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14 www.DesertMessenger.com August 8, 2018 CALLING ALL VENDORS The Buck Connors Western Days Committee has been working hard to organize this new free town event and the schedule of activities planned for Veterans Day Weekend! Organizers are now accepting Vendor Applications! If you, or someone you know, is interested in being a vendor in this new festival on November 9, 10, and 11, 2018, please download the application online at www.BuckConnorsDays.com/. You can also pick up a Vendor App at Quartzsite Town Hall Monday thru Friday, 8am-5pm. Or at the Chamber: Wednesday, Thursday or Friday from 10am-2pm. For more information contact Vendor Coordinator Bear Collier at 208-521-0643. Visit www.BuckConnorsDays.com for details. DENTAL Insurance Physicians Mutual Insurance Company A less expensive way to help get the dental care you deserve If you're over 50, you can get coverage for about $1 a day* Keep your own dentist! 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Acceptance guaranteed for one insurance policy/certificate of (StatePoint) With each new school year comes a brand-new set of sub- jects, books and teachers. It also means new technologies being intro- duced into the classroom. As students head back to school, here is a look at the technologies that will support STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) learning this year. • Digital Art: Enter some art classes today and you may fi nd a dearth of paints, brushes and charcoal. Today, art students can learn the same painting, drawing and sculpting techniques they previously would have learned using traditional supplies, only with digital tools instead. While the traditional mediums aren't completely going away any time soon, today's students can benefi t from the versatility that cutting-edge tools supply, from the time a project idea is conceived through when the fi n- ished product is shared with the world. • Visual Science: Whether it's an anatomical diagram of the human heart or a map of the Milky Way, every science teacher knows that a picture's worth a thousand words, particularly when it's a sharp, clear picture. Teachers and students are benefi tting from top of the line projection tech- nology in classrooms. The LampFree Projectors from Casio's Core Series, for example, have the ability to project images and video wirelessly from smart phones, laptop computers and tablets, expanding teachers' ability to create engaging lesson plans. Additionally, the mercury-free Laser and LED hybrid light source is energy-effi cient, reducing power consumption by up to 40 percent, a bonus lesson in environmental stewardship. • Accessible Computer Science: Certain innovations are helping students go beyond just consuming technology. Apps abound for independent learners, as well as educators, to use in their classrooms to help computer science students of all ages and abilities to hone their coding skills. From straight- forward instructional apps to those that gamify the learning process, young coders-in-training have a wealth of resources at their fi ngertips. • Intuitive Music: New technology is rocking the music education boat in an effort to make learning an instrument more intuitive. For exam- ple, Casio's LK-265 is outfi tted with such tools as a Key Lighting System, Voice Fingering Guide and Step-up Lesson System, enabling beginners to learn built-in songs at their own pace. Additionally, an LCD display makes mastering music notation and correct hand positioning easy. Stu- dents don't even have to wait for teacher feedback -- the keyboards have a Scoring System that evaluates performance. • In-Depth Math: Today's students are getting a closer look at the inner workings of mathematics than their predecessors, thanks to new graph- ing calculators, such as the fx-CG50 PRIZM and fx-CG500, which offer expanded features, including the ability to easily draw three dimensional graphs such as planes, cylinders and spheres, and view them from vari- ous angles to better analyze their shapes. A cross-section option and spe- cial zoom function allow students to closely examine graphs for in-depth analysis and an improved catalog function means students can use com- mands more easily and quickly. As rapidly emerging technologies innovate education, it's an exciting time to be a student or teacher. New technologies support STEAM learning

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