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NewProducts ACC ACCESS SMART Pow Power LogOn Secu Security and Identity Solution Softw Software, $129.99/starter kit Using Power LogOn, schools can now customize individual smart cards for identity management, cashless indivi transactions, and secure building and network access, trans providing a wide array of security and amenities for provid students and administrators. Smart cards protect valuable stude information, such as logon passwords and student ID and inform credit card numbers, while securely accessing personal accounts num from computers running the software. Administrators can run the program with the school’s network authentication codes stored on a primary server like Active Directory. Students and faculty can also be assigned variable access privileges to appropriate department ﬁles and information sources. www.access-smart.com AUTHORHOUSE Own These Words! Professional Development Books and Materials, $15.99 Own These Words! by author Noah Bhody presents 5,000 words that can help educators become skillful communicators. Twenty words are presented on each of the book’s 250 pages. Each page covers a different topic, ranging from animals and architecture to food and females. The author recommends that readers practice these words for one hour a day, ﬁve days a week. By the end of the year, readers will then have mastered their pronunciations and understand their deﬁnitions. LIVE WIRE MEDIA The Character Chronicles, Character Building Videos Software, $69.95 each, $359.50/series The Character Chronicles are intended for students in grades 4-8. This VHS or DVD series explores the six pillars of character through the eyes of a middle school video blogger: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship. Each 25-minute program is closed-captioned and includes humorous vignettes, insightful teen discussions, and a facilitator’s guide with discussion questions, writing assignments and other activities designed to enhance learning. www.livewiremedia.com www.authorhouse.com LUMENS DC260 , Visual Presenter Hardware, $1,299 Lumens’ new and lighter (5 pounds) DC260 Visual Presenter, at 17 x 8.3 x 22 inches, is HD capable with features including a 1080p HDM1 output for large-screen, ﬂat-panel, high-deﬁnition display, audio and video processor for full-frame video recording to an SD card (up to 4GB), and ultrasharp 3x optical zoom. Additionally, the DC260 has a 22-inch gooseneck to capture larger or wide-angle images and two cold-cathode lamps that can uniformly illuminate objects from any angle. Furthermore, with “Half-page” mode, educators can toggle from Furth full page to half page without moving the actual document, and p by using “Picture-in-Picture” mode, teachers can compare and usin contrast images side-by-side. The DC260 is equipped with a built-in contra microphone, and supports USB 2.0 for Windows and Macintosh. micro The accessories included are a VGA cable, power cord, USB cable, ac video cable, credit card-sized remote, and microscope adaptor. cabl Rate Your Favorite Prod Products! Now that DISTRICT ADMINI ADMINISTRATION has named the Readers' Choice Top 100 K12 Products of 2007-08, we're preparing for next year's winners. Use our star rating system to select your favorites from our products database. Visit www.DistrictAdministration .com/products or contact our products editor, Kurt Dyrli, at kdyrli@districtadministration.com. District Administration www.lumens.com 38 July 2008 http://www.access-smart.com http://www.livewiremedia.com http://www.authorhouse.com http://www.DistrictAdministration http://www.lumens.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - July 2008

District Administration - July 2008
Contents
Editor’s Letter
Letters
News Update
Curriculum Update
Administrator Profile
Conversations
Getting Mobile
School Supplies on a Budget
The Silent Issue
How Well Does This Web Site Work?
New Products
Management Books
Speaking Out
Calendar of Events
Research Center

District Administration - July 2008