Carolina Biological and SAS inSchool Are Partners.Business Editors/High Tech and Education Writers ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2001 Carolina Carolina (kärōlē`nä), city (1990 pop. 177,806), Puerto Rico. Located 7 mi (11 km) SE of San Juan, it is a residential suburb of the capital, as well as a commercial and industrial center. Biological Supply Company and SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. inSchool today announced that they will work together to market software labs for use with traditional labs in secondary science classes. "As a classroom science teacher, I used a variety of methods such as labs, demonstrations, and student-designed investigations to help students understand the concepts and processes I was teaching," says Deborah Gray Deborah Gray is a former Australian high fashion model & actress who is now best known as an internationally best selling author and jazz singer. Gray was signed to a modelling contract by Vivien's Management after winning the Teen Model of the Year competition in her , SAS inSchool Senior Curriculum Development Specialist and 9-year veteran chemistry and physics teacher. "Still, there were times when students had difficulty visualizing visualizing, v 1., holding an image in one's mind. 2., forming an image of a goal or destination in one's mind before undertaking it, so as to facilitate success. processes that occurred on a micro scale or understanding interactions on a macro scale. This partnership will match SAS inSchool's virtual resources with Carolina Biological Supply's physical resources to bring science to life." "We've we've Contraction of we have. we've have been searching for technology that can enhance the teaching of science," adds Chuck Vitello, Software Product Manager for Carolina Biological Supply Company. "Our traditional labs can be more meaningful and more robust when matched with a virtual capability. This software enables students to employ scientific methods in both a conceptual and physical environment. By bundling both, we help teachers to provide more effective instruction." About Carolina Biological Supply Company Carolina Biological Supply Company is a privately held, North Carolina-based company that has been serving science educators for over 75 years. For more information, visit our web site at http://www.carolina.com. About SAS inSchool Winner of the 2000 Eddie Award and the 2000 Technology and Learning Award of Excellence, SAS inSchool is a division of SAS Institute SAS Institute Inc., headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, USA, has been a major producer of software since it was founded in 1976 by Anthony Barr, James Goodnight, John Sall and Jane Helwig. , the world's largest privately held software company. Formed in January of 1997 to focus on the research and development of K-12 educational technologies, SAS inSchool offers multimedia instructional software and value-added assessment and research services. SAS inSchool will begin providing educator learning and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services later this year. For more information, visit our web site at http://www.SASinSchool.com. |
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