaking news service of the National Education Computing Conference (NECC) 2009, June 28 - July 1, PR Newswire is featuring profiles of the exhibiting organizations.

As the official communications partner for NECC 2009 PR Newswire will be disseminating exhibitor profiles surrounding this show. The following is a profile from a NECC exhibitor:

Company: PBS Booth Number: 1904 Web URL: http://www.pbs.org/teachers Media Relations Contact: Kevin Dando Phone: (703)739-5073 Email: kdando@pbs.org

At NECC, the PBS Neighborhood features information on several public broadcasting programs and services: PBS Teachers, PBS TeacherLine, PBS KIDS, PBS Educational Media, WGBH Teachers' Domain, FRONTLINE Digital Nation, NewsHour, and MPT's Lure of the Labyrinth. PBS Teachers is the Web portal for preK-12 educators to access PBS' educational services and its searchable library of over 9,000 local and national standards-based teaching activities, lesson plans, on-demand video assets, and interactive games and simulations. PBS Teachers recently redesigned its site to offer better navigation and searching capabilities. PBS TeacherLine offers online professional development courses and resources for educators. During the conference, the organization is announcing its recently updated ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) Capstone Certificate Program has received the ISTE Seal of Alignment. The program enables teachers to demonstrate their mastery of ISTE's National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T).

NECC 2009 will be held June 28 - July 1 in Washington, DC, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. This annual conference is presented by International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). For more information regarding NECC 2009 and a listing of all exhibitors, visit http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2009/.

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Media Relations Contact: Kevin Dando, PBS, Phone: (703) 739-5073

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CONTACT: Rachel Meranus, Vice President, Public Relations, PR Newswire, +1-201-360-6776 or rachel.meranus@prnewswire.com

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