Bright Blue Software LLC Donna Largent President www

Bright Blue Software LLC Donna Largent, President www. brightbluesoftware. com

Bright Blue Software Changed the Way IBM Brings Its Curriculum Software to Schools l Expertise in K-12 l l Curriculum Software from IBM Canada Ltd. l l Local Value Added Resellers Original TLC Software (Math, Reading, Science …) Great Before and Better Now Rewritten in 32 bit Windows Format Curriculum Software from MOBIUS Inc l l KIDWARE (English, Spanish and Options for more) Outcomes Express (English, Spanish and Options for more) Meets Requirements for Preschool and Kindergarten Initiatives in Reading l Curriculum Software from Alchemedia l l Star Express Series Social Studies / Multidisciplinary

Bright Blue Software Beliefs Effective Use of Technology in Education is Based Upon: Effective Teacher Training l Teacher Support Materials l Curriculum Based Software l High Software Quality l Installation Services and Phone Support l

TLC - Teaching and Learning with Computers “TLC is an approach to integrating technology and software into the daily curriculum. ” Principles that guide TLC: l l l Student Centered Learning Active Engaged Learners Cross Curricular-Multidisciplinary Technology at the Point of Instruction Encourage Student Exploration and Discovery Teaching Through Problem Solving l l l Multiple Learning Styles Opportunity to Work Individually, in Pairs, in Small Groups and as a Class Teacher Acts as Facilitator Assessment of Authentic Tasks Best Suited for Elementary

How do we know this works? Milken Family Foundation Study West Virginia Study: – 10 Year Longitudinal Study, State-wide Adoption – 11% Increase in Academic Gains in Mathematics and Reading for 5 th Graders – Findings: “Technology is Cost Effective Compared to Class Size Reduction” l “Computers Inside Classroom More Effective than Centralized Computer Labs” l Key Factor: “Timely and Comprehensive Teacher Training” Study available at www. mff. org l

Bright Blue Solutions l Stories and More I and II – SAM I – grades K - 1 (16 Main Stories plus 20 Library) – SAM 2 – grades 2 - 3 (12 Main Stories plus 10 Library) l TLC Mathematics - grades 1/2, 3/4, 5/6 l Math with Manipulatives l Measurement Time and Money l Exploring Math Concepts l School. Vista Math l l l Math and More - grades 1, 2, 3/4, 5/6 and 7/8 Kindergarten Integration Guide for Math and Reading Write Along - grades K - 3 MOBIUS KIDWARE for ages 3 to 7 MOBIUS Outcomes Express for Pre. K, K, Head. Start, Spec Ed

Bright Blue Solutions – cont. l Star Express Series from Alchemedia Storyteller – Blue Jeans – Honeybee – l Nature of Science Visit and Guide Series Through the Woods – grades K - 1 – At the Seashore – grades 2 - 3 – l TLC School. Connect 4. 7 – LAN Management System – “ICLAS for Windows” l TLC Net. Connect 4 – Internet Solution one server at every school – Web. Mail Client & Windows 32 client – Qualifies for E-Rate funding

TLC School. Connect Courseware Management System l l l Based upon ICLAS Framework Server should be Windows 2000 Server or Netware 5. x/W 2 K Workstations can be (best if all one kind) – Windows 98 – Windows 2000 Pro Remote Administration via Web Browser LANSchool (Teacher Peek and Broadcast) Student Communications – – LAN E-mail (within server) Groupwork folder for each class Newsgroup for each class Assignments - Homework Submit and Return Enable and Disable Student Accounts l Disk Space Reports and Cleanup Tools l One Year Technical Telephone Support Contract l

TLC Net. Connect School Based Internet Solution l Full Internet Capability for all Students and Teachers – E-mail (50% of Internet Traffic) – Discussion Forums (Threaded News Discussion Groups) – Web Browser – Web Page Creation, Posting and Hosting l Unique Features – Automatic Mailbox Maintenance (IDs from Novell or Microsoft) – Web Robot (Teacher Reviews Web Postings and Accepts or Rejects) – Mail Robot (Teacher Emails can be forwarded to district account) – Language Translation (English – Spanish, Italian, French, German) – E-Mail can be limited to local (user by user) – E-Mail filter (Spam or message Content) – Web Blocking (category, site, banner advertising) – Reports on Web Usage (traffic, sites visited, sites blocked)

TLC Net. Connect School Based Internet Solution l Student Friendly and Safe Windows Client – – – l Protected Navigator or Internet Explorer Young / Mature Client reads E-mail to students Administrator decides what features to offer Traveling Mail, Bookmarks, Address Book, Newsgroups Blocking by Category and Patterns Web Based Client – Web. Mail – Send and Receive Mail from Web Browsers – Planned Additions in 2003: News, Web Page Creator, Web Robot l Self Managed – Creates User. IDs from Instruction LAN Server – Cleans out old mail and news l Maximize Bandwidth – E-mail, News, Student Web Pages served locally – Web Caching with overnight update of most popular sites – Blocking of Most Banner Advertising

TLC Net. Connect Blocking of Web Sites Blocking by Category, Updated by Subscription – Violence / Profanity – Sports & Leisure – Partial Nudity & Art – Drugs & Drug Culture – Full Nudity – Militant / Extremist – Sexual Acts / Text – Sex Education – Gross Depictions / Text – Gambling / Questionable / Illegal – Intolerance – Alcohol, Beer, Wine & Tobacco – Satanic or Cult Blocking by Pattern – Insta. Block – New Sites missed by Category – Web Advertisers / Banners – Override Categories

TLC Net. Connect Turnkey Solution l l l Interviews School, VAR and ISP Server built to school requirements Remote support tools installed Server shipped to VAR installs at school Telephone Technical Support (TTS) and remote support for 1 st year

TLC Net. Connect Server Functions l l l Web Server l Automatic User. ID Generation Mail Server l Standard Protocols for Industry Standard Clients Discussion Forums (NNTP) l Web Robot DNS, FTP, DHCP l Mail Robot Caching Proxy Server Firewall (Firedoor) Hacker Detection (Black Ice Defender) Client Functions l Locked Down Browser Two Security Filters – Internet Explorer or Netscape – Cyber Patrol (category) – Block List (sites, patterns, exceptions)l Mail Reader – Older/Younger Child Format Private IP Addresses – Reads Mail in variety Connectivity of voices 56 K Dialup, Leased Line, ISDN, – Mail Left on Server Cable, Satellite, DSL, or Frame Relay l Discussion Group Reader (NNTP) Remote Administration via WAN or Web l Web Page Designer Traveling Bookmarks l Home, School & Office l

Bright Blue Software LLC Donna Largent, President www. brightbluesoftware. com