Technology & Learning - October 2007 - (Page 46)

» What’s New Get up to speed on the latest product releases in the education market. Events & Contests Win a $15,000 interactive classroom makeover by participating in Interwrite Learning’s video contest (www .interwritelearning.com). Participants are asked to create a short music video, parodying a song of their choice. Winners will also receive a $1,000 cash prize. Deadline is October 21, 2007. Elementary, middle, and high school students are invited to be part of space exploration by growing seeds flown in space in the NASA Engineering Design Challenge (www.nasa.gov/education/plantchallenge). Students will design, build, and evaluate lunar plant growth chambers and will get a chance to compare space-flown and earth-based control seeds. “Changing the Course of Education” is the theme at the 2007 Virtual To help detect—and prevent—hearing loss in school-age children, teachers and parents can now visually monitor the volume in a child’s headphones with the Hamilton HA-31 Guardian Wired Headphone (www.hamiltonelectronics .com). The headphone is equipped with LED lights that indicate if the sound is too high. Additional features include rechargeable batteries and a fully adjustable headband. School Symposium (http://nacol .org/events/vss/) November 4–6 in Louisville, Kentucky. Sponsored by the North American Council for Online Learning, this conference highlights cutting-edge work in K–12 online education. Virtual school leaders will learn about the latest trends, products, challenges, and opportunities in e-learning. with North Plains Systems Corp, has launched two new products—TeleScope for K12, a digital asset management system, and Ad Index Company Name . . . . . . . . . Page # 21st Century Connections . . . . . 29 3Com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Atomic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Barix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Cambium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 CDW-G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Compass Learning . . . . . . . . . . . 45 CTB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . back cover ePals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Epson . . . . . . . . . inside front cover Follett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/11 HP Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 HP Custom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 HP Low End . . . . inside back cover LG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 NetTrekker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 NOVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Promethean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 SAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Smart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Sony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Troxell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 For more information about the advertisers in this issue, please visit www.techlearning.com and click on the Advertiser Index. Software Educational Systemics (www .edusystemics.com), in partnership Yamaha’s new portable PA system, the STAGEPASS 500 (www.yamaha .com/proaudio), is a 500-watt, 10-input portable stereo featuring two 2-way loudspeakers and a 10-channel stereo powered mixer. 46 | www.techlearning.com http://www.interwritelearning.com http://www.interwritelearning.com http://www.hamiltonelectronics.com http://www.hamiltonelectronics.com http://nacol.org/events/vss/ http://nacol.org/events/vss/ http://www.nasa.gov/education/plantchallenge http://www.nasa.gov/education/plantchallenge http://www.edusystemics.com http://www.edusystemics.com http://www.yamaha.com/proaudio http://www.techlearning.com http://www.techlearning.com

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