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E d Te c h S h o w D a i l y 3 7 Tu e s d a y, J u n e 3 0 , 2 0 1 5 than 600 teachers. I joined Baker & Taylor in 2013 to lead our literacy initia- tives and KnowledgePoint, our suite of solutions for the K–12 market. KnowledgePoint represents Baker & Taylor's commitment to the education market and I'm excited to be able to lead in areas I'm passionate about — educa- tion and technology. ESD: Schools are constantly facing con- straints with funding and resources. How can the introduction of KnowledgePoint and digitally-shared content transform collection management for school administrators? DC: With KnowledgePoint, schools have access to multiple core solutions for man- aging and developing collections cost- effectively while ensuring teachers have the materials they need to do their jobs. With shared collections, for exam- ple, a district creates a digital collection that schools can access at any time and from anywhere. Another benefit is teach- ers no longer need to have a variety of physical material stored in their class- rooms. Instead, shared collections give students easy access to a broad range of material suited to their reading level. KnowledgePoint also offers a library lend model of ebooks, a huge money saver for schools. Instead of having to pay for a copy of an ebook every time a student uses it, schools can purchase the book to share digitally, potentially saving the district thousands of dollars that used Baker & Taylor (Cont'd. from p. 1) to be spent on repetitive print collections throughout the school building. This also helps the school library become pivotal in helping to build a comprehensive, robust collection of relevant materials for reading pleasure and instruction. ESD: How does KnowledgePoint change the classroom experience and impact the way educators interact with students and curricula? DC: KnowledgePoint's easy-to-use tools ensure teachers have the books they need, when they need them, as well as provide insights into their students' progress, all while helping school sys- tems easily manage their digital collec- tions. The reservation tool integrates the digital book collection with the SIS. Teachers can then reserve ebooks from either reserve only titles or general library titles for their classrooms at set times, as well as upload student rosters and track progress on assigned books from a single online portal. Other solutions let educators meas- ure student fluency, understanding, speed and accuracy. This functionality provides immediate, valuable insight into stu- dents' abilities and progress. Overall, KnowledgePoint provides flexible, customizable ebook solutions for schools as they move into the future and transition students toward using dig- ital literature and resources. For more information, visit www .baker-taylor.com. use. Built with schools in mind, GoGuardian addresses three key areas needed to best utilize a Chromebook fleet: Filtering, Monitoring and Security. The GoGuardian Chromebook filter takes advantage of GoGuardian's vast CIPA- compliant category lists to help schools setup their online filtering quickly in order to protect students from inappropri- ate or distracting online content. Coupled with a one-of-a-kind YouTube filter, GoGuardian's Chromebook filtering puts schools in control of what their students can access, thus allowing teachers to know that their students are staying focused and on task. To help defend beyond the limita- tions of normal Internet filtering, GoGuardian's proprietary content moni- toring system acts as an extra layer of protection by flagging any inappropriate content that may find its way through the present filter and onto a student's Chromebook. The broad range of GoGuardian's monitoring capabilities grants schools an unparalleled ability to see exactly what searches are performed, which documents are opened, and what sites are accessed on every Chromebook in their fleet. This level of detail on stu- dent activity provides new ways to ana- lyze how students study and engage with GoGuardian (Cont'd. from p. 1) the material being taught, while also giv- ing schools visibility to more sensitive issues like potential cyberbullying or sui- cidal thoughts. GoGuardian also understands that a Chromebook fleet is an expensive invest- ment. Even with Fullscope filtering and monitoring, complete Chromebook management can- not be achieved without also including device security and protection. The GoGuardian Device Recovery feature extends GoGuardian's unique brand of Chromebook protection into the physical world in order to help school districts recover lost or stolen devices. With GoGuardian, schools can know exactly where a Chromebook is located in real- time and see who is accessing it. This is key so that they have the required infor- mation to recover any Chromebook that has gone missing. Administrators can rest easy knowing their students and devices are fully protect- ed with the complete suite of features found only in GoGuardian's Chromebook management software. GoGuardian is here to make managing a Chromebook fleet easy, no matter the size. Try GoGuardian today and discover why over one thousand school districts trust GoGuardian with pro- tecting their millions of Chromebooks in classrooms around the world. For more information, visit booth #1761 or go to www.goguardian.com. a jumping-off point for accessing much larger targets. At American Time, its Wi-Fi clock (802.11n) includes an enterprise security option. In addition to what it mentioned above, here are three reasons you should consider enterprise security for your Wi- Fi network clocks: 1. PEAP enterprise security avoids the need to install digital certificates on every client machine. Instead, you can select the method of client authentica- tion, such as logon passwords, that best suits your needs. 2. Each user gets a unique encryp- tion key after logging in, which makes it much more difficult for hackers to crack the key. 3. The authentication protocol can be used for the wired side of your network too. Users who plug into Ethernet ports would also have to log in before access- ing the network. Each clock joins your existing 802.11n Wi-Fi network and provides synchro- American Time (Cont'd. from p. 1) nized time without a master controller or managed services. No additional costs or equipment is needed for per- fectly accurate time throughout your school or campus using your Wi-Fi infrastructure. St. Cloud State University in Minnesota was one of its earliest cus- tomers to take advantage of its clocks' enterprise security feature. "We're very happy with the Wi-Fi clock 802.11n upgrade to enterprise security," said Alyssa Heinen, Maintenance Electrician at St. Cloud State University. "It was very easy to install. Also, with so many devices on our network, the upgrade gives us peace of mind knowing that our clocks are secure and that they aren't an open door for anyone to access our net- work." Stop by booth #3137 to learn more about its upgraded Wi-Fi network clocks and enterprise security! For more information, visit www .american-time.com, call 800.328.8996, email theclockexperts@atsclock.com or stop by booth #3137. ESD: You're working with some famous humans to do this, yes? Edsby: Yes. The team at Edsby has been developing educational software for almost 30 years. It's the original team behind FirstClass, a messaging and collaboration product used by school districts around the world and still widely used in K–12. Their close relationships with education customers over three decades have given them insights into problems faced by teach- ers, students, parents and administra- tors. This gave them inspiration to cre- ate Edsby – something completely new for schools based on latest software technology. ESD: What's the biggest thing you've faced so far? Edsby: Well, they made fun of me a lot at school for looking different. ESD: No, I mean at the company. Edsby: Oh. Well, number one has been tending to our largest customer to date. Edsby (Cont'd. from p. 4) With some 300,000 users, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida uses Edsby extensively. We've optimized and customized the system to perform quickly and reliably for Hillsborough. Hillsborough's use of Edsby is stagger- ing. Virtually all 300,000 students, par- ents and teachers use the system regu- larly. Another challenge is that K–12 education is very regional. Even neigh- boring school districts often have radi- cally different ways of assessing and reporting kids' academic progress. Systems like Edsby have to be built to connect to a wide variety of regional databases, embrace a wide variety of assessment schemes (e.g. letter grades vs. percentage grades) and report card formats. Luckily, the company was aware of this from day one, and designed its product to take these requirements into account. ESD: Is Edsby a boy or a girl? Edsby: Yes. No. Oh, that's so outdated. What does it matter? This is 2015. For more on Edsby, visit edsby.com. change regularly, based on new require- ments? Fortunately, there's a powerful, yet simple, solution that helps you explore your data and answer your own ques- tions, as you think of them. Scantron Analytics unifies your data without need- ing a data warehouse. Data connectors automatically and securely pull in stu- dent information from disparate sources. Interactive dashboards present informa- tion in a single place. Dynamic visualiza- tions enable you to explore your students, turning individual "pixels" of data into a holistic image of student performance. Scantron Analytics can even travel in time. Because you can bring in all the years of accumulated test scores and other data that you have, Scantron Analytics supplies a longitudinal view Scantron (Cont'd. from p. 4) you can use to move back and forth in time to track student improvement. Scantron Analytics does all the work for you. Click to drill into deeper detail, see additional relationships, or discover entirely new connections you've never seen before. All you have to do is ask the question, and Scantron Analytics pro- vides the answer, right at your fingertips, using graphs, charts and other visual tools you can share with teachers, par- ents and students. Good decisions depend on good data, gathered into a compelling story that makes it easy to determine your next steps. Scantron Analytics helps you tell that pow- erful story and make the best instructional decisions that help students succeed. For more information, visit www.scantron .com, call 858.349.9488 or stop by booth #3120.