Texas Instruments' New TI-Nspire Calculators Launched

For all you looking to outfit your math departments, you might want to take a look at the updates to the iconic TI-Nspire calculator models TI just launched. The TI-Nspire with Touchpad ($149) and TI-Nspire CAS with Touchpad ($159) include a whole bunch of new features like a streamlined touchpad keypad more like a laptop's, alpha keys for writing text more easily, and an enhanced home page display to access documents and applications more easily. Users of the older Clickpad models can still download the new TI-Nspire 2.0 operating system at the TI site and take advantage of the new developments. How... Nspiring! 

Free Field Trip to Bryce Canyon National Park!

Free virtual field trip, that is. The National Park Foundation has just announced a free virtual field trip intended for fourth to eighth grade classrooms taking place on Tuesday, May 18th. This will be two hour-long live broadcasts, one at 10AM EST and one at 1PM EST, of a guided tour from Utah's Bryce Canyon, with additional Web resources available on the site including interactive games and lesson plans about the famous geological and paleontological landmark. Go ahead and register for free at www.brycecanyoneft.org.

Tell Us Your Favorite Products!

It's that time of year folks... our annual Readers' Choice Top 100 Products program has begun. Are there products this year that have excited you? Made managing your district easier? Helped to raise student achievement? Let us know, and help your colleagues make decisions about what to use in their districts.

This year we've added a handy nomination form for you to use. Not to mention a sleek new logo! The winners will be announced in our November/December issue. So take a minute and make your voice heard!