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Falling into Fun with Merge EDU: October Updates!

📄 New 9-12 Grade Activity Plans and Quizzes for Merge Explorer
🌎 Earth Week Giveaways
🎃 Pumpkin Scanning Contest

As the leaves change color and pumpkin spice fills the air, Merge is excited to bring you some fantastic autumn updates!
Here's what's brewing this October 👇

Falling into Fun with Merge EDU: October Updates! Here's to an amazing October with Merge EDU!

As part of Earth Science Week, we're excited to celebrate National Fossil Day on October 16, 2024! This day provides an excellent opportunity to engage students in the fascinating world of paleontology and the incredible rock history of Earth.

This National Fossil Day, let's use the power of AR to bring learning to life and spark curiosity about the amazing history of our planet. After all, every fossil tells a story – and with Merge EDU, your students can be the ones to uncover it!

Celebrating National Fossil Day with Merge EDU Read on to learn how Merge EDU can bring fossil exploration to life in your classroom this National Fossil Day.

It was so fun to see our students in learning about renewable resources with MERGE today. It brings their learning to life! ◼️

Earth Science Week (October 13-19, 2024) is just around the corner, and at Merge, we're excited to help educators and students dive deep into the wonders of our planet! This year's theme, "Earth Science is for Everyone," emphasizes the importance of learning about the Earth, including its rocks, weather, oceans, and natural phenomena for all people regardless of their career path.

Exploring Our Planet: Celebrating Earth Science Week with Merge EDU Let's explore how Merge EDU can bring Earth science concepts to life in your classroom!

Incorporating Merge Hologlobe and a Merge Cube into science class provides students with engaging and visual tools that get them excited about learning about the world we live in.

🔥 Tracking Wildfires
☁️ Observing Cloud Patterns
❄️ Monitoring Ice Coverage

By providing students with a hands-on way to explore global phenomena like wildfires, cloud patterns, and ice coverage, we can foster a deeper understanding of our planet's complex systems and challenges. Merge Hologlobe and a Merge Cube brings the whole world into the classroom in a way that will inspire the next generation of climatologists and meteorologists!

Enhancing Environmental Science Visualization with Merge Hologlobe and a Merge Cube Incorporating Merge Hologlobe and a Merge Cube into science class provides students with engaging and visual tools that get them excited about learning about the world we live in.

Implementing augmented reality experiences in your STEM program can transform how students interact with complex STEM and science concepts.

💧 Dive into the Water Cycle
⛈️ Analyze Weather Patterns
🌎 Explore Rotation and Revolution
🧑🏽‍💻 Optimize the Engineering Design and 3D Printing Processes
🧬 Examine Cells and Animal Skulls

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5 Innovative Ways to Integrate Augmented Reality with Merge EDU in Your Back-to-School STEM Program Here are five ways to use Merge EDU in your STEM and science programs this fall!

It can be hard to go back to school after a summer of fun, but embracing the back-to-school season with a heart full of wonder opens the door to endless learning adventures! And when students have access to high quality learning materials that engage them in the concepts they’re studying, the fun will continue into the school year.

Merge & Capstone are providing a space themed back-to-school prize bundle for a 4 lucky educators! The prize package will include:

🪐 1-year Merge EDU Individual Subscription, 3 Merge Cubes, and Merge EDU stickers

🛰️ Space-themed book bundle from Capstone - Moving to Mars, Returning to the Moon: A Max Axiom Super Scientist Adventure, Milo’s Amazing Space Adventure, and Yasmin the Astronaut.

All you have to do is sign up on our blog at mergeedu.blog for your chance to win! Winners will be chosen on September 15th. Good luck, and we hope you have an amazing 2024-2025 school year!!

Users can generate intricate 3D models that can be uploaded, held, and explored on the Merge Cube by simply describing an object in natural language.

Create and Hold Anything with AI and a Merge Cube 👉 https://bit.ly/4cnRB2t

Thank you to all who made ISTE 2024 an unforgettable experience! We can't wait to see you in our hometown San Antonio for ISTE 2025!

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Recap of ISTE 2024 Merge EDU at the Denver Convention Center

We are constantly working to bring our educator community new updates and experiences every month, so let’s check out what we have in store for the rest of this one.

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What’s new in June Can you believe it’s already June?!

Sira Medical is a pioneering company dedicated to revolutionizing surgical planning with their cutting-edge augmented reality (AR) technology. They recently received a significant nod of approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), marking a major milestone in their journey to make surgery safer and more efficient.

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Empowering Surgeons with Augmented Reality: Sira Medical's Breakthrough By incorporating the Merge Cube into their platform, Sira Medical not only enhances surgical training and patient education because of the hands-on nature of the Merge Cube, but also underscores the potential of AR technology in diverse professional settings.

Merge is excited to announce that we will be exhibiting at the upcoming ISTE 2024 conference in Denver, Colorado! Attendees will have the opportunity to experience Merge EDU and see how it can seamlessly integrate into your STEM programs.

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Find Merge at ISTE 2024 Visit Merge at ISTE 2024 and get a free Merge Cube and free trial of Merge EDU! Find us in Booth 1948.

In celebration of World Bee Day, Merge and Capstone are giving away a bundle that includes a 1-year individual subscription of Merge EDU + 3 Merge Cubes, as well as 3 print books about bees, and 1 craft book that includes an activity to build a pollinator garden! This is a fantastic opportunity to augment your teaching toolkit!!

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Buzzing into World Bee Day with Capstone and Merge EDU As World Bee Day approaches on May 20th, Merge and Capstone Publishing are teaming up to create a buzz with a Merge EDU + Book Giveaway!

Our 2024 ambassadors represent diverse backgrounds and fields, but share a common goal: leveraging technology to empower their students and unlock their full capabilities. Through implementing Merge EDU and other educational technology tools, they create immersive and enriching learning experiences that promote critical thinking, innovation, and inquisitiveness among their students.

Introducing the Merge EDU Ambassador Class of 2024 We’re so excited to have these educators on our Merge Ambassador team, and we can't wait to see the amazing things they will accomplish this year!

Not only will Merge EDU energize your Earth Day 2024 lesson plans, they'll foster an immersive, engaging, and dynamic learning environment where students can truly connect with our Earth's complex systems in a meaningful way. Happy Earth Day!!

Add Augmented Reality to your Earth Day Lessons with Merge EDU Earth Day is just around the corner, and there are so many topics in Merge EDU that are perfect for students to learn about on this special day!

Using Merge EDU apps and 's amazing eBook resources this 🌎 , you can transform your classroom or library into an enriching, immersive workspace for your students to learn about the environment and the reasons we should love and conserve it!

Merge, Capstone, and Shannon are providing an Earth Day Prize for a few lucky educators! The prize package will include:

⭐ 1-year Merge EDU Individual Subscription, 3 Merge Cubes, and Merge EDU stickers
⭐ 1-year access to Capstone Interactive eBooks
⭐ A set of Nature We Need print books
⭐ Copy of Sonia's Digital World by Shannon McClintock-Miller

All you have to do is sign up (link in bio) for your chance to win! Winners will be chosen on April 23rd!

Good luck, and Happy Earth Day!!

Shannon, Capstone, and Merge recently put their heads together to create a series of hands-on Merge EDU activities and e-books from Capstone Interactive you can use in your classroom or library for Earth Day! By including books and activities that cover various topics like bees, trees, and rain, students will learn more about these important aspects of Earth in a way that's engaging, memorable, and fun!

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Celebrating Earth Day with Capstone, Shannon McClintock-Miller and Merge EDU (plus your Chance to Win an Earth Day Prize!) Earth Day is celebrated around the world on April 22nd every year and serves as an important reminder that we should conserve Earth’s precious resources.

The Merge Cube opens up a virtual doorway to the universe, turning the classroom into an exciting space for exploration. Using AR, the Merge Cube lets students engage with 3D models of objects like the Sun, Moon, and Earth, planets, and more.

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Solar Eclipse 2024: Teaching with the Merge Cube This unique celestial event not only offers a stunning display of beauty, but also provides an excellent opportunity for educators to discuss fundamental space concepts with students, especially revolution and rotation.

Thanks to the nearly $15,000 grant, every library in Copperas Cove elementary schools will have Merge Cubes for the kiddos to get a little more hands-on with their learning.

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Surprise grant brings new AR tech to Copperas Cove ISD elementary schools Thanks to a nearly $15,000 grant, every library in Copperas Cove elementary schools will have Merge Cubes for students to get a little more hands-on with their learning.