eInstruction to Acquire Interwrite Learning

Big news yesterday! eInstruction and Interwrite Learning signed an agreement yesterday for eInstruction to buy Interwrite Learning! It will be interesting to see what the future holds going forward from this business deal.

Read the entire press release here…

Don’t miss out on this unbelievable CPS Chalkboard special!

Now through December 31, 2007, receive a totally FREE CPS Chalkboard with every Classroom Performance System (CPS) you order! Choose an IR or RF system–it doesn’t matter–and get a CPS Chalkboard completely FREE! Order 1 CPS response system, get 1 CPS Chalkboard. Order 100 CPS response systems, get 100 CPS Chalkboards! Don’t miss this great end-of-the-year pricing!

Share this printable PDF with your district purchasers or administrators!

Enlighten, November 2007

Our latest issue of our monthly newsletter, Enlighten, is now posted on our website. Check out a great mental math program with ready-to-go clicker lessons, get some ExamView/Learning Series tips, view CPS in the news, see our upcoming calendar, and more. Feel free to check out our back issues while you’re there! If you would like to have Enlighten delivered directly to your e-mail, you can SUBSCRIBE HERE!

Your Students Will Love MindPoint Quiz Show!

MindPoint® Quiz Show presents ExamView® questions in a fun and engaging game show format. Students receive instant feedback (while having a hilariously competitive time), and teachers can track performance with a variety of reports. Quiz Show has graphics that appeal to elementary and middle school students, while its sister product Quiz Show SE is designed to appeal to older students (sample screens attached).

The Quiz Show software works with ExamView tests and questions banks, as well as with CPS IR and RF response pads (Windows only). Both Quiz Show and Quiz Show SE are priced at $39 for individual teacher licenses or $699 for a building license.

Contact us if you would like to see a demo of MindPoint® Quiz Show!

Evaluating Teacher Technology Skills

How many schools are still looking for a way to assess teachers’ technology competency? I received some great links this week from a listserv that I subscribe to regarding the evaluation of teacher technology skills. Small steps can start you in the right direction! A simple Google search for “teacher technology survey” will bring you quite a few goodies, but here are several links providing samples of surveys and checklists that might provide you some stepping stones. Your district will ultimately have to develop a survey that works for you, but here are some great places to start!

PS. Don’t forget… how easy CPS can make implementation of a survey at a teacher inservice presentation!

• Compiling a Profile of Staff Technology Skills
  by Mary Alice Anderson, Lead Media Specialist, Winona Middle School, Winona, MN
• Assessing Teachers’ Technology Skills
• Technology Help for the Teachers Who Teach the Teachers?
  TI:ME ARTICLE
  by David Brian Williams, Illinois State University, Copyright 2005 David Brian Williams
• Staff Training Surveys & Checklists
  Kodiak Island Borough School District
• MMS Teacher Technology Checklist
• Instructional Technology Across the Curriculum
  Michigan’s Technology Benchmarks Formatted for Teachers and Students