Magazine
June 2012, What’s New
5/30/2012 By:
software & online
Adobe Revel 1.2
(www.adobe.com)
Adobe has released an
update of Revel, the
photography app that
gives people one place
to put all their photos,
which they can access
from the Mac, iPad, and iPhone. The app
includes editing tools and offers users the
ability to share photos with family and
friends.
Atomic Learning
Training Library
(www.atomiclearning.com)
Atomic Learning
recently
added new
content to its
training library,
including two
new workshops:
on avoiding plagiarism and Internet safety.
The workshop on plagiarism teaches
students how to paraphrase and create
reference pages using free, online tools.
The Internet safety class reiterates that
everything we post on the Internet is public
and permanent, and helps kids avoid online
dangers.
Blackboard Mobile
Central and Explorer
App
(www.blackboard.com)
Blackboard has added
augmented reality to
its Blackboard Mobile
Central platform. The
company has also
introduced Explorer for
iPhone, a free standalone
app that leverages the
same interface to uses the
iPhone’s camera, GPS,
accelerometer, gyroscope, and compass.
Students can point a smartphone at a
campus building, and find out its name,
significance, hours of operation, and
historical information.
Blended Learning Boot
Camp
(www.edweb.net/blendedbootcamp)
ePals and edWeb.
net have launched
Blended Learning
Boot Camp, an
online professional
learning community
(PLC) to support
educators, free of
charge. The PLC will provide a forum
for guidance and support for educators
who are integrating technology into the
curriculum.
Brave New World of
Education
(www.mheducation.com)
McGraw-Hill
Education has
released the
report “Brave
New World
of Education:
Personalized Adaptive Learning Tools
Promise One-on-One Tutoring for
All Students,” which pinpoints use of
sophisticated adaptive learning tools as the
nucleus of personalized education in K-12
and higher education classrooms. The report
is available on the company’s Web site.
Desmos App Integrates
with Google Drive
(www.desmos.com)
The Desmos,
Inc. Graphing
Calculator app
now integrates
with Google
Drive, the cloud storage and collaboration
service. The Desmos graphing calculator
is a fully functional, free, browser-based
graphing calculator.
Destiny 10.1
(www.follettsoftware.com)
Follett Software
Company
has released
Destiny 10.1,
with new
features for
the K-12 software product that will allow
customers to perform more efficiently and
connect with their students. FollettShelf
integration allows student to have an
enhanced eBook reading experience
anywhere, anytime.
DreamBox Learning
(www.dreambox.com)
DreamBox
Learning
announced a
series of 25 new
and enhanced
Interactive
Whiteboard Teacher Tool lessons that
promote conceptual understanding of core
math topics. The visual tools, which align
with Common Core State Standards for
Mathematics, as well as the Standards for
Mathematical Practice, are organized by
grade and topic.
E2020 Courses
(www.education2020.com)
E2020 Inc. has created a suite of courses
designed to meet the demands of the
Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
The courses integrate best-in-class
tools to engage students in conceptual
development and critical thinking.
Inspiration Maps App
(www.inspiration.com)
Inspiration
Maps, the
app that
brings visual
thinking and
learning to
the iPad, is
now available on the app store. The app
allows all types of learners to capture their
ideas, work smarter, and build skills that
are delineated in the Common Core State
Standards.
iPrism Web Security v7.0
(www.edgewave.com)
EdgeWave
Inc. has
released
a new
version of iPrism Web Security, which
includes native support for student access
to YouTube EDU-only content. The
integration allows schools to support
compliance with acceptable use policies
for accessing video content that is safe and
appropriate.
Know New Ideas
(www.KnowNewIdeas.com)
Knovation
announced
the launch
of its new
online
“connected
learning”
community,
Know
New Ideas. Know New Ideas is an online
resource for educators who want to
connect and learn with peers and other
professionals who are interested in
advancing the delivery of personalized
learning and digital transformation at the
classroom, school, and district levels.
LivePlanner
(www.schoolimprovement.com)
New from
School
Improvement
Network,
LivePlanner is the “workshop” to
LiveBook’s “course and theory” learning
process. LivePlanner provides step-by-step
instructions and tools to create customized
curriculum maps that help teachers meet
the Common Core Standards.
NovaNET and
SpeechStream
(www.novanet.com)
NovaNET
Courseware
is now
speech-enabled with Texthelp Systems’
SpeechStream, an intuitive text-tospeech
toolbar that gives students the
ability to read while hearing text read
aloud by a high-quality, digitized human
voice. Students can also use the toolbar’s
Translator feature to translate any
unfamiliar words.
Onboard Series for
Advanced Placement
(www.mheducation.com)
McGraw-Hill Education introduces the
ONboard Series for Advanced Placement,
an all-digital learning solution designed to
improve student performance in AP classes
and exams. ONboard is a robust, researchbased
program that is appropriate for all
students as an introduction or review of
core topics.
PBS TeacherLine
Technology Integration
(www.pbs.org/teacherline)
PBS TeacherLine, a provider of online
professional development for pre-K-12
educators, has updated two of its
technology integration courses. The course
TECH145 introduces teachers to new
Web resources that promote smart use
of the Web by students, and TECH 335
helps teachers and students learn about
publishing on the Web.
PD 360 Bullying Videos
(www.schoolimprovement.com)
School
Improvement
Network has
added new
content to PD
360, the online professional development
platform. The content describes and shows
ways for educators to stop the bullying in
their schools.
Planet Bonehead
(www.planetbonehead.com)
Learn360 has
released six
new science
titles for
the Planet
Bonehead science and technology
animation series. Geared for the pre-K-2,
3-5 and 6-8 grade levels, each nineminute
documentary presents current
environmental and wildlife issues, and
explains how they affect humans on a local,
national, and global scale.
ReviewLink 1.0
(www.trivantis.com)
Lectora introduces ReviewLink 1.0, a
collaborative e-Learning review tool.
ReviewLink is now included in Lectora
Inspire and Publisher e-Learning
authoring tools. The review tool helps
teams share and review Lectora courses
online, anywhere and at any time.
SchoolWires Mobile App
(www.schoolwires.com)
The Schoolwires Mobile App delivers
information in a user interface designed
specifically for smartphones. Students,
parents, and administrators can access
content available on the district’s Web
site, directly from their smartphones.
Administrators can also keep parents and
students informed of last-minute changes
to after-school and sports activities.
Super Duper Grammar
Applications
(www.sdpubs.com)
Super Duper
Publications
has added two
new educational
grammar
applications—
Using I & Me
Fun Deck and
Was & Were
Fun Deck—to its family of apps for Apple
handheld devices. The apps help children
learn pronouns and verb forms and give
parents and educators the tools to keep
track of student progress.
TechBASIC 2.0
(www.byteworks.us)
ByteWorks, Inc.
has released
TechBASIC 2.0,
a STEM app for
the classroom and
lab that brings the
power of desktop computing to the iPhone
and iPad. This matrix-rich implementation
of the BASIC programming language is the
ideal platform for the lab, math class, or for
learning computer programming.
TEDTalks on Classroom
Video On Demand
(www.Facts.com)
Infobase Learning
has added
more than 200
TEDTalks to its
Classroom Video
On Demand
streaming video
product for the high school market. The
digital delivery system allows educators,
students, and librarians to conveniently
view the TEDTalks as full-length videos or
instantly access predefined segments that
make it easy to find specific curriculum
topics quickly.
WriteToLearn
(www.writetolearn.net)
Pearson’s
awardwinning
online
writing tool,
WriteToLearn,
has released a new version. The online
writing tool still provides automated
scoring and immediate feedback, but
now WriteToLearn does a better job of
finding the most frequent grammatical
and mechanical errors, such as run-on
sentences, incorrect word usage, and errors
in punctuation.
hardware
Chief (www.chiefmgf.com) has released the
WBM2 Series
Micro-Adjustable
Whiteboard
Mount. The solution
allows teachers to
install a new interactive
board over a pre-existing
chalkboard or dry erase
board, resulting in a clean
installation that keeps
all original equipment
intact.
ELMO USA’s (www.elmousa.com) TT-12
Document Camera offers a small and
lightweight solution for teachers. Key features
include 12x Optical Zoom, a multi-directional
camera neck, and new Image Mate software
with audio and video recording.
CurriculumLoft (www.mykuno.com) has introduced KUNO 3,
the Android 4.0 tablet designed for
education. The new KUNO will be
upgraded with a 4:3 display ratio,
dual camera, and both USB and
HDMI capabilities.
Epson America’s
(www.epson.com)
WorkForce
Pro GT-S50
document
scanner,
coupled with
Digitech Systems’
robust document
management
software, helps
administrators keep
their school records
organized and easily
accessible.
Casio America, Inc. (www.casio.com) has introduced
the fx-55 PLUS .
Designed to appeal
to elementary school
students, it can display
fractions in natural form,
as well as calculate time
and percent.
Tripp Lite (www.tripplite.com)
has added a new product to its
SmartRack Series of Wall-Mount
Rack Enclosure Cabinets. The
SRWF5U Low-Profile
Wall-Mount Rack has a
vertical orientation that allows it
to lie flat against a wall, making it
ideal for cramped classrooms.
Contemporary Research (www.crwww.com)
introduces the QDA4-45, a digital combiner/
amplifier that can switch between 
one or four
inputs, with adjustable 0-30 dBmV gain for up
to 45 dBmV level output. Designed for QMOD
HDTV modulator applications, the QDA4-45
can receive an RF feed from one to four QMOD
modulators or QCA9-33 Active Combiners.
Learning Resources (www.learningresources.com) has introduced the Simple Technology product line—affordable technology
tools designed to be easy to use for both teachers and students. Highlights of the line include the Zoomy handheld digital microscope,
the Easi-Speak USB recorder, and the Luna interactive projection camera.
Epson America (www.epsonbrighterfutures.com) has introduced the PowerLite X15
projector, delivering bright images and
advanced connectivity to small- and mediumsized
classrooms. The projector offers 3,000
lumens of color and white light output, XGA
resolution, and advanced connectivity features.
Intel’s (www.intel.com) new 7” studybook tablet
includes classroom-specific applications and is durable
enough to withstand student use. The company has also
unveiled a Teacher PC criterion to help facilitate 1:1 eLearning
with Learning Series tools.
NEC Display Solutions of America (www.necdisplay.com) has
announced the latest addition to its next generation MultiSync
EA Series, the EA223WM. The 22” mercury-free monitor
incorporates LED-backlighting technology to reduce power
consumption and improve energy efficiency.
ViewSonic (www.viewsonic.com) has added greater connectivity
options to its VMA15 and VMA25 MultiClient
Adapters, as well as software support for Microsoft MultiPoint
VMS2011 and Userful MultiSeat Linux 2011. These new zero client
plug-and-play adapters allow teachers to connect multiple computer
stations to a single host computer directly over USB while the LANbased
VMA25 connects up to 20 stations throughout a building to a
single PC in the server room via the Ethernet.