Vernier's 'LabQuest' Now Viewable Via LanSchool's Classroom Management Software

With LanSchool, educators can share real-time, scientific data collection classroom-wide for collaborative learning

BEAVERTON, Ore., June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Vernier Software & Technology and LanSchool have partnered to make LabQuest handhelds and Logger Pro software accessible via LanSchool classroom management software.  With this new functionality, educators can manage all devices, as well as project any and all connected LabQuest screens so that students can view and interpret data in real-time as experiments are conducted.

"When I use LanSchool and Vernier's Logger Pro software with my seventh grade students, they cheer out loud. I give the students a data-collection challenge and project the entire classroom's graphs as they collect scientific data in real time.  My students get excited, ask questions of other students about their data, and learn from each other," said Glen Westbroek, science teacher and recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. "The combination of LanSchool and Vernier creates a truly collaborative science classroom. The announcement that LanSchool is now compatible with LabQuest will open the door of scientific collaboration to thousands of students across the country."

LanSchool software allows instructors to see every LabQuest handheld data-collection device in use in a classroom from their own computer in order to better supervise student experiments as they happen.

Educators use the LabQuest WiFi adapter to connect to a LanSchool classroom. Once connected, teachers can:

• View live images of all of the connected LabQuest devices in the classroom
• Control what students are doing with any connected LabQuest during data collection, graphing and analysis
• Blank students' screens
• Ask students questions and have them respond
• Use an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad to view and manage any connected LabQuest or desktop
• Send and collect files between the teacher desktop and LabQuest handheld devices
• Send messages to students

"The Vernier/LanSchool collaboration focuses on the sharing of data in a classroom," said David Vernier, co-founder of Vernier and a former physics teacher. "LanSchool allows teachers to connect, display and control networked devices in the classroom. By making LabQuest a LanSchool-compatible device, science teachers can now integrate these management tools into their 21st-century laboratory investigations."

Pricing and Availability

The LanSchool functionality will be available in July 2011. This new feature is being showcased at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference and interested individuals can view a demonstration of the technology at the Vernier booth #815.  

Current LanSchool users who are eligible to download LanSchool v7.6 will automatically receive Vernier LabQuest support within the Customer Portal under the Vernier LabQuest folder.  Potential customers and customers who are not eligible for the upgrade can contact LanSchool at [email protected] or 877-370-5546.

About Vernier Software & Technology

Vernier Software & Technology has been a leading innovator of scientific data-collection technology for 30 years. Focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), Vernier is dedicated to developing creative ways to teach and learn using hands-on science. Vernier creates easy-to-use and affordable science interfaces, sensors, and graphing/analysis software. With world-wide distribution to over 130 countries, Vernier products are used by educators and students from elementary school to college. Vernier's technology-based solutions enhance STEM education, increase learning, and build students' critical thinking skills. Vernier's business culture is grounded in Earth-friendly policies and practices and the company provides a family-friendly workplace. For more information, visit www.vernier.com.

About LanSchool Technologies, LLC

LanSchool Technologies is a leading provider of classroom management solutions for K12, higher education, government and corporate training markets. For 25 years, LanSchool has enabled tens of thousands of teachers, professors and trainers to improve the learning in their classrooms. Headquartered in Orem, Utah, LanSchool has customers and resellers located across the world. LanSchool can be found on the Web at www.lanschool.com or by calling 877-370-5546.

SOURCE Vernier Software & Technology