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Enlighten, November 2006 Update
November 10, 2006
November 2006
SPOTLIGHT

Visit us at www.engaging-technologies.com !

We are now offering you the opportunity to try CPS in YOUR school for 60 days with no obligation to buy!

Take advantage of this offer
and watch CPS
engage students,
improve test scores,
and make teachers happy!

Your school will receive:

  • One 32-pad IR CPS system with receiver
  • Lifetime warranty for your system
  • Software site license for the entire building and at home
  • Technical support via 800#, online chat, or submission form

How does your school sign up?

  • Schedule a 60-minute group demonstration with the following required attendees
    • One or more from the administration team (Principal or Asst. Principal)
    • One or more from a support department (Media Tech, Librarian, or Tech/IT)
    • Three or more from the teaching staff
  • Following the demo, a preselected teacher will receive
    60 minutes of hands-on training
  • Evaluate CPS for 60 days with no obligation to buy
  • After 2 months of use, your school will be able to keep the CPS system at the program price. If your school decides to return the system, Engaging Technologies will arrange onsite pickup of the CPS unit at no cost.

If you think education is expensive,
try ignorance.— Derek Bok

The Principal's Corner...

Many schools are using collected data to drive change. Test scores are analyzed and used to lead curriculum improvement. Survey instruments like CPS provide feedback from students, staff, parents, and the community that lead to change too. Data can also be used to group students and to assign teachers with proven skills to teach specific student groups.

The Classroom Performance System is an effective way to gather an incredible amount of data very easily, whether on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. A variety of reports are produced that will allow teachers to analyze their own performance or the performance of every individual student.

Data is making a difference in these schools! See how principals in this article are using data to lead their schools to success. Take Me There!


Creating Questions in CPS
...Don't Make It Too Hard!

Some of the teachers that attend our CPS trainings are overwhelmed thinking about the amount of time they will have to spend typing all of their test and lesson questions into CPS. Typing questions directly into CPS IS a process that takes time.

However, what many of these teachers do not realize is how easy it is to quickly incorporate CPS into those lessons and tests that you have already taken the time to prepare. In fact, it is easy to leave a CPS training and use it in your classroom the very next day!

Below is a list of all the methods available to create content in CPS, arranged in the very simple pneumonic device, CREATE CPS. You'll notice that only one of them incorporates actually typing out the questions into the CPS software!

Chalkboard (Wireless)

  • Use eInstruction's wireless chalkboard to write out problems and answers.

    • Rapid Import From Microsoft Word

  • Structure Word files to import directly into CPS.

    • ExamView

  • Pull from thousands of questions to quickly and easily design tests and worksheets.

    • Answer Key Fast Grade

  • Use your existing printed tests or worksheets and quickly and easily input the answer key into CPS.

    • Type In Text

  • Open CPS and type in questions and answers.

    • Engage It Verbally

  • Verbally ask questions and have students respond.

    • Copy & Paste

  • Copy and paste data into CPS from any computer software program or the Internet.

    • Powerpoint

  • Ask questions based on existing Powerpoint slides.

    • Search the Content Library

  • Search our content library within CPS.

    • FROM THE DESK OF......Dustin Frank

    Winter time is vastly approaching and daylight savings time is in effect. With this comes the push for the holiday season and busy schedules galore. Now, more than ever, CPS can help teachers with more on their plates during this busy holiday season. Using the SMA mode in CPS allows teachers to save a ton of time grading.If you’re not familiar with how to do “Fast Grades”, please check out our video library for a quick How-To guide.

    Don’t forget to schedule winter inservices now; dates are filling up fast!

    Sincerely,

    Dustin K. Frank

    Questions, comments, or suggestions?

    Do you need additional information about eInstruction’s CPS or have pricing or training questions we can answer? Feel free to contact us!
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