Engaging Students in and outside the Classroom with Interactive Digital Solutions

Interactive content helps students stay on task and fosters learning and engagement. Discover how you can empower greater learning and collaboration and deliver engaging and stimulating whole-class teaching across the curriculum with interactive digital solutions.

180 persons have already attended online and 160 more have registered for the online version for a total audience of 340 to hear about innovative interactive digital solutions for engaging students in and outside the classroom.

Click here to register for this webinar to learn more about engaging your students in and outside the classroom.

New! RM Education YouTube Site

Want to hear about RM's Products straight from the experts? Checkout the NEW RM Education YouTube video site to see and hear the product functions and highlights.

Our customers have been asking for more product videos and we have listened. The RM Education YouTube site hosts testimonials, product overviews and detailed product trainings on our most popular products including best selling RM Easiteach and RM Math Frameworks.

Step into the future and view the newest educational training center, the RM Education REAL Centre. The REAL Centre features hundreds of RM's newest and most innovative K-12 products, from ergonomic school furniture to the newest interactive whiteboard technologies.

To view videos, go to www.youtube.com/user/RMEducationUS

COSN Visits Scotland and Learns about Glow, World's First National Education Intranet, Designed and Delivered by RM Education

The Consortium for School Networking (COSN) recently visited several schools in Scotland to learn about Glow powered by Kaleidos. Glow, the first nationwide intranet for education created in partnership between RM Education and the Scottish Government, digitally connects every district, school, teacher and student within the country.

Click on the links below to read blog entries from COSN members and learn how teachers and students throughout Scotland are breaking geographical and social barriers. Many key issues are discussed. Everything from an environmental savings due to a reduced amount of printing, to whether the actions of a small handful of students who may abuse a network dictate whether or not everyone can continue to use it. Glow opens up new opportunities for education. As it continues to grow, more uses for this national education intranet are being discovered.

Networks for Education Collaboration and Communication
Technology's Role in Student Engagement
The New Curriculum for Excellence
AfterGlow
An Encounter with Glow
High School in Glasgow
Tom Greaves' First Comments on Glow
A Risk Worth Taking?

Click here to read the eSchool News Article "COSN Seeks More ICT Lessons from Abroad"

Glow – Lighting up Learning provides schools and districts with 21st Century technology to support 21st Century teaching and learning.
- Connects over 3,000 schools and 800,000 students and their parents
- Builds relationships across the intranet for collaboration and sharing
- Facilitates the use of Web 2.0 tools like video and audio conferencing, virtual whiteboards, online interest groups and more
- Engages students through shared, media-rich resources
- Provides 24/7 access from any Internet-connected computer

Learn more about GLOW at http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/glowscotland/index.asp

You're Invited! RM Education Reception at T+L 2009

RM Education, the worldwide leader in interactive technology for over 35 years, will be at the 2009 T+L Conference in booth #521. Stop by and visit us or come to the customer reception, Wednesday night 5:30-7:00 pm in the Agate Room at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center. To RSVP for the reception go to: www.rmeducation.com/t+l

Come Enjoy and Learn in a Relaxing Atmosphere about Glow. Scotland in partnership with RM developed the first National Education Learning Platform Serving: 32 local authorities (Districts), 2,755 schools, 55,000 educators, 703,000 students, and 750,000 parents.

Also come see how RM, is Building Schools for the Future. RM has partnered with Educational Authorities in the UK to design improved technology infrastructure that result in higher student achievement.

RM is Enhancing the 21st Century Classroom throughout the United States with our Easiteach Interactive Software, installed in over 100,000 classrooms in the United States, Web 2.0 Solutions... RM Podium, RM Fuse, RM Honeycomb andinnovative educational resources.

RM Education & Calypso Controls @ AETA

RM Education partnered with Calypso Controls at the Fall Symposium of the Alabama Educational Technology Association Sept. 27-29 in Orange Beach, Ala. AETA represents technology coordinators from all 132 school districts in the state. The RM classroom microphone systems were a popular item with AETA members. While many districts have implemented basic classroom technology, few have microphone systems. The AETA leadership understands that research has proven the effectiveness of sound reinforcement in increasing student achievement. Pictured is Alabama/Mississippi Account Executive Harry Toothaker.

Click HERE to learn more about the RM Total Classroom Solutions

RM Strategic 21st Century Math Seminars

RM is holding Strategic 21st Century Math Seminars throughout the US this Fall and you are invited. Learn how to exceed the guidelines and principles for ARRA Stimulus Funds with curriculum that will raise academic achievement through enriched learning strategies. The RM Strategic 21st Century Math Seminars will showcase three award-winning programs, RM Math Framework™, RM Easiteach®, Singin’ and Signin’, and other resources that will transform your math classroom and engage students. Enhance your math program using the latest 21st century math solutions. Learn how these solutions can be used to engage and motivate your students resulting in higher test scores.

Please visit www.rmeducation.com/news/seminars for more information and to register for a seminar.

New RM Education Funding Site

Want to know more about IDEA, Title I, EETT, ARRA and other funding sources?

The RM Funding website provides information on the latest, news and updates to funding opportunities. You can receive information on our recommended products by going to the funding matrix and find product descriptions and objectives to use on your next grant application. For the latest press releases and information click on the news link. Resources for each state's funding opportunities are coming soon.

Going Green, Saving Green

"Public and private schools alike are realizing that going green is a no-brainer.” According to http://www.buildinggreenschools.org/, “If a green school saved $100,000 per year in operational costs, that's roughly enough to hire two new teachers, buy 200 new computers or purchase 5,000 new textbooks.”

In this digital age, the idea of going green seems almost impossible. The use of computers and interactive technologies is essential for exciting and engaging teaching. The downside is that it's a major contributor to electricity bills and carbon footprint. The hardware also takes large amounts of energy to produce and dispose of. RM is balancing these issues with products that reduce paper & power consumption, leave a smaller carbon footprint and can be produced, delivered, and maintained more efficiently.

RM Products For the Green-Minded

Reduce your carbon footprint with the new RM One featuring;
- Recycled plastic - c20% used in case design
- Available with ecoquiet technology to reduce your school's energy consumption
- Re-useable monitor at end of PC's life
- 'eco' mode settings to reduce the RM One's energy consumption Learn More..

Reduce your Paper Usage with RM Ranger Print Manager
Across the US, Americans use more than 50 million tons of paper each year, and a staggering one in five pages printed remains in the printer tray, gets lost on a desk or heads straight for the trash. The environmental impact of this wastage is vast, not to mention the financial loss! With RM Ranger Print Manager, you can reduce paper wastage and closely control the costs of excessive printing, making staff and students more accountable for their resource usage. Print Manager enables you to quickly and easily forecast, control and account for printing across your network, helping you to manage associated costs more effectively. Learn More..

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to check out these and other eco-friendly products in our new electronic catalog.
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Our Commitment
There's an environmental impact in everything we do at RM, from driving to work to planning a new building. So we have plenty of opportunities to cut CO2. Saving energy, sending less garbage to the landfill, making fewer business trips - it's not just green, it makes good business sense: the more we save, the better value we offer.

RM Education Now Has a "Sweet Tweet"!

The leader in innovative technology is taking its marketing to Web 2.0. Through this blog, our new Twitter feed and coming soon our Facebook page and iTunes podcast, customers can stay in constant contact with RM news, specials, and promotions.

Gartner Research released a report that highlights the different ways that companies are adopting Twitter for business use. Although Twitter was originally intended for communication among individuals, a number of organizations have begun to actively participate on the platform. However, not all companies are using Twitter in the same way. Some are tweeting, some are just listening, and some really savvy companies are doing both. The RM Twitter feed will include special offers to customers, and also provide a place for customers to share their needs, ideas, and concerns.

At RM, we are offering both. The RM Twitter will offer deals, specials to customers along with listening to their needs, ideas and concerns. The RM Blog updates will be announced through Twitter as well. While a recent study found that 40% of Twitter messages constituted "pointless babble" that is not so with the RM Education Twitter feed.

Since its creation in 2006, Twitter has gained notability and popularity worldwide. Did you know that Twitter is ranked as one of the 50 most popular websites? So come join us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RMEducationUS.

Interactivity for Less

Create and Deliver Interactive Lessons at a fraction of the price.

RM Classpad +RM Easiteach for $249

Break free from the front of the classroom with the RM Classpad. Create and deliver engaging lessons with all the interactivity of a whiteboard. The RM Classpad gives you the mobility you want, allowing you to move around the classroom and engage with your students. The stylus features a built-in laser pointer to help students follow the lesson. Use it as a wireless mouse to operate RM Easiteach, and other programs including Microsoft® PowerPoint®, Microsoft® Word®, and your Internet browser.

Over 100,000 teachers across the United States have integrated RM Easiteach whole-class software tools into their curriculum. Our award-winning interactive lesson platform has now been upgraded to bring more interactive tools and dynamic content to the classroom. RM Easiteach 3.5 has been redesigned with a fresh, new look and feel and enhanced with:

» 500 new high-quality images and photographs in the multi-media bank
» 85 additional cross-curricular Daydream Education interactive wall charts including: Music, Science, Technology and more
» Upgraded Starter Content Pack for grades K-12, including select lessons from our Secondary Content pack

Offer expires September 25, 2009. Use Code BLGCP when ordering.