NEW ENGLAND ISTE AFFILIATE MEMBERS PRICING
EXCLUSIVE through June 20th, 2008!
To continue to provide powerful communication and collaboration solutions to schools and districts across New England, NEISTE - an organization representing the ISTE affiliates in the six New England states (Maine, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Vermont) - and FirstClass have worked together to offer exclusive license pricing for New England schools and districts to purchase the full suite of FirstClass products at deeply discounted rates.
Under this agreement, members of these NEISTE affiliate associations will benefit from significant discounts on the purchase FirstClass licenses for staff and students, as well as powerful add-on applications for FirstClass:
• FirstClass ED - the online teaching and learning tool for FirstClass
• FirstClass Application Services - database integration/application development module for creating powerful FirstClass-based tools
• FirstClass High Capacity Server license - enabling 250 or more concurrent connections
Participating Associations
CECA, CT |
MassCUE, MA |
on behalf of
NHSTE, NH |
RISTE, RI |
VITA-Learn, VT |
ACTEM, ME |
How to Buy
To take advantage of this offer, you must complete the FirstClass Order Form and return it along with a copy of your PO or other payment information before June 20th*. Contact your local New England ISTE affiliate for details on their specific order process.
*talk to your FirstClass representative about possible options to use July 1 funds if necessary
To obtain a price quote for your school or district, please contact any of the following authorized FirstClass sales contacts:
FirstClass 38 Leek Crescent Richmond Hill ON L4B 4N8 Contact: Paul
Fritzsch Phone: (888) 588-3444 x 6138 |
Kannon Communications 36 Brunswick Avenue Gardiner ME 04345 Contact:
Claudia Gentner Phone: (207) 588-5000
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Learning Networks 48 Free Street Portland ME 04101 Contact:
Margaret "Mugs" Johnston Phone: (207) 772-7606 x 241 |
Cashman Computer Associates 4 Davis Road West Old Lyme CT 06371 Contact: Bob Cashman Phone: (860) 434-9989 |
FirstClass: the collaboration solution of choice for New England schools
Schools and districts across New England have long turned to FirstClass, a feature-rich and multi-platform solution for building collaborative online communities that easily connect students, faculty, parents and administrators.
A robust and cost-effective alternative to standard email or groupware solutions, FirstClass delivers a broad range of features and capabilities including:
• Secure Email
• Collaborative Workspaces and Discussion Forums
• Instant Messaging with built-in Presence Management
• Shared & Personal Contacts
• Network-based File and Document Storage
• Group and Personal Calendars & Scheduling
• Organization-wide Web Content Management
• Personal Web Publishing (Teacher Web Pages) featuring simple Blogging and Podcasting
• Network-based Bookmarks for location-independent website access
• Support for Multiple Platforms and Mobile Devices
• Paperless Staff Resources including secure access to district or HR documents or forms
• Course Creation & Materials Sharing
• Professional Learning Communities and Communities of Practice
• Safe Student Email
• Secure Student Community including:
• distance or distributed learning
• student government, teams, clubs & student newspaper
• peer homework review, counseling or mentoring
• online learning including assignments and course calendar
• student portfolio
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