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Engaging Technologies is dedicated to providing the very best educational technologies to educators in the Midwest. We promise to provide only those products that we would use in our classrooms! 

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October 2011 

Greetings!  

 

All these leaves in our yard mean the seasons are changing and so is the atmosphere at Engaging Technologies!  This is an exciting time for our company as we begin to see the framing go up in our new building, our office space taking shape, and a foundation for the top-of-the-line training room that is in the works. We can't wait to get moved in!   

 

We've enclosed a special TREAT for you this month in lieu of a trick, so keep your eye out in this newsletter for your Halloween goodie!

 

Let us know how we can help you as you continue to implement engaging technologies in your classroom. We look forward to hearing from you!

 

Dustin Frank
Engaging Technologies      

 

Offers So Good They're SCARY   
 

These offers are so good they're SCARY. Take advantage of them before they're gone!

   

Buy 4 MimioTeach, Get 1 FREE!    

Act now to equip your school or district with more interactive classrooms than you thought possible. Get 1 FREE MimioTeach™ system for every 4 that you purchase prior to 11/18/11.   

Request a quote! ...through Nov. 18th   

       

New Upgrade Program from eInstruction     

Simply give us your current student response system from ANY other company and we will give you a credit towards a brand new 32-unit radio frequency student response system.

Download PDF ...through Dec. 31st         

 

Get a FREE MobiView with your 24-pad Spark or Pulse purchase!  

Buy either a CPS Spark or CPS Pulse system and receive the most recent addition to the eInstruction mobile whiteboard family, the MobiView, with a new, larger touchscreen (a $449 value)!  

Download PDF ...extended through Dec. 31st

  

 

    
Company News
 

Upcoming Conferences   

    

Nov. 1 - Wichita, KS

KSDE (KS State Dept. of Education) Annual Conference    

 

Nov. 17 - LaVista, NE   

NASB/NASA State Education Conference 

 

 

   

Idea Factory  
 
Ideas for Managing Multiple Smartpens
Shared Pens pencast

Are you looking for ideas for managing multiple Livescribe smartpens in the classroom? 

You'll want to view this pencast from Jaclyn
Calder of the Learning with Livescribe project!

Jaclyn explains what they have learned in their use of a classroom set of 15 pens (students share one pen with a partner) and how they introduced students to the Livescribe pen. 

Read the blog post...

 

   


Product Updates

   

Extend your eInstruction product warranty by one year for FREE 

Register your eInstruction® technology and receive an extended 1-year warranty upon registration. 

In addition to the 1-year warranty there are many other benefits to registering a product, including:

  • Announcement of new eInstruction® product offerings and special promotions.
  • Notices of software updates and free upgrades.
  • Quicker service and support.
  • Information on events where eInstruction® Professional Development will be available.


ExamView® Assessment Suite now compatible with Mac OS X 10.7 

We are pleased to announce the release of ExamView® Assessment Suite v.7.51 which is now  

compatible with Mac OS X 10.7. 

Please contact Technical Support at 888-333-4988 or fill out the online web form to receive v7.51.  

 

 

EInstruction partners with AEC's A+ Classroom  

  A+ Learning and eInstruction

eInstruction has partnered with American Education Corporation (AEC). Now, CPS Pulse integrates with AEC's A+ Classroom Student Response Software so you can receive instant student performance feedback, and store all the data in the A+ Classroom SRS database for easy, centralized access and analysis!

 

 

 

Mimio announces MimioStudio 8.0.1 software update 

 

Mimio is pleased to announce the availability of MimioStudio 8.0.1 software update for Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems. This update includes the addition of Catalan and Basque languages, improvements to the hyperlink and importing functionalities, and resolutions for certain reported issues.

 

Version 8.0.1 is an update to the existing MimioStudio 8.0 software, which introduced the brush pen, shape recognition, free-form screen clipping, and the color picker tool. If you have the Auto-Update* feature enabled, you should have been automatically be notified that the update was available.

 

Upgrade to MimioStudio 8.0.1.   

 

Download Release Notes for MimioStudio 8.0.1.

 

*Auto-Update is available for Windows and Mac users with Admin privileges.  

   

 

Why upgrade your MimioTeach firmware?    

There are definitely some great enhancements from the Studio 8 update and MimioTeach firmware, especially when it comes to battery life.    

MimioTeachLonger Battery Life:  The update i
ncreases MimioTeach active time from 3hrs and 50min to 10hrs and 45min under Alkaline battery use and active time from 5hrs and 14min to 11hrs and 40min when using with rechargeable NiMH batteries.  Longer battery life reduces your schools' expenses by eliminating additional battery purchases over the course of a year.

Automatic Shutdown: Automatic shutdown saves battery life by automatically detecting when MimioStudio is not being used.  MimioTeach will trigger shutdown after five minutes if MimioStudio is not running or 30 minutes if MimioStudio is running but there is no activity.  

 

Low Battery Warning: The low battery warning avoids use interruption with a low battery alert.  MimioTeach will beep 3x approximately 1 hr before the batteries die.  Once the power is drained completely, the MimioTeach bar will give the same 3 beeps, followed by 1 longer tone and then shut off.  

 

Battery Saver: The battery save extends battery life by running off USB cable or power supply even with batteries installed. It also prevents unintentional battery use by shutting down MimioTeach upon disconnecting or unplugging (push the power button to turn MimioTeach device back on).

 

   

Grants & Funding    

  

eInstruction Classroom Makeover Voting Starts November 1    

    

Submissions are in and eInstruction is in the process of selecting finalists.  Continue to support your favorite entries by rating and leaving comments and following the contest on Facebook and Twitter.

 

Make sure to watch these entries from schools in our area!    

 

Boom Boom Pow - Falls City, NE
Where is the Tech? - Beatrice, NE
Just Using Technology - Brownell - Omaha, NE

Fantastic Fourth Graders - Plattsmouth, NE   

Cash Bus Challenge - Spring Hill, KS   

Digital Wish - Newton, KS 

 

Finalists will be announced and voting will begin on November 1.  Get your vote in!

Upcoming Training Opportunities    

 

FREE eInstruction Training Seminars  

eInstruction hosts a customer webinar every Monday at 4pm EST.  These webinars last for 20 minutes and cover a specific topic.  See what's on the November agenda...


Be sure and check this link for additional upcoming November webinars and to browse recordings of previously held webinars!

 

 

Mimio Quick Learn Schedule  

These are still some of the very best trainings around.  Mimio Quick Learns have a specific training goal that is delivered within an hour, and are definitely some of the most engaging web trainings we have attended.  

 

View the schedule and make sure and sign up today for the many different dates and times offered.

 

Trick or TREAT?     

 

 

We're excited to share with you a great treat that we uncovered this week!   

 

Triptico is a resource application that currently contains 20 different interactive resources - all of which are easy to edit, adapt, save, and share.  These templates are simple to customize with your own class rosters and subject matter, making them extremely easy to use and customize for whatever grade level or subject area you teach.  You can access them all with one simple download and everything is completely FREE!

 

Download the Triptico resource application here    

 

 

Read this great summary of the Triptico IWB Toolkit.  In addition, the included activities are listed below...

 

Triptico

  • Word Magnets
  • Class Timer
  • Selector One
  • Two Team Score
  • Student Order
  • Class Magnets
  • Team Scores
  • Find Ten
  • Order Resources
  • Flip Timer
  • Student Group
  • Text Spinner
  • Image Spinner
  • Number Workout
  • Random Tasks
  • What's In The Box?
  • Question Quiz
  • Match It
  • Class Vote 

 

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