Destiny® 8.5: Entice the Digital Native in Your Student
Plus, Innovative Ways to Turn Surplus Textbooks into Cash, and Much More
As an educator, you’re always thinking forward. Your feedback and enhancement requests enable us to continually evolve our Destiny offering to be more relevant to you and your students’ world. The latest release of Destiny does that and much more.
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Smart Start: New eLearnings Provide Online, On-Demand Training
Self-Paced Journey through Library Essentials
Whatever your Destiny Library Manager training needs may be, our flexible, new eLearning modules are just the ticket.
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Top Back-to-School Tech Issues Answered
Free Bookmarks, Tools for Back to School
 To help you make sure your library system is up for the challenge of the new school year, we’ve compiled a set of FAQs that highlight your most-requested back-to-school technical issues. Plus, there's a new set of bookmarks available for download!
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Managing Your Textbooks Just Makes Dollars and $ense
Champion Textbook Management in Your District
Learn how much your district stands to gain by controlling your textbook costs with our Textbook ROI Calculator and by attending our complimentary Webinar.
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Collaboration Earns Cash for Media Centers
1st Annual ISTE Media Specialist Award Winners
Imagine how far $1,000 would go in your media center. That extra cash will come in handy for two schools that have each been named winners of the first annual 2008 ISTE SIG Media Specialist Technology Innovation Award.
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It’s Your Turn to Learn
New Fall Webinars: Destiny v8.5, Textbook Management and More
Do you want a glance at the cool, new Fall lineup—of Webinars? Sign up to attend any or all of five complimentary Follett Software Webinars.
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Fountas and Pinnell Guided Reading Program
More Options to Support Student Reading Skill Development
Schools and districts using Fountas and Pinnell’s Guided Reading now have one more opportunity to expand their students’ reading abilities if they also use Destiny Library Manager v8.5.
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New Websites and More in WebPath Express
Featured Sites Highlight Back-to-School Issues
While you’ve been on summer break, our WebPath Express reviewers have been hard at work, beefing up the content of WebPath Express in time for the new school year. Check out a few of the new websites available.
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And the Free Laptop Goes to…
Lucky Winner Helps Us Celebrate Destiny and TetraData
We had a record number of entries—more than 2,250—in our “Win a Free Laptop!” contest, but there could only be one lucky winner.
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Share and Learn at an iFollett Workshop
Collaboration, Community and Connections
The latest iFollett Workshop offers the opportunity to explore and expand the potential of your library as technology advances. Click here to see the schedule and sign up.
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Upcoming Events
See Follett Software at These Events
National School Board Association (NSBA T+L)
Oct. 28-30, 2008 Seattle, WA
Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO)
Nov. 7-10, 2008 Denver, CO
California Educational Technology Professionals Association (CETPA)
Nov. 20, 2008 Sacramento, CA
California School Library Association (CSLA)
Nov. 20-22, 2008 Sacramento, CA
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