TechLearning: 2009 NECC Buyer's Guide

2009 NECC Buyer's Guide

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Categories

> Assessment	> LCD Projectors and Plasma Displays	> Test Preparation
> Classroom Management Software	> Learning Software	> Website Management
> Computers	> Network Security	> Web Tools
> Core and Supplemental Products	> Networking and Communications	> Whiteboards
> Cross-Curricular Software	> Security	> Wireless LAN, Wi-Fi
> Interactive Presentation Products	> Software
> Lab Management	> Technology

ASSESSMENT

		CTB/McGraw-Hill www.CTB.com Contact: 800-538-9547 NECC Booth #: 3118 Discover the diagnostic and predictive power of interim and formative assessments that support student learning and achievement at the student, classroom, school, district, and multi-district levels. Award-winning InFormative Assessment™ solutions from CTB/McGraw-Hill give your educators the ability to transform teaching, learning, and instructional decision-making throughout the year.

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

		LanSchool Technologies, LLC www.lanschool.com Contact: sales@lanschool.com NECC Booth #: 3760 LanSchool develops the original classroom management software, LanSchool v7.3. LanSchool v7.3 improves learning in computer-based classrooms by removing distractions and returning control back to the teacher with an inexpensive, reliable, easy-to-use software solution. With the click of a button the teacher can remove distractions, demonstrate skills, monitor and assess student progress.

COMPUTERS

		Wyse Technology www.wyse.com Contact: Allison Darin, 408-473-1223, adarin@wyse.com NECC Booth #: 1542 Wyse offers breakthrough technology solutions for education, including destop and mobile PC alternatives that use 90% less energy, reduce cost and maintenance requirements, and provide students a full PC experience with complete control for teachers and IT. Unlike other low-cost classroom products, Wyse solutions deliver complete application support, including standard PC applications, multimedia, and animation.

CORE AND SUPPLEMENTAL PRODUCTS

		Pearson www.PearsonSchool.com NECC Booth #: 2304 As the global leader in education and education technology, Pearson offers research-based supplemental solutions that help students and teachers succeed. Pearson’s supplemental resources support a wide range of learning needs and instructional strategies from independent learning to whole class instruction. Many of these supplemental products correlate directly to core instructional texts so that schools can use them to support their foundational programs. Stop by Pearson’s Booth #2304 to learn more.

CROSS-CURRICULAR SOFTWARE

		Inspiration Software®, Inc. www.inspiration.com Contact: 9400 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy, Ste. 300, Beaverton, OR 97005, ph. 800-877-4292 NECC Booth #: 2936 Increase student achievement with proven visual learning tools from Inspiration Software®. Kidspiration®, Inspiration®, and InspireData® help students think critically, learn to read and write effectively, and build conceptual understanding in math. Visit us at NECC, booth #2936 to see how we can help you boost student achievement across the curriculum.

INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION PRODUCTS

		AVerMedia Information, Inc. www.avermedia-usa.com/presentation Contact: Grant Woods, grant.woods@avermedia.com NECC Booth #: 3622 Experience AVerPen, the FIRST Interactive Learning Solution that combines collaborative learning with mobility, simultaneous teacher-student engagement and immediate feedback, all from virtually any surface in the room. Be one of the first to see AVerMedia’s true 21st Century Solutions including AVerPen and the latest AVerVision Document Cameras at NECC 2009!

LAB MANAGEMENT

		EduPlatform www.eduplatform.net NECC Booth #: 2140 A Tool for the Job of Teaching in Networked Classrooms Teachers face a myriad of responsibilities when teaching in networked environments like computer labs and other one to one settings. EduPlatformTM addresses teacher needs by providing an easy to use set of tools that will facilitate everyday tasks and also allow them to integrate and combine digital resources to engage their students.

LCD PROJECTORS AND PLASMA DISPLAYS

		LG Electronics www.LGCommercial.com NECC Booth #: 3322 LG enables education, interaction, and communication with the latest in flat panel technology. As schools witness the expanding trends of technological integration, LG offers the right digital products to help educators inspire their students. From information, to the internet, to broadcast content, LG delivers digital solutions that can create a visual experience.

LEARNING SOFTWARE

		LearnLift www.MemoryLifter.com Contact: support@learnlift.com Information material available at Tech & Learning’s NECC booth #2025 LearnLift creates unique and innovative solutions for learners that make learning more fun and effective. We are most recognized for MemoryLifter™, our free flashcard software, and our high quality multimedia learning content covering languages, the arts, and the social, applied, and natural sciences. Our products also include portable solutions for mobile devices.

NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATIONS

		Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology gsep.pepperdine.edu Contact: 866-503-5467 NECC Booth #: 1423 The Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology is an innovative and diverse learning community dedicated to fostering academic excellence, social purpose, meaningful service, and personal fulfillment. Offering master’s and doctoral degree programs at graduate campuses located throughout Southern California in Encino, Malibu, Irvine, West Los Angeles, Westlake Village and Online.

NETWORK SECURITY

		Marshal8e6 www.marshal8e6.com/education Contact: Alison Norris NECC Booth #: 2048 Marshal8e6 Web and email security solutions provide IT administrators the tools they need to keep students safe, protect the network and ensure AUP and regulatory compliance.

SECURITY

		Absolute Software www.absolute.com/markets/education.asp Contact: info@absolute.com, (800) 220-0733, 1055 Dunsmuir St., Vancouver, BC V7X1K8 NECC Booth #: 2654 Absolute Software is the leader in the computer tracking and theft recovery solutions. Absolute supports laptop-based learning by helping schools manage their entire computer inventory through an online interface and recovering lost or stolen laptops.

SOFTWARE

		Avid www.avid.com Contact: 1-800-949-2843 (option 1, then option 2) NECC Booth #: 3004 Give your students the best possible start – industry-standard tools across audio and video. From portable laptop systems to installations that run the biggest TV stations and recording studios in the world, Avid has a fantastic range of audio, video and music solutions at prices to suit any budget.

Faronics
www.faronics.com
Contact: 800-943-6422, sales@faronics.com
NECC Booth #: 1528
Faronics’ solutions help schools increase the productivity of existing IT investments and lower IT operating costs. With a well-established record of helping schools manage, simplify, and secure their IT infrastructure, Faronics makes it possible to do more with less by maximizing the value of existing technology.

TECHNOLOGY

		Pearson Project Tapestry www.pearsontapestry.com NECC Booth #: 2304 Project Tapestry™, Pearson's K-12-focused learning management system, is a hosted, Web-based platform that provides you with a comprehensive educational solution. Designed to help you improve educational results, Project Tapestry provides you with visibility into student performance so that you can personalize instruction. This platform will redefine what you expect from your learning environment.

TEST PREPARATION

		BrainMatriX, Inc. www.ereviewbook.com Contact: info@brainmatrix.com eReviewBook enables students of all levels to dynamically create, manage, and share educational content. This “test prep” material can be in the form of flashcards and multiple-choice questions. With the ability to personalize the content, students can organize the eReviewBook modules so they speak directly to their unique learning needs.

WEBSITE MANAGEMENT

		SchoolCenter www.schoolcenter.com Contact: marketing@schoolcenter.com NECC Booth #: 1848 At NECC this year, SchoolCenter is proud to announce an innovation in district websites – SchoolCenter Pro! We’ve combined industry experience with thousands of hours of research to find and reach districts’ goals. SchoolCenter Pro integrates appealing design, effective layouts, and engaging messages to redefine expectations and deliver results.

WEB TOOLS

		HomeworkNOW.com www.homeworknow.com Contact: 888-397-6297 Communicate Better. Get Greener. Save Money. Administrators use HomeworkNOW.com to easily and paperlessly communicate school announcements, alerts, and take home notices to students and parents via web, email, and mobile text messaging. Teachers use HomeworkNOW.com to communicate homework, newsletters and more. Integrates with your website. You won’t believe the price!

WHITEBOARDS

		PolyVision educators.polyvision.com NECC Booth #: 3518 PolyVision equips classrooms for success, integrating time-tested tools with interactive technologies to bring learning to life. For more than 50 years, we’ve been building on our history of classroom experience with chalkboards, classic whiteboards and the finest writing surfaces, and we’ve gone interactive to meet the needs of today’s teachers and students in their digital world. Our innovative tools bring flexibility, simplicity and sustainability to the classroom.

Promethean, Inc.
www.prometheanworld.com
NECC Booth #: 3204
Promethean is a global leader in interactive classroom solutions that empowers teachers to engage, educate, assess and motivate learners. Developed by and for educators, its award-winning products help teachers to prepare digital lessons quickly and with greater ease. The technology enables them to create, customize and integrate text, web, video and audio content, so they can more easily capture students’ attention and accommodate different learning styles.

SMART Technologies
www.smarttech.com
Contact: 1-888-42-SMART
NECC Booth #: 2904
More than 30 million students around the world are more engaged in learning because they use SMART products in their classrooms. Our commitment to education began in 1991, when we introduced the world’s first interactive whiteboard, and today, the SMART Board is used in over 900,000 classrooms around the world.

WIRELESS LAN, WI-FI

		Meru Networks www.merunetworks.com/necc09 Contact: Cal Calamari NECC Booth #: 3824/3826 Meru Networks pioneered Virtualized Wireless LAN technology that delivers predictable high performance wireless to class rooms and provides pervasive coverage with superior connectivity and reliability. Virtualization significantly reduces deployment time and costs by eliminating RF complexities, providing a high performance network seamlessly handling dense student connectivity and any converged applications.