Mobicip Sponsors VSTE Summer Mobile Devices Learning Events To support the education on new ways of teaching and learning, internet safety s ervice Mobicip.com sponsors July Mobile Learning Conference Thousand Oaks, CA, July 27, 2011 -- Mobicip.com, the leading Internet safety and parental control service for mobile devices like the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPa d, is sponsoring the Virginia Society for Technology in Education (VSTE) Summer Mobile Learning Events. As part of VSTE’s continuing focus on mobile learning, VST E will be hosting mobile learning conferences throughout the month of July. VSTE Summer Mobile Learning Conferences are about “new Teaching” and “new Learning”. Mobici p, an organization dedicated to enabling students to learn on the mobile web, is supporting this educational conference to further the causes that mobile learni ng empowers like digital equity and always-on access to learning. “The interactive education that VSTE has pulled together really embodies the futur e of education – mobile education” says Suren Ramasubbu, Founder and CEO of Mobicip. com. “The keynote speakers, the participatory learning games and the lessons abou t integrating technology into the classroom make this summer mobile learning con ference series a window into the breadth and depth of the experiments in mobile learning today.” VSTE Executive Director, Karen Richardson summarized the mobile education focus: “We are mostly emphasizing the instructional focus of these events: educators tal king to other educators about how they are using mobile technologies. You ll not ice some sessions on Universal Design for Learning as well as sessions on managi ng student use and getting organized.Mobile learning is very new in Virginia and people are interested in all aspects of it. We are trying to meet that interest a nd need.” All events are just $60 for a day of learning with continental breakfast and lun ch provided. Register for the summer learning events here: http://www.vste.org/i ndex/learn/learning_events/summer_2011 About Mobicip’s Web Filtering and Dynamic Parental Control Software Mobicip is the most popular content filtering solution available on the App Stor e. The best-selling Mobicip Safe Browser app has been consistently rated among t op paid apps, downloaded and used by tens of thousands of parents andseveral K-12 schools and school districts in the US, and was recently recognized by the2010 P arents’ Choice Awards as a Top Mobile App. Mobicip s dynamic content filtering inc ludes a new YouTube filter and Windows 7 Content Filter for parents and educator s to ensure their children’s Internet safety while they are on the web. In additio n to enabling online learning by supporting iOS-based devices, Mobicip partners with schools like Comal ISD to create custom app solutions that further enable o nline learning. Learn more at www.mobicip.com About Virginia Society for Technology (VSTE) VSTE is the premier professional development and advocacy organization for educa tors in Virginia. The Virginia Society for Technology in Education (VSTE) was fo unded in 1986 as the Virginia Educational Computing Association and is Virginia’s affiliate of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). VSTE’s mission is to promote excellence in education through professional development e ndeavors supporting the integration of existing and emerging technologies. Our v ision is to be an influence in technological innovation in education and be reco gnized as an agent of change across the Commonwealth. Contact: Nicki Gauthier Mobicip 501-I South Reino Rd. Ste 212.

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To support the education on new ways of teaching and learning, internet safety service Mobicip.com sponsors July Mobile Learning Conference

Thousand Oaks, CA, July 27, 2011 -- Mobicip.com, the leading Internet safety andparental control service for mobile devices like the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, is sponsoring the Virginia Society for Technology in Education (VSTE) SummerMobile Learning Events. As part of VSTE’s continuing focus on mobile learning, VSTE will be hosting mobile learning conferences throughout the month of July. VSTESummer Mobile Learning Conferences are about “new Teaching” and “new Learning”. Mobicip, an organization dedicated to enabling students to learn on the mobile web, issupporting this educational conference to further the causes that mobile learning empowers like digital equity and always-on access to learning.

“The interactive education that VSTE has pulled together really embodies the future of education – mobile education” says Suren Ramasubbu, Founder and CEO of Mobicip.com. “The keynote speakers, the participatory learning games and the lessons about integrating technology into the classroom make this summer mobile learning conference series a window into the breadth and depth of the experiments in mobilelearning today.”

VSTE Executive Director, Karen Richardson summarized the mobile education focus:“We are mostly emphasizing the instructional focus of these events: educators talking to other educators about how they are using mobile technologies. You ll notice some sessions on Universal Design for Learning as well as sessions on managing student use and getting organized.�Mobile learning is very new in Virginia andpeople are interested in all aspects of it. �We are trying to meet that interest and need.”

All events are just $60 for a day of learning with continental breakfast and lunch provided. Register for the summer learning events here: http://www.vste.org/index/learn/learning_events/summer_2011

About Mobicip’s Web Filtering and Dynamic Parental Control SoftwareMobicip is the most popular content filtering solution available on the App Store. The best-selling Mobicip Safe Browser app has been consistently rated among top paid apps, downloaded and used by tens of thousands of parents and�several K-12schools and school districts in the US, and was recently recognized by the�2010 Parents’ Choice Awards as a Top Mobile App. Mobicip s dynamic content filtering includes a new YouTube filter and Windows 7 Content Filter for parents and educators to ensure their children’s Internet safety while they are on the web. In addition to enabling online learning by supporting iOS-based devices, Mobicip partnerswith schools like Comal ISD to create custom app solutions that further enable online learning.� Learn more at www.mobicip.com

About Virginia Society for Technology (VSTE)VSTE is the premier professional development and advocacy organization for educators in Virginia. The Virginia Society for Technology in Education (VSTE) was founded in 1986 as the Virginia Educational Computing Association and is Virginia’saffiliate of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). VSTE’smission is to promote excellence in education through professional development endeavors supporting the integration of existing and emerging technologies. Our vision is to be an influence in technological innovation in education and be recognized as an agent of change across the Commonwealth.

Contact:Nicki GauthierMobicip501-I South Reino Rd. Ste 212.