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• • • HITACHI CP-X3010N Projector Hardware, $3,395 Hitachi’s new 3LCD projector has a brightness of 3,000 lumens with a contrast ratio of 2,000:1. Additional features include 16-watt built-in speakers and a long lamp life of 3,000 hours, or up to 6,000 hours in Eco mode. This model is also network-ready, which, when combined with Hitachi’s new version of its Projector Management Application, allows users to control, diagnose and manage one or more Hitachi projectors from a remote location over a network using a desktop toolbar. www.hitachi-homeelectronics.us eINSTRUCTION vClicker Mobile Edition Student response system Software, Starting at $129 per instructor plus $17 per student annually This new program from eInstruction expands the company’s student response technologies. vClicker Mobile Edition is a virtual response system that runs on Internetconnected devices such as PCs, laptops, iPhones and BlackBerrys, allowing students to participate in lessons, answer questions and more from their own device either in class or from home. The program supports up to 1,200 users and retains data even with intermittent or interrupted phone service. www.einstruction.com • NEC MultiSync EA231WMi, Desktop monitor Hardware, $379 NEC’s new high-end, 16:9 enterprise model is the ﬁrst 23-inch monitor in its MultiSync series and is designed for use in education, either in classrooms or administrative ofﬁces. It includes a number of green features that earned it EPEAT Gold certiﬁcation, including one-touch Eco Mode activation and an ambient light sensor for reducing power consumption, a carbon footprint meter, and components that contain 50 percent less mercury than similar monitors. Additional features include down-ﬁring multimedia speakers with headphone jack and a built-in carrying handle. www.necdisplay.com Browse and learn about the latest education technology in DA’s products directory at www.DistrictAdministration.com/newproducts. View Kurt O.E. Dyrli’s products blog and videos at blogs.DistrictAdministration.com/productsblog. Contact products editor Kurt O.E. Dyrli at kdyrli@DistrictAdministration.com. www.DistrictAdministration.com October 2009 63 http://www.hitachi-homeelectronics.us http://www.einstruction.com http://www.necdisplay.com http://www.DistrictAdministration.com/newproducts http://blogs.DistrictAdministration.com/productsblog http://www.DistrictAdministration.com

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

District Administration - October 2009
Contents
From the Editor
News Update
Security
College Prep
Stimulus Monitor
Administrator Profile
Professional Opinion
Crisis Response
Tech Disruptions
Digital Classrooms Take Flight
Measuring Success in Harrisburg
Reaching Graduation with Credit Recovery
Almost There?
Back to School for Retired Baby Boomers
Problem Solution
New Products
Product Focus
How Well Does This Web Site Work?
Understanding the Times

District Administration - October 2009