TIE Conference
We had a wonderful time meeting folks at the Technology in Education 2009 Conference in Copper Mountain, Colorado, from June 24-25. The TIE Conference brought out teachers and administrators from all over Colorado and several were excited to see that we were offering resources for Interactive Whiteboards and Wireless Tablets. With a sister who is a second grade teacher in Colorado, I was notified by her and her colleagues that they were really lacking planning time to create resources for their IWBs, so we decided to search the globe for activities and games to be used as whole class supplementation to help out. The best ones to date have come out of England, where they have been using IWBs for a while now, as directed by their Ministry of Education. We were very lucky to meet up with a truly fantastic guy named Mark Cogan at their annual BETT show held every year near London (BETT is an equivelant to our NECC conference here in the States). He is a former teacher there and created the Interactive Resources line up, all from his clever little noggin. If you would like to give them a try, please click on the IR link to the right.
The Melissi Digital Classroom is unique in that it is designed in collaboration with language teachers for language teachers. It provides all the main features of a traditional language laboratory, plus those of a computer based training system. It offers teachers the opportunity to create exciting lessons for their students, thus enriching the student experience.
Main features include:
- Monitor, Interact and Instruct whole class or individuals.
- Sending files with one quick “drag & drop” operation.
- Gathering files created by students for later review.
- Recording video and microphone in real time.
- A word processor is integrated for note taking.
- Creating video subtitles using any installed font.
- The Chat Room provides “real-time” text conversations.
- A software “telephone” allows students to talk to each other.
- Conference calls with up to six students per group.
- Digitizing audio from any available source at 2x or 4x speed.
For more information about the Melissi Digital Classroom, please visit the product site.
Interactive Resources is a fantastic set of math and literacy activities and games for use with projectors, interactive whiteboards and wireless tablets. Simple to use, interactive and loads of fun, it will enhance and supplement any K-8 Math and Literacy standards-based curriculum.
Tired of using your Interactive Whiteboard or SMARTboard™ as a glorified whiteboard? Looking for new ways to make those hardware purchases useable in the classroom? Then, look no further than Interactive Resources!
- Works on any brand of Interactive Whiteboard, Wireless tablet, Projector and Computer (Mac and PC)
- Simple activities and games for whole class or individual learning
- Helps to reinforce key concepts taught in a fun and creative way
- Fits U.S. National and State Standards for Mathematics and Literacy
- Bright, colorful and engaging for all students, including Early Learners and Special Needs.
For more information about the Interactive Resources, please visit to the product site.
InterCLASS PC Lab Controller is an “In-CLASS” teaching and learning environment system product. It provides teachers and administrators with control and facilitates a collaborative learning environment for any set of classroom PCs. There is no need to install extra cables or servers, as InterCLASS will work efficiently with your existing PC Lab network LAN or WLAN. InterCLASS enables your class to be more organized, efficient, collaborative and controllable immediately.
InterCLASS is sold in lab packs based upon the number of student PCs in the classroom or lab (up to 10, up to 30, etc.). We do not charge extra for the teacher’s program. Volume discounts are available for multiple labs in one school, school districts, higher education institutions, government organizations and corporations.
For more information about the InterCLASS, please visit to the product site.
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