Contact:
Kathy Huber For
Immediate Release
Tel:
865-681-2575 May
11, 2005
e-mail:
khuber@m-media.com
MULTI-MEDIA SOLUTIONS, INC. AWARDED NEW CONTRACT BY THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
Local A/V System Integration Firm Will Provide Interactive Electronic Whiteboard Technology for UT and the Tennessee Board of Regents Schools.
ALCOA
and BRENTWOOD, TN:
Multi-Media
Solutions, Inc., has been providing audio visual technology to UT and the Board
of Regents schools across Tennessee for many years, and held the multimedia
projector contract for the last 5 years. Although MMS has supplied scores of
SMART Technologies’ SMART Boards and Sympodium Interactive Pen Displays to UT
already, now all of the departments and Board of Regents schools can more
easily acquire the technology through the Contract.
Electronic
Whiteboards combine the simplicity of a whiteboard
with the power of a computer, and research shows that this type of
collaborative teaching & learning environment improves the overall
retention and interest level of students, and allows instructors to present the
material in a vivid way. The touch-sensitive display connects to a computer and
digital projector, which enables the user to control computer applications
directly from the display, write notes in digital ink over any application,
even moving video, and capture all the notes and even audio into a single file
for archiving or sharing.
MMS
is the authorized reselling partner on UT’s “SMARTer Kids Foundation” Grant,
which contributes a portion of the SMART system cost. Each Board of Regents
School either already has or should apply for their own SMARTer Kids Foundation
Grant.
Higher and K-12 education alike are reaching out for this
technology. MMS
is the region’s leading Interactive Whiteboard integrator. Powell Valley
Elementary School has recently had a SMART Board system installed in every
single one of their 17 classrooms, and a number of schools in Blount County
have also introduced the technology into many of their classrooms. MMS has
provided SMART Technologies systems for an impressive number of schools across
Tennessee.
The
full line of SMART Technologies collaborative tools will be demonstrated in the
SMART Technologies booth at the MMS-produced “Audio Visual Showcase 2005” at
the Knoxville Convention Center on August 17th.
Multi-Media
Solutions, Inc. is a 15 year old design and integration company offering audio
visual technology solutions for commercial, industrial, education and
government markets. MMS’s corporate headquarters are in Alcoa, with an
additional sales office in Brentwood, TN.
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Contact Information:
Kathy Huber
Multi-Media Solutions, Inc.
865-681-2575
http://www.m-media.com