By: Stephanie Aanstoos, Account Executive Wikipedia is perhaps the best example of “collaborative production,” a term described by Clay Shirky in Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations as one of the effects of the Internet. Collaborative production and Shirky’s analysis of Wikipedia can be broken down into five key points: Group editing- Wikipedia is…
By: Adrianne Miller, Account Manager Don’t let your holiday faux pas get the best of you this Valentine’s Day! To the procrastinators, the lazies, the penny pinchers and the creatively challenged, your smartphone is bound to kindle your inner Casanova. Check out these helpful apps below to spice up your special day: Helpful Romantic: This Valentine’s…
Orlando, Fla. – Last week during FETC’s 33rd annual conference over 9,000 thought leaders, top educators, and technology experts from across the country and around the world convened at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. to attend over 200 concurrent sessions, 125+ workshops, and to explore emergent technologies. The FETC 2013 conference saw…
By: Adrianne Miller, Account Manager Last week, three members of the RBOA team road tripped to Orlando for a client conference, FETC 2013, the content-rich conference that brings education leaders and technology experts together to exchange techniques and strategies for teaching and learning success. The RBOA team was responsible for manning the press room and…
By Sergio Morales, Account Coordinator Every brand needs a well established character. It is critical for your business to keep aspects such as logo, message and culture, aligned and uniform. This will allow you to stand out and differentiate from competition. At the same time, it will build customer loyalty and a sense of pride…
Orlando, Fla. – Administrators, educators, architects, designers and engineers in both K-12 and higher education will meet face-to-face today when the all-new 2013 Learning Environments conference and expo event kicks off at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. Learning Environments runs through Thursday and attendees will have the opportunity to earn up…
Orlando, Fla. – PK-12 Educators and administrators from across the country will have an opportunity to explore emergent technologies, cutting-edge programs and a highly innovative ed-tech marketplace when they convene today for FETC 2013 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. Over the next four days, educators will have the opportunity to earn…
ORLANDO, Fla. – The use of social media has become fully integrated into our culture – from individuals connecting with family and friends, or businesses connecting with their customers, to elected officials connecting with their constituents. And now it is evolving with the younger generations in the classroom and taking center stage at one of…
Orlando, Fla. – Thousands of educators from across the country will have an opportunity to explore emergent technologies, cutting-edge programs and a highly innovative ed-tech marketplace when FETC 2013, one of the largest conferences in the nation devoted entirely to education technology, opens next week. FETC 2013 is co-located with both the Learning Environments conference…