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NewProducts THE LATEST OFFERINGS IN HARDWARE, SOFTWARE and THE INTERNET • Carol Patton and Ken Royal SCHOOLWIRES Schoolwires Synergy, Secure Storage and Monitoring Internet, Pricing dependent upon district needs Schoolwires Synergy provides schools with Web-based, secure access to a central repository for safely storing, organizing and sharing digital content. It also enhances teacher collaboration with secure sharing of grade-level or subjectspeciﬁc instructional strategies, while offering the ability to read curricula and comments and to establish project areas. Since Expedient monitors the environment 24/7, administrators, teachers, students and others can share ﬁles securely anytime from anywhere. TOSHIBA Satellite Pro Series Laptop Computers Hardware, $699-$1,149 Toshiba recently added ﬁve new series to this line of Essentials laptops. The Satellite Pro series’ screen sizes range from 13.3 inches to 17 inches. All include a DVD SuperMulti drive, TruBrite widescreen display and 1.3 megapixel Webcam with built-in microphone. Users have a wide variety of connectivity options that include wireless LAN, fast Ethernet, modem and ExpressCard slot. Other features include ConﬁgFree technology, which helps to connect to the most popular types of wired and wireless networks, and embedded support for Computrace in the BIOS ﬁrmware. www.schoolwires.com QWIZDOM Q7 Presenter Tablet Presentation Device Hardware, $429 Qwizdom’s new Q7 tablet presenter allows teachers to wirelessly draw, annotate, control computer applications, interact with screen objects, and move around the classroom at the same time. The Q7 can view notes and get private feedback on its LCD screen. The device measures 7 7 in x 10 6 in x 1 in and it in., sures 7.7 in. 10.6 in. weighs less than 1.5 pounds. It has 4,000 lines of resolution, based on 802.15.4 Radio Frequency Standard (2.4 GhZ). It uses a small USB receiver that can be stored in the tablet when not in use. Additionally, the Q7’s rechargeable presenter’s pen has right and left mouse click options. www.qwizdom.com HP 2133 Mini-Note PC Mini No Notebook Computer Hardw Hardware, $499 HP’s Min Mini-Note computer, weighing less than three pounds, includes a suite of wireless, multimedia and security capabilities. Housed in a sturdy, anodized wirele aluminum shell, the keyboard is covered with a clear coating that protects the nish ﬁnis and the printed letters and characters. It also comes with Wi-Fi-certiﬁed WLAN, a 3D DriveGuard, which sends a signal to shut down the hard drive upon WL sudden movement or shock by using a three-axis digital accelerometer chip, sud 8.9-inch diagonal WXGA display, full keyboard and touchpad. Technologies a 8. such as Bluetooth and Absolute Software’s Computrace are optional. www.toshiba.com www.hp.com 66 June 2008 District Administration http://www.schoolwires.com http://www.qwizdom.com http://www.toshiba.com http://www.hp.com

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

District Administration - June 2008
Contents
Editor’s Letter
Letters
News Update
Technology Update
Inside the Law
Conversations
Online Edge
Speaking Out
Professional Opinion
Crisis Response
Administrator Profile
District Profile
Cutting Costs from the Inside Out
New Literacies: Entering the Future
Online Videoconferencing
Achievement Today
Transporting Special Needs Students
How Well Does This Web Site Work?
New Products
Problem/Solution
Calendar of Events
Understanding the Times

District Administration - June 2008