The Active Teacher

Spring 2006 Volume 4 Issue 2

www.GenevaLogic.com

Headlines

Announcing: App-Control
Students run only the apps you want, when you want
GenevaLogic just announced the first classroom product to give teachers ‘real-time’ control over student applications. App-Control will be available on April 12th and is already receiving rave reviews. Teacher beta-testing in the field are reporting great success using this software in their classrooms. App-Control allows any teacher, with just a few mouse clicks, to launch and lock applications on student computers.
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Print·Limit Pro Released!
Advanced Print Management and New Features
Educators can now easily and efficiently manage printing across large, multi-platform environments with the debut of Print-Limit Pro. Print-Limit Pro’s unique features will allow schools, universities and businesses the ability to print when needed, while managing resources, recovering printing expenses and dramatically reducing paper and toner budgets. Easily scalable to networks serving more than 20,000 users, Print-Limit Pro features an intuitive Web interface, advanced budgeting and reporting tools, and supports all major operating systems.
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Sneak Peak: Surf-Lock2
New! Restrict students to teacher-selected sites
Surf-Lock is one of the most popular products here at GenevaLogic and we couldn’t wait to make it even better. Surf-Lock is the plug-in for Vision that allows teachers to turn web surfing off for a group of students or the entire class with a single mouse click. Surf-Lock2, scheduled for release this Spring, has some great features our customers have been requesting.
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2006 Chocolate Challenge
Best Year Ever! Still Time to Enter—Ends April 30th
There is still time to enter the GenevaLogic Fourth Annual Chocolate Challenge. The Grand Prize this year is a 30Gig Apple iPod, a Bose Sound Dock, 10 Pounds of Swiss Chocolate from our home office in Switzerland, and a Site License of any GenevaLogic Product. The contest theme for 2006 is My Vision. We want to know how you use Vision Classroom Management Software to help you achieve your teaching goals. How do you teach using Vision? How do you customize Vision to work for you? Share your best ‘Tips and Tricks’ with other educators and win fabulous prizes at the same time. Deadline is April 30, 2006.
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President’s Desk

My Vision
GenevaLogic’s President, Kirk Greiner Talks about Education
My vision is that technology in education will become both ubiquitous and invisible at the same time. That education through technology will become the great liberator and equalizer, helping teachers of every culture, geography and discipline ensure, not that no child is left behind, but that all children are brought forward.
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Case Study

Lincoln High School uses Vision so its teachers can be ‘Everywhere at once’..
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Tools for Schools

FREE MindManager Mind Mapping Software

FREE 30-Day School Printing Cost Analysis

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Tips & Tricks

The Vision6 Toolbar—Your Questions Answered

What is the difference between the Toolbar and the Dashboard?
How can I move the Surf-Lock icon on my Toolbar?
Can I remove buttons so I have just the ones I want?
Can I change the appearance of my Vision6 Toolbar?
How can I add features to my Vision6 Toolbar?
Can I stop the toolbar from dropping down when I mouse over it?
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Quiz Answers

All About Teachers

1. What is the average age of a public school teacher?
a. 42

2. What is percentage of public school teachers that have a Masters Degree?
c. 41%

3. What is the average number of hours a teacher works during the week?
b. 52.8

In This Issue

NEW: App·Control
NEW: Print·Limit Pro
NEW: Surf·Lock2
President: My Vision
Free Tools for Schools
Tips and Tricks
Promotions & Offers

Quiz:
All About Teachers

1. What is the average age of a public school teacher?
     A. 51
     B. 42
     C. 35

2. What percentage of public school teachers that have a Masters Degree?
     A. 28%
     B. 53%
     C. 41%

3. What is the average number of hours a teacher works during the week?
     A. 38.5
     B. 52.8
     C. 43.6

> Answers at bottom of page

Promotions &
Special Offers

Classroom Management™ Bundle
(Vision, Surf-Lock, Pointer & Protect-On)
Put the power of classroom computers back into the hands of teachers with this complete bundle for supervising, controlling and restoring student machines and save over $1,200.
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Active Teaching Bundle
Turn ANY whiteboard into an interactive workshop.
Combine the teaching power of an affordable interactive whiteboard with the #1 Classroom Management™ Software. Show your whiteboard lesson on every screen while you manage and control student computers.
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Classes & Training

On-Line Seminar:
Print·Limit Pro
Print-Limit Pro is the new advanced print management solution that can help you recover printing expenses and dramatically reduce paper and toner budgets. Join us for an on-line seminar and see Print-Limit Pro in action.
Thursday April 13 8AM Pacific 11AM Eastern
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On-Line Seminar Vision6 & App·Control
Let us show you how Vision and App-Control can help you manage and control student computer activity in the classroom. Engage and amaze your students with Vision and focus student attention with App-Control.
Tuesday April 18th 12 Pacific, 3PM Eastern
Thursday April 20th 8AM Pacific, 11AM Eastern
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