Sep 2007 Product Spotlight
Kangoo Jumps
Obesity has become one of our nation's major concerns, especially with children. Kangoo Jumps rebound shoes are an ideal remedy for this condition. They motivate children into physical activity: Kangoo Jumps are so much fun that they don't realize they're exercising. Scientific studies prove Kangoo Jumps are efficient for fast weight loss. They make you burn many more calories with less exhaustion, and they speed up your metabolism by priming your lymphatic system. Kangoo Jumps reduce the impact to the body by up to 80%, which is of core importance because, the excess weight of obese individuals, puts their joints at high risk. They improve children's learning ability, their space awareness, their self image, and their body posture.
www.Kangoo-PhysEd.com
Kaplan's Fruit of the Spirit Classroom Set
To teach children the fruits of God's spirit, Galatians 5:22 tells us that the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. This is the way God is, His make up, His mind set. This is the Spirit, the nature that He wants all true Christians to possess. This classroom set includes the message that God Made Me Special and to Love One Another with a banner, nine 12"x17" inspirational posters that include teacher's reference guides, stickers, and one large poster that measures 13 3/8" x 19".
www.2by2toys.com
McREL
Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) is a Denver-based nonprofit education research and development organization. It offers research-based professional development and consultation to educators in the areas of instruction, leadership, and school improvement. McREL products, including the manuals Classroom Instruction that Works and School Leadership that Works , have sold more than a million copies worldwide. McREL's Web site features hundreds of free reports and products, including an extensive library of lessons plans tied to the McREL Compendium of K-12 Standards and Benchmarks, a synthesis of standards documents in several subject areas, which independent schools worldwide have used as the basis for their curricular standards.
www.mcrel.org
Childwood Magnets
Childwood Magnets is a manufacturer of high-quality, colorful wooden magnets used in classrooms and homes. The sturdy magnets are available in many sets, including a Storytelling Collection, Science including Animals and Weather, Mother Goose, Life Cycle, Math and Color, and Family and Feelings. The company believes that understanding by doing is crucial in early learning, and their magnets are loved by children. Childwood recently expanded and has announced its global line of magnetic toys. One can find magnets ranging from Accessories and Art to Math and Literacy. They also offer high-quality toys and games such as Gearation Fridge Friends, Monkey Dominoes and the Mixed Up Monster.
www.childwoodmagnets.com
SchoolDude's InventoryDirect
Streamline the process of requesting, ordering, issuing and tracking inventory items with InventoryDirect, the Web-native inventory management system from SchoolDude.com. With InventoryDirect, school personnel can manage mechanical and custodial inventory, tools and more. Inventory transactions such as issues, receipts, returns, adjustments and transfers can easily be tracked. InventoryDirect allows your staff to improve internal efficiency and communication by enabling requesters to submit inventory requests online. Managing the process more effectively helps you meet audit requirements with ease.
www.schooldude.com
Qualite Sports Lighting
Qualite Sports Lighting systems incorporate efficient sports lighting fixtures. Their systems, with fixtures pre-set specifically for your field, provide optimum uniform light with superb spill light control. A safe and enjoyable environment is created for both players and fans. Available with every Qualite Lighting system is their patented Maintenance Diagnostic System (MDS), which reduces lifetime maintenance costs and allows testing from ground level. These superior features are combined with low-cost installation and a 10-year warranty.
www.qualite.com
ERIC CARLE Reading Promotions
Children's Book Week is coming! Pencil in November 12-18, 2007, and get ready to celebrate stories and the children who love them. What better way to mark the occasion than this vibrant poster by Eric Carle, beloved author and illustrator of children's books? The poster, matching bookmarks, and many other Eric Carle reading promotions and products are now offered through DEMCO. For more than 100 years, they have embraced the role of supporting the valuable work of educators, taking pride in providing the best possible service.
www.demco.com
Pilot Rock Players' Bench
The Pilot Rock Players' Bench provides team seating for all outdoor sports. This bench offers both seat and back planks to comfortably seat players of all sizes. The all-welded frame is hot-dip galvanized after fabrication for maximum protection from the elements. The Players' Bench can be either portable or stationary in design, and it comes with aluminum seat/back planks. The bench comes in lengths of 6 feet, 8 feet or 15 feet. A flat bench (without the back rest) is also available in lengths of 4 feet, 6 feet, 8 feet or 15 feet in both portable and stationary designs. The Pilot Rock product line includes picnic tables, pedestal grills, park and street site benches, campfire rings, bike racks, trash and recycling receptacles and lids, lantern poles and more.
www.pilotrock.com
Wenger's Virtual Acoustic Environment
Wenger Corp. has developed its new Virtual Acoustic Environment (VAE) practice room as the next generation of teaching/practice tools for music education, building on Wenger's V-Room Practice system. The VAE features record/playback capabilities, improved simulations of nine virtual acoustical environments, and a user-friendly control panel. With the VAE, Wenger now offers an integrated learning environment for music, featuring a built-in recording/listening environment, active acoustics for "virtual reality" simulations and guaranteed sound isolation. With the integrated digital record/playback capability, teachers can easily evaluate an individual student's instrumental or vocal performance .
www.wengercorp.com
Mestek's HydroTherm KN Series Boilers
HydroTherm has introduced the state-of-the-art KN-10, a high-efficiency commercial gas-fired boiler, ideal for use in educational facilities. The 1 million Btu KN-10 is up to 99% efficient and features HydroTherm's proprietary Tru-Flow technology, a self-adaptive design that adjusts fuel to match changes in air flow for all conditions. It "thinks for itself" to maintain combustion efficiency and boiler safety. All of HydroTherm's KN series boilers, including the KN-10 boiler, meet or exceed requirements for low emissions of CO, NOx and noise. This condensing and modulating boiler has a turndown of 5:1 and the ability to accept a 10:1 variation in water flow, all in a small, 29-inch wide footprint.
www.hydrothermkn.com
Forestry Suppliers' GPS/GIS F.I.E.L.D. Kit
Your students can explore the world around them and always stay on the right track with this kit from Forestry Suppliers. It includes three Garmin eTrex GPS receivers, a PC interface cable and a training video. The 12-parallel channel GPS receiver offers easy one-handed operation, is WAAS capable, and features water-resistant housing. In addition, the kit includes an ESRI GIS Solutions for Education CD, which features introductory Windows and Macintosh versions of ArcExplorer Java Edition for Education highlighting GIS information and activities. The kit also includes a Fun with GPS book and lesson plans correlated to National Science Education Standards.
www.forestry-suppliers.com
DFT from Essential Industries
Essential Industries, Inc. has announced the addition of DFT (Daily Floor Treatment) to its resilient floor care line. DFT cleans and enhances shine when used daily instead of a neutral cleaner. It also repairs scratches and other blemishes when used weekly in place of a restorer. It is packaged in an easy-to-use, pre-measured squeeze-and-pour bottle and is used on all resilient or stone floors that are properly finished. Cost-effective and ultra-concentrated, DFT dilution ratios are 1:512 for daily use and 1:256 for weekly use. The continuous use of DFT improves the gloss on the floor with every use even without burnishing.
www.essind.com
Jonti-Craft Revolving Literacy Towers
Available in large and small sizes, the Jonti-Craft Revolving Literacy towers inspire young readers by displaying a vast array of titles. The units feature six or 10 slots in each of the four sides, accommodations for magazines and tall books, and a ball-bearing platform for smooth gliding. Units are 19.5 inches wide 19.5 inches deep by either 56.5 inches high or 38.5 inches high.
www.jonti-craft.com
Shade Structures
Shade Structures recently premiered their fabric shade structure. This yellow and turquoise Mariners fabric structure utilizes a breathable HDPE mesh fabric, allows for cool air circulation, and blocks out up to 96% of the suns harmful UV rays. The fabrics perfectly match the colors of the equipment beneath and help prevent children from being burned as they play. The structure, which measures 40 feet by 40 feet and peaks at a height of 17 feet, adds a unique and colorful focal point to the park.
www.shadestructures.net
FastTrack Fundraising
FastTrack Fundraising provides unique fundraising ideas that are easy, fast, and require no money to start. Choose from 12 different fundraisers in four categories: fundraising cards with up to 90% profit, unique food/candy sales, free online fundraising, and easy donation collection. They offer highly effective fundraisers that have raised thousands of dollars for schools, 100% Satisfaction Guarantees, and a personal fundraising counselor to ensure your fundraising success.
www.FastTrackFundraising.com
BRP Enterprises
BRP Enterprises, Inc. designs and manufactures quality site furnishings, including bike racks, modular seating systems, benches, tables, chairs, umbrellas, litter receptacles, planters, bollards and hand-rail and fencing systems. Engineered to endure the rigors of highly trafficked, unsecured public spaces, the durable products are made from quality materials with attention to detail. All BRP items are fully ADA compliant and made with 100% recycled, raw materials. The products come with a 20-year structural warranty and a 10-year warranty on the Mastercoat finish. Products arrive fully assembled in wooden crates, ready for installation.
www.brponline.com
