FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 30, 2007
Stream57 Chosen by Crossroads of Learning to Present Virtual 'Tutoring Town Hall' Series
NEW YORK, NY – Crossroads of Learning, a resource provider for one-on-one educators and academic coaches, has partnered with Stream57, the leading provider of fully customizable webcasting and rich media solutions for online communications, to present their ongoing live, interactive "Tutoring Town Hall" webcast series to air online next in January 2008.
The virtual town hall meeting is an interactive online conference, including a moderator, featured speaker and three expert panelists, broadcasting from separate locations via personal computer, phone bridge and webcams. Webcast via Stream57's fully-customizable StreamLine software suite, Crossroads of Learning is able to effortlessly link their panelists with participants from around the world for this unique event, with live user interaction and streaming video capabilities.
The "Tutoring Town Hall" events are designed to engage a community of one-to-one educators, including tutors, education agency managers and staff, corporate training and coaching professionals, and parents around timely issues and professional development. The January event will focus on on-line tutoring technology and services.
"The StreamLine platform engages participants with a clean yet powerful interface that reduces attrition and increases participation," shared Crossroads of Learning Program Director Bob Lasiewicz. "From registration through edited archived presentations, Stream57 and StreamLine cover all the bases and allow the program to shine through."
"Crossroads of Learning has provided us an opportunity to use the power of our StreamLine software suite to reach an audience dedicated to making a difference in our society," Stream57 President Ben Chodor commented. "We're excited to be involved with an organization as important as Crossroads of Learning, and we're proud of the resources and technology that will be showcased in this unique webcast series."
About Stream57
Stream57 is an energetic team that believes in the power of the Internet for learning, marketing and entertainment. StreamLine, Stream57's cutting-edge webcast and rich media software suite, brings a new level of interactivity to online video presentations and e-learning. Founded in 2001 by President Ben Chodor, Stream57 has provided software and services for rich media delivery, webcasting, collaboration and e-learning, consistently evolving to stay at the forefront of the interactive and streaming media industry. Stream57 has engineered creative communication solutions for a wide range of distinguished clients, including several Fortune 1000 corporations, national charities, higher education institutions and health care organizations. For more information on Stream57, please call 212-909-2550 or visit www.Stream57.com.
About Crossroads of Learning
Crossroads of Learning (www.crossroadsoflearning.com) is a division of Media InfoSystems, Inc. a provider of systems design, training, and business products and services since 1982. The company offers "Tutoring Foundations," an online tutor training course developed in partnership with the National Tutoring Association and the Fielding Graduate University. In addition to "Tutoring Foundations" training program, Crossroads of Learning provides many free resources for one-to-one educators, including a community of interest (discussions, meeting areas, blogs, file sharing, etc.), a library of helpful Internet tools, the Journal, and the Tutoring Town Hall interactive webcasts.
Contact:
Andrew Parker
Marketing Director
212.909.2550 x1020
aparker@s57.com
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