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EdTech Show Daily 2 1 Monday, June 24, 2019 ELMO Prime Academic comes with dynamic screen sharing capability that can be used everywhere, from a 1:1 classroom to across the world. Devices can be bi-directionally linked so that teachers and students can share their screen and videos with each other in real time while also annotating and pulling up teaching materials from the cloud's stor- age system. ELMO Prime Academic will also offer applications that can be used by its range of document cameras, such as its Chrome-based Image Mate + Cloud browser-based presentation software. ELMO Prime Academic connects seamlessly to its planned series of inter- ELMO (Cont'd. from p. 1) active flat panels, ELMO AXIS Board. The AXIS Board will be offered in mul- tiple screen sizes to fit a variety of class- room setups and is compatible with both Windows tablets and Apple iPads. The ELMO Easy Controller, its unique con- trol panel, provides the widest selection of key functions on an interactive flat panel without compromising any space for content onscreen. Pair AXIS Board with your favorite ELMO document camera and annotate live video in real time. To see ELMO Prime Academic and the AXIS Board, plus the rest of ELMO's new products for 2019, visit booth #3030 or go to www.elmousa.com. under-resourced, at-risk New York City public school students who have demon- strated academic talents but may not have the opportunity to develop them due to their economic circumstances. 2. We're partnering with Pitsco. Pitsco is well-known for its high-level engagements with some of the indus- try's most esteemed organizations, including the Partnership for 21st Century Learning, CASEL, FIRST ® , National Instruments and STEM- focused institutions. That's why we were so excited to launch our partner- ship for distribution. Be sure to stop in at Pitsco booth #2215 to see how UKITs and Yanshee fit into a larger STEM and robotics ecosys- tem. UBTECH (Cont'd. from p. 1) 3. We launched our Early Innovator program – and we want you to join. At UBTECH Education, we believe that students shouldn't just know how to use the tools of the future – they should be building the tools of the future. We creat- ed the Early Innovator program to make sure districts across the country have equitable access to the highest quality robotics, coding and STEM resources. Early Innovators enjoy special perks: free robotics kits; free PD and ongoing support; deep discounts on addi- tional products and services; opportuni- ties to be featured on social media and webinars, at conferences, and in case studies; and bragging rights for being ahead of the curve. Applying is easy. Visit us in booth #2636 for details! Learn more at booth #2636. took math lessons and quizzes, played games and more in real time using the Pilot podiums and CenterStage IFPs within the HoverCam booth. The demon- stration was a testament to the effective- ness of the platform, which will be rolling out new software and hardware models to Val Verde USD high schools and middle schools throughout the remainder of 2019. "It was a real treat to see the students from Val Verde show us how much they enjoy our solutions," said Bayley Pierson, Associate Product Manager, HoverCam. "To witness their excitement first-hand reaffirms our commitment to making one-of-kind digital learning tools that break the technology mold and remove barriers to learning that tradition- al approaches have been unable to con- quer. Val Verde is a prime example of how schools can reshape classrooms and help students learn in a new and innova- tive way." In 2018, HoverCam enabled Val Verde USD to create an untethered envi- ronment with its Pilot 3 digital teaching stations. Developed based on feedback from actual educators, the Pilot 3 is the world's first fully integrated wireless dig- ital podium. Featuring a Windows PC, 13-megapixel document camera and 21- inch touchscreen with wireless HD mir- roring functionality in a mobile podium, HoverCam (Cont'd. from p. 1) it eliminates the outdated AV cart and combines the most important elements used in today's classrooms. The Pilot 3 is built around the concept of unchaining teachers from stationary desks or lecterns, so they can move freely around the classroom while still commanding every part of the technology around them. The Pilot's wireless transceiver instantly beams the podium's screen and touch annotations to the IFPs, as well as any projector or TV in the room, in high definition with up to 4K image clarity. And because everything is wireless, it eliminates the hazard of dangling cords and cables as students continue to work. What's more, the document camera can capture audio from the lesson using a built-in microphone, which enables teachers to execute flipped classroom models easily. The school district also outfitted the new labs within its elementary schools with five HoverCam CenterStage IFPs and was a beta tester for HoverCam's ClassFusion software. The software enables interactive whiteboarding, anno- tation and desktop marking for lesson recording and sharing so students can study anywhere, anytime and from any mobile device or browser. More information on HoverCam's full line of education solutions is available at www.thehovercam.com. Learn more at booth #2144. experiences is easier than you think. Find out how to integrate five types of creative projects into your curriculum – presenta- tions, videos, photography, illustrations and web and app designs – and help your students build communication, critical thinking and creative skills in every class. Check out free lesson plans to find great ways to enhance classroom creativ- ity while meeting Common Core state standards at edex.adobe.com/common- core. You can get started quickly with new apps and features designed for beginning creators. Adobe Spark empowers teach- ers and students to easily create stunning graphics, web pages and short videos in minutes, and is free for education. Spark now includes project sharing, so students and teachers can collaborate online on Adobe (Cont'd. from p. 4) creative assignments using their laptop or desktop browsers. Adobe's newest app, Adobe Premiere Rush, lets you easily create great-looking videos with titles, transi- tions, effects and more. It works across macOS and Windows computers as well as iOS and Android phones, and offers an in-app tutorial that gets stu- dents up to speed in five minutes or less. Both Spark and Premiere Rush help you and your students build skills and then easily move up to the Creative Cloud apps that are used throughout the workforce. Explore free STEAM lesson plans for Spark and Premiere Rush at www.scholastic.com/adobe. For more information, stop by booth #1900 or go to www.adobe.com/ education/k12.html. throughout the industry. This penchant for acquiring quality educational mate- rial is a hallmark characteristic of Mackin that has naturally made its way to the new division. For more information about MackinMaker or Mackin, visit www .mackinmaker.com or www.mackin.com. About Mackin For nearly 35 years, Mackin has provided library and classroom materials for grades PK–12. Known the world over for exemplary service and a stringent atten- tion to detail, Mackin has access to more than 18,000 publishers and a collection of nearly three million printed titles. Additionally, Mackin features a robust selection of more than two million eBook Mackin (Cont'd. from p. 4) titles, audio books, databases, read- alongs and video resources, all available through its free, state-of-the-art digital content management system, MackinVIA. This highly sought-after digital content management tool was recently awarded two distinctive awards; Best of Show at ISTE 2015, 2016 and 2017 and was named winner of a 2015, 2016 and 2017 Awards of Excellence by Tech & Learning. MackinVIA recently won a Platinum Award from Modern Library Awards and a designation as Product of the Year. Today, the free MackinVIA is found in thousands of schools and is accessible to more than nine million students around the world. For more information, stop by booth #1222 or go to www.mackin.com. home energy offenders, so they can cut excess electricity usage without sacrific- ing comfort or convenience. Consumers can also monitor and control their devices remotely and can connect with Amazon Alexa and Google Home to enable voice activated control. Trinseo has been supplying its EMERGE™ Advanced Resins for the Currant product during the prototyping and now in production. Trinseo materials can be seen throughout the Currant Smart Outlet – the outer housing, the substrate for the reflective front face and several inner components. Trinseo's EMERGE Advanced Resins, which are specialty engineered performance plastics, have been designed to meet the exacting specifications for Currant including cosmetic, reliability and UL-driven safety requirements. Among the reasons Currant selected Trinseo as a partner was because of the company's color matching capability, including its ability to achieve an ultra- bright white. The company has research and development centers globally, including color labs with expertise in complex colors. Color is such an impor- tant factor today for product differentia- tion, branding and end-user satisfaction and Trinseo is recognized globally for its Trinseo (Cont'd. from p. 1) capability. Trinseo supports various consumer- oriented markets with specialty engi- neered plastics solutions. The company supports the growing consumer technolo- gies sector with advanced material solu- tions including projects that involve bio- compatible plastics for skin contact applications, chemical resistant materi- als, transparent light diffusion grades to allow for translucent LED displays, and plastics with recycled content to support sustainability goals. As consumer technologies evolve, product developers and designers need to consider materials that they may not have considered in the past. Plastics have emerged as an important solution to new-product challenges in that they enable properties such as portability, durability and appealing aesthetics while allowing additional characteris- tics such as biocompatibility, ignition and chemical resistance, and/or various degrees of transparency. Trinseo, the global manufacturer and compounder of performance plastics, has been help- ing customers find just the right solu- tion. Trinseo is proud to be a partner of Currant. For more information, go to www .trinseo.com.