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What is the
Mission of SchoolAtlas.com? |
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SchoolAtlas.com
is an education portal that combines all of the
resources on the web into one great Academic Supersite.
SchoolAtlas.com offers an academic search engine organized by educators,
reference tools, a writing center, college information, free student and
teacher portal tools, as well as web-based productivity tools (office suite
and web-based storage). Our sole mission is to make the internet an
academic endeavor. Please see
Site Map. |
| What
is the History
of SchoolAtlas.com? |
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SchoolAtlas.com
was founded in 1998 by an educator in Columbus, Ohio. Walter
Fernando Balser, the founder of SchoolAtlas.com, Inc., sought to create a
tool that would harness all of the resources available on the web into a
manageable and organized system that met the needs of students and teachers.
Over the last 8 years, SchoolAtlas.com has been working with partners to
combine the advances of web-based software with the best education-based
content. |
| Who
are the People
of SchoolAtlas.com? |
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Walter F. Balser, M.Ed.
President and Founder
SchoolAtlas'
founder, Walter Fernando Balser, is a 31 year-old native of Madrid,
Spain. His education includes a Bachelors Degree in history from the
University of Florida and a Masters Degree in education from The Ohio
State University, including Ohio and Florida state teaching
certifications in economics, history, and political science.
Mr. Balser has worked for
Columbus Public Schools, Bexley City Schools, Westerville City Schools,
Hillsborough County Schools, as well as the Education Council in Central
Ohio. He currently teaches for Florida Virtual School and New York
City Schools. In addition to overseeing all aspects of SchoolAtlas'
development, he continues to teach students and teachers how to harness
the power of the web through his workshops.
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James Reinker, M.Ed. , Contributing
Educator
A thirty-year teacher in the inner city of Columbus, Ohio, Jim Reinker has
had a prolific and seasoned career as an educator. In addition to
teaching social studies at Franklin Alternative Middle School in
Columbus, Mr. Reinker is also a leading developer of proficiency test
materials for his district, one of the largest in America. He has won
several education awards for lesson plan development as well as overall
teaching excellence.
In addition to his veteran qualities in the
classroom, Jim Reinker is also an expert in the field of teacher
education, curriculum development, and textbook publishing. He is one of
only 15 educators on The Ohio State University's team for Professional
Development, and sits on the committee responsible for integrating
technology in the teacher education process. He also continues to work
with education publishers to create quality teaching materials for
classroom use.
Forward-Minded, Altruistic Investors (of Time and Money)
SchoolAtlas.com, Inc. would like to thank all of those that have
invested their time and efforts in making SchoolAtlas.com, Inc. what it
is. |
| Is
there Advertising
on SchoolAtlas.com? |
| SchoolAtlas.com
does offer advertising for related businesses, albeit you must be a
company that directly impacts the learning process, or provides some product
or service that students and teachers can genuinely use. We prefer to
build partnerships that integrate our products, but we do also offer
contracted advertising. Click
here
to go to our advertising section.
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| How
can I Contact
SchoolAtlas.com? |
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About Us
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What is
SchoolAtlas.com? |
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SchoolAtlas.com
is an education portal that combines all of the
resources on the web into one great Academic Supersite.
SchoolAtlas.com offers an academic search engine organized by educators,
reference tools, a writing center, college information, free student and
teacher portal tools, as well as web-based productivity tools (office suite
and web-based storage). Our sole mission is to make the internet an
academic endeavor. |
| What
is "Academic
Search"? |
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SchoolAtlas.com
is organized in the way that textbooks and educators generally
present material. We make efficient use of our categories, and only
add the most appropriate resources for every subject. We do not add
endless icons for "cool" sites, nor do we continually expand our
database into endless categories that defeat the purpose of simple academic
searching. We produce the finest results for broad terms, such as
"philosophy" or "Romans". Yet, we also produce great results for
"Emerson" or "Aristotle". In the event when we do not produce an
academic match, we will search the web, all within our look and feel |
| What
is the Difference between
Web Search and Academic
Search? |
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In the event that our academic
database does not turn up results, we will automatically search the best
sites on the web for results. This includes other popular search
engines. Simply put, we do not come up empty! |
| What
are the "Reference Tools"? |
| In addition to our
search engine, we also offer a variety of extra resources to help students
and teachers. The Reference Tools are neatly organized to be access
from anywhere on the site, and include online dictionary, thesaurus, maps
and countries search, as well as books and author search. |
| What
are the Terms of Use? |
| You may access our
general terms of use and privacy policy at the following links:
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SchoolAtlas
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What is
StudyOffice.com? |
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StudyOffice.com is the teacher side to SchoolAtlas.com. Through our
StudyOffice system we integrate the useful tools of SchoolAtlas.com with
web-based applications designed specifically for educators. We offer
teachers a Virtual
Desktop
that organizes the web into one start page. This service gives
teachers instant access to an online organizer, web-based email, teacher web
page software, lesson plans, academic searches, teacher forums, and a
web-based office suite and virtual disk storage. |
| Do
you offer Teacher Email? |
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StudyOffice offers unmatched online software for educators seeking to
establish a web-based email system. Once you have established your
account, your account can be accessed from anywhere in the world. We
propose that educators use this program for communicating with students,
parents, and colleagues. It is designed to be a separate email address
from that which is used for personal reasons. The email address that
educators will be given is YOU@ StudyOffice.com. |
| Do
you offer Teacher Web
Pages? |
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StudyOffice
offers unmatched online software for educators seeking to build
education-related web pages. We offer web-based templates that
make it possible for even the most inexperienced teachers to build an
online presence. In addition, our software is designed to transfer
html code from any web page authoring software. We offer
tutorials, built-in clipart, file managers, and support forums to help
members. |
| Do
you offer Office
Software? |
| With every
StudyOffice account users will have access to an unprecedented array of
web-based tools. This includes a virtual online disk drive, a
web-based word processor, database manager, organizer, spreadsheets, and
much more. Please see
StudyOffice
for more. |
StudyOffice
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What is
StudyOffice.com? |
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StudyOffice.com is the portal side to SchoolAtlas.com. Through our
StudyOffice system we integrate the useful tools of SchoolAtlas.com with
web-based applications designed specifically for students and teachers. We offer
a
Virtual Desktop
that organizes the web into one start page. This service gives
students and teachers instant access to an online organizer, web-based email, web
page creation software, academic searches, forums, and a web-based office
suite and virtual disk storage. |
| Do
you offer Email? |
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StudyOffice offers unmatched online software for users seeking to
establish a web-based office environment. Once you have established
your account, you can access it from anywhere in the world. The email
address you will be given is YOU@ StudyOffice.com. |
| Do
you offer Web
Pages? |
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StudyOffice
offers unmatched online software for students and teachers seeking
to build exciting web pages. We offer web-based templates that
make it possible for even the most inexperienced students to build an
online presence. In addition, our software is designed to transfer
html code from any web page authoring software. We offer
tutorials, built-in clipart, file managers, and support forums to help
members. |
| Do
you offer Office
Software? |
| With every
StudyOffice account users will have access to an unprecedented array of
web-based tools. In the future we hope to offer the following utilities: a
web-based word processor, database manager, presentation software, spreadsheets, and
much more. Please see StudyOffice
for more. |
WebDistricts
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What is
WebDistricts? |
Imagine a system
where teachers and students all had access to the same software from
anywhere in the world. Imagine a system where every school district
could afford the same Information Technology. Welcome to
WebDistricts.com...a revolutionary step in online education.
Through our
WebDistricts system we integrate the useful tools of SchoolAtlas.com,
and StudyOffice.com into a revolutionary web-based
software solution for school districts. This service gives teachers,
students, and administrators instant access to a private,
platform-independent suite of portal tools and productivity software.
This includes district-wide communication tools, a web-based office suite,
virtual disk storage for all students and teachers, web-based email, web
page software, lesson plans database, academic searches,
forums, and much more. |
| How
is it Installed and
Maintained? |
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WebDistricts is the very first 100% web-based, platform-independent,
completely outsourced solution for school districts. We provide your
district with a complete solution for all of your software needs. For
an initial setup charge and a fee based on the number of teachers and
students in your district, we will customize a complete portal environment
for your school district. Because we maintain all of the software from
a remote location, upgrades are completed seamlessly--in a matter of hours
instead of months! |
| How
much does it
Cost? |
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WebDistricts'
pricing is based on the number of teachers and students in your
district. For an initial setup fee and an ongoing maintenance
charge, WebDistricts will customize a complete portal solution to meet
your school district's needs. This includes access to all of the
software and the integration of any other third party software.
Best of all, our system requires simple NetAppliances to operate, as
well as a minimal need for IT specialists. Simply put, our system
will reduce your district's IT costs by 30%-50%. |
| What
about Privacy and Data? |
| Every WebDistricts
account is installed on a secure private server (or a cluster of servers)
and utilizes the absolute latest technology in online privacy. This
includes secure server certificates, static IP recognition, and many other
security precautions. Also, data is backed up daily and can be
accessed at any time by approved administrators. |
| How
can I find out More? |
To find out more
about this revolutionary technology, please follow the contact information
below:
Go to WebDistricts .com:
http://www.webdistricts.org
Contact WebDistricts:
members@studyoffice.com
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