Highlights from the Exhibit Floor

By Staff -- School Library Journal, 8/1/2005

Here are just a few of the products featured at NECC:

Destiny Media Manager. A new browser-based tool for managing instructional materials joins compatible library and textbook management systems in Follett's Destiny line. www.fsc.follett.com.

Learning Essentials for Microsoft Office, Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP, Microsoft Student 2006, and Microsoft Encarta Academic Online. Four new academic-specific products from Microsoft debuted at NECC. Schools with a volume licensing subscription to Microsoft Office are licensed to use Learning Essentials at no extra cost. www.microsoft.com.

Nettrekker d.i. A new search engine that allows differentiated instruction using online resources, with a section devoted to English language learners. The Thinkronize, Inc. product goes live September 1. www.nettrekker.com.

Packetville. Cisco's new educational Web portal designed to help middle-grade students explore technology as it relates to math, science, and IT-related careers. Mapped to ISTE standards. www.cisco.com/go/packetville.

InfoCentre. The latest library management system from Sagebrush enables users to generate customizable reports, search other libraries within the district, and easily merge MARC records. www.sagebrushcorp.com.

Nova5000. This Fourier Systems tablet computer, priced as low as $399, is intended to alleviate the cost of 1:1 educational computing. www.fourier-sys.com.

The Fly. Leapfrog's new pentop computer combines the ease of writing with the power of computing. Available fall 2005. www.leapfrog.com.