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E d Te ch S h o w D a i l y 1 7 Tu e s d a y, J u n e 2 8 , 2 0 1 6 MACKIN OFFERS LARGE SELECTION OF DIGITAL CONTENT For over 32 years, Mackin Educational Resources has provided library and class- room materials for grades PK-12. Known the world over for exemplary service and a stringent attention to detail, Mackin has access to more than 18,000 publishers and a collection of more than 2.5 million printed titles. Additionally, Mackin fea- tures a robust selection of more than 300,000 eBook titles and nearly 50,000 audio books, databases and video resources available through its free, state- of-the-art digital resource management system, MackinVIA. This spring, hundreds of Mackin's digital publishing partners proved their commitment to making digital resources a viable part of the future of education by aligning their efforts and discounting over 150,000 eBooks on www.mackin.com. While eBooks have been available for many years, schools across the nation have adopted this convenient format at varying rates. There are many factors that keep a school or district from investing in what is proving to be a neces- sary component of contemporary PK-12 education. Hardware and digital content affordability rank among some of the top reasons for the slower adop- tion rates in schools. With the help of nearly 70 publishers and their 700 imprints, Mackin's publishing part- ners are providing their eBooks with dis- counts up to 60 percent off. "These price reduction initiatives will help to remove the barriers to purchasing eBooks for the classroom or library," states Stephanie Reierson, Digital Content Relations Manager at Mackin. "Recognizing the need to promote and support digital read- ing resources in schools, our publisher partners are basically providing a 'two for the price of one' scenario for MackinVIA customers." Hundreds of customers have already taken advantage of the sale, saving tens of thou- sands of dollars in the first few weeks alone. The sale will con- tinue through July 31, allowing customers to benefit from the sale pricing as they build their eBook col- lections for the coming school year. To learn more about building a digi- tal library and the generous publishers that are behind this initiative, visit www.mackin.com/supersale for detailed information. For more information, stop by booth #3132 or go to www.mackin.com. WATCH HOW HIGH TECH HIGH OFFERS A GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION IN AMERICA Have you seen Most Likely to Succeed yet? It's the education documentary everyone's talking about. Education Week said it was "among the best edu- documentaries ever produced." If you haven't seen it yet, or if you didn't get enough the first time, you're in luck. Best Buy ® Education is sponsoring a showing of the film at ISTE. This film is more than just a docu- mentary about the state of our education system; it offers tangible solutions for reform. By following the students, teachers and learning techniques used at High Tech High Charter School in San Diego, California, the film's production team offers a real look at how technolo- gy can transform education, and why we should all do what we can to make it happen. Instead of grades and standardized testing, High Tech High challenges stu- dents with project-based learning and student-focused curriculum. The teachers act as conduits for the students to explore their interests and natural talents across multiple subjects. What would education look like if students were asked to apply passion to problem solving? How would today's students be better prepared for life and careers after school? Most Likely to Succeed opens the door to this discus- sion. About the Most Likely to Succeed Movement According to mltsfilm.org: "Most Likely to Succeed is the first national campaign to inspire – and empower – communities across the country to rev- olutionize their schools for the 21st Century. Through a 50-state tour; com- munity screenings; and a call to action to students, parents, educators, policy- makers and organizations to take a stand for the potential of every young person, we are uniting millions to revo- lutionize education once and for all." Join the movement to innovate education in your school. Watch Most Likely to Succeed at ISTE Best Buy is honored to show Most Likely to Succeed at ISTE. Attend a free screening on Tuesday, June 28 from 4-6 p.m. in Session Room #302. Stay for a Q&A with Larry Rosenstock, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of High Tech High, after the film. Stop by booth #2923 to talk with an account manager about how a dual-fund- ed BYOD program could benefit your own school. After the show, connect with the company at www.bestbuy.com/education, 800.373.3050 or @BestBuyEdu. GOWORKSHEET – INCREASE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT & ACHIEVEMENT Do you have a stack of printed work- sheets, test or forms in your classroom that you'd love to use, but some of your students struggle with pencil-on-paper activities? Do you have students who light up with excitement when they get to use an iPad? GoWorksheet provides an easy technology to create digitally acces- sible materials for use in your classroom or organization. There are two versions of the GoWorksheet app. The free version of GoWorksheet is for students to use. Students complete digital worksheets and submit them to the teacher. GoWorksheet Maker is for educators to create digital worksheets from the printed worksheets, tests or forms in the classroom. GoWorksheet Maker creates digitally formatted worksheets by taking a picture of the worksheet or uploading it to the app. Once in the app, educators decide which answer options they would like students to use to complete the worksheet. Teachers can share the digital version of the worksheets they create in GoWorksheet Maker with other teachers, too! GoWorksheet Maker is fully editable for a variety of answer options from free form text – short answer, (writing with a stylus or typing), to multiple choice, drag and drop, word banks, audio recordings and picture- symbols. In addition, the worksheet directions or text can be read to the stu- dent. A very useful tool in GoWorksheet Maker is capturing text with OCR (Optical Character Recognition). When adding text to be read to the student, typ- ing is one option, but a built in OCR can identify all text in the worksheet too. GoWorksheet can easily be incorporated into the classroom as an easy to use tool that saves educators time and meets today's classroom budget. Use GoWorksheet for stu- dents in general education, ELL, special education or with intervention needs to increase engage- ment and achievement. Stop by Attainment booth #2948 and get your free copy of GOWorksheet Maker. For more information on GoWorksheet, go to www.attainmentcompany.com/gowork sheet-maker. VIRTUAL INDUSTRY EXPERTS IN YOUR CLASSROOM There are millions of professionals with diverse backgrounds and with exciting careers who can create relevance in the classroom and expose students to careers. Yet teachers and students often don't have the vast network of connections in the corporate world to find these role models when they need them. At www.nepris.com, teachers can overcome the limits of time and distance. Teachers can connect with working pro- fessionals in STEM and the Arts through web-enabled interactive Nepris sessions. During these live sessions, students ask questions and the professionals talk about their career, their education, appli- cation of curriculum topics in the real world and their passions. Along the way, these professionals open students' eyes to careers and work they might never have considered. They also bring classroom instruction to life by showing students how the work they do in class is applied outside of school. Kenny Kaye Hudson, Assistant Superintendent of Special Programs at Royse City ISD in Texas said, "One of our driving questions for our students is: how do we help them understand what the real world is like? We live in Royse City, and we've got children who have never been outside of Royse City. One of the things I love about using Nepris is that it opened up the world. It really did. It opened it up so that we can bring in any- body from anywhere and really pique the interest of the kids." Royse City students have now virtually connected with geol- ogists, NASA scientists, Samsung engi- neers, botanists from Scotland and even embalmers. There are more than 1,000 interac- tive Nepris sessions already recorded and available for free viewing. Teachers can join virtual tours and day in the life of interviews with employees from com- panies like General Motors, AT&T, Samsung, Frito Lay and more. Students can talk with pro- fessionals about aerial mapping, fashion design, zoo keeping or virtually any career or topic area one can imagine. Teachers can sign up today for a free version at www.nepris.com and explore the archived industry videos, request a live industry expert or simply just join an industry offered virtual ses- sion. For more information, go to www.nepris.com.