MEDIA ADVISORY: AISD 2013 Teaching with Google Nexus Project Winners Announced Friday

AUSTIN, Texas鈥擣riday, AISD will announce the recipients of the 2013 Teaching with Google Nexus Project, with surprise visits at their respective schools. Join AISD at Blackshear Elementary School as a teacher is awarded a grant to create stop-motion animation using tablet technology with third through fifth grade students.

Who: Mel Waxler, AISD鈥檚 chief of staff; Michelle Wallis, the district鈥檚 executive director of innovation and development; and Gerardo Interiano, public affairs manager, Google

What: The 2013 Teaching with Google Nexus Project was made possible by an in-kind donation of 100 Google Nexus tablets for educators to integrate technology into their classroom.

When: 10:25 a.m. Friday, Nov. 1

Where: Blackshear Elementary School, 1712 E. 11th St.

Background: More than 60 teachers and non-profit providers who work with AISD students on campuses submitted grant applications. Through a multistep screening process and review panel of distinguished advisors and educators, the four winning grants were selected. A list of all four recipients will be provided after Friday鈥檚 event.

For more information, please contact the Department of Communications and Community Engagement at 414-2414.