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NETSUPPORT SCHOOL Netsupport, $49.35 per classroom (25 users) Classroom management software Netsupport School enables teachers to efﬁciently manage student computers by instructing and interacting with students, monitoring application and Internet use, tracking language lab activity, restricting printer usage, handing out and collecting ﬁles and more. Additional tools facilitate remote IT support by administrators. www.netsupportschool.com “NetSupport allows me to do remote user support from my desktop, and makes installs and file deployments much less tedious.” Andy Truesdell, technology coordinator at the Clifton-Fine (N.Y.) Central School District. WIRELESS NETWORKS Motorola, Pricing varies Motorola offers a variety of products and services to provide secure, reliable wireless networks to school districts, including its 802.11n wireless LAN system and AirDefense Infrastructure Management tool, which helps administrators track the performance and efﬁciency of their networks. Motorola’s solutions help create an “always-on” campus learning environment where students, teachers and staff can seamlessly access information, people, and learning communities anytime, inside and outside the classroom, from any device. www.motorola.com STUDY ISLAND V4 Archipelago Learning, Starts at $3.00 per student Study Island is an online platform that provides Web-based instructional content, practice, assessment and reporting matched to state standards in all grades and subject areas. New features in version 4 include a redesigned teacher dashboard, a new gaming interface, custom assessment designer, new high-school-level content including SAT, ACT and AP exam preparation, and a weekly campus report for administrators. www.studyisland.com SAFESCHOOLS Scenario Learning, $ 5 per full-time employee annually SafeSchools is an online safety training and tracking system speciﬁcally designed for school employees. Over 125 courses cover safety issues in topics including information technology, emergency management, special education, transportation and more. A compliance management system provides monitoring and tracking of employee training to administrators. www.safeschools.com “Study Island allows me to work simultaneously with several students and target instruction, due to the data collection and analysis built into the program.” Sue Umpleby, intervention specialist in the Bexley City (Ohio) Schools. BRIGHTLINK 450WI Epson, $1,799 through Brighter Futures program This new interactive whiteboard system from Epson utilizes a new technology to detect touch. The ultrashort-throw projector is able to detect the movement of the included stylus pen when it enters the light beam, eliminating the need for additional hardware to detect a user’s movements, as in traditional interactive whiteboards, and adding interactivity to any surface. This model also uses a 3LCD chip projecting XGA or WXGA resolutions at 2,500 lumens of brightness. www.epson.com/brightlink “SafeSchools provides an effective way to track training for all staff, including substitutes. It’s the best HR decision we have made in years.” Darryl Smith, director of human resources and operations at the Jefferson County (Ore.) School District 509J. www.DistrictAdministration.com November/December 2010 49 http://www.netsupportschool.com http://www.motorola.com http://www.motorola.com http://www.studyisland.com http://www.safeschools.com http://www.safeschools.com http://www.epson.com/brightlink http://www.DistrictAdministration.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - November/December 2010

District Administration - November/December 2010
Contents
From the Editor
News Update
Administrator Profile
District Profile
Black Children Still Left Behind
ARRA Funds Empower Schools to Power Down
A Call for Technology Leadership
Readers Pick Top 100 Products of the Year
Going Mobile
Superintendent’s Insights
Supervisor’s Opinion
Professional Opinion
Student Counsel

District Administration - November/December 2010