Jackson Intermediate School recently purchased Easiteach Software

Jackson Intermediate School recently purchased Qomo Boards and Easiteach software for every classroom in our school. Teachers have enjoyed the resources available to them. Along with the whiteboards, each classroom has a mounted projector and speakers plus wall-mounted controllers.


The support team and staff associated with Computrac and Easiteach are outstanding! They are always available to assist us when we have questions. The people with which we have dealt are also friendly and courteous at all times.

Easiteach is available for our teachers at home and at school which makes life a little easier for our teachers and staff. The two days of training helped to ease the transition to Easiteach and the Qomo boards.

The school’s music teacher says, “I love what I can do with the Qomo Board in music. It is great to be able to put a piece of music up so we can all see it. It helps me teach young musicians about their role.” A fourth-grade teacher added, “They are wonderful, and I can’t imagine teaching without them!” In the computer lab, the technology teacher says she uses hers daily. “The students absolutely love it, and so do I! Our fifth-graders are working on Powerpoint presentations now. They can’t wait to show them on the boards!”

This technology is allowing Jackson Intermediate School to be able to prepare our students for the future. Our school is on the cutting edge of technology in our area.

Thanks, RM Easiteach and Computrac

With thanks to Michael Bedsole, principal of Jackson Intermediate School in Jackson, AL

Implementing an Interactive Classroom in KY

Superintendent of Oldham County Schools, Paul Upchurch, presented to the Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative, representing 15 school districts, on the importance of implementing an interactive classroom solution. Mr. Upchurch emphasized to his fellow superintendents that utilizing technology in the classroom has significantly impacted tests scores among the 17 schools in Oldham County. Oldham County Schools currently leads Kentucky in student achievement. The presentation also included ways in which superintendents can fund interactive classrooms.

Fort Payne City Schools Find New Ways to Engage Students

FORT PAYNE, Ala. – Of the 132 school districts in Alabama, Fort Payne City Schools may have the most engaging classrooms of all. Believing it would produce dramatic results in student achievement, last year the school district decided on a bold course to deploy interactive classroom technology across the entire school system.

Fort Payne School Superintendent Jim Cunningham, along with his Technology Coordinator Greg Titshaw, other central office staff and the members of the board of education, chose to raise the funds necessary to supply almost every classroom with a ceiling-mounted projector, an interactive whiteboard, a document camera, a wireless presentation slate, a student response system, and a teacher microphone. The school district chose Computrac Interactive Solutions (now part of RM Educational Software) to do the job.

Last May, Computrac’s installation team worked during the evenings in Fort Payne for more than two full weeks to complete the job, which encompassed 150 classrooms in four schools.

Mr. Cunningham expressed his delight over the way the project was handled in a letter to the CEO of Computrac. Here is what he had to say. “A wise man once stated, ‘You never get a second chance to make a first impression.’ While I believe this statement has merit when evaluating individuals, I feel that it is also true for businesses. I wanted to take just a moment to tell you that you and your company, Computrac, have definitely made an unbelievably positive impression on myself and the other members of my staff which were involved with your recent installation project. The installation of 150 Mitsubishi projectors, 125 Light Speed sound systems and 150 Elmo document cameras was accomplished professionally and within the prescribed time frame. Your entire installation team was very accommodating and flexible in working within the conditions and time parameters which you were given. While these conditions, dictated because school was in session, could have and probably did on occasion cause stress and frustration it was never evident in the attitudes or actions of your staff. You are to be commended for assembling such a hardworking, dedicated and professional group of individuals. I have been involved in public education for 26 years and have never encountered a group that was so determined to do things the right way!

“Again, thank you for all your help and the wonderful job you did for us. Please be assured that I will gladly recommend you and your company. Best of luck in your future endeavors and please know that I would welcome the opportunity to work with you again should the situation arise.”

With thanks to Jim Cunningham, Fort Payne School Superintendent, Fort Payne, AL.