District Administration - February 2009 - (Page 49) • • • LENOVO IdeaPad S10e Netbook Hardware, Starting at $400 Lenovo has recently released this education edition of its S10 ultraportable netbook. This model is designed to be an introductory computer for K12 students, and it includes a variety of useful and powerful features in a compact design that weighs less than three pounds. Powered by an Intel Atom processor, the S10e is also available with a choice of 4GB solid-state or 160GB hard disk drive and includes integrated wireless, a webcam and a 10.1-inch display. A unique “Quick Start” feature allows students to quickly check e-mail, access the Internet, conduct videoconferencing, view photos or listen to music without fully booting up the operating system. www.lenovo.com SMART TECHNOLOGIES Notebook SE Collaborative Learning Program Software, $34.99 SMART Technologies’ Notebook SE is the student edition of the company’s lesson delivery application. The program is compatible with the teacher edition, as well as all SMART interactive whiteboards and displays, Senteo response systems, Sympodium interactive pen displays, and AirLiner wireless slates. Notebook SE allows students to create, share, organize and store files, schedule and organize homework assignments and due dates, take notes and highlight important information. The program can be used on student desktops, laptops, netbooks, PDAs and tablet PCs. www.smarttech.com • BENBRIA BlazeCast Mass Notification System Internet, Contact manufacturer for pricing BlazeCast is the new mass notification system from Benbria. A fully hosted, IP-based solution, BlazeCast combines messaging across phone, SMS and e-mail to teachers, students and parents, but its addition of overhead paging is a capability of particular usefulness to educators. Administrators can quickly and easily send messages across all of these media via their desktop computers. Real-time delivery reports ensure that messages are received, and visually configurable paging zones allow administrators to send overhead pages to specific areas of a school or district, or to a single room. www.benbria.com www.DistrictAdministration.com Browse, rate and comment on products to help select the 2009 Readers' Choice Top 100 at: www.DistrictAdministration.com/newproducts Read Kurt O. Dyrli's Product Posts at: blogs.DistrictAdministration.com/productsblog Contact products editor Kurt O. Dyrli at: kdyrli@DistrictAdministration.com February 2009 49 http://www.lenovo.com http://www.smarttech.com http://www.DistrictAdministration.com/newproducts http://blogs.DistrictAdministration.com/productsblog http://www.benbria.com http://www.DistrictAdministration.com
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