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LEARNINGSOFT Indigo Learning System www.learningsoft.net Hardware, Classroom sets priced at $2,695/16-unit, $3,495/24-unit, and $4,295/32-unit The Indigo Learning System is a Linux device that provides a handheld network for the classroom. Teachers can review progress of an individual or entire class, all monitored through a teacher’s computer. Each set includes student computers, chargers, wireless network access point, Indigo Classroom Manager, assessment questions aligned to state standards, and teacher’s guide. The PowerPoint and Excel Support Package allows presentations to be shared and Excel data to be collected on student handhelds, as well as district-level or building-level reports to be formatted. ONE2ONEMATE StudentMate www.one2onemate.com Hardware, $399 This low-cost Linux laptop computer was speciﬁcally designed for students, featuring a 7-inch color touch screen and stylus, full-size QWERTY laptop keyboard, Ethernet, USB ports, SD port ard, and audio in/out. It comes loaded with a word processor that is compatible with Word, a spreadsheet program that’s compatible with Excel, All The Right Type Lite StudentMate typing tutor, Flash-enabled Web browser, MP3 player, scheduler, calculator and contact manager. With its wireless classroom management application, teachers can also administer and retrieve student work and track their progress. SAMSUNG Q1 Ultra www.samsung.com/q1, Hardware, $799–$1,499 Now in its second generation, this mobile device runs Vista and comes with an integrated split-QWERTY keypad, mouse, touch screen and stylus, user-deﬁned function keys, and a high resolution 1.3-megapixel camera that supports video recording and still pictures. It integrates 802.11b/g WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR and the factory-optional 3.5 HSDPA Bluetoot cellular modem with ubiquitous communication regardless of location. It runs at a clock speed of 600 regard 800 or 80 MHz, along with 1 GB of high-speed DDR2 system memory. Options include a ﬁngerprint scanner, syst docking station that supports an extra battery, three doc USB 2.0 ports, GPS navigation receiver and more. QUILLSOFT SpeakQ www.wordq.com, Software, Starts at $185 SpeakQ software plugs into WordQ and adds simple speech recognition. It features a user-friendly interface, with the computer prompting users what to say. Students then dictate either continuously into a document or discretely into the word prediction box. In the speak and select mode, spoken words are displayed as a list of choices enhanced by word predictions, while in the speak continuously mode, spoken words are typed directly into a document as users say them. The software can be downloaded off the Web site or installed from a CD. www.DistrictAdministration.com September 2007 57 http://www.one2onemate.com http://www.learningsoft.net http://www.samsung.com/q1 http://www.wordq.com http://www.DistrictAdministration.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - September 2007

Cover
Contents
Editor’s Letter
Letters
News Update
Curriculum Update
Inside the Law
District Profile
Administrator Profile
District Buying Power 2007
X-Factor Student Achievement Awards 2007
We've Got Mail
Supporting New Teachers
How Well Does This Web Site Work?
New Products
Problem Solution
Computer Literature
Research Corner
Online Edge
Supervisor’s Opinion
Speaking Out
Calendar of Events
Understanding the Times

District Administration - September 2007