WHAT’Snew
GoSmart has released a new stylus for iPads, touchscreen
tablets, smartphones, and other devices. The GoSmart
Stylus is made of ergonomically designed solid aluminum
and features a flexible, see-through, Teflon-coated stainless
steel tip for precision pointing. It’s designed for painting,
drawing, sketching, scribbling, writing, clicking, and selecting on any touchscreen device—even those with sticky
protective covers. It pivots easily to accommodate various
hold angles and won’t scratch the touchscreen display.
MORE INFO: www.justgosmart.com
The Technology Coordinator’s
Handbook, Second Edition
by Max Frazier is now available
in the ISTE Store. Frazier has
updated his popular handbook to
include profiles on 10 technology
leaders as well as information on
internet safety, one-to-one laptop
programs, and more.
MORE INFO: iste.org/store
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) and
A&E Television Networks
have released two high
school social studies
iBooks textbooks for the
iPad. Available at the iBook-
store, The Americans and
World History: Patterns
of Interaction aim to bring en-
gaging educational experiences
to students. The iBooks contain
audio, video, and interactive
content. Each iBook textbook
offers rich, magazine-style design plus embedded interac-
tive features to maximize learning engagement and higher-
order thinking skills. Special features include videos that
provide in-depth engagement, audio clips of section sum-
maries, photo galleries to illustrate the content, 3D graphics,
and animated maps. The iBooks allow students to highlight
text, take notes, flag content for quick referral, and search
content.
MORE INFO: www.hmheducation.com
Using Brain/Mind Science and Computers to Improve
Elementary School Math Education is a new book by
ISTE founder Dave Moursund. Designed for preservice and
inservice teachers, it is available for free download as a PDF
at tinyurl.com/9oxfzpm.
MORE INFO: iae-pedia.org
Digital Wish has released a report titled School Modernization Initiative focused on its three-year research project
studying the process of implementing one-to-one computer
programs in 28 schools. Digital Wish staff delivered computers, weekly educator trainings, a complete IT curriculum
based on the NETS, and support to each of the schools in
the study. Its trainers modeled the entire process of technology adoption and progressively reduced the initiative planning time from 18 months to just six weeks, saving schools
time and money. Both teachers and students reported
increased engagement in learning, technological proficiency,
and understanding of internet safety issues.
MORE INFO: www.digitalwish.com/printables/StatisticsSMI072312
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L&L senior editor Diana Fingal compiled this information from press releases sent to the L&L editorial office. The L&L staff does not
review the products and resources, and they are offered here without recommendation. Send press releases to products@iste.org.
