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February 10, 2009
Warrenton, VA – February 10, 2008 – Hot Lava Software will represent the Mobile Learning market (mlearning) at the 2009 New Learning Technologies Conference (SALT), to be held February 18-22, 2009, at the Ramada Orlando Celebration Hotel and Convention Center, Orlando, Florida.
Mobile Learning or m-Learning is to 2009 what eLearning was to 1999. Listen to presentations which identify who today’s mobile learner is, lessons learned in the development of courseware for executives delivered to their mobile devices, and how one project proved successful in reaching over 116,000 users in over 114 countries to demonstrate the potential for delivering STEM education to hundreds of thousands—even millions—of people, via their mobile phones.
“The addition of wireless technologies, mobile devices, PDAs, PocketPCs and smartphones has changed the way people work and communicate. Mobile technologies are changing the way we do business, training and learning,” says Bob Sanregret, CEO, Hot Lava Software, Inc. “Technology experts are continuing to push the mobile e-learning envelope, by thinking outside the box. We are honored and excited, both, to be a part of this conference, and to share our cutting-edge, mobile e-learning knowledge.”
Some of the key topics presented in the Mobile Computing sessions will be: Sports Bytes Delivers STEM Content to Mobile Phones Worldwide being presented by Dr. Heather Katz; Corporate Mobile Learning – “A View from the Field” being presented by Hot Lava Software along with Alcatel-Lucent; and The Future of Mobile Learning: a panel discussion by experts in the area of mobile learning, mobile testing and mobile surveys. For a complete listing of speakers, please visit http://salt.org/grid.asp?Show=Speaker
Hot Lava Software will also be hosting a Mobile e-Learning (bring your own laptop) Hands-on Workshop Tuesday, February 17 from 1:30 – 5:00. The tutorial will focus on all aspects of mobile e-learning from designing to tracking. Participants will use the latest in tools and solutions to design, create, publish and deploy mobile learning to phones and PDAs.
For more information about this conference, visit: http://www.salt.org
Contact: Bob Sanregret, CEO Hot Lava Software bobs@hotlavasoftware.com
+1 (540) 428-2988
http://www.hotlavasoftware.com
Carrie Janssen
carrie@salt.org
+1 (540) 347-0055
http://www.salt.org
Barbara Walls, Administrative and Marketing Assistant
Hot Lava Software
barbaraw@hotlavasoftware.com
+1 (540) 428-2988
http://www.hotlavasoftware.com
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December 16, 2008
Warrenton, VA-December 15, 2008–Hot Lava Software has just created a new product page on Facebook. Become a fan of HLS to keep up to date with new releases and events. Also by becoming a fan you can read other users’ opinion on the mobile learning technology developed by Hot Lava Software.
Just type “Hot Lava Software” in the search bar on your Facebook.com page; Hot Lava Software’s product page will appear first on the search results. Click “BECOME A FAN” and you can now access updates and information on Hot Lava Software while participating in discussions and wall conversations to get your voice heard on matters of mobile learning technology!
About Hot Lava Software, Inc.
Hot Lava Software, Inc. is the leading provider of mobile authoring, publishing, delivery and tracking solutions. Using Hot Lava Software’s content development and publishing system (LMA) integrated with the Hot Lava Mobile Delivery and Tracking SystemTM (MDTS) allows organizations to have the tools and knowledge needed to launch and track mobile initiatives faster, with more cost efficiency. Hot Lava Software provides mobile content solutions and design, as well as authoring and publishing solutions to corporations, governments and universities around the world. More information is available at www.hotlavasoftware.com.
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December 15, 2008
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Contacts:
Leo Png, CEOlution Alliance Pte Ltd.
leo@ceolution.com
+65 222 2284
Barbara Walls, Hot Lava Software, Inc.
barbaraw@hotlavasoftware.com
540-428-2988
Singapore – December 11, 2008. High interaction and group participation is in the palm of their hands. Each team is given 3 hours to complete their quest. All teams have to plan, decide, organize and navigate to prominent landmarks in the WW2 sites to find the answers, seize a token or perform an activity as stipulated in the mobile device to accumulate their points.
On arrival at the site, the GPS Pocket PC would trigger a matching site picture to affirm that they are on the right location. Participants then choose to read the text, watch a short video-clip, enjoy a sight and sound presentation for the clues or proceed to seize a token, perform an activity or answer all the questions specified. Answers to the questions could be found on-site or embedded within the mobile device.
Visitors will be able to embark on a self-guided journey to explore the cause and impact of the Fall of Fortress Singapore in WW2; and to learn valuable historical, leadership and strategic lessons from our traumatic past as part of the larger National Education and Total Defense thrust.
About Hot Lava Software, Inc.
Hot Lava Software, Inc. is the leading provider of mobile authoring, publishing, delivery and tracking solutions. Using Hot Lava Software’s content development and publishing system (LMA) integrated with the Hot Lava Mobile Delivery and Tracking SystemTM (MDTS) allows organizations to have the tools and knowledge needed to launch and track mobile initiatives faster, with more cost efficiency. Hot Lava Software provides mobile content solutions and design, as well as authoring and publishing solutions to corporations, governments and universities around the world. More information is available at www.hotlavasoftware.com.
About CEOlution Alliance Pte Ltd.
CEOlution was established in 2001 and its core business is in Corporate Training in the area of Sales & Marketing, Leadership, Change Management and CEO coaching. More information is available at http://www.ceolution.com.
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August 27, 2008
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Contacts:
Joy Torchia, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
816-932-1045
Heather A. Katz, Ph.D., Hot Lava Software, Inc.
540-428-2988
Barbara Walls, Hot Lava Software, Inc.
540-428-2988
WASHINGTON, DC (August 27, 2008)—On July 1, 2008, kajeet, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, and Hot Lava Software, Inc. began to impact the way that youth learn about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The Sports Bytes Competition allows youth to learn about the science behind sports via their mobile phones. Sports Bytes focuses on popular sports through “brain-teaser” questions that allow users to relate STEM concepts to real world contexts. Questions involving baseball will challenge the user to determine whether a professional batter can decide to swing literally in a blink of an eye. Other featured sports are soccer, cycling, and swimming, which provide practical application to STEM concepts.
kajeet is the only pay-as-you-go cell phone service that puts kids first while simultaneously empowering them and keeping them safe—facilitating them to respond with confidence to what’s happening in their world. “We are capitalizing on young fans’ love for cell phones by using them as a learning tool,” said Merrilea J. Mayo, Ph.D., Director, Future of Learning Initiatives for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. “This new competition allows us to reach and inspire kids in a unique way. Our hope is that they learn how exciting science can be and potentially explore a career in the field.”
Powered by Hot Lava Software’s Mobile Delivery and Tracking System (MDTS), kajeet users can access Sports Bytes from their kajeet phone deck menu. After answering a STEM question they are rewarded with free Sports Bytes themed wallpapers for their mobile phones.
Since July 1, 2008, the global Sports Bytes Competition has gone beyond kajeet users to engage thousands of people within Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. As of August 15, the promotion has over 130,000 registered users and over 40,000 users who have answered one or more questions about the science behind sports.
To participate in the Sports Bytes Competition right now, text sport to 83960 or text your answer to the question below to 83960.
A pro batter decides to swing in a blink of an eye?
- Text “sporta” for TRUE to 83960
- Text “sportb” for FALSE to 83960
- Or click here to enter your response
About Hot Lava Software, Inc.
Hot Lava Software, Inc. is the leading provider of mobile authoring, publishing, delivery and tracking solutions. Using Hot Lava Software’s content development and publishing system (LMA) integrated with the Hot Lava Mobile Delivery and Tracking SystemTM (MDTS) allows organizations to have the tools and knowledge needed to launch and track mobile initiatives faster, with more cost efficiency. Hot Lava Software provides mobile content solutions and design, as well as authoring and publishing solutions to corporations, governments and universities around the world. More information is available at www.hotlavasoftware.com.
About the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is a private nonpartisan foundation that works to harness the power of entrepreneurship and innovation to grow economies and improve human welfare. Through its research and other initiatives, the Kauffman Foundation aims to open young people’s eyes to the possibility of entrepreneurship, promote entrepreneurship education, raise awareness of entrepreneurship-friendly policies, and find alternative pathways for the commercialization of new knowledge and technologies. It also works to prepare students to be innovators, entrepreneurs and skilled workers in the 21st century economy through initiatives designed to improve learning in math, engineering, science and technology. Founded by the late entrepreneur and philanthropist, Ewing Marion Kauffman, the Foundation is based in Kansas City, Mo. More information is available at www.kauffman.org.
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August 4, 2008
Joy Torchia
(816) 932-1045
jtorchia@kauffman.org
Bob Sanregret
(540) 428-2988
bobs@hotlavasoftware.com
WARRENTON, Va-August 4, 2008-The Ewing Kauffman Foundation realized that a growing problem in our society is the lack of interest in the math and science fields of study, especially in the up and coming generation of students. With an interesting play on learning and enabled by Hot Lava Software, kids are “head faked”, using the words of Randy Pausch, into learning about the science behind the game of baseball.
Minor League teams such as the Frederick Keys, Bowie Baysocks, Wilmington Blue Rocks (click link to see an example of the Sports Bytes competition), Delmarva Shorebirds, Kansas City T-Bones, and Alberdeen Ironbirds have already started participating in this new-age learning program.
At home games, between innings, a nutty professor takes the stage on top of the home team dugout. Quickly catching the attention of the audience, a cell phone ring is played over the loud speaker. The professor challenges the audience, “Are you smarter than me, the professor?”
Now that the audience is enticed, “the professor” asks a science-based question about the game of baseball such as “Which has more drag, a smooth ball (sporta) or a rough ball (sportb)?”
Using the technology by Hot Lava Software, answers are text messaged to a number that is displayed up on the big screen and immediately the user receives a text message back that states if the answer provided was correct along with a hot link to a site with more educational information about baseball. Out of all the participants, one is chosen to receive a prize package including things such as team paraphernalia all the way to a free Kajeet cell phone.
Audiences seem very interested in this technology-enabled between inning game. The pre-teen to teen ages especially show great interest in participating in a game at a baseball stadium where they are the target audience and they can utilize their cell phones. It is a change to the activities that focus more on younger children.
So far tens of thousands of baseball fans have been reached through this method of learning simply by attending a baseball game. Without even knowing, all of these users have experienced more than just a baseball game when the last pitch is thrown; they have been taught the physics behind the game and a few walk away inspired to learn more.
About the Kauffman Foundation
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City is a private, nonpartisan foundation that works with partners to advance entrepreneurship in America and improve the education of children and youth. The Kauffman Foundation was established in the mid-1960s by the late entrepreneur and philanthropist Ewing Marion Kauffman. Information about the Kauffman Foundation is available at www.kauffman.org
About Hot Lava Software, Inc.
Hot Lava Software Inc. is the leading provider of mobile authoring, publishing, delivery and tracking solutions. Using Hot Lava Software’s content development and publishing system (LMA) integrated with the Hot Lava Mobile Delivery and Tracking System TM (MDTS) allows organizations to have the tools and knowledge needed to launch and track mobile initiatives faster, with more cost efficiency. Hot Lava Software provides mobile content solutions and a mobile content design, authoring and publishing solution to corporations, government and universities around the world. More information is available at http://www.hotlavasoftware.com/
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July 31, 2008
Check out the awesome videos on YouTube.com. The videos give great tips on where to find free downloads of Learning Mobile Author, Sports Bytes competitions and so much more.
Visit YouTube.com and search for “Hot Lava Software” or “Learning Mobile Author” to find some of the great videos posted up on YouTube.com. Follow this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbHW0p4pL_g to go directly to one of the videos about Learning Mobile Author.
About Hot Lava Software, Inc.
Hot Lava Software Inc. is the leading provider of mobile authoring, publishing, delivery and tracking solutions. Using Hot Lava Software’s content development and publishing system (LMA) integrated with the Hot Lava Mobile Delivery and Tracking System TM (MDTS) allows organizations to have the tools and knowledge needed to launch and track mobile initiatives faster, with more cost efficiency. Hot Lava Software provides mobile content solutions and a mobile content design, authoring and publishing solution to corporations, government and universities around the world. More information is available at http://www.hotlavasoftware.com/
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July 24, 2008
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Heather A. Katz, Ph.D.
540-428-2988 or heatherk@hotlavasoftware.com
Barbara Walls
540-428-2988 or marketing@hotlavasoftware.com
Warrenton, VA – July 24, 2008 – As of July 1, 2008, over 70,000 registered users have experienced mobile learning (mLearning) via interacting with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) educational modules during the Sports Bytes Competition. The goal of the Sports Bytes Competition is to facilitate on-demand STEM learning that is accessible via mobile phones. The Competition targets youth, between the elementary and high school grades, and seeks to spark their interest in the math and sciences; potentially influencing them to pursue higher education and careers in STEM disciplines.
With over 60,000 registered users, the Competition is nearing its goal to reach 100,000 users who answer one question in a Sports Bytes module. During July and August, 2008, in-game promotions bring the Sports Bytes Competition to baseball and soccer stadiums—Kansas City T-Bones, Frederick Keys, Aberdeen Ironbirds, Bowie Baysox, Wilmington Blue Rocks, Delmarva Shorebirds, and the D.C. United soccer team.
Anyone can learn about the science behind sports by texting a response for the following Sports Bytes question to 83960:
Which ball has the slower speed when thrown: a softball or a baseball?
- Text “sporta” for baseball to 83960
- Text “sportb” for softball to 83960
- Or click here to enter your response
Sports Bytes’ focus is on summertime sports such as baseball, soccer, cycling, and swimming. Interact anytime, anywhere, on-the-go from a mobile phone by texting “sport” to 83960 or from a browser at http://hdwap.com/s. Learn the science behind sports, thanks to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and Hot Lava Software, Inc.
About Hot Lava Software, Inc.
Hot Lava Software, Inc. is the leading provider of mobile authoring, publishing, delivery and tracking solutions. Using Hot Lava Software’s content development and publishing system (LMA) integrated with the Hot Lava Mobile Delivery and Tracking SystemTM (MDTS) allows organizations to have the tools and knowledge needed to launch and track mobile initiatives faster and with more cost efficiency. Hot Lava Software provides mobile content solutions and a mobile content design, authoring and publishing solution to corporations, governments and universities around the world. More information is available at www.hotlavasoftware.com.
About the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is a private nonpartisan foundation that works to harness the power of entrepreneurship and innovation to grow economies and improve human welfare. Through its research and other initiatives, the Kauffman Foundation aims to open young people’s eyes to the possibility of entrepreneurship, promote entrepreneurship education, raise awareness of entrepreneurship-friendly policies, and find alternative pathways for the commercialization of new knowledge and technologies. It also works to prepare students to be innovators, entrepreneurs and skilled workers in the 21st century economy through initiatives designed to improve learning in math, engineering, science and technology. Founded by the late entrepreneur and philanthropist, Ewing Marion Kauffman, the Foundation is based in Kansas City, Mo. More information is available at www.kauffman.org.
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July 22, 2008
WARRENTON, Va. – July 22, 2008 –As of the beginning of July, Hot Lava Software introduced their content development and publishing system, Learning Mobile Author version 4.2.9, onto download.com. Hot Lava’s Learning Mobile Author allows you to design, author, test and publish mobile content for delivery to mobile phones and PDAs. It is available for a 14-day trial download for absolutely free from download.com starting now! Visit download.com to learn more about Learning Mobile Author (LMA) and to download your free 14-day trial today!
About Hot Lava Software, Inc.
Hot Lava Software Inc. is the leading provider of mobile authoring, publishing, delivery and tracking solutions. Using Hot Lava Software’s content development and publishing system (LMA) integrated with the Hot Lava Mobile Delivery and Tracking System TM (MDTS) allows organizations to have the tools and knowledge needed to launch and track mobile initiatives faster, with more cost efficiency. Hot Lava Software provides mobile content solutions and a mobile content design, authoring and publishing solution to corporations, government and universities around the world. More information is available at http://www.hotlavasoftware.com/
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July 15, 2008
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Here are some links to different categories of programs/modules that might interest you.
Go check them out! I’m telling you it’s definitely worth it!
If you are interested in trying out Learning Mobile Author (LMA), please visit www.hotlavasoftware.com.
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July 15, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Sarah Brewster
(816) 842-8111 or sarah@trozzolo.com
Joy Torchia
(816) 932-1045 or jtorchia@kauffman.org
Barbara Walls
(540) 428-2988 or marketing@hotlavasoftware.com
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – July 15, 2008 – More than one competition will take place at the local T-Bones games this summer. The new Sports Bytes Competition, entering the field this July, is sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and powered by Hot Lava Software.
The Sports Bytes Competition will engage the young fans in the crowd by sending them mathematics, engineering, technology, and science questions via their cell phones. Combining fun with technology, fans will learn the science behind one of America’s favorite pastimes. For example, while the players are warming up for the next inning, fans can learn about the impact of gravity and friction on a baseball’s path.
The in-game promotions will build excitement around science education during July and August home games. The Sports Bytes professor – a quirky-looking, crazy-haired announcer – will leap up on the dugout and guide the crowd through the sports-related science quiz. The announcer will ask the fans a question: “Which ball has the slower speed when thrown: a baseball or a softball?” In response, kids will text either “sporta” for baseball or “sportb” for softball to 83960. They will then receive a response text with the correct answer as well as a link that provides them access to other Sports Bytes questions. Sports Bytes enthusiasts can access the questions anytime from their mobile phones by texting “sport” to 83960.
“We are capitalizing on young fans’ love for cell phones by using them as a learning tool,” said Merrilea J. Mayo, Ph.D., director, Future of Learning Initiatives for the Kauffman Foundation. “This new competition allows us to reach and inspire kids in a unique way. Our hope is that they learn how exciting science can be and potentially explore a career in the field.”
The kids who answer at least one Sports Bytes question correctly are entered into a drawing to win a prize pack, which is given out later in the game. With baseball players in mind, the prize pack will include free tickets to an upcoming T-Bones game, signed baseballs, a first pitch certificate, a kajeet mobile phone, and T-Bones merchandise.
In addition to the T-Bones, the Frederick Keys, Aberdeen Ironbirds, Bowie Baysox, Wilmington Blue Rocks and Delmarva Shorebirds are participating in the in-game promotions, along with the D.C. United Soccer Team.
About the Kauffman Foundation
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City is a private, nonpartisan foundation that works with partners to advance entrepreneurship in America and improve the education of children and youth. The Kauffman Foundation was established in the mid-1960s by the late entrepreneur and philanthropist Ewing Marion Kauffman. Information about the Kauffman Foundation is available at www.kauffman.org
About Hot Lava Software, Inc.
Hot Lava Software Inc. is the leading provider of mobile authoring, publishing, delivery and tracking solutions. Using Hot Lava Software’s content development and publishing system (LMA) integrated with the Hot Lava Mobile Delivery and Tracking System TM (MDTS) allows organizations to have the tools and knowledge needed to launch and track mobile initiatives faster, with more cost efficiency. Hot Lava Software provides mobile content solutions and a mobile content design, authoring and publishing solution to corporations, government and universities around the world. More information is available at http://www.hotlavasoftware.com/
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What I've learned about Mobile Learning. 