WALLINGFORD, Conn. – April 4, 2007 – VBrick Systems, Inc., the world leader in digital video systems and solutions, today announced that it is sponsoring the TxDLA Don Foshee Memorial Grant.  TxDLA awarded the 2007 Don Foshee Memorial Grant to Roxanne Glaser, distance learning coordinator, Education Service Center Region 12 in Waco, Texas during the 10^th Annual TxDLA Conference, held March 27-29, 2007 in Galveston Island, Texas. 

This marks the second consecutive year that VBrick has funded the Don Foshee Memorial Grant, which supports exceptional ideas that are delivered creatively through distance learning applications.  Keeping with the spirit of TxDLA Founder Don Foshee, the grant is focused on leveraging Texas resources to develop innovative online education programs.  Grant recipients receive $2,000 and present their project outcomes at the following year’s TxDLA conference. 

“The Texas Distance Learning Association fosters an environment that promotes education, ease of information access, and raises the bar for collaboration and discovery,” said Pat Cassella, senior director of marketing, VBrick Systems, Inc.  “We are proud to work with the Texas Distance Learning Association and sponsor new, engaging approaches that redefine the classroom.”

Ms. Glaser’s grant submission expands traditional reading programs to also include online collaboration for book theme discussions and videoconference Q&As with local subject matter experts for each of the three proposed books.  The grant program will serve grades five through eight, will include reading and writing, and potentially integrate into social studies and science curriculum.

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