VariQuest in the News
VariQuest a Winner of the EdTech Digest 2011 "Cool Tool Awards"
November 2011
VariQuest has been named a winner of the 2011 "Cool Tool Awards" by EdTech Digest. Read the online announcement here.
New VariQuest Cold Laminator 2510 Featured in Tech & Learning Magazine
October 2011
Tech & Learning magazine features the new VariQuest Cold Laminator 2510 in its "What's New" column in the October 2011 issue. Read the online version here.
EdTech Digest Q&A with David Grey of Varitronics
June 2011
Victor Rivero of EdTech Digest interviews David Grey, vice president and general manger of Varitronics, about the VariQuest tools, his thoughts on education, and the power of visual learning. Read the online article at EdTech Digest here.
eSchool News Features New VariQuest Software v2.0
March 2011
eSchool News magazine features the new VariQuest Software v2.0 in its "Product Spotlight" section in the March 2011 issue. Read the online version here.
New VariQuest Software v2.0 Featured in Tech & Learning Magazine
February 2011
Tech & Learning magazine features the new VariQuest Software v2.0 in its "What's New" column in the February 2011 issue. Read the online version here.
VariQuest in Tech & Learning’s EdTech Ticker Blog
December 10, 2010
The new VariQuest Design Center Software v2.0 was mentioned in Tech & Learning’s Ed Tech Ticker Blog. Read the blog post here.
eSchool News Online Features New VariQuest Software v2.0
December 8, 2010
eSchool News online featured the new VariQuest Design Center Software v2.0 that is available for a free upgrade to all current VariQuest Software owners. Learn about the news features and read the full news release here.
eSchool News Online Features VariQuest’s Student-Based Enterprise Workshop
December 1, 2010
eSchool News online featured the “Getting Creative with Student-Based Enterprises” workshop that VariQuest hosted at the ACTE Annual Convention and Career Tech Expo in Las Vegas on Dec. 2 and 3. Read the full article here.
VariQuest Receives District Administration's 2010 Readers' Choice Top 100 Products Award
November 2010
The VariQuest Visual Learning Tools have received District Administration's 2010 Readers' Choice Top 100 Products Award! Read the full article here.
eSchool News Online Features Varitronics and Inspiration Software Partnership
September 15, 2010
eSchool News online featured the new partnership between Varitronics and Inspiration® Software. The VariQuest Poster Maker and Inspiration Software's Inspiration® 9 are now optimized to work together to create and print large-scale visuals of Inspiration's Diagram, Map and Outline View documents. Read the full article here.
Burmark Features Design Center in Educational Leadership Article
September 2010
In her latest article, ASCD author Dr. Lynell Burmark includes the VariQuest Design Center and how a group of students at Lucy Addison Middle School in Virginia use the VariQuest tools to run a school store named Bulldog Press. The article, "Candlelit Learning," is posted on Educational Leadership's website, and discusses the importance of creating meaningful contexts to help students learn, such as through a student run store to gain real world business skills. Read the full article here.
Varitronics Featured in South Cheatham Advocate
August 7, 2010
Varitronics was featured in the South Cheatham Advocate for donating a VariQuest Visual Learning Tools product suite to Kingston Springs Elementary School in Kingston, Tenn. Last May the school was nearly destroyed by a flood, but thanks to the help of education companies, NBC’s new TV show “School Pride,” and community volunteers, the school has been renovated and is ready for students and teachers for the new school year.
VariQuest Poster Featured on 'Today'
March 15, 2010
A poster made by students at the Nellie Reddix Center in San Antonio, Texas for a nearby school's marching band was featured on "Today" and on the TV show's blog.
Kathy Schrock’s Kaffeeklatsch Blog Showcases Cutout Maker Workshop Video
March 15, 2010
Kathy Schrock, education blogger, director of technology at Nauset Public Schools in Orleans, MA, and founder of Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators, recently held several workshops at her school to train teachers how to use their new VariQuest Cutout Maker. Check out her blog post and video on the workshops here.
VariQuest in Tech & Learning’s EdTech Ticker Blog
March 4, 2010
VariQuest’s “Visual Learning Strategies to Improve Student Achievement and Engagement” workshop at ASCD 2010 was mentioned in Tech & Learning’s Ed Tech Ticker Blog. Check out the blog post here.
ASCD Author Dr. Lynell Burmark Features VariQuest in Latest Work
February 2010
Visual literacy expert Dr. Lynell Burmark recommends the VariQuest Poster Maker to utilize wordles in the classroom in the article “Come on Board the Wordle Wagon: creating word clouds on your computer.” Read the full article here.
Visual Literacy Expert Dr. Lynell Burmark Features VariQuest in Recent Article
December 2009
Dr. Lynell Burmark, ASCD author of Visual Literacy: Learn to See, See to Learn, features VariQuest in the article “Teaching Students, Not Just Standards, with Visual Literacy.” Read the full article here.
District Administration’s Editor Picks Includes VariQuest Cutout Maker
November/December 2009
The VariQuest Cutout Maker is an editor pick for editor Kurt O. Dyrli’s choices for the latest in hardware, software, books & materials, facilities and the internet. Read the full article here.
Scholastic Administr@tor Names VariQuest ARRA-Approved Technology
September 2009
In its Smart Guide to ARRA spending, Scholastic Administr@tor recommends technologies and programs for administrators to consider purchasing with their stimulus funds, including VariQuest. Review the guide here.
VariQuest Customer Discusses the Tools in T.H.E. Journal
May 2009
Schools are getting creative in finding ways to fund technology purchases using Title 1 money and other sources. Read what VariQuest customer Annette Schoew told T.H.E. Journal about her considerations when deciding what and how to purchase technology that will have a positive impact on schools in her district. Read the full article here.
School Construction News Features the VariQuest Cutout Maker
May 2009
The VariQuest Cutout Maker is featured in the annual product news issue that covers products and services for the school construction and maintenance industry. Read the full listing here.
ZDNet Education Covers VariQuest
April 3, 2009
Christopher Dawson of ZDNet Education covers the VariQuest product suite in “VariQuest Proves It’s OK to Use Paper Sometimes.” Read the full article here.
SchoolTube.com Features VariQuest in ACTE Convention Video
December 2008
SchoolTube.com interviews VariQuest education consultant Becky Smith at the 2008 ACTE Convention in Charlotte, NC. Watch the video here.