Tuesday, April 30
Mobile Learning Lab Helps Students Achieve College Dreams What Washington, D.C., 12th grade student Ugonna Onyeukwu looked forward to most each week was his second period class on Wednesdays. Unlike other days, when he’d quickly make his way through the busy hallways of Calvin Coolidge High School, transitioning from one advanced course to the next, Wednesday mornings represented something different for Ugonna.  He didn’t have to worry about taking notes during a lecture or lab, completing the required reading, or preparing for an upcoming quiz, midterm or final exam. In fact, he didn’t even have to worry about what grade he would earn because there was no teacher evaluating his performance, per say. But doing well in this course carried even more weight for him than earning an “A” grade because it would determine where and if he got accepted to college. Ugonna was one of more than 40 students in the District of Columbia to participate in the Mobile Learning Lab special class during the 2012-2013 academic year. And like all his fellow participants at Coolidge, his hard work over the course of nine months paid off. He was accepted at a four-year college, receiving notification from his dream school, Penn State. To read the rest of Ugonna’s story and find out more about Verizon’s Mobile Learning Lab click through.

Mobile Learning Lab Helps Students Achieve College Dreams

What Washington, D.C., 12th grade student Ugonna Onyeukwu looked forward to most each week was his second period class on Wednesdays. Unlike other days, when he’d quickly make his way through the busy hallways of Calvin Coolidge High School, transitioning from one advanced course to the next, Wednesday mornings represented something different for Ugonna. 

He didn’t have to worry about taking notes during a lecture or lab, completing the required reading, or preparing for an upcoming quiz, midterm or final exam. In fact, he didn’t even have to worry about what grade he would earn because there was no teacher evaluating his performance, per say. But doing well in this course carried even more weight for him than earning an “A” grade because it would determine where and if he got accepted to college.

Ugonna was one of more than 40 students in the District of Columbia to participate in the Mobile Learning Lab special class during the 2012-2013 academic year. And like all his fellow participants at Coolidge, his hard work over the course of nine months paid off. He was accepted at a four-year college, receiving notification from his dream school, Penn State. To read the rest of Ugonna’s story and find out more about Verizon’s Mobile Learning Lab click through.

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Thursday, April 25
Stay Safe and Secure When Using Public Wi-Fi Public Wi-Fi connections are a convenient tool, but it’s important for consumers to take steps to protect their devices and personal information, such as online bank accounts or passwords, which can be collected without their knowledge when using these networks. Connecting to open networks without checking their origins makes it easy for customers to mistake a hacker’s fake hotspot, disguised to resemble a business’s hotspot, for the real thing. Avoid this trap by asking an employee for the name or SSID (Service Set Identifier) of the network or by using a personal mobile hotspot. Do not connect to supposedly “free” networks that ask for a credit card payment or other personal information. For business travelers especially, public Wi-Fi in airports makes it easy to stay connected to the office while on the road. After using a public network, users should secure their device by setting it to “forget” any networks to which it was previously connected and turn off the device’s Wi-Fi connection. Also, make sure antivirus and antispyware software is up to date on all of devices, including smartphones. By downloading apps such as Verizon Mobile Security and Lookout, users can help protect themselves from malicious activities.

Stay Safe and Secure When Using Public Wi-Fi
Public Wi-Fi connections are a convenient tool, but it’s important for consumers to take steps to protect their devices and personal information, such as online bank accounts or passwords, which can be collected without their knowledge when using these networks.
Connecting to open networks without checking their origins makes it easy for customers to mistake a hacker’s fake hotspot, disguised to resemble a business’s hotspot, for the real thing. Avoid this trap by asking an employee for the name or SSID (Service Set Identifier) of the network or by using a personal mobile hotspot. Do not connect to supposedly “free” networks that ask for a credit card payment or other personal information.
For business travelers especially, public Wi-Fi in airports makes it easy to stay connected to the office while on the road. After using a public network, users should secure their device by setting it to “forget” any networks to which it was previously connected and turn off the device’s Wi-Fi connection.
Also, make sure antivirus and antispyware software is up to date on all of devices, including smartphones. By downloading apps such as Verizon Mobile Security and Lookout, users can help protect themselves from malicious activities.

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Tuesday, April 23

Channel 3 for New England Cable News (NECN) toured Verizon’s Mobile Learning Lab at South High School in Worcester, MA where Holy Cross students meet one-on-one with students to help prepare them for college, as well as SATs. It’s all made possible by Verizon Wireless and technology donated by Samsung.
Verizon’s Mobile Learning Lab, which started last year, is a program that combines the use of technology with college mentors, to create a 360-degree comprehensive environment to help the students learn and grow.
The program also partners with Northeastern University and six schools in Boston.
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Thursday, June 21

Four Apps to Help You Stay Connected on Your Beach Vacation

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With summer now officially upon us, it’s the perfect time for a quick getaway to the beach. While enjoying the sand and watching the surf, there’s a good chance you’ll still have one eye on your smartphone or tablet, checking your email or posting pictures to your social media accounts.

So, if you’re one of the many multitaskers soaking up the sun, here are four apps to help you stay connected.

  1. Quickoffice Pro. Need to catch up on a few emails? Quickoffice Pro lets you create, edit and share Microsoft Office documents quickly, and from the comforts of your beach chair.
  2. Viewdini. Don’t want to miss out on your favorite shows? Viewdini allows you to pull movies, television shows and video content from multiple sources like Hulu and Netflix.
  3. Slacker Radio. In the mood for a little music? Slacker offers access to more than 100 unique radio stations.
  4. ESPN ScoreCenter. Can’t find the ball game you’re looking for on the radio? ESPN ScoreCenter provides up-to-date news and scores on everything from Major League Baseball to the Premier Soccer League.

Want to Learn More? Check out these apps and more in the Verizon Media Store.

(source: news.verizonwireless.com)

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Monday, April 16             1 note

NJ Department Of Children And Families Partners With Verizon’s Hopeline To Provide Wireless Phones To Victims Of Domestic Violence

Domestic violence can happen to anyone, and providing support and services to the victims takes on many forms.The New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF) is partnering with HopeLine from Verizon, a national cell phone recycling and re-use program that turns no-longer-used wireless phones into support for victims of domestic violence.

For more information on the Hopeline program please click through.

(Source: news.verizonwireless.com)

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Monday, March 19
Verizon Wireless Trade-In Program Goes Green With Electronic Gift Cards Today, we’re excited to introduce the availability of electronic gift cards to the Trade-In Program. Now customers can immediately take advantage of credit earned through trading in their wireless devices.

Verizon Wireless Trade-In Program Goes Green With Electronic Gift Cards

Today, we’re excited to introduce the availability of electronic gift cards to the Trade-In Program. Now customers can immediately take advantage of credit earned through trading in their wireless devices.

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Tuesday, February 21             1 note

Verizon, Motorola, BoxTone Unveil Mobile Solution For Health Care Industry

By providing health care practitioners with secure mobile devices and apps, patient care can be improved through the sharing of clinical data in near-real time to help speed decision making and control costs. Verizon Enterprise Solutions, Motorola Mobility Inc. (MMI) and BoxTone are collaborating to develop a comprehensive mobile solution to help satisfy the unique security, reliability and usability requirements of the health care industry.
“Mobile devices and health care apps represent one of the biggest IT opportunities of the decade to improve and transform care delivery. Working with Motorola Mobility and BoxTone, we have brought together complementary capabilities to create an easy-to-deploy and manage mobility solution for our health care customers.”

(Source: prnewswire.com)

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Thursday, February 2

Verizon Wireless Customer Care Leads Industry In Latest J.D. Power And Associates Study

Thank you to all our wireless customers across the country! According to the newest J.D. Power and Associates study, Verizon Wireless offers the greatest customer care among full service providers in the industry.

(Source: news.verizonwireless.com)

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Friday, October 22             3 notes

Verizon Wireless has been voted 2010 BEST of the BEST by the readers of The Virginia Pilot

Verizon Wireless received the 1st place award for the BEST WIRELESS PHONE SERVICE PROVIDER for ALL of Hampton Roads for 2010.  The supplement announcing all the winners across all categories was a supplement to the Virginia Pilot, dated October 17, 2010.

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