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THE LATEST IN HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, BOOKS & MATERIALS, FACILITIES, AND THE INTERNET NewProducts • • • Kurt O. Dyrli • CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES Summer School Kits, Supplements Books & Materials, $389, Spanish kits $219 Curriculum Associates’ Summer School Kits are supplemental curriculum materials designed to aid struggling students in grades 2-8 enrolled in summer school or after-school programs. Each kit contains materials for 15 students, all focused on research-based reading and math strategies, as well as a teacher resource guide, which provides a pacing chart for each day’s activities and step-by-step instructions. Spanish kits are also available for reading and mathematics in grades 1-5. INTEGO VirusBarrier X5 v.10.5.7 Mac Virus Protection Software, $69.95 Intego’s VirusBarrier X5 is a simple, fast and nonintrusive anti-virus solution for Macintosh computers. It offers thorough protection against viruses and malware of all types coming from infected ﬁles or applications, whether on software, DVDs or other removable media, or in ﬁles downloaded over the Internet or other types of networks. This latest version improves upon scan operations and performance, and VirusBarrier X5 is the only anti-virus program that can also scan ﬁles and applications on the iPhone and iPod Touch for malware. www.cainc.com • www.intego.com TEXTHELP SYSTEMS Read&Write 9 GOLD for Windows Assistive Literacy and Writing Program Software, Starting at $645 Read&Write 9 GOLD is the latest edition of this assistive software program from Texthelp designed to aid students with reading and writing disabilities. Features include custom, natural-sounding reading of text in both male and female voices; the capability to convert scanned documents into a talking e-book; screen masking, which highlights an area of the screen by shading the rest and thereby helping students focus; oneclick language translation; and an online graphic organizer, with which students can write text, take notes and export content into a timeline. Browse and learn about the latest education technology in DA's products directory at: www.DistrictAdministration.com/newproducts View Kurt O. Dyrli's products blog and videos at: blogs.DistrictAdministration.com/productsblog Contact products editor Kurt O. Dyrli at: kdyrli@DistrictAdministration.com www.texthelp.com 44 May 2009 District Administration http://www.cainc.com http://www.intego.com http://www.DistrictAdministration.com/newproducts http://blogs.DistrictAdministration.com/productsblog http://www.texthelp.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - May 2009

District Administration - May 2009
Contents
From the Editor
News Update
Facilities
Supervisor’s Opinion
Community Relations
Technology and Learning
Human Resources
Technology
Profile
How Well Does This Web Site Work?
Problem Solution
New Products
Product Focus
Tech Disruptions

District Administration - May 2009