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1 7 Thursday, February 6, 2020 EdTech Show Daily vendors – the district lacked any central- ized control. And with standards varying for resources, the data services team had to often build specific templates for each new app. "But as we go forward every year, more and more resources are subscribing to the OneRoster standard that ClassLink uses, and that enables us to really quickly onboard them," enthuses Sanders. He says if a new vendor uses the OneRoster standard, and has worked with ClassLink before, it can take as little as two to three days to get that tool up and running. Analytics to Drive Students' Success With ClassLink, Sanders and his col- leagues can now easily view analytics around student, educator and parent logins to digital tools from the beginning of the year, the beginning of the week or even for a specific day. They can further break those analytics down by location. For example, Sanders says since the beginning of this school year that Lexia Core5 and Imagine Math have been the ClassLink (Cont'd. from p. 1) top two applications used throughout the district. That's good news since those are the targeted reading and math tools for grades K through five in the district. That type of data has a significant impact in the district, says Sanders. Not only because it shows him that students are using and enjoying those tools, but it also demonstrates that the district's financial investment in those tools is worthwhile. Sanders says analytics also help the district see low usage numbers for critical applications, which they can then use to address the issue. "When we can inter- vene and change what's happening at school, that's when we really get a change in achievement and in learning for those kids." With more data, Sanders says his district knows what they need to do next to help kids be more successful. For NISD, he says, "Choosing ClassLink has been a game-changer." For more information, go to www.classlink.com, call 888.963.7550 or stop by booth #826. topics like "force and motion," "natural disasters" and "clean energy." Curriculum Addresses Engineering Gaps Found in Traditional Science Courses We recognized that there was a dire need for equity in STEM and computer programming education. The UKIT cur- riculum addresses a critical gap in teaching engineering design principles. Through our robotics kits, building and engineering practices are made tangible and concrete. Students learn the ele- ments of coding and build a foundation for digital literacy and computational thinking skills. Curriculum Grows with Students from Elementary School through College Starting with our UKIT Beginner, stu- UBTECH (Cont'd. from p. 1) dents develop a curiosity for STEM+C and robotics topics, diving into activities that build a foundation for developing investigative, critical thinking and col- laboration skills. As students progress through our UKIT Intermediate and UKIT Advanced, they are introduced to new challenges, tools and materials. We're excited to announce our newly designed UKIT Advanced curriculum, which focuses on a more free-thinking approach to robotics and STEM topics, as well and how to work with circuits. This new program will help students evolve and expand their skills in prepara- tion for college and the careers of the future. To register for free access to the curricu- lum, go to www.ubtecheducation.com/ curriculum-registration or visit Pitsco in booth #2227 to learn more. award-winning experiences. Once users discover the offerings on the database, they may purchase products in physical or digital form directly from the website with processes, prices and services that schools use and need. If a curriculum exists, it is available with one click, such as the Battle of the Alamo's customiz- able standards-aligned lessons, which utilize the 4Cs and integrate with lan- guage arts. Technology itself is nothing without good instruction. The customer service and consulting experience that Perspectives XR offers bridge that gap. It will customize professional learning ses- sions, develop curricula and help with funding ideas from grant writing to plac- ing materials in schools through philan- thropy. Immersive experiences in the class- room can be the difference between a Perspectives XR (Cont'd. from p. 1) special needs student understanding a significant moment in history, or a non- reader engaging with and comprehending a character's conflicts in a great story or play, or an art student who wants to cre- ate in 3D for others to enjoy. Perspectives XR, as its name indicates, believes all students deserve to experience the humanities from different, key perspec- tives as seen in QuantumERA's Battle of Gettysburg experience, just released, which offers viewpoints from both sides of the Civil War. In addition, immersive tech has shown to increase empathy and promote digital citizenship skills. Join the company on its mission to bring immersive humanities content to educators, because barriers such as geog- raphy, time, learning needs, language and money should not limit students' learn- ing. For more information, go to www .perspectivesxr.org. Enventys Partners Brings Ideas to Life Great ideas often start as small solutions to everyday problems. Inventors look at the world around them and create solu- tions that make their lives easier in some way. But bringing those ideas to the pub- lic is an enormous task that requires expertise and skill to do effectively. Enter Enventys Partners, the indus- try's only full-service, turnkey product launch agency. It combines start-to-fin- ish, all-encompassing product develop- ment services with digital marketing and crowdfunding expertise and has raised more than $300 million. It leverages global partnerships to design, prototype, manufacture, fulfill, crowdfund and mar- ket new products and businesses. This year, Enventys Partners is excited to celebrate the success of past and present clients including Mobile Pixels, kegg, Vitesy, Kryo, PlayShifu, Riego and Luminook. Luminook Luminook is a small-space LED lighting solution that uses sensor fusion to deter- mine the position of a door and control the light's brightness and temperature when in use. Creator Christopher Stubbs brought lofty ideas and a prototype constructed with plastic building blocks to Enventys Partners. The product development team transformed Luminook from sketch to full smart lighting ecosystem, and the crowd- funding team readied the brand for launch. Riego Riego, a decorative indoor irrigation sys- tem was born out of the desire to main- tain a variety of houseplants with a no- fuss self-watering system. Creators Manuel and Maria Caceras created a rudimentary prototype using found materials, then came to Enventys Partners to turn their conceptual prototype into a product. Enventys Partners gave their concept IQ points with a smart water- ing algorithm and improved the device aesthetics. It also developed an accompa- nying app, making the device smarter, and its marketers readied the brand for launch. Mobile Pixels, Inc. Mobile Pixels teamed up with Enventys Partners twice in two years to crowdfund its portable laptop monitors, DUEX and TRIO, raising more than $2 million. kegg The kegg team worked with Enventys Partners to crowdfund its two-in-one fer- tility tracking monitor, which raised over $51,000 on Indiegogo in 2019. Vitesy Vitesy came to Enventys Partners twice in three years for help marketing and launching two natural air purifiers. Together, the teams raised more than $1 million over the campaigns. PlayShifu PlayShifu relied on Enventys Partners to raise more than $75,000 on Kickstarter, then transitioned to the Enventys Partners ecom- merce marketing team. With Enventys Partners' help, PlayShifu saw a 211 percent return on advertising spend, building on the crowdfunding campaign's success. Kryo Inc. Enventys Partners worked with Chili Technology, a brand of Kryo Inc., to suc- cessfully crowdfund its temperature-regu- lation mattress topper system in 2016. Post-campaign, Enventys Partners re-boot- ed the Chili Technology website, leading to a 150 percent revenue increase. Whether an idea is in its infancy, or a brand is ready to test the waters and see what the demand is for its latest creation, Enventys Partners is ready to help inventors navigate the path to product launch success. challenges that plague network adminis- trators and disrupt the classroom. HoverCam leveraged years of engineer- ing expertise to create wireless technolo- gy within the Ultra 10 that overcomes these hurdles. Delivering uncompro- mised video quality, the camera's HoverCast system is able to send uncom- pressed 4K signals to any display in a point-to-point closed network without requiring a WiFi connection. This is the first wireless document camera teachers can move anywhere in the room and cast with no lag or delay. Ultra 10 also sup- ports MiraCast, providing users with a widely-supported wireless casting method. Furthermore, Ultra 10 comes equipped with ScreenCast, a web-based casting method for users to see a live stream of the camera's image through most web browsers. Ample Processing Power, Seamless Control Today's students expect fast processing and intuitiveness of their mobile devices and computers. Ultra 10 achieves this with a lightning-fast built-in CPU and Android operating system. Users can load their favorite apps onto the unit and HoverCam (Cont'd. from p. 1) do intelligent, fast processing of any video right from the camera. The 7-inch multi-touch screen enables annotation and features familiar finger gestures such as pan, tilt, and rotate, which com- plement the latest optical character recognition, augmented reality, and 3D apps. 4K UHD Clarity The large 16 megapixel camera sensor achieves the industry's highest resolution of any document camera on the market. With greater digital zoom without resolu- tion loss or pixilation, students can see small details in perfect clarity. Ultra 10 is also the first document camera to output 4K resolution at 60FPS through HDMI. Small size fonts will appear larger and easier to see in the back of the classroom. In science applications, students will see chemical reactions in vivid detail. When connected with an HDMI cable, the Ultra 10 is capable of outputting 60 frames per a second at 4K resolution, ensuring video is smooth and lag free. More information on HoverCam and its full line of products is available at www.thehovercam.com. For a hands-on demo of HoverCam's new Ultra 10 wire- less document camera, visit booth #1133.