April 2009 Product Spotlight
"One Nation Under God Tour" from Travel Adventures
Take your student group on the exclusive "One Nation Under God Tour" of Washington, D.C. The tour combines stops at venues with visits to religious sites so that students can embrace their religion while exploring our nation's capital. Touring groups will receive a custom itinerary that may include visits to the Lincoln, Jefferson, Roosevelt, Vietnam, Korean, WW II, and Iwo Jima Memorials. In addition, the itineraries will provide visits to historic religious sites such as Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Pope John Paul II Cultural Center, Franciscan Monastery Commissariat of the Holy Land of America, and Washington National Cathedral.
www.traveladventures.com
Inquiry Investigations Curriculum Modules from Frey
With new Inquiry Investigations from Frey Scientific, students in Grades 7-10 learn about their world through an integrated approach using both hands-on activities and Virtual Labs with the help of dynamic interactive computer simulations. Students manipulate variables to test a hypothesis using lab equipment included with each module as well as on their virtual workbench in the virtual lab. They then record and analyze data with an electronic notebook. There are 12 Curriculum Modules available – from Physical Science and Forensics to Biotechnology and Chemistry.
www.freysceintific.com
Questia Media
Questia Media, Inc., an online academic library and research service, delivered more than 3,000 additional books to its Questia School suite of products at no additional cost to its existing customers in 2008. Questia School library now offers more than 20,000 previously published, full-text online books for less than the cost of one book per student. Because Questia School continuously adds books to its collection at no incremental cost to existing customers, educators can continue to provide new and essential research sources in these times of tight budgets.
www.questiaschooloffers.com/csp
Global Travel Alliance
Schools and teachers are catching on to the vast benefits of student travel. Global Travel Alliance is leading the way in educational travel for schools and youth groups with hundreds of customizable educational packages all around the world. Make history come alive with an all-inclusive package to our nation's capitol and learn of our nation's great Christian heritage. For the more adventurous, take your students to Costa Rica where they will not only learn about the local ecosystem, but also take part in team-building activities such as whitewater rafting, hiking, or zip lining over the top of the rain forest.
www.GlobalTravelAlliance.com
FlashMaster
The challenging, award-winning FlashMaster is a very customizable yet easy-to-use handheld computer with a large, crisp LCD that extremely efficiently enables users to achieve true mastery of "math facts" in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Little, if any, adult involvement is needed during practice because of visual and (mutable) audio prompts and, most significantly, because of the FlashMaster's ability to record and, at any later time, instantly display detailed results of extensive work performed in the absence of the monitoring adult. A wide variety of options accommodates the needs and interest of all users—from the timid beginner through the self-assured math whiz.
www.flashmaster.com
Visual Edge Slant Board
The Visual Edge Slant Board reading and writing aid is multifunctional, lightweight, easy to store, and affordable. Research has shown that by placing your reading and writing at the proper angle, you will increase your reading and writing performance. School desks of the past used a slanted surface for this very reason. It incorporates a dry erase and magnetic work surface for accomplishing direct "on board" tasks, folding locking legs for stability when extended, and compact storage when folded. The removable book catch is strong enough to hold any book or a 17" laptop computer for typing.
www.visualedgesb.com
L.A. Steelcraft
For more than 60 years, L.A. Steelcraft has been a major manufacturer of quality equipment for sports, playgrounds, schools, and industry, servicing the entire nation. L.A. Steelcraft features fiberglass aluminum, wood and plastisol coated tables and benches, equipment for physical fitness, traditional and arch style baseball backstops, basketball uprights, backboards and goal rims, tennis, volleyball and badminton court posts and nets, portable field bleachers, bike racks, flagpoles, and site amenities.
www.lasteelcraft.com
Overly Door's LEED Initiative
Overly Door Company has announced that, in keeping with the company's LEED Initiative, all Overly wood and plastic laminate products contain no added urea formaldehyde resins in their manufacture. This includes both Overly's UL fire rated and non-fire rated wood acoustic door systems. The goal of Overly Door's LEED Initiative is to provide their customers and prospective customers with an informed resource to help them understand the various requirements of building "green" and the specialty door products designed and manufactured to achieve that end.
www.overly.com
Brivo Systems' Web-Based Access Control Solutions
Brivo Systems' Web-based access control solutions require only Internet access and a Web browser to manage your entire account—including multiple buildings, regardless of operating system. With no software to install or manage and the ability to integrate with the rest of your security program, Brivo brings you access control that works for you—from lockdown to notifications, CCTV integration to badging.
www.brivo.com/education
Stonres RTZ
Stonhard's long-trusted urethane flooring system, formerly known as Stonblend RTZ, has evolved into its own family of products and has a new name to prove it. Stonres RTZ, as it is now known, is the first product in the Stonres family. Stonres RTZ offers a high-functioning, yet design-savvy flooring option suitable for many schools. This stain-resistant, seamless system, available in a rich variety of color blends, is appropriate for any space that demands a durable product and a stylish appearance. Additionally, colorful rubber chips incorporated into the floor create an ergonomic, sound-reducing surface in areas where these factors matter most.
www.stonhard.com
Core Balance from Adam Equipment
Adam Equipment, a worldwide manufacturer of high-quality and affordable electronic scales and balances, has announced the release of its Core Balance. The durable and compact Core balances are designed for easy storage, making them perfect for the classroom setting. The battery and AC power supply also make it ideal for fieldwork. The Core is extremely affordable and comes with a two-year warranty, large backlit digital display, color-coded keypad, and a removable stainless steel pan. The Core offers three-point ShockProtect, an exclusive feature only offered by Adam Equipment to protect the balance from overloading.
www.adamequipment.com
Scope-On-A-Rope
With audio, video, and computer technology peaking, educators are catching on and tapping into the technology of hand-held video microscopes for classrooms, which prove to be simple, interactive, and economical tools. The Scope-On-A-Rope (SOAR) is the new high-tech, yet simple to use, version of a microscope. The new SOAR VL-7 model is a handheld, touch & view camera with output to a computer, projector, TV, or LCD display that provides educators with the perfect combination of tried and true learning concepts and new technology teaching methods. The SOAR consists of a small, self-lighted video camera with interchangeable magnifying lenses.
www.strscopes.com