MOBILE LEARNING SOLUTIONS VENDOR OVERVIEW

MOBILE LEARNING SOLUTIONS

VENDOR OVERVIEW

Your guide to education technology in the 21st century!

AEPA IFB #012-F

STUDENTS EDUCATORS (TEACHERS, AIDES..ETC) ADMINISTRATORS ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL (HR, PAYROLL..ETC) PARENTS PLATFORM FOR K-12 PLATFORM FOR HIGHER ED PERSONNEL TRAINING/ EVALUATION Blackboard X X X X X X X X EduTone X X X X X X X X einstruction X X X X X GoKnow X X X X X X Mackin X X X Smart Horizons X X X X X X

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Whiteboards Student Response Systems Smart Phones Tablets Computers E-readers

DUALBOARD™, EINSTRUCTION® TOUCH BOARD, MOBI STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING PACK™, MOBI™, WORKSPACE™, MULTIPLE STUDENT RESPONSE SYSTEMS

INCLUDING CPS IR, SPARK, AND vPAD

BLACKBOARD LEARN™, BLACKBOARD COLLABORATE™, BLACKBOARD CONNECT™, BLACKBOARD TRANSACT™, BLACKBOARD ANALYTICS™,

BLACKBOARD MOBILE™, BLACKBOARD ENGAGE™

EDUTONE XCHANGE, EDUTONE GATEWAY, EDUTONE PASSPORT, GLOBAL GRID FOR LEARNING (GGfL), EdPaY STOREFRONT FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE

SCHOOLS, ET PERSONA TABLETS

EXAMVIEW®, INSIGHT 360™, WAVE, WORKSPACE™

GOKNOW™ FOR BUSINESS (goOBSERVE, goMLE, aniMODELER), GOKNOW™ FOR EDUCATION (5D+goOBSERVE, goOBSERVE,

goMLE, aniMODELER)

MACKIN VIA™ (VIA BACKPACK™, VIA CATEGORIES, VIA GROUPS)

SCHOOL TRAINING SOLUTIONS, LIFETIME TRAINING SOLUTIONS, EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONAL SERIES, HIGH

MPACT TRAINING SOLUTIONS (HITS), THE FOOD SAFETY SOLUTIONS, BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, HEALTHCARE

PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT SOLUTIONS, SMART HORIZONS CAREER ONLINE HIGH SCHOOL

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Blackboard’s education technology platforms work to improve every aspect

of the education experience. From universities to K12 classrooms to

professional training and fully online learning environments, we have the

technology and expertise to help you and your students succeed.

With tools like this, we can build a better education experience for

everyone, everywhere, anytime.

Blackboard Learn has everything from course management to analyzing data and everything in between. Blackboard Learn is also

a safe and secure tool for Global Navigation with mobile capabilities

and collaborative spaces.

Send important and emergency notifications through voice, text, email, and social media. Use Blackboard Connect with Blackboard

Learn and increase student-faculty communication. Deliver assignment

changes or address at-risk students in an instant.

Blackboard Analytics works with Blackboard Learn to create reports

and dashboards for students, instructors, and administrators. This platform can also be used for

Student Enrollment Management, Finance reporting, and Human

Resource Reporting.

Extend your Blackboard Learn implementation by using Blackboard Mobile. Student and instructors can access documents, assignments, and read announcements using the devices

that they already rely on. (Compatible with all major smart phones)

Website solutions for districts, schools and classrooms. Designed specifically for K12 learning communities, our web hosting tools include: easy editing, design templates and blogs. It can be

extended to include classroom management products and much more.

Blackboard Transact’s one-card system enables students and faculty to pay for meals on and off campus, operate a vending machine

or copier, open their dorm and classroom doors, or attend the big

game.

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technical and administrative challenges. EduTone breaks down the barriers to online services management and delivery and automates countless tasks for educational leaders, IT directors, teachers, and learners.

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Uniquely designed for the K-20 educational organizations, EduTone is a next-generation turnkey services delivery and IT automation infrastructure that enables organizations of all sizes to

streamline the secure delivery, aggregation and administration of hundreds of software-as-a-service or content channels to

thousands of unique end-users.

EduTone Gateway™ Is single sign-on and simplifies

system administration with full directory services integration. It allows for the configuration

and delivery of different services to a variety of users and provides authentication,

authorization and access control for all services and applications delivered through

EduTone Passport. 

EduTone Passport™ A Widget that is embedded within the enterprise website or

Portal offering authenticated end-users the ability to access EduTone Xchange services as

configured in the EduTone Gateway.

Global Grid for Learning™ (GGfL)

Provides teachers and students with a safe and reliable way to search, stream and download high quality and copyright-cleared digital resources from multiple, trusted content providers. Compatible with commonly used software

and technologies. 

EdPay Storefronts™

Provides e-Commerce solutions to public and private K-12 schools. The ser-vice is safe and secure and accepts all major credit cards, ACH, and eCheck payments. It is open to all users (for example: the public can purchase tickets

to sporting events and with student identification, transactions can be made that are tied to individual student records and reports).

ET Persona™ Tablets

Are offered in a variety of affordable pricing plans. EduTone offers 3 different sizes (7 in, 8 in, and 10 in screen sizes). They are easily integrated into

existing school infrastructure and include security and online support.

MOBILE LEARNING SOLUTIONS

Offers educators a family of software, student response systems, interactive

whiteboards, wireless tablets, data reporting and analysis tools, and

high-quality content. These solutions increase student engagement, provide

real-time feedback, and enable educators to assess comprehension and

customize lessons in more than 500,000 classrooms around the world.

INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS AND STUDENT RESPONSE SYSTEMS

DUALBOARD™ - Allows two people/teams to simultaneously work with and manipulate. Use with Workspace™ to allow users to draw, insert images, and highlight instructional content.

EINSTRUCTION TOUCHBOARD - Hands-on collaborative learning. Students can annotate and manipulate materials with their hands. MOBI™ Learners – Allows multiple students to learn together. Use up to 9 MOBI Learners at a time.

MOBI™ - A device for the instructor - allows the instructor to move around the room freely. Both MOBI and MOBI Learners are powered by Workspace™

STUDENT RESPONSE SYSTEMS - Our wide variety of student response systems (clickers) keep every student engaged. Ask a question and track immediate responses. We offer CPS IR, Numeric IR, Ping, Spark, Pulse, and vPad student response systems.

SOFTWARE AND PLATFORMS

WORKSPACE™ - Software used to create interactive content for interactive whiteboards and devices. Create, assemble and present lesson content and engage students. The WORKSPACE Connect app for iPad and Android Tablets allows users to turn their own device into a whiteboard or student response system.

WAVE™ - Designed for higher-education. Instructors spend more time teaching and less time grading coursework and evaluating students. Turns common devices into student response systems. Uses any content located inside or outside of your learning management system.

EXAMVIEW® - Easily create, administer, and manage assessments. Works seamlessly with Insight 360, CPS, and Response. Compatible with over 10,000 textbooks.

INSIGHT 360™ - Facilitates and simplifies instructional content planning, delivery, and real-time assessment. It integrates existing content and classroom technology to provide a greater interaction between educators and students. Track student progress, get direct access to Examview, and review detailed reports. Provides remote desktop control for easy access by educators.

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A major focus of the education sector today is to improve results by having

fair and reasonable methods of accountability for administrators, teachers,

and students alike. GoKnow is the future of how employees and students will

learn new information, be evaluated, create new products and work in a

variety of virtual environments. With GoKnow’s technology, learning

becomes convenient, fun and interesting. Evaluating learning

results becomes easier too.

Perform compulsory observations and walk-throughs from your mobile device. Allows easily programmable fields and local generation of reports. Runs on Apple and Android devices.

Provides access to the 5 Dimensions of Teaching and Learning Teacher Evaluation Rubric. Change the type of observation performed. Take and embed pictures of observations. Document analysis and feedback.

Allows students to learn 27/7 from their mobile device, netbook, or tablet. Manages the learning environment and organizational structure for each lesson and each student for project-based learning. Supports 3rd party applications such as Microsoft Word and Excel.

Brings the learning facility to students with a virtual laboratory environment. It uses virtual factory pieces that can be customized to suit your students’ needs.

Setup, organize, monitor, and evaluate

employees from your mobile device. Easily setup data to required specifications. Local generation of reports. Runs on Apple and Android devices.

Train employees from their desk or on their mo-bile devices. Setup learning environments and monitor the whole training program remotely. Utilize custom and 3rd party applications such as Sketchy, Microsoft Word, and Excel.

Customize a virtual simulation environment that employees can use on their mobile devices. Customized with a virtual simulator for business development.

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As a distributer for the leading educational publishers, we offer the newest and most progressive eBooks, databases,

and online learning resources available. We have partnered with these publishers to provide the finest content that

aligns with standards to help teachers and students engage, explore, and utilize digital resources in support of today’s

curriculum for Pre-K through grade 12.

Single Sign-On Access to over 100,000 eBooks from numerous resources and publishers.

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Many eBooks and databases are available on mobile devices and desktop computers as well as

e-readers and tablets (Apple and Android).

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Access to eBooks in VIA can be done through a link on your library page, through your MARC

records, or directly with use of login and password.

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With VIA Backpack™ users can save eBooks and databases for future use.

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Administrators can design the homepage and generate usage statistics reports.

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Administrators can also set up search parameters. Choose the search filters YOU want .

Smart Horizons is an online training provider offering training and software solutions, job performance

products, curriculum development, content delivery and hosting, and online educational

support services.

School Training Solutions

Professional development training to school district employees with convenient

and budget-friendly options to meet state requirements and their professional

development goals.

Lifetime Training Solutions

Online life skills and vocational training for youth and adults in transitional situations. LTS provides critical life skills and career training products that

empower independence.

The Smart Horizons Early Childhood Professional Series

Supports individuals with educational and training needs in the childcare profession. We offer affordable and convenient education opportunities to meet annual training requirements and assist individuals in the pursuit of obtaining/renewing state and national certifications and credentials.

High Impact Training Solutions (HITS)

A complete line of cutting-edge training products for those in public safety. The self-paced training may be used as stand-alone courses, individual training modules, or as a supplement for existing training programs.

Food and Safety Solutions

Teaches basic food handling techniques for food service professionals based on HACCP principles (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) and gives detailed information crucial

to the effectiveness of a food service organization.

Smart Horizons Business Solutions

Empower employees to work smarter, not harder, with our various training courses. We cover all the popular products in the Microsoft suite. The training is web-based

and self-paced.

Healthcare Performance Improvement Solutions

Our people-centric solutions achieve sustainable change through continuous improvement in patient safety, quality, patient centered care, human factors integration, professional behaviors, organizational culture, and service excellence. Our products include online learning, web-based simulation,

face-to-face training, coaching, data analysis, curriculum development, evaluation, and professional development.

Smart Horizons Career Online High School

Our credit recovery courses meet all state standards. Courses are self-directed. We provide you with a pace Guide to help you

manage your time independently. MOBILE LEARNING SOLUTIONS 

Justin Lingenfelter Cell: 305-401-3943 E: [email protected] www.blackboard.com Terry Smithson Ph: 888-904-9733 x. 1002 E: [email protected] www.edutone.com Brad Balaban Ph: 817-659-9390 E. [email protected] www.einstruction.com Paul Nichols Ph: 972-361-0183 E: [email protected] www.goknow.com Lynn Bendt Ph: 800-245-9540 E: [email protected] www.mackin.com Douglas Peterson Ph: 850-475-4018 E: [email protected] www.smarthorizons.org/aepa

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