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E d Te c h S h o w D a i l y 1 1 Tu e s d a y, J u n e 3 0 , 2 0 1 5 INTRODUCING ELMO ELITE P2MP MAX, ELMO'S NEW WIRELESS SOLUTION AND THE BRAND NEW TT-12ID ELMO Company Ltd., a leader in edu- cation technology for more than 90 years, is pleased to announce a new data sharing wireless system for today's continuously evolving class- room and technology. The NEW ELMO elite P2MP Max solution merges traditional, live teaching mate- rial with digital content and distributes lessons in real-time to every student in a 1:1 classroom 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 displays 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 cre- ates its own Wi-Fi network. This removes the students' ability to access other Wi-Fi connections, ensuring all students and audience members will be on task and focused on the lesson. The viewers can only see what the instruc- tor wants them to see and the host com- puter is notified when a viewer 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 10 devices and ELMO elite P2MP Lite reaches up to five devices. These systems are great for smaller intimate classes and meetings. ELMO is also pleased to announce a new addition to the ELMO Classroom Solutions family, the TT-12iD Interactive Document Camera. The new TT-12iD now has an HDMI input, which allows users to connect the HDMI output from their computer for seamless switching between your cam- era and your computer display. The TT- 12iD has the capability to save live images, playback saved images, pause live images and record time lapse video. When its 12x optical zoom is combined with its 8x digital zoom, images can be enlarged up to 96x, allowing users to see the tiniest details. The TT-12iD can also be integrated with ELMO's CRA-1 Wireless Tablet and ELMO's Student Response System. The CRA-1 Wireless Tablet allows users to annotate on live images and conduct lessons while walking around the class- room and interacting with his or her students. When a computer is used, the teacher has unlimited possibilities with ELMO's Image Mate Accent for SRS software. Image Mate Accent for SRS allows for the integration of ELMO's Student Response System. ELMO's Student Response System allows teach- ers to quiz students in real time to receive instant feedback from each stu- dent, while keeping students engaged and focused throughout the lesson. For more information, visit www.elmousa.com, call 800.947.3566 or email elmo@elmousa.com. Visit booth #2538 to learn more about the new ELMO elite P2MP and ELMO's Classroom Solutions. CHROMEBOOK MYTHBUSTING: FIVE WAYS TO USE A CHROMEBOOK OFFLINE By Garrett Wenger, Writer, Newmind Group We may live in a very wired-in society, but every day we pass in and out of actu- al contact with an Internet connection. Whether we're on a plane, away from home (or school), Wi-Fi connections, or outside of urban areas with reliable mobile data, we simply cannot rely on being connected all the time. In fact many of us savor the moments when we don't have the Web distracting us from meaningful moments. The Chromebook platform is known for being a low-cost device angled at Web browsing and basic productivity needs, but there's a common misconception that a Chromebook basically becomes a paperweight when the user disconnects from the Internet. We decided to rank the top five ways that you can use your Chromebook with- out the Internet! Create and edit documents. First and foremost is the Google Docs suite – Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms and Drawings. A common misunderstanding is that these thin office apps rely on the Internet to function – not true! You can edit and create documents offline and once you're back online, all of your data will automatically sync with Google Drive. Manage and draft emails. Gmail needs offline mode enabled, but once this has been selected, you're free to compose and sort emails, create task lists and fil- ters, and attach locally stored files. Similar to the Google Docs suite, any changes made during offline use will be synced once you re-establish an Internet connection. Keep, Google's notepad app, supports this same sync- ing feature, so you can also review and create all the notes you want. Manage your calendar. Once offline mode has been enabled in Google Calendar, you'll be able to perform almost everything you were able to while connected! With the exception of sending invites (they will be pending until you're back online), the calendar can do all the things you love – from creating events and appointment slots to setting notifica- tions and filtering personal calendars. Manage and view locally stored files. Just like an ordinary laptop or tablet, you can manage and view most files stored in your local memory – videos, photos, music. And don't let a small SSD get you down. Most Chromebooks have SD slots to expand your space, and support external hard drives. Operate hundreds of offline-ready apps in the Chrome Web Store. Hundreds of Chrome apps and extensions still operate whether you're connected or not. Doulingo, Cut the Rope, Google Play Books and Polarr are just a few of the awesome apps you can use without any Internet. Want to explore all the possibilities of Chromebooks on- and off-line? Stop by booth #1658 to talk to Newmind Group and experience the Connected Classroom. For more information, visit www.new mindgroup.com, call 269.492.0469 or stop by booth #1658 at ISTE. DREXEL UNIVERSITY OFFERS INNOVATIVE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY NEW BS DEGREE PROGRAM FOR 21ST CENTURY LEARNING Investments in research and develop- ment can and should involve building the human capacity necessary to think deeply about educational problems and develop computational systems to address them. Educational researchers, computer scientists, psychologists, soci- ologists and policy makers have addressed questions of learning and technology separately from their disci- plinary perspectives. However, there is a great societal need for interdisciplinary practitioners who have strong under- standings of how people learn that inform their creation of future learning environments and who are able to cut across these disciplines. The need to meet cultural and societal needs for education for life and work is of national significance. Some researchers and analysts charac- terize the urgent need to meet science, technology, engineering and mathe- matics (STEM) demands and better technological learning environments as imperative for the United States to remain a global leader in innovation. The Bachelor of Science major in Learning, Culture and Technology developed by Drexel University and its School of Education address these needs and contributes to increasing the capacity required to develop the next generation of information and comput- ing technology for learning. The BS in Learning, Culture and Technology (LCT) will enroll its first class in Fall 2016. Drexel is in a unique position to address the need for innovative practi- tioners in this area. Drexel's School of Education provides both a deep and broad foundation in the field of educa- tion and how individuals learn. Similarly, expertise from other Drexel colleges, e.g., Drexel's Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, College of Computing and Informatics, and College of Arts & Sciences, combined with the universi- ty's unique centers such as the ExCITe Center, (Drexel's multidisciplinary space for creative people who want to work together on innovative projects benefiting the Philadelphia region and beyond), provide depth and perspective on cognition and learning, social and cultural issues, aesthetics and design, technology development and evaluation and creative problem solving. The BS in LCT is a transdiscipli- nary major that was developed around these strengths. It will aid the university on continuing its leadership role in developing students to lead the future of current and emergent learning technolo- gy development. Work across these themes facilitate the development of expertise on the design of learning tech- nologies grounded in strong theories of learning for a wide range of educational contexts (e.g., classrooms, museum classes, after-school, summer camps, etc.), audiences (e.g., teachers, students, corporations, children, adults, etc.) and learning environments. For more detailed information about the BS in Learning, Culture and Technology, as well as EdD, MS and Certificate Programs in Learning Technologies and Creativity & Innovation programs, visit booth #1964 or Drexel University's School of Education's website, www.drexel.edu/soe.