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Release Date: July 24, 2008

STEM Education Goes Mobile and Exceeds 70,000 Registered Users

By Hot Lava Software
July 24, 2008

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Users are experiencing mLearning through Sports Byte competition.

PR9.NET July 24, 2008 - Warrenton, VA - As of July 1, 2008, over 70,000 registered users have experienced mobile learning (mLearning) via interacting with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) educational modules during the Sports Bytes Competition. The goal of the Sports Bytes Competition is to facilitate on-demand STEM learning that is accessible via mobile phones. The Competition targets youth, between the elementary and high school grades, and seeks to spark their interest in the math and sciences; potentially influencing them to pursue higher education and careers in STEM disciplines.

With over 60,000 registered users, the Competition is nearing its goal to reach 100,000 users who answer one question in a Sports Bytes module. During July and August, 2008, in-game promotions bring the Sports Bytes Competition to baseball and soccer stadiums—Kansas City T-Bones, Frederick Keys, Aberdeen Ironbirds, Bowie Baysox, Wilmington Blue Rocks, Delmarva Shorebirds, and the D.C. United soccer team.

Anyone can learn about the science behind sports by texting a response for the following Sports Bytes question to 83960:

Which ball has the slower speed when thrown: a softball or a baseball?

• Text "sporta" for baseball to 83960
• Text "sportb" for softball to 83960
• Or click here to enter your response

Sports Bytes' focus is on summertime sports such as baseball, soccer, cycling, and swimming. Interact anytime, anywhere, on-the-go from a mobile phone by texting "sport" to 83960 or from a browser at http://hdwap.com/s. Learn the science behind sports, thanks to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and Hot Lava Software, Inc.

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Hot Lava Software, Inc. is the leading provider of mobile authoring, publishing, delivery and tracking solutions. Hot Lava Software anticipated the need for mobile content in the form of learning, reference, surveys, testing and job aids to support a growing remote and field workforce. Using Hot Lava Software's content development and publishing system (LMA), integrated with the Hot Lava mobile delivery and tracking system (MDTS), your organization will have the tools and knowledge needed to launch and track mobile initiatives faster and more cost effectively than you would have ever imagined.