10 May 2012 |
Day of Caring at the Rochester YWCA
Today the Second Avenue Learning team spent the day giving back, as part of the United Way of Greater Rochester’s Day of Caring. We chose to volunteer at the YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County, an organization that empowers women and offers those in need valuable resources.
Our projects for the day included playground beautification (mulching and weeding) and interior painting, among others. We enjoyed meeting fellow volunteers from Concentrix and Bausch and Lomb, as well as the staff…
4 May 2012 |
We’re Speaking at the 2012 SIIA Ed Tech Industry Summit
Next week Second Avenue Learning will be in San Francisco, CA to speak at the SIIA Ed Tech Industry Summit.
Mark your calendars now: On Tuesday, May 8th from 11:00 AM- 12:00 PM our CEO Tory will be moderating a panel titled Games for Learning: From Engagement to Research– How Serious Can Gaming Get? Sponsored by EdWeb.net and MCH Strategic Data, panelists include Andrew Coulson, President of the…
19 Apr 2012 |
Top Trends at ASU SkySong
The past three days at Arizona State University SkySong brought together some of the best minds in education.
Thought leaders gathered to discuss marketplace trends, best practices, and solutions to bolster the educational landscape of our country.
We are pleased to be included on a list of the top trends from the 2012 ASU Education Innovation Summit, which recognized our contributions to the field in the form of engaging science…
6 Apr 2012 |
The Benefits of an Office Dog (or two).
Did you ever participate in Take Your Daughter/Son to Work Day?
How about Bring Your Puppy to Work Day? (…and what if that happened to be every day?)
Action Shot!
Meet Erie (Mike’s white German Shepherd).
Erie as a puppy
27 Mar 2012 |
Rand McNally and USA Today Launch Essay Contest
Best of the Road: America the Beautiful
Are you a teacher or student in a middle or high school classroom? If so, we’d like to share the news about an exciting contest that is equal parts educational opportunity and fun.
As part of their successful Best of the Road campaign, Rand McNally and USA Today just launched a…
21 Mar 2012 |
Learning in San Francisco (GDC)
I had the pleasure of attending the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco a few weeks ago, soaking in session after session, learning so much, and gaining inspiration from so many places. It was a hectic week!
The first two days of the conference were for all-day summits and tutorials. Tuesday featured the very popular Unity Developers Day. Unity is a product that we at Second Avenue regularly use. It allows for high-end, 3D accelerated graphics in a browser as…
16 Mar 2012 |
QA Points of View
This week, we’re going to look through the eyes of our Senior Quality Assurance Analyst, Svend. Whether you work in a QA role, manage projects, or own a business, we know that you will benefit from considering these tips.
When testing a piece of software at either the Alpha or Beta stage, it is important to keep certain questions in mind. These questions will help you identify areas where…
14 Mar 2012 |
What is Your Favorite App?
In light of the recent launch of our Astronomy app Star Seed, we turned to thinking about which apps we enjoy the most. It’s always interesting to see the diverse answers from our group. Below is a sampling.
Melissa: Grocery IQ, which is essentially a shopping list, but you can scan the barcodes of frequently used items and create custom lists. My husband went through our pantry and scanned everything we use, so creating a shopping list is…
9 Mar 2012 |
SXSWedu: Gaming and Student Achievement
This week I had the honor of appearing as a panelist at the SXSWedu Conference in Austin, TX. Our topic was “Interactive Gaming and Student Achievement,” and I spoke alongside Steve Jacobs of RIT and Just Press Play, and Lisa Perez, Library Coordinator for Chicago Public Schools. Our discussion ran the gamut from using games to increase student engagement, to the transformative impact Chicago has seen with using…
7 Mar 2012 |
At GDC? Stop by the Learning and Education Games IGDA SIG
If you are at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this week, there’s an event that you don’t want to miss.
Today, March 7th from 2-3 pm PST marks the inaugural meeting and social gathering of the newly created Learning and Education Games IGDA SIG. Rochester Institute of Technology Game Design and Development Professor Stephen Jacobs is the Chair of this exciting new SIG. Our own CEO Victoria Van…
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