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www.schoolcio.com Strategies for K-12 Leaders Follett announced that one out of every four U.S. public schools now use the Destiny Resource Management Solution to manage library books, textbooks, media, and instructional assets. This is a jump of 82% from March 2007 to March 2008 according to company records. Districts using Destiny Textbook Manager grew 94% in the same period. Major districts that have recently adopted or significantly expanded Destiny include: Wake County Public School System (Raleigh, NC), Charleston County (SC) School District, Caddo Public Schools District (Shreveport, LA), and Providence (RI) Public School District. Four Independent School Districts in Texas, Wichita Falls, Killeen, Pasadena and Midland have adopted Spectrum K12 School Solutions Inc.’s special education IEP software product Encore to track for students who need special services throughout their districts. The software provides a technology-based system of data, process, and compliance management that includes IEP software and Response to Intervention (RTI) software. 1,500 SCHOOL DISTRICTS CAN’T BE WRONG. Experience Only Weidenhammer, an education management software leader, could develop a suite as complete, yet affordable, as alio. It’s a comprehensive, fully integrated library of Financial Management, Payroll, and Human Resources software applications. And it’s so intuitive that it is remarkably easy, and inexpensive, to install, train, and use. alio Meets state Strategies for K-12 Leadersrequirements Is powered by Oracle™ Technology Operates on Windows™, Linux, and Unix platformss Is web-based and client server capable Weidenhammer has been delivering innovative solutions for education since 1978 and has nearly 1,500 school districts as clients. Strategies for K-12 Leaders Poway Unified School District (CA), which serves 33,000 students in grades K-12, deployed the iPrism 100h Web filter this summer to run usage reports on specific machines or individuals to investigate suspicious online activity and trends. Before, the district’s IT department spent up to six hours a week adjusting Internet access for teachers who needed to access sites, such as YouTube, to deliver lessons. With this product, administrators and educators can change settings at their discretion, saving time and allowing the IT staff to focus on critical tasks. As bandwidth needs for these educational tools accelerate, iPrism will be able to manage the increasing traffic and prevent any bottlenecks or network overload from impacting productivity. The product’s Web filtering capabilities also ensure the school district continues to meet Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) compliance requirements by effectively filtering and blocking inappropriate online material. For more Back Office news, visit TECHLEARNING.COM http://www.schoolcio.com http://www.hammer.net http://www.TECHLEARNING.COM http://www.hammer.net

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Technology & Learning 9/08 Contents Editor’s Desk News & Trends Put to the Test Lessons on Leadership What, You Worry? Back Office Business How to Get your MEd Online What’s New Student Response Systems Get Smarter Leader of the Year Profile: She’s Got Game

Technology & Learning - September 2008

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