LinuxForce Newsroom
For Immediate Release
Date: June 3, 2003
Contact: CJ Fearnley
Phone: 610-734-1900
E-mail:
press@LinuxForce.net
Web: https://www.LinuxForce.net
LinuxForce And The Franklin Institute
Science Museum Announce The Development Of New Interactive Educational
Tools
The Franklin Institute Online Will Empower Educators With New Online
Applications And Communities
Philadelphia, PA — 3 June 2003 — LinuxForce today announced
that it has been selected by The Franklin Institute Science Museum to
develop a new educational application for The Franklin Institute Science
Museum Online.
"When launched, The Franklin Institute Online for educators will
provide an exciting new Web application that enables teachers from
the Philadelphia area and elsewhere to collaborate with one another in
an interactive setting and share best teaching practices and lessons
learned," stated Karen Elinich, Director of Educational Technology
Programs with The Franklin Institute Science Museum. "We chose LinuxForce
for this critical project since they have the expertise to conceive,
develop, implement and manage the online information management tools
that help The Franklin Institute Online better achieve its educational
mission," continued Elinich.
"In order to meet The Franklin Institute's design requirements for this
project, LinuxForce developed a new World Wide Web technology called
the XDBML™ Web Application System," stated CJ Fearnley, President
of LinuxForce. "This new technology is server-extended XHTML (eXtended
HyperText Markup Language) with the unique feature of supporting the
ability of Web designers with XHTML programming skills (but without
advanced SQL, Perl, or application server programming skills needed)
to develop interactive, database-driven Web applications," continued
Fearnley.
The Franklin Institute Online for Educators will include various
applications such as:
- Professional Development: Facilitate professional
development of teachers in improving their knowledge and expertise by
empowering teachers to share lessons learned.
- Best Practices: Foster the sharing of Best Practices
in-classroom by harnessing knowledge transfer of best practices which
will help educators improve their teaching curriculum.
- Teachers' Communities: Help science teachers find
educational resources to help meet the needs of their students in K-8.
- Multimedia: Integrate multimedia learning tools
such as photos, video and audio to seamlessly complement classroom and
laboratory teaching.
About The Franklin Institute Science Museum
Founded in honor of America's first scientist, Benjamin Franklin, The Franklin
Institute is one of America's oldest and premier centers of science education
and development. Today, the Institute continues its dedication to public
education and creating a passion for science by serving the public through its
museum, outreach programs, and curatorial work. Recognizing outstanding
achievements in science throughout the world is one important way that the
Institute perseveres in its commitment to Franklin's legacy. Located in the
"Heart" of Philadelphia, The Franklin Institute is a nationally respected
pioneer in the development of interactive science exhibits. The Franklin
Institute is Pennsylvania's most visited museum with more than 750,000
visitors annually, including over 365,000 school children.
About LinuxForce Inc.
Headquartered in Philadelphia, LinuxForce offers the market a wide range
of software solutions and outsourced systems administration services.
LinuxForce provides its corporate, academic and non-profit clients
with computing solutions built upon open source software and featuring
Linux. LinuxForce builds Internet (Web-based) and Intranet software,
custom Linux and X11 applications, and systems software. LinuxForce's
Remote ResponderSM
is a suite of products which provide outsourced Linux systems
management services to "look after your systems so you can look
after your business". LinuxForce is a leading advocate of the
Debian GNU/Linux operating system, the largest volunteer-based Linux
distribution provider. In addition to Philadelphia, LinuxForce has
offices in Irvine, California and Boulder, Colorado. LinuxForce's
clients include The Franklin Institute Science Museum, AIG, Chester
County InterLink, The Philadelphia Sportswriters Association, and
The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia. LinuxForce was
established in 1995 and incorporated in 1999. For more information
refer to www.LinuxForce.net
or call 610/734-1900.
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