ADVISORY/Richie Havens Unveils Revolutionary New Literacy Technology; Playgroundz' Mister Word Wizard Television Show To Air Nationwide.Business Editors ADVISORY...for Wednesday Wednesday: see week. (March 28) ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 2001 Legendary singer-songwriter Richie Havens will host a press conference followed by an evening of acoustic music Acoustic music refers to music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electronic means. Given that electronic instruments are a very recent invention in the history of music, almost all musical instruments are to introduce his new educational, community-oriented television show, Mister Mister British title for a male surgeon Word Wizard Instructional help in an application or system development environment that guides the user through a series of multiple choice questions to accomplish a task. For the most part, wizards are more effective than the help menus found in most applications, which often border on the atrocious. , featuring ReadSpeak's Action Caption(TM) revolutionary literacy-enhancing technology. The event will take place at the Montgomery County Montgomery County may refer to:
Children's educational issues generally, and reading success specifically, are currently hot topics that resonate res·o·nate v. res·o·nat·ed, res·o·nat·ing, res·o·nates v.intr. 1. To exhibit or produce resonance or resonant effects. 2. with parents, educators, elected officials, and the public at large. The magical and musical world of Mr. Word Wizard is a media-based learning-to-read program in an entertainment context that combines three elements: ReadSpeak, a state-of-the-art reading Action Caption(TM) technology lauded by academic experts; Richie Havens, a world-renowned entertainer who has remarkable rapport The former name of device management software from Wyse Technology, San Jose, CA (www.wyse.com) that is designed to centrally control up to 100,000+ devices, including Wyse thin clients (see Winterm), Palm, PocketPC and other mobile devices. with children; and Educational Entertainment, presented in a classic environment with story lines and characters that have been written and produced by experts in children's media. Imagine, parents will actually ask their children to watch television!
WHO: Richie Havens and the cast and characters of Mister
Word Wizard
WHAT: Richie Havens will introduce the new television show
Mister Word Wizard. The television show will make
history as the first program ever to launch nationally
on public access television by doing so over 400
stations nationwide.
WHERE: Montgomery County Television
7548 Standish Place
Rockville, MD
301/424-1730
WHEN: Press Conference begins at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday,
March 28, 2001.
CONTACT: Ira Sockowitz at 202/857-1470 vox; 301/455-6525
mobile; 202/857-0277 fax
NOTE: Footage of the show and the technology's use will be
made available upon request.
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