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Educators Can Soon Fuse netTrekker
and Promethean
to Deploy a Complete Classroom Technology Solution
New collaboration will provide schools with both online resources
and a classroom delivery system
Cincinnati, OH - Tech-savvy districts recognize that the
modern classroom is often a fusion of several technology elements
working together to enhance learning. Thinkronize, developer of
the award-winning netTrekker search products, and Promethean,
a global interactive education leader, are partnering to help educators
better link popular classroom technology designed for everyday
use.
The netTrekker d.i. search engine will soon feature links
to Promethean lesson plans and resources for educators to use with
their ACTIVclassroom solutions including the ACTIVboard, Promethean's
interactive whiteboard. By providing both online resources and
the classroom delivery system, this new collaboration will offer
educators a complete solution for incorporating useful technology
into everyday lessons and discussion.
"I am thrilled with the partnership between netTrekker
and Promethean," stated Jill Hobson, Instructional Technology Coordinator
at Forsyth County Schools, Ga. "A solution that allows us to search
for educationally sound, standards-aligned websites and also provides
the capacity to search for ACTIVstudio flipcharts could not come
at a better time for our district. netTrekker's easy-to-use
search capabilities combined with Promethean's ACTIVboard will
expand the instructional power of both tools."
When conducting any safe, standards-based Internet search using
netTrekker d.i., educators will find links to Promethean
lesson plans and resources among the search results. A refinement
tab can also be clicked to direct users to search results containing
only the Promethean lessons. More than 500 lesson plans will initially
be incorporated into netTrekker d.i., with additional
lessons slated for development. Promethean's lesson plans empower
teachers to deliver rich, animated, sound-enabled content to enliven
classroom experiences and learning. Created by teachers for teachers,
Promethean's resources help teachers save time by providing complete
lesson plans to incorporate in classroom learning.
Thousands of U.S. schools already use netTrekker d.i.
and the Promethean ACTIVboard as versatile, indispensable classroom
solutions for delivering rich, interactive content that stimulates
learning. Teachers and librarians can access more than 180,000
educator-selected, standards-based online resources using netTrekker
d.i., and then match those resources to individual students'
learning needs. Meanwhile, the Promethean ACTIVclassroom transforms
classrooms into interactive teaching and learning environments.
Designed to stimulate whole group participation and ongoing formative
assessment, the ACTIVclassroom is a powerful teaching solution
that helps engage students and improve their understanding and
knowledge retention.
The Promethean lesson plans and resources will be incorporated
into netTrekker d.i. at no additional charge to subscribers.
For more information, visit www.netTrekker.com.
About the netTrekker Product Suite
The netTrekker product line includes award-winning educational
search products for both the school (netTrekker classic
and netTrekker d.i.) and consumer markets (netTrekker
home). Unlike ordinary search engines, products from the netTrekker
suite provide fast and easy access to only the best, pornography-free,
educational resources from the entire Internet in a safe, organized,
standards-aligned format. Using netTrekker search engines,
educators, school librarians, students, and parents save valuable
time because they are directed to relevant, reliable, educator-selected
websites every time - meaning less time spent on searching and
more time focused on learning. For more information about the netTrekker
suite, visit www.netTrekker.com.
About Thinkronize
Thinkronize, an Internet developer of award-winning K-12 educational
products, was founded
in 1999 and grew out of a passion and commitment to enhancing teaching
and learning with the Internet and standards-based online resources.
The company's flagship product, netTrekker classic, was
launched in October 2000 and has won 11 industry awards for excellence
since its inception. Thinkronize currently serves nearly 7 million
students in 48 states, including adoptions by key districts and
states nationwide, making it one of the fastest growing companies
in the education industry. In recent years, the company has expanded
the netTrekker product line to include netTrekker
d.i., designed for use in schools to help educators meet individual
students' learning needs, and netTrekker home, available
for purchase by parents whose district or school has not yet purchased
a netTrekker school subscription. For more information
visit www.thinkronize.com
or phone 877-517-1125.
About Promethean
Promethean, a global interactive education leader, empowers teachers
to engage, educate, assess and motivate students to excel. Developed
by and for educators, Promethean's curriculum delivery and
assessment technologies enable teachers to create, customize and
integrate texts, Web, video and audio content to interactively
capture students' attention and accommodate their different
learning styles. By closely collaborating with educators worldwide
in the development of new pedagogy-based technologies, Promethean
supports local curriculum standards while providing tools to formatively
assess student performance instantly and ensure their success.
Promethean ACTIVclassroom solutions are helping educators teach
and students learn worldwide. From ACTIVstudio and ACTIVprimary
software that helps teachers prepare lessons from multiple media
sources and interactively present on ACTIVboard, the industry's
most durable interactive whiteboard, Promethean's solutions
are class-leading. Collaboration is enhanced through the wireless
ACTIVslate which permits instructional mobility in the classroom
while enhancing student engagement and reducing disciplinary issues.
To further increase class interactivity and formatively assess
individual student or group progress, students can use the wireless
ACTIVote device. Beyond the classroom, Promethean offers comprehensive
training and support services to ensure maximum results and realization
on investment.
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