AlphaSmart eNewsletter

Your source for news, product upgrades, and more for AlphaSmart products for the K-12 Education market. December 2007

Schools nationwide are catching on to why the NEO is the "Better Laptop for Schools".

FEATURE STORIES

Informed Instruction: Is it possible in the time-crunched classroom?
Time in today’s classrooms is often too tight to focus on individualized instruction, but there are ways to squeeze it in. Read more...

Access to assistive technology sparks academic success for Virginia teen
Zach’s use of the DANA inspires students with more significant disabilities to overcome academic challenges. Read more...

NEO laptop use leads to writing test score growth at Creek View Elementary
Students write more and write better when the frustration level associated with writing by hand is removed. Read more...

AlphaSmarts for Africa

Find out how your old AlphaSmart laptops can be donated to children in Northern Kenya to receive a discount toward brand-new ones! Read more.

National Conference on Accelerating Learning

A definite “must-attend” for writing instructors and AlphaSmart-using educators.
Learn more.

Announcing AlphaSmart’s 21st Century Writing Grant

Starting January 3rd, you can apply to receive one of two grants for a NEO 2 SmartOption Mobile Lab package worth more than $10,000 each. Learn more.

AlphaSmarties Best Practice Tip

Procedures prevent problems! Establishing procedures to distribute and collect the NEOs or DANAs from students can help maximize efficiency. Here are some tips to keep things moving smoothly. Read more…

Help students get their work published!

Submit your students' stories and poetry, written on an AlphaSmart laptop, for possible publication in an upcoming issue of this newsletter! Those children whose work gets published here will get to choose from a variety of fabulous prizes!

Send the entries to successstories@renlearn.com.

Conference Appearances

Click here to see where we're going to be. Stop by and visit our AlphaSmart booth.

Product News

NEO 2

NEO 2 in action
How the classroom response functionality works in a typical scenario. Learn More...

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