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Download this manual See also: User Manual, Setup Manual
Create Writing Excitement
With the Only Laptop Designed for Classrooms
Fall 2008 Catalog
Keep Until February 2009
New with NEO 2:
Turn written text
l
into spoken words
Share and store
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writing with
Google Docs
™
Practice math facts
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Take AR Quizzes
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Use short-answer
l
questions with
classroom response

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  • Page 1 Create Writing Excitement With the Only Laptop Designed for Classrooms Fall 2008 Catalog Keep Until February 2009 New with NEO 2: Turn written text into spoken words Share and store writing with Google Docs ™ Practice math facts Take AR Quizzes...
  • Page 2 “ThE NEO 2s hElp ThE sTudENTs lEarN “ThE NEO 2s hElp ThE sTudENTs aT highEr lEvEls WhilE assisTiNg ThE lEarN aT highEr lEvEls WhilE TEaChEr TO CrEaTE a assisTiNg ThE TEaChEr TO CrEaTE TrusTiNg, aNd suppOrTivE a NON-ThrEaTENiNg, TrusTiNg, ENvirONmENT, WhErE sTudENTs CaN aNd suppOrTivE ClassrOOm TakE risks WhEN COmplETiNg a WriTiNg ENvirONmENT, WhErE sTudENTs...

  • Page 3: So Much More

    Facts on NEO 2 ....... . . p.
  • Page 4 No wonder more than half a million students use them! Now, a NEO 2 SmartOption Mobile Lab filled with 30 NEO 2 laptops can help you build even greater excitement for writing while expanding that excitement into other subjects.
  • Page 5 NEO 2’s durable, rugged, yet lightweight design, with no moving parts to break. make it through an entire school year—up to 700 hours of use—on just one set of three AA batteries.
  • Page 6 NEO lapTOps BriNg EXCiTEmENT TO WriTiNg praCTiCE ith NEO, students simply can’t wait to tackle their writing projects and assignments. Even those who once avoided writing, now look forward with eager anticipation to writing practice on their NEOs. Teachers get excited too, because NEO makes it easy for them to create, collect, edit, and disseminate their students’...
  • Page 7 Students Draft Their Assignments. The students write their initial draft and can beam documents back and forth between NEOs for peer editing exercises or collaborative writing assignments. Students Print Assignments. Using their NEOs, students print copies of their assignments for use in teacher/student discussions.
  • Page 8 ONlY NEO 2 is dEsigNEd FOr usE all daY, EvErY daY—aCrOss ThE CurriCulum Now you can incorporate NEO 2 laptops throughout your school— and beyond—for across-the- curriculum improvement by your students. Here are just a few of the many ways you can use NEO 2s to accelerate learning.
  • Page 9 Math NEO 2’s built-in AccelTest, 2Know! Toolbar, and compatibility with MathFacts in a Flash support direct instruction and determine if students are understanding objectives being taught. Social Studies Copy and paste content from a Web site and send it to NEO 2s.
  • Page 10 * Available early 2009. Note: A Renaissance Receiver is required to use NEO 2’s wireless functions. Visit us online: www.renlearn.com/neocatalog/neo Extraordinary battery life allows students to write for up to 700 hours on a single set of AA batteries.
  • Page 11 Classroom response functionality lets teachers ask true/false, yes/no, numeric, multiple choice, and even short answer questions to inform instruction. NEO 2 laptop pictured is actual size! (800) 338-4204 , ref. #13004...
  • Page 12 ONlY NEO is praCTiCal ENOugh FOr TOdaY’s WriTiNg ClassrOOms With NEO, it’s possible for your students to practice their writing skills anywhere, anytime. There are no complicated programs to learn, so your students just press the instant on/off button and go. Why is NEO perfect for writing? It supports daily writing practice by putting the keyWords You’ll build excitement for learning when you augment...
  • Page 13 Students can also save their NEO 2 work and continue working on it from a different NEO 2, the computer lab, a home computer, or any Web- enabled computer. This encourages collaboration and increases writing practice.
  • Page 14 ThE pErFECT COmBiNaTiON FOr dailY rEadiNg praCTiCE “ThE maiN rEasON WE purChasEd NEO 2s Was TO allOW Our sTudENTs TO TakE aCCElEraTEd rEadEr quizzEs . . . This FrEEs up Our COmpuTEr laBs aNd ClassrOOm COmpuTErs FOr OThEr ThiNgs.” Visit us online: www.renlearn.com/neocatalog/neo Brian Betze, Superintendent Berlin Township School District West Berlin, New Jersey...
  • Page 15 Lower the overall cost of Accelerated Reader with NEO 2 With NEO 2s, your students can take Accelerated Reader Quizzes* wirelessly right from their desks. That means you won’t have to maintain expensive desktop computers for this purpose. With such quizzing accessibility, your students...
  • Page 16 “i CaN vErY EasilY saY TO mY sCiENCE aNd sOCial sTudY TEaChErs, aNd EvEN mY maTh TEaChErs . . . ‘YOu CaN usE [NEO 2] hErE, righT iN ThE ClassrOOm.’ ” Visit us online: www.renlearn.com/neocatalog/neo goes way beyond—with AR quizzing, formative assessments, and numerous other features that make it perfect for so many classroom activities.
  • Page 17 Only NEO 2 Features Short-Answer Capability NEO 2 is the only classroom response system that features a full-sized keyboard and the ability for students to respond to short-answer questions.

  • Page 18: Wireless Communication

    The questions are viewed and responded to by students using their NEO 2 keyboards, eliminating the need for paper, projector, or television. NEO 2’s classroom response functionality works in combination with a Renaissance Receiver, supporting wireless teacher- to-student-to-teacher communication.
  • Page 19 Eliminate Hand Scoring With AccelTest, you’ll save time by automating assessment scoring and by having results go immediately to the gradebook. As a result, you’ll spend less time on paperwork and record-keeping tasks and more time doing what you love—teaching! As students enter answers, results are computed and saved automatically.
  • Page 20 $900. Call (800) 338-4204 for details! NEO 1 and NEO 2 Smart Option Mobile Labs Include: - 30 NEO 1 or NEO 2 units preinstalled with: • AlphaWord Plus SmartApplet software • Beamer SmartApplet software • AlphaQuiz SmartApplet software (NEO 1 only) •...
  • Page 21 AA159-NEO40 30 or more SmartOption Mobile Lab (Call for volume discounts.) By purchasing a NEO 2 SmartOption Mobile lab, there’s no need to purchase a Renaissance Receiver separately. For ordering or funding information, call toll free: NEO 2 Price Order # $199 Ea.
  • Page 22 NEOs suppOrT uNivErsal dEsigN FOr lEarNiNg (udl) TO hElp all sTudENTs suCCEEd Educators following UDL principles strive to create a classroom environment where students with diverse learning needs can be successful. NEO laptops help you create this environment with flexible goals, methods, materials, and assessments that accommodate learner differences.
  • Page 23 Single User AA159-NE40CWFV 5-User AA159-NE40CWTN 10-User AA159-NE40CWTHY 30-User Call for volume pricing for more than 30 licenses. For ordering or funding information, call toll free: NEO 2 with Co:Writer (applet pre-installed) Price Order # $338.00 AA159-NEO2CWSNG $1,481.50 AA159-NEO2CWFV $2,921.30 AA159-NEO2CWTN $8,038.80...
  • Page 24 Module Description NEO 2 Essentials This three-hour module is recommended for educators new to NEO 2, who will learn how to implement NEO 2 across the curriculum, set up NEO 2 for radio-frequency wireless communication, and manage student writing. 2Know! Toolbar with NEO 2 This one-hour module introduces the 2Know! Toolbar, part of the 2Know! classroom response system, and how teachers use it with NEO 2 to engage all learners.
  • Page 25 Training of Trainers The NEO 2 Training of Trainers program equips a team from your school or district with the knowledge, skills, and materials you need to provide customized, just-in-time professional development to your entire staff. As a result, your district gains the internal capacity to build and sustain an effective NEO 2 implementation over time and ensures that processes that promote success for all learning become an integral part of your school or district culture.
  • Page 26 sTOCk up ON ThE aCCEssOriEs YOu NEEd FOr YOur NEO lapTOps Portable and rugged, NEOs are ready to go anywhere, anytime. portfolio The portfolio is a professional-quality carrying case for each NEO—and accessories. Internal compartments for AC adapter, pens, and more.
  • Page 27 • Powered by an AC adapter (included). Description Price IR Parallel Printer Pod renaissance receiver kit for NEO 2 The kit includes one Renaissance Receiver, connection cable, and a 2Know! Toolbar software CD. The Renaissance Receiver connects...
  • Page 28 (software, hardware, books, and videos), please visit www.renlearn.com/support. Accelerated Math, Accelerated Reader, AccelTest, AlphaHub, AlphaQuiz, AlphaSmart, AlphaWord, AR, Beamer, KeyWords, MathFacts in a Flash, NEO, NEO 1, NEO 2, QuizDesigner, Renaissance, Learning, Renaissance Place, Renaissance Receiver, Renaissance Responder, Renaissance Training Center, SmartApplet, SmartOption, Text2Speech, Write On!, and 2Know! are trademarks of Renaissance Learning, Inc., and its subsidiaries, registered, common law, or pending registration in the United States and other countries.