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E d Te c h S h o w D a i l y 3 7 M o n d a y, J u n e 2 9 , 2 0 1 5 environment (7-12) from a bus turned mobile lab turned school. The book details how innovative teaching and project- based learning empower students for suc- cess in school, in the field, in college and in life. They detail their approach using personal learning plans for every student, and document how their long partnership with Project Foundry, a project-based learning management platform, makes the complex planning, tracking, reporting and showcasing possible. "We could not do what we do without Project Foundry." Project Foundry's cloud-based work- flow platform for personalized deeper learning and teaching makes personal learning plans, student-led and teacher-led projects, seminars, workshops, service learning, blended on-line learning, intern- ships and partnerships possible to scale for Project Foundry (Cont'd. from p. 1) large numbers of students. These approaches are first-choice methods of teachers committed to building 21st centu- ry skills like collaboration, critical think- ing, creativity and communication. Project Foundry guides, tracks and reports trans- formational learning experiences for kindergarten through higher education. It is praised by its thousands of users as the impetus for students to reengage their curiosity, set loose the power of inquiry in driving their learning and to own their own education. Project Foundry is proud to be sponsoring Paul Tweed and Liz Seubert at ISTE 2015. Come to the Project Foundry booth #2063 to meet Liz and Paul, experience the power of a Project Foundry demo and receive a signed copy of An Improbable School. For more information, stop by booth #2063 or go to www.projectfoundry.org. charging systems. Ergotron has the widest line of products with the charging and managing capabilities schools require, whether a school is using Chromebooks, iPads ® or Windows 8 tablets today, or a new device platform tomorrow. By uniting the strengths and resources of Ergotron and Anthro, the combined organization is positioned to better serve the global educational com- munity's growing demand for high-qual- ity and affordable products. ESD: Ergotron is touting an "active classroom" in the booth. What does that mean for educators? BH: Ergotron's education products will be together in a vignette, for a virtual teaching experience. The demo classroom allows educators and district leaders to test out the flexibility that Ergotron's LearnFit™ Adjustable Standing Desk brings to the curriculum. Since its launch last year, the LearnFit desk has won an International Interior Design Association Award (IIDA) and is quickly gaining momentum with students, teachers and parents at spotlight schools around the country. Hear about the experience from students and educators alike at Education.ergotron.com/spotlight. ESD: What is the primary benefit of the LearnFit Standing Desk for students? BH: Introducing low-level physical activ- ity into the classroom, such as standing, has a positive impact on student health, classroom engagement and academic per- formance. Standing more throughout the school day increases blood circulation, burns more calories and helps maintain muscle tone and insulin effectiveness. Ergotron (Cont'd. from p. 1) This means the LearnFit format can be an integral part of a school environment designed to improve student health and academic outcomes. ESD: What is the primary benefit to the school? BH: Studies prove that getting students moving more throughout the day encour- ages the kind of healthy behavior that leads to physical and academic improve- ments (Buckley et al, 2013 | Duvivier et al, 2013) and in turn leads to better meta- bolic health and consequently, to more alertness and engagement (Institute of Medicine, 2013 / CDC, 2010). The adjustable nature of the LearnFit desks allows students to effortlessly adjust the height of their desks themselves so that they can work, learn and collaborate in the way that is most natural to them. The mobile feature makes it easy to move the desks around the classroom for peer col- laboration. ESD: What does Ergotron offer educa- tors that is unique in this market? BH: With Ergotron, virtually every area of the campus is covered, from adminis- trative offices, libraries or classrooms to distance learning applications. Schools have the ability to share technology resources with Ergotron's TeachWell ® Mobile Digital Workspace and device charging carts. Stationary options exist for digital signage, security and comput- ing. All Ergotron mounts provide premi- um ergonomic adjustability, creating the platform for comfortable computing whenever and wherever it occurs. For more information, go to Ergotron.com or visit Ergotron and Anthro in booths #1921 and #1246. The virtual technology fascinates the students. They know computers, they've seen 3D movies, but they've never been able to pick up and manipulate objects like this before. This year, for the first time, the students learned science con- cepts using the zSpace STEM Lab, which consists of a set of student virtual reality stations and a teacher station, each outfit- ted with an interactive stylus as well as a wide variety of educational software ranging from science and physics to engi- neering. The system tracks head move- ments to provide the students with a real- istic learning environment and a person- alized learning experience that aligns to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Virtual-holographic images can be "lifted" from the screen and manipu- lated with the stylus. Some applications provide multi-sensory feedback; for example, students working with a virtual heart can see it pumping as well as feel it beating. Teacher and administrators see more than just student excitement. "What I love about zSpace is the col- laborative approach," said Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Jill Gierasch. "Two students, one with the stylus and one with the glasses can work on a lesson together to zSpace (Cont'd. from p. 1) problem solve. Those inquiry skills are second to none with a device like this." Virtual experiments also lead to much more advanced learning than would ever be possible in a typical class- room. Sixth-grade students are using zSpace software called "Franklin's Lab" to experiment with electricity boards. Then, virtual learning becomes reality as students design their own electricity boards in the school's tech shop. Finally, they go back to zSpace and advance their design even more, using techniques and materials that would be cost-prohibitive and even dangerous if used in real life. Jordan Pekor, an AP physics teacher, has been able to conduct experiments he would have never had time for in the past. "You can get a lot more done in your 42-minute period. Setting up some of these labs would be impossible in those kinds of time frames. Instead, you set it up in zSpace, the students walk in, and it's all ready to go." The time and money saved on advanced experiments, plus the height- ened student engagement and inquiry, have transformed learning for students at Plainview. As one student explained, "You can see what works and doesn't work. Everyone's learning. Together." For more information, stop by booth #300 or visit www.zspace.com. support. GoGuardian aims to solve the unique challenges of managing a Chromebook fleet with a single, compre- hensive tool. Whether it is crowdsourcing the Internet to build a better content filter or tracking the geolocation of every device it is installed on, GoGuardian is built to make managing a Chromebook fleet easy in nearly every way. The indepth protec- tion offered by its active content moni- toring software allows for feedback on user behavior more than any basic filter could. This results in a better understand- ing of how students are studying and what they are doing online, so teachers can maximize student engagement at the same time they are filtering out inappro- priate content. Geolocation and device recovery software helps to protect Chromebooks (Cont'd. from p. 4) against device theft and loss, resulting in less money having to be spent on replace- ment Chromebooks. Whatever way a school district may plan to use their Chromebooks, GoGuardian is built to help. When lined up with all the options available for protecting a Chromebook online and in the real world, no one can compare to GoGuardian. Built from the ground up with schools in mind, we strive to make sure schools are able to maximize their Chromebook investment with an all-encompassing tool that covers everything from online filtering and monitoring to physical device protection and recovery. When it comes to the suc- cess of your 1:1 program, look no further than GoGuardian. For more information, visit booth #1761 or go to www.goguardian.com. your iPad ® or other mobile devices: Increase print flexibility with the ability to control which documents can be print- ed wherever and whenever you need them. Easy-to-use tools to monitor and control printer usage: Control who can print and what can be printed. Reduce overall print output costs while providing secure access to printing. A simple and efficient way to man- age classroom testing processes: Print the exact number of bubble sheet tests you need, grade the tests instantaneously, print reports in minutes and even scan documents to specific classroom folders. Cost-effective and convenient color printing of materials that may otherwise be outsourced: Print professional-looking color materials in-house such as posters, announcements and invitations. Free educational materials: Bring learning to life with a school communi- cations pack DVD. Educators can print a variety of instructional banners in color (e.g., Periodic Table, Food Pyramid, OKI Data (Cont'd. from p. 4) Human Body). Fast, reliable, affordable, quality printing: Long-term savings, faster print- ing speeds and greater product reliability combined with round-the-clock customer support. Visit booth #1839 to discover which OKI products best meet your school's printing needs! With OKI products and solutions such as the School Communications Pack, MotionPrint technology and PaperCut MF, you can enhance your students' learning experi- ence while maintaining a budget and con- trolling your output. Look for the OKI banners and stop by booth #1839 to speak with a technol- ogy expert on all that OKI has to offer to help make your classroom an even more colorful and creative learning environ- ment for your students! While you're there, be sure to ask about OKI's wireless compatibility with mobile devices and you will receive a $20 Target gift card, while supplies last. Learn more at booth #1839 or go to www.okidata.com.