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NewProducts TEACHSCAPE Teachscape XL, Professional Development Platform Internet, Starting at $1,500 Teachscape has merged two of its technologies: PDS2, the online case study content database and search engine, and Online Program Manager, the professional development content resource, to create the new Teachscape XL. The result is an online professional development resource that combines every element of Teachscape’s training, including text, videos and interactive applications, into a single, searchable library. The library allows teachers, instructional leaders or administrators to easily assemble items or create new resources, enabling professional training to be custom designed for a particular district. WRIGHT GROUP/ MCGRAW-HILL Early Reading Intervention Reading Intervention Program Books and Materials Starting at $990 This systematic, intensive reading program is designed to quickly accelerate students to grade-level proﬁciency through 20 to 30 minutes of daily work. A research-based, supplemental curriculum that supports the three-tier Response to Intervention model, Wright Group’s Early Reading Intervention is ideal for students in tier 2 and is designed to be used by teachers or trained paraprofessionals under the guidance of a reading specialist in grades K3. The program includes diagnostic assessments, predictable and efﬁcient intervention routines, intensive levels of reading, professional development tools, online assessments and printable take-home books. Kits include a coaching guide, assessment handbook, alphabet books, student readers and more. www.teachscape.com ABSOLUTE SOFTWARE Computrace LoJack for Laptops, Laptop Tracking Program Software, Starting at $39.99 per year Absolute Software’s Computrace is a computer recovery software program that is now available with GPS geolocation tracking. This new tracking capability complements Computrace’s Internet-based tracking and reporting capabilities by enabling users to pinpoint the location of a missing laptop on a map to within 33 feet. IT personnel or other users are also able to remotely delete sensitive information in the event of a theft, easily inventory all computers regardless of their location, remotely inventory software licenses, or detect hardware changes or prohibited software installations. Computrace software is embedded in the ﬁrmware of computers from leading manufacturers to prevent any possibility of tampering, and will survive operating system reinstallations, as well as hard drive reformatting, replacement or reimaging. www.absolute.com www.wrightgroup.com ANGEL Learning ePortfolio 2.1, Assessment Portfolio Program Software, Pricing varies ANGEL ePortfolio provides both students and administrators a digital destination to collect assessment results and other evidence of educational growth. Students can build electronic portfolios of their educational achievement and personal growth, and administrators can manage evidence of program achievement. As an easily integrated complement to ANGEL’s Learning Management Suite, ePortfolio allows students to collect and organize their work from both inside and outside the classroom, teachers to assign work and collect evidence of student performance, and administrators to organize and access a database of this information. Version 2.1 offers a redesigned user interface and enhanced compatibility with LMS. www.angellearning.com District Administration 68 November 2008 http://www.teachscape.com http://www.absolute.com http://www.wrightgroup.com http://www.angellearning.com

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

District Administration - November 2008
School Breakfasts: An Added Value
Contents
Editor’s Letter
Letters
1-2-3 Campus Safety
News Update
Administrator Profile
District Profile
Snacks as Part of Your School Nutrition Program
Technology
Facilities & Construction
Admissions
DA Web Seminars
Leadership Assessment
How Well Does This Web Site Work?
New Products
Technology Books
Professional Opinion
Supervisor’s Opinion
Crisis Response
Problem Solution
Research Center

District Administration - November 2008