November 2012  

Greetings!  

Each year around this time, with Thanksgiving around the corner, we like to reflect back on all the things we are thankful for. At Engaging Technologies we have a lot to be grateful for!   

We are thankful for you - our great customers - and your willingness to teach kids in their world.  Each and every day is a new adventure in a classroom and, with technology changing daily, kids (and teachers!) are becoming increasingly more familiar and comfortable with technology. We are thankful to be able to work with teachers who strive to help kids learn in their own style, with their tools, and in their own world.

On a personal note, I'm thankful for our ET team and the time and dedication that they give every day to help our business grow. It's wonderful to work with good people! In addition, I'm incredibly thankful for my family and the support we provide each other on a daily basis. I feel very blessed to have such wonderful people in my life.  

We hope you all have a wonderful month and do take some time to acknowledge all of the positive things in your world. As always, if there is anything we can do to support you, please let us know.   

Looking for a Meeting Room?    

As part of our newly opened Training Center in Omaha, we not only conduct training classes for educators looking to enhance their skills surrounding technology in the classroom, we also have made our Training Center available for rent! Individuals or businesses looking for a high tech yet comfortable space to hold a meeting, conduct training, deliver a presentation or schedule a seminar will find everything they are looking for at ET. 

If you have been responsible for planning company meetings in the past, you know how difficult it can be to find the right location that has all the things you need at an affordable cost. Let us help you organize a smooth and memorable meeting!  

Start your holiday event planning now!  Download a flyer and call Mandy Vitense, our Training & Events Coordinator, to schedule a tour! 800.705.4049 x503     

Conference and Trade Show Winners    

The ET Team attended several conferences and trade shows last month. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth during these events.  Congratulations to those who registered for and WON our drawings for some really cool technology in the classroom:  

ATK Expo/KSHLA  Wichita, KS 

Liz Holle              Big Lakes Developmental Ctr.  Livescribe Smartpen

Deanna Johnson   Oxford Public Schools             Livescribe Smartpen 

21st Century Learner's Conference   Harlan, IA

Julie DuVal          Harlan Community Schools      Livescribe Smartpen

ITI Conference   Hastings, NE

Denise Atwater     Blue Hills Elementary             Mimio Pad

Cindy Nelson        Blue Hills Middle School          Livesribe Smartpen

We hope you'll visit us at our upcoming events:    

November 5         Western Kansas Math Conference, Liberal, KS

November 6         KSDE Conference, Wichita, KS 

November 15       NASA/NASB State Convention, LaVista, NE

December 6 & 7   NAESP/NSASSP Conference, Kearney, NE 

Click the image to see more of our Kickoff fun!

You Helped Score a Touchdown!   

We want to take the opportunity to thank everyone who stopped by our kick-off event on October 15th. What a wonderful turnout and we are so grateful for the support from our friends, family and the community! Special thanks to the Millard Business Association for sharing our grand opening with an official ribbon cutting and to all the representatives of the MBA who came by to say "congratulations".  

With so much great food and all of the fun people to visit with, we hardly needed technology, but it sure did make things entertaining and engaging. Several guests walked away with prizes from our "Time-out Trivia" clicker game, many of you left us notes at our Livescribe station and the online post-it board and of course getting your hands on the interactive whiteboards was a fan favorite. As promised, we also collected your game tickets which made you eligible for a drawing for more great prizes. Below are the winners of the drawing and their respective prizes:   

4GB Livescribe Smartpen:  

Andy Herold

Betty Heard 

$300 Gift Certificate from Multi-Images Photography:  

Mindy Major

Karen Thompson

Bill Neuman 

Engaging Technologies T-Shirt:  

Bob Peters

Steve Faller

Kathy Helgeson 

Thank you again for supporting the launch of our Training Center. We are continuing our mission to support technology in the classroom and are expanding to also provide a high tech but user friendly environment in the business world as well.   

 ____________________________________________________________