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E d Te c h S h o w D a i l y W e d n e s d a y, J a n u a r y 2 1 , 2 0 1 5 4 KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL TABLET IMPLEMENTATION Amanda Jelen, fourth-grade teacher at Holy Redeemer School in Marshall, Minn. Holy Redeemer School, a Catholic K8 school in Minnesota, is focused on deliv- ering an educational environment that differentiates the learning experience for each child's specific needs. Part of that initiative involves giving every student, including those in kinder- garten, a tablet to engage them in their education. We had heard stories of failed tablet implementations in other schools, and were determined to avoid similar mistakes in our own rollout. Various aspects of the hardware were important, but to a certain extent a tablet is a tablet. Quite simply, an appro- priate tablet solution should enhance, support and simplify teaching and learn- ing. Here is our approach to a successful tablet infrastructure. Differentiated Learning An appropriate classroom solution will support the shift in instruction from whole class to personalized learning. It must deliver new and existing materials at the right pace and level for each child based on their specific needs. Maintaining Control Despite the obvious benefit of each child having a tablet, the nature of mobile devices means that teachers can feel they are losing control of the learning, as they can't see what each child is working on. Teachers should have an easy way to supervise and control student devices. An appropriate management portal should enable the teacher to see a thumbnail INTRODUCING ELMO ELITE P2MP MAX, ELMO'S NEW WIRELESS SOLUTION AND THE BRAND NEW TT-12ID ELMO Company Ltd., a leader in educa- tion technology for more than 90 years, is pleased to announce a new data sharing wireless system for today's continuously evolving classroom and technology. The NEW ELMO elite P2MP Max solution merges traditional, live teaching material with digital content and distributes lessons in real-time to every student in a 1:1 class- room environment. Educators can now integrate every piece of technology from the ELMO document camera to iPads and Android tablets and smartphones easier than ever. ELMO elite P2MP Max dis- plays the ELMO image on up to 40 devices and is great for a large classroom. ELMO elite P2MP Max does not require an Internet connection and creates its own Wi-Fi network. This removes the stu- dents' ability to access other Wi-Fi con- nections, ensuring all students and audi- ence members will be on task and focused on the lesson. The viewers can only see what the instructor wants them to see and the host computer is notified when a view- er has closed the Circle Viewer App. ELMO Elite P2MP Max allows the instructor to hand over control to a student for interactive learning. The Circle Viewer App is available to download for client devices from iTunes and Google Play. ELMO Elite P2MP is also available in smaller systems depending upon class size. ELMO elite P2MP Plus reaches up to Continued on Page 25 Continued on Page 25 AN INDEPENDENT PUBLICATION NOT AFFILIATED WITH FETC Lee M. Oser CEO and Editor-in-Chief Jules Denton Kim Forrester Paul Harris Associate Publishers Lorrie Baumann Editorial Director JoEllen Lowry Jeanie Catron Associate Editors Yasmine Brown Andre Gressieux Graphic Designers Caitlyn Roach Sarah Glenn Customer Service Managers Heather Canale Keri Gall Jamie Green Tara Neal Show Logistics & Distribution Randal Fisher James Gennette Marcos Morhaim Account Managers Enrico Cecchi European Sales EdTech Show Daily is published by Oser Communications Group ©2015 All rights reserved. Executive and editorial offices at: 1877 N. Kolb Road, Tucson, AZ 85715 520.721.1300/Fax: 520.721.6300 www.oser.com European offices located at Lungarno Benvenuto Cellini, 11, 50125 Florence, Italy.