Virtual Nerd Named 2011 Ed Tech Innovator!

by Mary Louise Helbig May 3, 2011 General Interest

We just learned that the SIIA has selected Virtual Nerd to participate in their Innovation Incubator Program, which“locates and provides visibility to developers of the industry’s most innovative education technology products or services”. Ten finalists and one alternate have been chosen to participate in SIIA’s 2011 Ed Tech Industry Summit May 22-24, 2011. The program is [...]

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WGN Interviews Leo about Study Tips for Midterms

by Mary Louise Helbig March 2, 2011 General Interest

In case you missed it, Leo appeared on WGN Midday News – Focus on Family segment, to share his recommendation on 5 study tips to help students prepare for midterms.  For more information, you can watch his WGN interview or we have the tips posted right here on our website. And for your convenience, here’s a [...]

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1,000 is a Big Number!!!

by Mary Louise Helbig February 22, 2011 General Interest

One thousand is a big and impressive number no matter how you look at it.  Aside from brushing your teeth and showering (well we can only hope), what have you done over 1,000 times with pure dedication and enthusiasm?   Well, on Wednesday February 16th, 2011 our Algebra tutor extraordinaire Becky Everding, filmed her 1,000th [...]

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Don’t Just Study, Take a Quiz!

by Leo Shmuylovich January 27, 2011 General Interest

As a student, do you prepare for a test by staring at the examples in your textbook? Have you been known to reread a chapter several times over and over before an important exam? New research indicates a surprisingly effective study method that beats these old-fashioned techniques: Stop studying and give yourself a test! Teachers and [...]

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GeekBeat.TV and bnetTV.com Review Our CTV App

by Mary Louise Helbig January 20, 2011 General Interest

Take a few minutes and check out Josh’s interviews with Cali Lewis of GeekBeat.TV and Tony Sklar of bnetTV.com at the CES.  Josh appears at about the 3 minute mark during Cali’s review of Yahoo! CTV’s new apps and its a straight 1:1 with Tony. Virtual Nerd’s CTV app is coming March 2011!  Stay tuned.

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Check out Pocket Science’s take on NASA’s “life-changing” discovery

by Josh Salcman January 11, 2011 General Interest

Yes, this news is “so 2010″, but we just discovered George Zaidan’s awesome video about it:

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CNN and BBC News Interview Virtual Nerd

by Mary Louise Helbig January 11, 2011 General Interest
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WOW!  What an amazing few days attending the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.  Josh and Leo were interviewed by quite a few media outlets including CNN and BBC News. We will post Josh and Leo’s live three-minute interview from Friday on Ali Velshi’s “CNN Newsroom” as soon as we have the link. In the [...]

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