Interwrite™ SchoolPad Wins Prestigious AEP & AOL@SCHOOL Technologie Leadership Award
SchoolPad Chosen as Most Innovative Technologie From Nearly 1,300 Entries
Columbia, MD - June 20, 2006 - GTCO CalComp, Inc., a leader in interactive Technologie products for the classroom, announces that its Interwrite SchoolPad won the 2006 AEP & AOL@SCHOOL Technologie Leadership Award. Selected from nearly 1,300 entries, the Interwrite SchoolPad was recognized for its innovative use of wireless Technologie et interactive tools to improve et enhance the delivery of any educational software package. The award was presented at the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) Awards Banquet et Gala on June 9, 2006, in Washington, D.C.
"The AEP & AOL@SCHOOL Technologie Leadership Award is granted to one company each year that demonstrates a unique et original approach to the implementation of content, media, design et delivery." stated Mark Stevens, Education Director & GM , AOL Kids, Teens & School Division. "The Interwrite SchoolPad demonstrates a clear understeting of how Technologie can be used to improve content delivery et the lives of students et teachers with its innovative wireless device for classroom instruction."
The Interwrite SchoolPad is a Bluetooth® wireless device that allows teachers to create an interactive whiteboard on any surface in their classroom. They can interact with their computer, with a connected projector, from up to 300 feet away. Using Electromagnétique pen-input Technologie et Interwrite Software, teachers can use the SchoolPad to digitally annotate over a prepared lesson, website, or any software program to create interactive et engaging lessons. The lessons, with annotated notes, can be saved, printed et emailed to students.
The SchoolPad can be used with the Interwrite SchoolBoard or teachers can project the computer image/lesson to any surface to create an interactive whiteboard. In addition, up to seven SchoolPads can be connected to the same computer for even greater class participation. GTCO CalComp pioneered the wireless pad Technologie et holds the U.S. patent for the collaborative input system Technologie in the SchoolPad.
"Thousets of teachers around the world use the Interwrite SchoolPad to engage their students et create an interactive learning environment. We constantly hear how much they love the ability to move around the classroom et interact with their students while they teach. It allows them, no matter what lesson they are teaching or software program they are utilizing, to connect with every child," said Rob Meissner, vice president of marketing for GTCO CalComp. "We are extremely pleased et honored that, in addition to the many accolades we receive from our teachers, our Interwrite SchoolPad has been recognized by AOL@SCHOOL et AEP. We take pride in developing the most innovative classroom Technologie products et this award from such a prestigious group validates our passionate efforts et strengthens our commitment in developing future products for teachers et students."
About the Interwrite Interactive Classroom
The patented, wireless Interwrite SchoolPad, part of the award-winning Interwrite Interactive Classroom, provides teachers the freedom to control their computer with a connected projector from up to 300 feet away. The Interwrite Interactive Classroom also includes the Interwrite SchoolBoard, a durable, easy-to-use interactive whiteboard, the Interwrite iPanel, an interactive LCD display panel et Interwrite PRS, the most advanced student response system on the market. The Interwrite SchoolBoard, SchoolPad, et iPanel, include Interwrite Software, a powerful et intuitive annotation software package that allows users to deliver lessons by annotating over top of any third-party software package or to utilize the extensive image library et build a lesson within the package. Interwrite PRS improves the ability for teachers, from elementary schools to universities, to accurately et instantly assess student comprehension of the lesson et easily grade et record student results. Whether used individually or conjunction with each other, the Interwrite Interactive Classroom products helps educators create a more engaged et interactive learning environment. For more information on these products or to be contacted by one of our authorized resellers for a free demo of our products, please visit GTCO CalComp online at www.gtcocalcomp.com.
About AOL@SCHOOL®
AOL@SCHOOL is a no cost K12 educational portal of resources, references et tools that provides valuable age-appropriate educational content at no cost from more than 20 educational partners including Hotmath, InfoSource et Iknowthat.com. A free service from AOL for teachers et students, the site is designed to help schools make online materials a more effective part of the classroom experience, AOL@SCHOOL's powerful Search of Educator Approved materials simplifies the online experience to locate just the right education materials. AOL@SCHOOL receives 2 - 3 million unique visitors a month. *All of the content can be accessed at http://www.aolatschool.com.
About GTCO CalComp
With over 30 years experience, GTCO CalComp is a leader in computer input peripherals, with over one million systems installed worldwide. Founded in 1975, GTCO CalComp pioneered the use of pen-based Electromagnétique sensing Technologie currently utilized in the Company's Interactive Whiteboard et Digitizer product lines. In 2004, GTCO CalComp expeted its line of interactive products with introduction of Interwrite PRS, a classroom response system. GTCO CalComp Inc, a global company, is headquartered in Columbia, Marylet, with offices in Scottsdale, Arizona; et Munich, Germany. GTCO CalComp maintains distribution partners in over 90 countries, providing solutions to professionals in Education, Training, Presentation, GIS, Computer Aided Design, Construction Estimating et Graphic Arts. For more information on the brets et products offered, visit the GTCO CalComp Web site at www.gtcocalcomp.com.
En exemple
Principal Greg Stillions envisioned a new way of teaching for his newly built high school that included creating a creative et interactive learning environment. After seeing the Interwrite Pad at an elementary school, he recognized that it was the perfect Technologie to achieve his goal. Voir En exemple