Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Hello, Welcome Back and Happy New Year!!
Today I was invited to attend an in-service on the Premier Software, at Hagersville Elementary School, with thanks to Robin Staats and Michelle Black. The software we looked is available to all students in the Grand Erie Board. Here is some basic information into this technology if you would like to check out the website:
http://www.readingmadeeasy.ca/education/

Premier In-School Program Breaking Down Barriers to Assistive Technology

Bridging the gap between budgets and needs

The In-School Program, by Premier, is an educational solution designed to bridge the gap between educational budgets and the need for school districts to serve the literacy needs of ALL the students within the board. The Premier In-School Program takes a multi-sensory approach to literacy — offering auditory accessibility as a companion to printed and digital materials.

A comprehensive collection of literacy tools and a unique approach to licensing allow Premier to offer options and opportunities that do not exist anywhere in the literacy software arena. With the Premier In-School Program, it is now within the reach of school boards to provide literacy solutions to each and every student within your district. Universal Design has never been so attainable...so affordable...so available.
In-School Program Literacy Tools

Robust and easy-to-use tools

The Premier In-School Program capitalizes on the Accessibility Suite of literacy tools. The Suite contains robust and easy-to-use tools that will improve reading, writing, comprehension and learning by providing multiple channels for acquiring and retaining information. Each user can adjust software options based on their own individualized learning style. The Premier In-School Program supports the development of active study strategies and encourages student achievement for success in school and in life.


Licensing

An unlimited board-wide license

The Premier In-School Program is based on an unlimited board-wide license of our Accessibility Suite software. Quite simply, any computer that the Board owns, leases or purchases within the license period is fully covered under the Premier In-School Program. Licenses are granted for a one-year period and include access to unlimited Technical Support. Upgrades within the year are provided at no additional cost.

You also benefit from the Suite’s flexible deployment options. Depending on the preferences of the Board, the software can be deployed on your server using our Network Edition, pushed out to all workstations through the use of an image, installed on individual workstations using a CD or via any combination of these options.