About Educational Resources Providing Academic Software, Hardware and Early Learning products at academic prices for the educational industry. Educational Resources has provided educators and schools with the tools and services necessary to achieve their instructional technology goals since 1985. As the nation's largest source of academic software, hardware, accessories, and supplemental products, the company serves educators in more than 16,000 school districts grades K-12. Educational Resources represents more than 300 vendors with over 5,000 academic software titles, supplemental software, and mixed-media curriculum courseware, as well as peripherals and accessories. Educational Resources' products are available to educators through a knowledgeable team of instructional consultants. These consultants assist educators with: Selecting appropriate hardware and software to meet your needs Discussing available programs Understanding specific state funding programs Providing custom-crafted, budget-friendly solutions Our Vision Our mission at Educational Resources is to be the leader in providing the largest selection of innovative software, instructional materials and services with the highest level of customer satisfaction to the education market. We do this today by providing educators with one stop shopping for all of the best academic software and peripherals. We are number #1 in the industry because you can count on Educational Resources to have the product expertise to help you select the best products for your learning environment and your students. Will our mission and role change as technology changes? In some ways, yes. Just as the market moved from disk-based content to CD-ROM based content, the market will over the next few years move to more Internet delivered content. At Educational Resources, we already provide some Internet delivered programs and will grow this product line significantly in the coming years. In this way, we will continue to provide you with the best programs in the format that best fits your needs. Imagine being able to subscribe to a personalized list of software to meet the individual needs of each of your students and only have to pay for the time the software was actually used. This is possible when we blend the potential of Internet delivered curriculum with the one stop shopping business of Educational Resources. So, yes, in some ways we will change. In the most important ways, however, we will remain the same. We will continue to listen to your needs and provide the best educational resources with the highest level of customer satisfaction. The Educational Resources Catalog This comprehensive catalog features thousands of products from more than 300 publishers. It has received industry recognition as the premier source for information on educational technology. The catalog reaches more than 700,000 educators through bi-annual mailings and even more through its distribution at industry shows. Educational Resources offers both home versions of software as well as school versions with lesson plans, templates and ideas for implementing the technology into the classroom. Volume Purchasing Programs In addition to the Partnership Plus Program, Educational Resources also features a number of Volume Purchasing Programs offered by top publishers including Knowledge Adventure, Tom Snyder Productions, Adobe, Symantec and many others. We offer Microsoft’s Select program at the regional/state/county level. The Select program allows qualified educational institutions to purchase licenses and upgrades for Microsoft products at substantially lower prices. In addition, we have created the IT Solutions group which consists of a team of specialists devoted to our Microsoft Customer’s sales, service and support needs. Our team is readily available to help enhance your schools experience with Microsoft products. Lab packs, network versions, and site licenses of many other titles are also available. Based in Elgin, Illinois, Educational Resources was founded in 1985.