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EdTech Show Daily Wednesday, June 26, 2019 6 Technology Director Rallies Behind ClassLink at Three New York School Districts The Challenge Joseph Catania is an experienced and pas- sionate Director of Technology with a his- tory of instructional experience in K12. Catania has personally witnessed the dig- ital transformation during his time at three New York school districts: Newburgh Enlarged, Pelham Public Schools and Washingtonville Central School District. With the digital change comes a common set of challenges related to access and security; teachers and stu- dents struggle to locate and log in to their resources, IT staff struggle with an abun- dance of password reset inquiries and the process to roster into applications is cum- bersome to manage and time-consuming. Choosing ClassLink. Again. Catania was instrumental in getting ClassLink implemented at Newburgh Enlarged and Pelham. ClassLink's ease of setup in combination with its high- level of support continues to motivate Catania to introduce the solution wherev- er he goes. Upon joining the team at Washingtonville CSD, Catania was pleased to find ClassLink already in use. In addition to one-click access to applications, ClassLink enables all users access to what they need from anywhere, including the ability to access network files and folders 24/7/365 via My Files. IT staff at Washingtonville CSD uti- lize ClassLink Roster Server to swiftly and securely deliver class rosters to pub- lishers using the OneRoster ® standard. The number of OneRoster applications continues to expand as more publishers move to accept data standards, a much needed next-step for education. The Outcome Since implementing ClassLink in 2016, Washingtonville CSD user logins contin- ue to grow, revealing a 37 percent upsurge in fall 2018. The ability to easily organize the library of resources in a cen- tral location with one-click access means admins receive fewer tickets and password reset requests, teach- ers recover classroom time and stu- dents spend more time learning. The district is now leveraging OneSync, ClassLink's next-generation account provisioning tool announced in mid-2018. OneSync is up and running with ease and will allow Washingtonville CSD to replace several of its older, unwieldier software systems, saving $12,000 per year. "You have to consider a solution like ClassLink in today's environment of shrinking budgets," said Catania. For more information, go to www.classlink.com, stop by booth #1151, email info@classlink.com or call 888.963.7550. What's Next for 2018 ISTE Best of Show Winner UBTECH Education By Jamie Sachs, Senior Director of Education, UBTECH At last year's ISTE conference, "Tech & Learning" recognized our UKIT curricu- la and the Yanshee robot as two of the event's most outstanding Ed Tech prod- ucts. We were excited to gain this recog- nition, and we're more thrilled than ever to participate in this ISTE 2019, because we've been up to quite a bit! 1. UKITs are reshaping STEM classrooms. UKITs combine modular robotics con- struction with engaging, hands-on STEM+C curriculum. They're different from other supplemental STEM solutions because they offer both high-quality modular builds and expert-authored cur- riculum that supports teachers and stu- dents alike. We're particularly excited about our work with the Center for Educational Innovation (CEI) as part of Project BOOST, a multi-faceted school-based program for under-resourced, at-risk New York City public school students who have demonstrated academic talents but may not have the opportunity to develop them due to their economic cir- cumstances. 2. We're partnering with Pitsco. Pitsco is well-known for its high-level engage- ments with some of the industry'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 excit- ed to launch our partnership for distribu- tion. Be sure to stop in at Pitsco booth #2215 to see how UKITs and Yanshee fit into a larger STEM and robotics ecosystem. 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 cre- ated the Early Innovator program to make sure dis- tricts across the country have equitable access to the highest quality robot- ics, 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. Platform Presentation Perfected with New PX-10E from ELMO USA ELMO USA announces the addition of the PX-10E platform document camera to its industry-leading document camera lineup. The PX-10E and its 4K sister model, the PX-30E, will be the world's sleekest, most powerful document cam- eras to date when they are released later this summer. With an unprecedented 288x zoom (12x optical / 12x digital / 2x sensor), the PX-10E captures every incredible detail in up-close, ultra-vibrant 2K full HD that is comparable to 4K. Record videos at up to 60fps (via USB; up to 30fps via HDMI and VGA) that can be saved via SD card, USB flash device or onto the camera's internal memory, with an additional input for a microphone to capture audio. The PX-10E features the all-new 5- inch high-resolution LCD preview moni- tor with sleek touchscreen navigation for easy camera control, a zoom toggle wheel with autofocus and multiple output options (HDMI, VGA and USB on both with additional HDBaseT and TCP/IP control on PX- 30E model only) so that you can use the PX-10E in a vari- ety of classroom setups. The PX-10E's flexible arm gets you up close to your presen- tation materials and folds up neatly against the platform camera's base when you're done. Need a lot of space for a demonstra- tion or a lesson plan? The PX-10E comes with a variety of shooting modes includ- ing 4:3, widescreen 16:9 and a capture area of up to A4 portrait and A3 land- scape. The camera's platform stage is magnetic, and the PX-10E comes with an optional magnetic white- board surface that can be attached for annotation with dry erase markers during demonstra- tions. It can even be used with the camera's LED light, as the whiteboard's surface is specially designed to reduce glare. ELMO plans to release the PX-10E and PX-30E in late sum- mer 2019. To see the PX-10E, as well as the rest of ELMO's new product lineup for 2019, visit booth #3030 or go to www.elmousa.com. SmartWitness Launches LTE Video Telematics Camera Powered by a quad-core ARM CPU SmartWitness' CP4 delivers HD video to over 30 telematics platforms. The CP4 is the size of a cigarette pack and is equipped with GPS, 6-axis accelerome- ter, 128 GB of video storage and can con- nect up to four cameras for full 360- degree visibility of your vehicle. At just 4.75" x 3.5" x 1", the CP4 is the smallest IoT video telematics DVR on the market today. The first CP4 LTE models are already on the road and connecting on AT&T's LTE network, with Sprint and Verizon models upcoming. Typically under the radar, SmartWitness has been quietly delivering cutting edge video telematics solutions, as both a manufacturer and a global sup- plier. In the past 10 years, SmartWitness has grown to open four offices, launch eight new product lines and has installed nearly 300,000 in-vehicle video recorders and software solutions while partnering with best-in-class telematics service providers. All this has resulted in a sales boom for SmartWitness. The robust performance, secure design, integration capabilities and affordability of SmartWitness' devices and cloud platform have attracted the attention of insurance and telematics providers. SmartWitness' product line-up of con- nected cameras with REST API enables video and data to be seamlessly integrat- ed with GPS tracking, telematics and fleet management software, thus usher- ing in a new era of video telematics. SmartWitness offers a wide array of reseller partnerships and white label opportunities for this exciting new mar- ket. While leading the industry in safety technology that has produced exceptional results and solutions for its partners, SmartWitness has redefined the way risk is analyzed. Encouraging safer driving video telematics solutions reduces cost and increases efficiency for all key stakeholders in fleet management, insurance and telematics to identify, record and report key driving informa- tion in real-time. Each SmartWitness cus- tomer reported 100 percent overall risk improvement and a 39 percent increase on Return on Investment (ROI) in the first year. This is "Video Telematics." For more information, go to www.smartwitness.com.