Archive for the 'education' Category

17: Education and Polycom

For educators, the daily challenge to achieve increased educational equity, comply with standards, improve student performance — while at the same time managing instructor shortages — continues to be difficult.

For today’s Polycom on Demand, we speak with Russ Colbert, Polycom’s global education market director, about the variety of programs Polycom has put into place to help those in the education field.

Solutions mentioned in today’s show:

Polycom’s Education Information

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14: Polycom Grant Assistance Program

State and local government, along with non-profit groups, are eligible to apply for funding to implement voice, video, and data communications solutions. To help organizations find these funding sources, Polycom launched the Polycom Grant Assistance Program (PGAP). For today’s Polycom On Demand, we talk with Polycom Government Market Director/Grants Director Kristin DeProspero.

Solutions mentioned in today’s show:

Polycom Grant Assistance Program

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03: Global Nomads Group — Fostering understanding among the world’s youth through video conferencing dialogue

Imagine the impact of connecting the youth of the United States with their peers in Iraq, Mozambique, the Sudan, Rwanda or Honduras. The non-profit organization Global Nomads Group (GNG) is doing just that, with the help of companies like Polycom. In today’s Polycom On Demand podcast, we talk with GNG co-founder David Macquart about this inspirational organization.

Mentioned on today’s show:

Global Nomads Group

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