Feb 2009 Product Spotlight
WebMedley
WebMedley offers Web hosting for faith groups, non-profits, and schools of all sizes, whether you need up to 25 e-mail accounts or 200. Each of three different packages includes Content Management System (CMS) features, such as announcements, blogs, calendars, documents, forum discussions, news feeds (RSS), newsletters, text/HTML editor, Google analytics, and site search. There are no hidden costs and no IT setup fees. WebMedley posts weekly how-to items on their blog.
www.WebMedley.com
Alumni Channel
Alumni Channel helps schools foster better alumni relations through outreach on the Internet. Their solution is an entire Web site (or community) just for alumni. This helps keep alumni connected faster and cheaper. Each online community allows alumni to register, find each other, plan reunions, share stories, view photos, and more, all at the same time registering contact information for the school and giving administrators the tools to send out e-mail blasts, announce fundraising and resource needs, collect donations, and more.
www.alumnichannel.com
Pioneer Brite Stripe Ultra-Friendly
The high-performing Brite Stripe Ultra-Friendly from Pioneer Athletics has been recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency with the first-ever "Design for the Environment" designation for field-marking paint. Brite Stripe Ultra-Friendly is completely free of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and includes more readily biodegradable components than ever before. Intensive ingredient research contributed to formulation breakthroughs that help relieve environmental stress and improve field surface health.
www.pioneerathletics.com
Draper's TorkStar Utility Line Set
Draper's new TorkStar Utility Line Set is designed to raise and lower a wide range of products commonly used on stages or in gymnasiums. TorkStar is an inherently safe, simple lifting system designed for intermittent usage, which can be used to raise and lower lighting, speakers, backdrops, scenery, banners, flags, projection screens, and more. TorkStar eliminates the need for stepladders, scaffolding, or lifts to service or change lamps, filters, or other ceiling-suspended items. In the event of an electrical outage or motor failure, there is sufficient braking capacity to arrest the entire system.
www.draperinc.com/go/TorkStar.htm
OpenClassroom Server from Aspen Learning
OpenClassroom Server (OCS) is an affordable family of servers for the classroom or school. OCS combines learning management tools, collaborative software, and personal storage space to support the development of 21st century skills and learning. They offer two models: the Classroom model for a classroom or grade level (OCS-CLASS for up to 200 students), and the School model for an entire school (OCS-SCHOOL for up to 1,000 students). The self-contained, robust servers are simple to set up, use, and maintain. They operate in a safe and secure networked environment from any browser-based device.
www.aspenlearning.com
National Alliance for the Development of Archery (NADA)
There's nothing like archery for getting a kid excited about recreation. ASAP, a youth after-school archery program, combines proven teaching techniques with lesson plans, instructor training, and easy equipment access. ASAP is your ticket to running an effective after-school program your participants will love. ASAP was originally created by the National Field Archery Association, which partnered with USA Archery for program enhancement, and is facilitated by the National Alliance for the Development of Archery (NADA).
www.afterschoolarchery.org
Zenterra
Zenterra is the first bamboo sports floor design specifically for the needs of the yoga, Pilates, and other group exercise athletes. Zenterra uses bamboo because it is a much more rapidly renewable product than the typical maple or oak floors more commonly found in these areas. While those species typically require 40 years or more to develop to a size where they can be harvested for flooring, bamboo will regrow within months and can be utilized for flooring in five years or less. Zenterra has a hardness factor that is greater than maple or oak, ensuring that your floor will not be easily dented or scratched.
www.zenterrafloor.com
ERC Wiping Products
ERC Wiping Products, Inc. offers pre-saturated Equipment and Surface Wipes as a convenient, low-cost and low-maintenance solution to keeping your school's gym and fitness center clean and your staff and students feeling good. These 7"x 9" wipes are manufactured using the same formula as other leading brands. The rolls fit in an easy-to-mount Center Pull Dispenser and/or Bucket. Used as an alternative to a spray bottle and rag, ERC Equipment and Surface Wipes can remove sweat and grime from the most common surfaces found in a gym without leaving a messy residue.
www.ercwipe.com
The Net Return "Pro Series" Multi-Sport Training Net
The Net Return designs, manufactures, and sells High Performance Training Nets. The company's Pro Series multi-sport net automatically returns a ball back to an athlete. The Pro Series can be used for Golf, Soccer, Baseball, Softball, Football, and Lacrosse. Net Return Sport Nets offers push-button setup in less than five minutes, can be used indoors or outdoors multi, is lightweight at 28 pounds, and breaks down into a duffle bag for easy storage and transport.
www.TheNetReturn.com
Jonti-Craft's Picnic Table
Jonti‐Craft, Inc. has introduced the new Picnic Table to its lineup of early learning furniture.The Picnic Table is great for small group activities or even dramatic play in an indoor setting. Both the bench and the table top are adjustable in two inch increments so it can span many different sizes of children. Dimensions are 47½" wide x 42" long by 18"‐22" high. It carries a lifetime warranty and is constructed with Jonti‐Craft's exclusive features: KYDZSafe edges, KYDZTuff finish and KYDZStrong construction.
www.jonti-craft.com
MicroFit HealthStar Manager
Use HealthStar Manager software on a handheld computer to record student assessment information, then download to your PC and print professional-looking reports for students, parents, and administrators. It will work for one teacher with just a few classes and yet is powerful enough to collect assessment scores from thousands of students and print district summary reports. Use HealthStar Manager for fitness assessments, rubric assessments, exercise heart rate, or pedometer step logging, as well as for recording attendance, behavior, attitude, activity, and general notes.
www.microfit.com