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SurfWax Scholar - Effectively Integrating Technology in Schools Praise from Educators"As a technology coordinator for a high school district, I try my best to point teachers and other colleagues towards solid, consistent and reliable resources and products when using technology with students. Surfwax Scholar is the best product I've seen - its SearchSets provides solid results on nearly any topic users wish to inquire about. The plagiarism checker is unparalleled, and InfoCubby (digital lockers) are simply slick. With its outstanding capabilities, Scholar is your one-stop solution for your technology needs." --Robert Fishtrom, District Technology Coordinator "Surfwax Scholar is a great service for my students for putting together their multimedia projects. It allowed them to work in class and at home on a wide variety of different computers and be able to easily share files with their teammates. What impressed me the most was the quick and professional support. That's the kind of help that everyone is looking for but rarely finds." --Pat Roisen, High School Advanced Placement Biology Teacher "SurfWax Scholar gives educators the confidence to send their students to use the Internet. It provides an environment where students and teachers can share and evaluate information, promoting virtual collaboration in a way not otherwise available. This easy-to-use tool improves the way research is conducted." --Colin Quinton, Middle/High School Technology Coordinator "Despite all the talk about the educational value of the Internet, the truth is that 99% of websites offer little educational value. It's remarkably hard to find the remaining 1%, let alone appropriate sources for a given assignment, particularly for students who are new to Web research. Surfwax Scholar has allowed me to assign research projects to my high school classes, secure that Surfwax will quickly channel them to worthwhile sources and help them organize their work. And Surfwax helps me to detect attempts at plagiarism!" --Javier Ergueta, Private School teacher "Surfwax is great for group projects. My students have been able to share files easily with each other as they create their projects. The plagiarism check keeps them honest." — --Royce Peterson, High School English teacher "Almost immediately after training on Surfwax Scholar, I utilized it for my Senior Government Class. The class conducted an online research paper. They used Scholar to search the Web, they enjoyed the ability to save URLs and documents to their personal folders, and they were able to submit initial and final drafts of their paper to me through Scholar. I personally enjoyed Scholar because it enabled me to have an electronic copy of my students' work pre-scanned for plagiarism. This Fall (2002), I will incorporate Surfwax into all of my classes!" --Taja Henderson, High School Social Studies teacher "Given the need for collaboration across departments and our department’s writing plan for grades 9-12, Scholar will be an invaluable research tool for both teachers and students." --Wendy Porter, High School Social Studies Department Chair |
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