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Software & Online

CLASSFLOW CONNECT
(www.classflowconnect.com)

Promethean launched ClassFlow Connect, a wireless classroom collaboration system that enables teachers and students to connect, interact, and instantly share ideas and information. Now an entire class can simultaneously interact or view and share resources from any mobile device, including smartphones, tablets, Chromebooks, and notebook computers. Teachers can also create instant polls to measure student understanding by sending questions to students and having them respond on their device.

ODYSSEYWARE COURSES IN SOCIAL STUDIES, FRENCH, AND SPANISH
(www.odysseyware.com)

Odysseyware now offers dozens of additional courses approved by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). As part of its Odysseyware Academy, the company has added courses in social studies, French, and Spanish to its online curriculum. NCAA-approved courses in English, science, and math remain available to all students. Like all Odysseyware courses, the new offerings are completely Web-based and customizable. In addition, the 36 NCAA approved courses provide Division 1 student athletes enough course options to complete their full core academic requirements.

TALES2GO
(www.tales2go.com)

Tales2go Inc. is now available on a worldwide basis. Tales2go supports the development of literacy skills during a student’s most critical early childhood and elementary school years. Repeated exposure to sophisticated words, spoken fluently and in context, drives vocabulary acquisition and retention, which is a key component of reading proficiency. The Tales2go service easily adds a listening component to classroom reading instruction. Tales2go works with leading audio book publishers ranging from Recorded Books, Scholastic, Weston Woods Studios, Blackstone Audio, Oxford University Press, and Oasis Audio, as well as established storytellers such as Bill Harley, Willy Claflin, Regi Carpenter, and Odds Bodkin.

TEACHER UPGRADE
(www.learningupgrade.com)

Learning Upgrade launched new whiteboard courses to provide a whole-class solution that make lessons convenient, rigorous, and collaborative for teachers. Teacher Upgrade courses offer a new way for teachers to engage with an entire class of students through interactive, whole-class activities accompanied by differentiated individual lessons. Each Teacher Upgrade lesson features songs, videos, and games that engage even the most reluctant students. Teachers play the lessons using a computer and a data projector or interactive whiteboard. Students solve problems by pressing buttons or moving objects on the screen with a pen or finger. With more than 500 standards-aligned lessons that support student mastery, educators can easily launch Teacher Upgrade from the “students” or “courses” tab on their teacher dashboard. Teacher Upgrade includes every lesson from Math Upgrade K–8, Pre-Algebra, and Algebra; as well as English Upgrade 1–5, Reading Upgrade, and Comprehension Upgrade courses.