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EdTech Show Daily Tuesday, January 29, 2019 1 2 Troxell Buyback When it's time to refresh your school or district's 1:1 mobile program, con- sider the Troxell Buyback for its hid- den money solutions. As schools adapt to growth and stretched budgets, a solid buyback pro- gram allows dis- tricts to mine their older assets and turn them into new devices. Meeting student needs and helping increase school achievement goes hand- in-hand with adopting new multimedia curricula. School boards and teachers have found that new mobile resources like tablets, computers, laptops and note- books facilitate greater possibilities for students. Now Troxell can help your dis- trict improve its classrooms while stay- ing on budget. According to a review of state budg- ets by The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, at least 35 states are providing less school funding than they did a decade ago. Those very cuts hinder school districts' ability to deliver high- quality education and demand that every available avenue towards utilizing cur- rent assets be followed. A Win-Win Solution Obtaining the optimal classroom and lab materials is critical to student suc- cess, and knowing your new mobile devices have future value makes invest- ing in them much easier. The IT asset disposition program gives schools cash or credit for existing hardware and gives students a way to learn faster with the latest user-friendly devices. Schools don't have to find a way to sell or dis- pose of their older models. Troxell does all the work. Of course, with more than 60 years of experience, Troxell has products for every room in a school. Complete tech- nology solutions include on-site expert- ise for all areas from classrooms to com- puter labs and cafeterias to auditoriums. Troxell can even provide trained profes- sionals to install new devices. Troxell's complete 1:1 mobile prod- uct offering includes all major brands of laptops and Chromebooks, including Acer, Asus, Samsung, Toshiba, Hewlett Packard, Lenovo and Google Management. Trusted leasing, assembly and white glove configuration services, as well as extended warranties, are also available. Meeting Your Classroom Goals Achieving your classroom learning goals starts with practical, reliable products. Troxell Buyback can accom- plish higher budget returns by turning unused and underutilized items into cash and trade value for new Chromebook options like the Acer R751T with a 1.1 GHz speed, 11.6-inch screen size, WLAN and Bluetooth, or the ASUS C202 with 1.6 GHz speed. Both make great refreshes, are durable and ready to meet the daily rigors and intense usage of students. Many other great options are available. The Troxell solution starts with an inventory of current technology. In return, Troxell provides a detailed valua- tion report of the inventory assets. Reports include recommendations for utilizing the best mix of new products, keeping existing items and an estimated value for cashing or trading current inventory. Troxell then produces a conditional offer, which includes all costs to remove and ship devices to its facility. If needed, a team will be dispatched from one of Troxell's nationwide locations for onsite inspection. One Texas school district turned their older computers into $150,000 towards the purchase of 467 new laptops. Imagine what Troxell can do for you! For more information, go to www.troxell solutions.com, call 855.TROXELL, email sales@trox.com or stop by booth #1331. Library and Classroom Materials from Mackin An interview with Randal Heise, President, Mackin. ESD: Tell our readers about Mackin and what the company has to offer. RH: Mackin is a 35-year-old company offering high-quality educational resources, including printed books in all bindings, eBooks, audiobooks, databas- es, read-alongs and videos, along with professionally curated classroom and leveled libraries, new school collections, curriculum materials and more for schools and libraries. We have also made tremendous inroads in the makerspace arena with MackinMaker that has already created a positive and successful stir in the makerspace community. Our award-winning free digital con- tent management system, MackinVIA™, which is accessible by over nine million students around the globe, provides districts, schools, stu- dents and libraries with free digital read- er apps for a variety of mobile devices and desktop computers, along with free content to start. MackinVIA has been recognized by Tech & Learning as a 2015, 2016 and 2017 ISTE Conference Best in Show Winner and is a 2015, 2016 and 2017 recipient of their Award of Excellence as an outstanding technol- ogy education product. In 2017, MackinVIA won a Platinum Award from Modern Library Awards and Product of the Year in 2018. These achievements are validation of the effort Mackin has put into making a superior product for users in education. We also have a free funding source for schools and libraries called MackinFunds. Hundreds of schools uti- lize this free program because it is a has- sle-free, online donation program that allows schools to collect donations and spend 100 percent of the proceeds on any print or digital resource Mackin sells. ESD: What trends are you seeing in the library and classroom market? RH: Today's school library market is presently enduring the largest paradigm shift it has experienced since the introduction of the stand-alone online automated catalog. K–12 school libraries are being chal- lenged to remain relevant in a world that is quickly transform- ing into a digital platform, and I believe that this is the very biggest opportunity ever for school libraries and professional school librar- ians to showcase their importance and relevancy within the educational process. Teacher-Librarians must seize the moment and take the lead as pur- veyors of knowledge and vital informa- tion sources and resources that will serve to accelerate and increase the ability of every classroom teacher and administrator to improve and enhance learning. ESD: How do you view your role as an educational resource vendor in today's market? RH: Our role is more crucial than ever as we provide schools and libraries with the most economical and versatile resources they need. Mackin has taken that involvement a step further with the for- mation of the Transform Your School Library (TYSL) Movement. We have assembled an accomplished board of professionals who are fully engaged in providing support to librarians focused on transitioning their library to meet the educational challenges of today and the future. Librarians looking for support and information can learn more at www.mackintysl.com. ESD: In addition to visiting the Mackin booth, how can people learn more about your company? RH: People can visit our website at www.mackin.com for information about Mackin and all of our amazing divisions, or contact us online to start a live chat. We can also be found on Twitter, @MackinLibrary and @MackinVIA, Instagram @MackinLibrary, and on Facebook (Mackin Educational Resources). For additional questions, email us at mackin@mackin.com, or call us at 800.245.9540. Every phone call is always answered in person – 24 hours a day, every day – and we pride ourselves on the fact that here, true customer serv- ice still exists. For more information, stop by booth #2019 or go to www.mackin.com.