May 2008 Product Spotlight
Gold Medal Products
Gold Medal Products presents the new Meister Bake Pretzel and the 5330 Pretzel Warmer. The pretzel is an authentic Bavarian recipe that was created by a third-generation German trained master pretzel baker. The characteristic that sets this soft, hand twisted pretzel apart from other pretzels is its unique storage capabilities. This pretzel is NFR, which means no freezer required. Use the Meister Bake Pretzel Warmer to display pretzels on top while also warming them inside. You could also use the bottom shelf for portion pak cheese.
www.gmpopcorn.com
Kwik-Covers
The Kwik-Cover is a custom-fit, disposable/reusable plastic table cover that features elastic sewn into the edges to hold it in place. The Kwik-Cover stays tight on the talbe even in the wind. Kwik-Covers fit most standard size picnic tables and banquet tables from 3/4 inch to 2 inch thickness. They are great for covering tables for parties, church festivals, and children's arts and crafts projects. With Kwik-Covers, there's no longer any need for time-consuming rolls of plastic, which require the use of scissors, staples, or tacks. Kwik-Covers come in a variety of sizes and colors.
www.kwikcovers.com
GameTime
GameTime understands the importance of trees to our environment. Since we know reforestation is such an important tool in offsetting carbon emissions, GameTime is making tree planting a focus of their latest promotion. For every playground purchased during the promotion, GameTime will donate 10 trees, through the Arbor Day Foundation, to be planted in areas that have been deforested by fire. Each playground sold will result in an area of planted trees, roughly the same size as the playground's use zone that can absorb 13 tons of Co2 in their lifespan.
www.gametime.com
Lasseter Bus & Mobility
Lasseter Bus & Mobility specializes in the sales and service of all sizes of commercial and school activity buses, featuring ElDorado National, Collins, Turtle Top, Startrans, and General Coach. Based in suburban Dallas, Lasseter Bus & Mobility has been servicing the diverse transportation needs of churches and Christian schools for 20 years. Many models are kept in stock for immediate delivery, or you can order a model equipped to meet the most unique requirements of your organization.
www.lasseter.com
Landscape Brands
Rally is one of the top-selling lines within the Landscape Fusion brand. Featured in the Rally line are square and rectangular picnic tables, 32-gallon receptacles, 4-foot and 6-foot benches, and matching planters to provide a cohesive look. Designed with endurance and value in mind, all Rally seats and table tops are fabricated from 14 gauge steel. Rally products feature a distinctive circular, perforated pattern that provides a more level surface for tabletop use. Rally bench and table undersupports are protected against rust with FusionGuard. Rally products are available in 17 different TopCoat colors.
www.landscapebrands.com
Secret-Lock Window Bulletin Boards
Secret-Lock Window Bulletin Boards are now available in self-stick models with burgundy, hunter green or charcoal backgrounds. The wall-mounted bulletin board is made to look as if the unit is sealed and the contents are impossible to get at, yet opens easily if you know the secret. The front door with full plexiglass window opens and snaps closed firmly with the built-in magnets, yet will never open accidentally. Boards are available with the following options: self stick, cork or magnetic.
www.visualplanning.com
HME WS200 Wireless Speaker Station
HME has announced the WS200 Wireless Speaker Station, a unique and truly mobile solution when a remote speaker station is required. The WS200 does not have to be hardwired to a master station, eliminating the costly and time-consuming task of running cables – users simply place the unit where it is needed, and go about their business. HME's WS200 is the only wireless speaker station designed for two-way intercom communication. It features a built-in speaker, built-in microphone, visual and audible call signaling, and a headset jack for added versatility.
www.hme.com
DPA Microphones 4017 Supercardioid Shotgun
DPA Microphones has unveiled its latest design, the highly anticipated 4017 Supercardioid Shotgun microphone. The new 4017 offers DPA's same depth of clarity, resolution and un-colored sound. The hallmark of this new Supercardioid Shotgun microphone is its ability to produce a very linear response due to its minimal side and rear lobes and superior octave-to-octave pattern consistency. This new DPA design suppresses unwanted sound from the sides and behind while maintaining polar response control in a way that results in a smooth off-axis response.
www.dpamicrophones.com
Hertz Furniture
Hertz Furniture features the new Smart Cart Lectern from Oklahoma Sound Corp. Here is a smart way to mobilize PC-based presentations throughout your educational facility. The Smart Cart Lectern features high-quality wood construction, shelves and compartments for all of your A/V equipment, lockable front and back doors, and a built-in, 25-Watt solid-state amplifier.
www.hertzfurniture.com
Thomas Nelson
Thomas Nelson, Inc. has announced that its Bible group is in the beginning stages of discontinuing the use of synthetic covers on their Bible products. Although the transition will begin immediately, due to production schedules, some products releasing in the coming months may still include these materials. Customers can expect to find significant eco-friendly Bible offerings in stores come early 2009. The move marks Thomas Nelson as the first Bible publisher to announce a complete transition to environmentally conscious Bible bindings and practices.
www.thomasnelson.com
Waldon Studio
Waldon Studio Architects & Planners has an extensive portfolio of "Christian Community" experience, including churches, schools, daycare, and recreational buildings. Waldon Studio is an award-winning design firm that is known for providing personal, quality services to clients. Waldon Studio is passionate about serving God through design and maintains the perspective that facilities are tools that offer enhanced ministry opportunities for the Lord.
www.waldonstudio.com
Pulastic from Robbins Sports Surfaces
Pulastic floors deliver decades of durability and superior wear resistance for any indoor application. All Pulastic systems feature high-quality polyurethane resin and a resurfaceable wear layer, providing ideal traction, correct ball rebound and excellent shock and sound absorption. Pulastic floors meets LEED Certification requirements for use of recycled products and are free of mercury, lead and other heavy materials. Pulastic is strong enough to stand up to heavy tables, chairs and bleacher loads.
www.robbinsfloor.com
Panasonic Projectors
Panasonic Projector Systems Company has announced the debut of two new LCD projectors designed for cost-effective, fixed installations. Ideal for small to medium classrooms, the new PT-F200NTU and PT-F200U projectors are excellent for existing system upgrades as well as first-time installations. The PT-F200 series also provide long-lasting brightness and features that reduce installation and maintenance costs. The PT-F200NTU model also sports built-in wireless and wired network capability.
www.panasonic.com/projectors
Ghent DecoVue Snap Frame Poster Board
Smart, convertible functionality and sleek styling sets the DecoVue Snap Frame Poster Board product line apart from other presentation items. Only from Ghent Manufacturing, DecoVue Snap Frame Poster Boards are uniquely constructed to perform two different roles - as a quick, snap-close poster frame and as a markerboard - all in one unit. Each DecoVue item is supplied with a removable, clear, anti-glare acrylic cover that protects framed posters or graphics, as well as a special back panel that doubles as a support panel and dry erasable markerboard surface.
www.ghent.com
ASHRAE's Energy Efficiency Publication
A full 16 percent of schools districts' controllable costs is spent on energy. A new publication written specifically for K-12 schools will aid design teams in constructing energy-smart schools using off-the-shelf technology that can cut energy use 30 percent or more annually. The Advanced Energy Design Guide for K-12 School Buildings, published by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), instructs architects, engineers and others on building design teams how to use best design practices to create energy-saving buildings. The book is available for free in electronic form online.
www.ashrae.org
Safety Vision
Safety Vision, a global provider of mobile digital video solutions, has entered into a strategic teaming alliance with backend video management specialist Insight Video Net, LLC and media storage innovator Pivot3, Inc. The three companies have joined forces to provide a streamlined, turnkey solution to the automated capture, management, and storage of recorded surveillance video. This technologically advanced yet cost-effective solution has immediate relevance for pupil transportation. Safety Vision is a leading global provider of total mobile video solutions including onboard surveillance and collision avoidance camera systems.
www.safetyvision.com
DOC-OA Organizing Assistant from Book Windows
DOC-OA Organizing Assistant is available in 1 and 6 Subject kits. These color-coded, nested pocket files allow students to quickly categorize, store, find and view their papers. They can simultaneously see notes homework, quizzes, project sheets and reference papers alongside their schedule and assignments, just like windows on a computer. Each nested folder has a place for every type of paper, which can be stored and retrieved without opening or closing rings. The system greatly minimizes the problem many students experience of misplacing or losing their work.
www.bookwindows.com
Secap SA3100
The SA3100 is a fast and reliable desktop shuttling head inkjet addressing and bar code printer that features high quality and speed. The SA3100 can address up to 10,000 #10 envelopes per hour, based upon print resolution, number of lines printed, font size, and the use of graphics. Unique light mode printing feature for reducing ink consumption and provides faster drying time. The printer is capable of printing 300 to 600 dpi with downloadable fonts and graphic imaging. The SA3100 can print addresses, barcodes, logos, graphics and complex images directly onto envelopes and mail pieces up to 1/8" thick in a single pass.
www.secap.com
Patch Fitness for Kids from TherapyZone
Professional football players John Lynch and Junior Seau have used Patch Fitness exercises to develop and maintain their strength, balance, agility, posture, and cardiovascular fitness for more than 16 years. The Patch Fitness program is redesigned to be used by students K-12 to receive the same remarkable results. No special equipment needed; exercises are fun, functional and preformed by children of every ability and fitness level. The Patch Fitness Teachers Manual includes more than 50 exercises with photos and instructions on how to do each exercise and how to arrange the exercises for an exciting and effective P.E. class.
www.therapyzone.com
Gourmet Learning's Lesson Maker
Able to reach students with varying skill levels in a single class. Able to make lesson plans in a single click. Gourmet Learning's new Lesson Maker is poised to make superheroes out of ordinary teachers. The Lesson Maker, a Web-based reading tool, allows teachers to access a specific reading skill across grade levels. Differentiated Instruction has long been a key element of the successful classroom, but without facilitating tools, teachers have struggled to implement it. Lesson Maker will allow teachers to call up specific skills using their own search criteria and print lessons and activities they need when they need them.
www.gourmetlearning.com
Tech Center Workstation from Case Systems
Case Systems, Inc. is now offering a cost-effective, easily adjustable workstation, which is modifiable to virtually any project need. The Tech Center Workstation was created with a simple concept in mind: things change. With ever-evolving work area configurations, it simply makes sense to include workstations, which can quickly adjust and adapt to accommodate increased carrying loads, storage requirements and worker height. This new, exclusive Case Systems offering is designed with a host of features, which can work wonders for an organization's bottom line. It is highly mobile and easily adjustable.
www.casesystems.com
Critical Thinking's Word Roots Series
The Critical Thinking Company has announced the release of Word Roots Beginning, the latest edition to the "Word Roots" series. The new Word Roots book will help second and third graders to acquire an unlimited vocabulary and prepare them for tests and higher education. Word Roots teaches students the meanings of prefixes, roots, and suffixes commonly used in English. The lessons focus on defining roots and affixes, putting words in context, and writing sentences that include the words covered in each lesson.
www.criticalthinking.com
Jonti-Craft Locker Mats
Jonti-Craft, Inc. has announced the addition of the Locker Mats to its lineup of children's products. These mats are designed to fit and protect individual locker spaces. They are made using absorbent non-woven material that helps contain and trap moisture and dirt from footwear stored in lockers. The waterproof, non-slip backing keeps mat in place and provides a layer of protection between footwear and locker surface. These Locker Mats can be machine washed and dried. Choose blue or green.
www.jonti-craft.com
Bison Soccer Goals
Bison has every size of soccer goal needed for the playground and the playing field. Bison ShootOut portable aluminum soccer goals come in five sizes, from 9' Bantam to 24' Competition. The aluminum crossbar and posts can be 4" round, 4" square or 2" x 4". All these goals feature QwikTrack net attachment that eliminates velcro, wire clips, welded-on or screwed-on net attachment systems and a backstay attachment that eliminates corner weld failure commonly caused by moving the units around the playground.
www.bisoninc.com
Landscape Structures
Landscape Structures Inc. has introduced The Peak Natural Climber and The Stepper Natural Climbing Stone, the newest additions to the Natural Elements Climbers series. Designed specially for beginning climbers, each of these versatile, natural elements can be integrated with a new or existing PlayBooster or PlayShaper playstructure, featured as an independent play event or grouped together in clusters to create a whole pathway for kids to navigate. The Peak and The Stepper are created from Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC) for the look and feel of natural rock.
www.playlsi.com
