AlertNOW, Web-Based Communications Manager, $3 per student
STN's Web-based application service provider manages and hosts the hardware, software and telephone infrastructure required to deliver voice, e-mail or text-based messages to telephones, mobile phones, PDAs or any Internet-enabled device. Features include the displaying of "411" on the recipient's caller ID when sending an emergency message, proprietary, redundant nationwide network for the delivery of emergency messages, and translation into 11 different languages. Each campus has secure login rights to the application via the Internet and can send messages through mobile or landline phones. www.alertnow.com
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT NETWORK
PD 360, Professional Development, and Learning Resources, $2,995 per site, with volume discounts available
PD 360 provides online professional development resources from the School Improvement Network, providing educators with instant access to experts, over 1,000 best classroom examples and more than 300 learning segments. Topics covered include differentiation, assessment, classroom management, closing the achievement gap, and data and instructional strategies. Teachers input their state, system, and school objectives and standards, which are linked to expert and classroom examples that show how to accomplish and implement those standards and school improvement plans. www.schoolimprovement.com/pd360
TEACHSCAPE
ONLINE PROGRAM MANAGER, Quantity-based pricing
The Online Program Manager uses Workspace technology to run online programs, from public information Web sites to online learning groups. Features include professional quality video, rich interactives and text content. Instructional designers, editors and video producers are available to help users produce new content or bring in existing materials online. The company has introduced 12-month professional study programs to help teachers obtain measurable outcomes through professional development. Programs include High-Yield Strategies, Developing and Supporting Beginning Teachers, and Best Practices in Instructional Coaching. www.teachscape.com
