Press Release
Diane Hagan
BASCOM
(631) 434-6600
media@bascom.com
BASCOM Unveils New Global Chalkboard 5.0 at ASSET's 9th Annual Educational Technology Conference
Hauppauge, New York - March 19, 2007—BASCOM Global Internet Services, Inc., a Suffolk County-based, software developer of the award-winning Global Chalkboard solution for K-12 schools, today proudly demonstrates its new 5.0 release at ASSET's 9th Annual Educational Technology Conference. Located at the Huntington Hilton in Suffolk County Long Island, this event provides the ideal venue for introducing new technology products to K-12 public school administrators and supervisors responsible for computer service and other educational technologies.
"The new Global Chalkboard 5.0 release exemplifies BASCOM's commitment to providing teachers and technology directors with the best possible Internet tools available today," states Peter Cirasole, BASCOM's President & CEO. "With improved operation, increased security, a new reporting feature for analyzing Internet use, and enhanced educational tools such as the ability to map Global Chalkboard lessons to state standards, this new release has features that appeal to most show attendees."
About ASSET (Association of Suffolk County Supervisors of Educational Technology)
ASSET was formed in 1996 as an organization to represent administrators and supervisors responsible for computer service and other educational technologies in the public school districts within Suffolk County, NY. ASSET holds monthly meetings during the school year to discuss issues regarding the use of technology in the classroom, curriculum integration, staff training, hardware and software issues and other issues relating to member needs.
About the Global Chalkboard
BASCOM's Global Chalkboard is an innovative and flexible teaching tool that uses the Internet for learning. The Global Chalkboard provides immediate access to educational Web sites and builds Web-enriched lessons mapped to curriculum goals and state standards.
The Global Chalkboard is both flexible and easy to use. It offers a novice user immediate access to educational sites with the Web Library; it offers an intermediate user prepackaged, ready-to-use BASCOM lessons; and it offers an advanced user a method of building their own, Web-based lessons using the Global Chalkboard's Lesson Creator.
About BASCOM
BASCOM Global Internet Services, Inc. is a software development company specializing in curriculum-based, Internet management solutions for K-12 schools. From our beginning in 1996, BASCOM has focused on producing, next-generation, curriculum tools for the K-12 education market.
BASCOM's goal is to help children become successful learners by safely extracting the educational content of the Web. This is accomplished by building Internet teaching tools based on input we've received from K-12 educators. We are constantly adapting our products to meet the changing needs of today's teachers.
BASCOM is a privately held company located in Hauppauge, New York. For more information, visit www.bascom.com