June 2008 — News/In Brief
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Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships
ILC REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
IT'S TIME TO REGISTER
for the Innovative Learning
Conference 2008 (ILC), a new event devoted
to advancing K-12 student
achievement through innovative
education strategies. Produced in
partnership with education
technology conference leaders
CUE (Computer-Using Educators) and FETC (Florida
Educational Technology Conference), ILC will take place
Oct. 14-16 in San Jose, CA.
The three-day conference will include hands-on workshops, concurrent sessions, meetings, and exhibitions, all promoting innovative solutions to 21stcentury challenges, and practical tech tools and skills for the K-12 community.
Featured at the event will be keynote speaker Danny Forster, host of Build it Bigger, a Discovery Channel documentary series that features innovative engineering projects. Throughout the conference, participants will hear from a number of ed tech industry experts and forward thinkers.
K-12 superintendents, site and district administrators, technology directors, curriculum designers, media specialists, district CTOs, and other interested K-12 professionals can register for the conference through the ILC website.
:: Industry News
BROOKES AND GET INTEGRATE PRODUCTS. Brookes Publishing, known for its line of early childhood books and assessment and intervention tools, has partnered with Global Education Technologies (GET), a developer of innovative products for educators of special needs students. With the integration of Brookes' AEPSi (Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System) data management systems and GET's signature case management solution, Excent, the companies intend to provide educators with easy access to assessments and data essential to identifying and addressing early childhood learning and developmental issues.
INFOCOMM MERGES WITH NSCA EXPO. InfoComm International will host InfoComm 08 June 14 in Las Vegas. The annual audiovisual trade show showcases cutting-edge technologies in display and projection, lighting and staging, digital signage, collaborative conferencing, networking, digital content creation, and more. This year, InfoComm has teamed up with the National Systems Contractors Association to merge the trade show with the NSCA Systems Integration Expo. InfoComm will also be cohabitating with NXTcomm08, a conference catering to the communications industry.
CLASSLINK AND CLASSMATE FORM ALLIANCE. ClassLink, whose suite of platform management products provides school districts with 24/7 access to software and files from any computer at any location, is now offering ClassMate software for both student administration and curriculum management. The two products, when used in tandem, will result in a comprehensive student information system solution for school districts. For more information on the new software, visit here.
SPECTRUM K12 AND THINKRONIZE JOIN FORCES. The first step in an agreement to share complementary products and services, Spectrum K12 School Solutions has authorized Thinkronize, developer of the NetTrekker d.i. search engine, to sell its Encore Clarity special-education data management solution and its accompanying professional development offerings. The companies view the partnership as an opportunity to better serve special needs students and their parents, teachers, and administrators.
WEIDENHAMMER ACQUIRES EDUTEAM. Weidenhammer, a provider of K-12 IT solutions, has acquired EduTeam, a specialist in student information system implementation and training. As a result of the deal, K-12 customers of both companies will be able to benefit from a wider range of resources and services.
NEC DISPLAY OFFERS PURCHASE REWARDS. NEC Display Solutions, a provider of LCD and plasma displays and projectors, recently announced that schools registered with its Star Student program will receive money-back rewards on purchases of NEC display products. Participating schools that buy items from any of the eligible categories, such as projectors and large-format displays, will be mailed debit cards containing $5 to $50 to spend as they wish. The debit card will be reloaded with each new qualifying purchase. Interested schools can register for the program here.
