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student earns their Microsoft Office Specialist: Associate Certification and earns any two of the three available Expert Certifications, they become a Microsoft Office Specialist: Expert. This is in lieu of the Microsoft Office Master credential. The Office 365 and Office 2019 exams are available through Compass, Certiport's new delivery platform. For more information, visit www.certiport .com/mos or stop by booth #1829. Tuesday, February 4, 2020 8 EdTech Show Daily Outdoor Portable Sound System: Features and Benefits An outdoor sound system that includes a microphone, amplifier and loudspeaker is becoming a basic necessity at most special occasions or events where there is an audi- ence that needs to clearly hear a presenter. During events such as assemblies, pep rallies, graduations, athletic sporting events, emer- gency drills or where there is a large gather- ing of people, a portable sound system is the perfect tool to address the audience. Anchor Audio can help you find the best outdoor portable sound system that meets your needs. Features of Anchor Audio Outdoor Portable Sound Systems A wireless, battery powered, portable sound system is the ideal sound amplifi- cation setup for the outdoors – and great for the budget. It requires little to no set- up time, is lightweight and is easy to transport to a football field, auditorium, gym and more. The portable sound sys- tems are battery powered – so you don't need to worry about messy extension cords, power outlets or connecting cables. Wireless microphones with a reli- able 300-foot wireless range add to the convenience and allow faculty and stu- dents to communicate simultaneously. Best of all, a portable sound system allows you to easily move the speaker from indoors to outdoors from the gym to the baseball field – all without having to pur- chase multiple systems or pay for an installed sys- tem. An outdoor sound system should provide you with top quality sound amplification, all while being easy to use. A quali- ty system delivers both powerful, robust sound and clear, intelligible speech. If being used for emergency preparedness, the sound also needs to be loud enough so that it can be heard over emergency equipment, in an active environment or at a great distance in order to catch people's attention and communicate effectively. Benefits of Outdoor Systems Portable public address systems enable you to amplify your voice across a wide area, over a long distance and to a large crowd with suc- cessful, intelligible communica- tion. Added features like wire- less companion speaker connec- tivity and built-in Bluetooth allow for increased connectivity and sound coverage. Anchor Audio's portable outdoor sound systems have a rugged exterior designed to be weather resistant to withstand the most demanding appli- cations. With a wide range of product options all with an easy-to-use and rugged design, Anchor Audio sound sys- tems are backed by a six-year warranty and top-notch customer service. Anchor Audio is sure to have a sound system that best fits your outdoor portable audio needs. Partner with RIS for Inkjet Cartridge Refilling Services Retail Inkjet Solutions, Inc. (RIS) is the industry leader in retail on-site inkjet cartridge refilling services. The patented RIS InkCenter ® kiosk is deployed in more than 550 participat- ing retail locations across the United States, Canada and Europe – including Costco Wholesale, Auchan, Cora, MediaMarkt/Saturn, E.Leclerc, Eco Store, Boulanger, Schiever Group, Intermarché, Super U, Hyper U and select university bookstores. RIS pro- vides customers with unmatched print quality while delivering savings of up to 70 percent. InkCenter kiosks inte- grate seamlessly into retail environ- ments, delivering a great customer experience. RIS was founded in 2004 by former HP engineers motivated to create a better printing solution for customers at a lower price, and is headquartered in Carlsbad, California. Why Choose RIS? Customer Satisfaction: refilling your inkjet cartridges addresses the No. 1 cus- tomer concern – the high price of ink. Assortment: The RIS InkCenter can refill 300 cartridges from HP, Epson, Canon & Brother, allowing the retailer to pare down or expand assortments through refilling. Customer Traffic: The refilling serv- ice drives repeated customer visits to stores – turnaround time favorably impacts sales by increasing the overall retail basket. Differentiation: The incremental service of providing on-site ink refilling differentiates from the OEM branded cartridge selection, brings new cus- tomers into retail who were searching for less expensive on-line solutions and differentiates your stores from your competition. Eco-Friendly: As a solution aligned with retailer sustain- ability objectives, the envi- ronmental benefit of reduc- ing single-use plastics cre- ates customer loyalty. RIS wants to partner with you! RIS is a growing, customer-focused organization with deep technical expertise. The team of inkjet industry veterans and retail pro- fessionals continues to innovate and improve overall customer experience. It is an international team committed to supporting all aspects of customer care and ensuring reliability within the inkjet refill process. For more information on RIS, visit www.go2ris.com. BrightThinker: Educating Modern Learners BrightThinker is a nonprofit organization that is based out of Lewisville, Texas, that focuses on the development and implementation of both online and paper- based curriculum to support even the most challenging students in grades 3– 12. BrightThinker accelerates students' learning with dynamic media-rich, mas- tery-based curriculum, that is a complete set of courses in core and elective courses that adhere to both state and national standards. Through the implementation of the BrightThinker curriculum, schools have been able to measure comparable success from those students who are in advanced placement courses as they have seen with students who are in credit recovery or use the curriculum in supplemental applica- tions. Today, 24 out of the top 50 alterna- tive accountability charter schools in the state of Texas, including independent school districts, have successfully imple- mented the BrightThinker's core curricu- lum. This success has made BrightThinker a proven leader in promot- ing student success in academics. In 2015, the curriculum was devel- oped to meet the rapidly changing needs of students and schools. The systems and pedagogy of BrightThinker's highly suc- cessful precision mastery-based model informs teachers of student progress and creates a perfect environment for person- alized learning. Both the paper and digi- tal curriculum were created to support students of all academic levels and learn- ing abilities. The curriculum is based on four teaching methods that include con- nectional, elevational, directional and positional. With BrightThinker's curriculum and data, teachers will have the tools necessary to meet the needs of each student based on where they are in the learning process. BrightThinker is at the fore- front of the new educational model of "Blended Education." As students' academic needs have changed over time, BrightThinker has provided a solution to accommodate the changes, and support teaching staff with results-driven content and data. In addi- tion to removing the need for direct teacher to student instruction, the online classroom model better prepares students for academic success at the advanced level in the continuously growing online college environment. Teachers – both novice and experienced – are able to feel confident jumping right into using the systematic online platform that provides teacher autonomy and promotes ease of use. In order to promote student success, BrightThinker provides students a rigorous aca- demic experience, with the intent of preparing them for the successes that are measured by standardized assess- ments and collegiate preparedness. The development team has developed educa- tional products that adhere to state and national standards in both architecture and curriculum content. Students will experience a variety of instructional con- tent that is academically challenging yet visually engaging to stimulate the educa- tional mind and encourage academic dis- covery. For more information, go to www.bright thinker.com or stop by booth #2352. New Certification Exams Now Available for Microsoft Office Specialist Program The New Office 365 and Office 2019 exams have been mapped to one set of revised objective domains to reflect the skills required in today's modern work- place. So, students will be tested on the same exam no matter which Office appli- cation is being used. The Office 365 and Office 2019 exams that will be available are Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, Word Expert & Excel Expert. These new exams still include the performance-based format and are live in the app; however, they also have some new improvements. New Office features include: 3D models; morph animations; slide zooms; new Excel functions; and ink. Improved Accessibility Features Improvements have also been made to the Microsoft Office Specialist Program. Instead of Specialist, Expert and Master, there are now some new levels: Associate and Expert. As was previously the case, students still earn a certification for each Microsoft Office Specialist exam they pass; however, there are now additional opportunities to earn credentials: If a stu- dent earns any three of the four available Associate Certifications, they become a Microsoft Office Specialist: Associate; if a