PEI announces upgraded line of Document OrganizIng
System™ File Tools™ for 3-ring binders featuring
Bookwindows® Notetaking and Program Your Notebook™
capability
PEI Press Release 2/1/2001 Contact Sharon Braun, President
ProductiveEnvironments, Inc.
email at webmaster@bookwindows.com
Say goodbye once and for all to paper filled book bags and
lockers! Document Organizing System™ File Tools™ for
notebooks pick up where homework assignment calendars leave off,
providing a complete solution for holding and filing each and
every kind of paper that a student handles at school. The binder
organizer File Tools™ fit any 3-ring binder and are
designed for use by students from grade three through college as
an all in one solution for handling school papers and records.
They offer a powerful Program Your Notebook™ feature which
utilizes a unique combination of forms, pockets, and pad holder
to allow the student to configure and personalize the system
based on their own level of organizing needs. There is finally a
way for the student to get “self-organized” and stay
organized day to day, week to week, and month to month, without
loosing papers. The upgraded line offers a Starter Pack which
handles (1) subject and includes a clever pop out pad holder and
a set of self-teaching tools. There is a Multi-Subject Pack which
handles (5) additional subjects, and there’s a
“supplies closet” of Replenishment Supplies which
provide replenishment pack outs of pockets, pads, and forms. Jim
McDaniel, Head of Fay School’s Upper School 6-9 program,
says, “I have yet to come across a piece that’s as
universal and as geared toward teaching what we want students to
learn about organization and use day to day as I have with the
Document Organizing System™ notebook organizer. These tools
optimize the productivity of the student in their daily
performance of school work. ” The 3-ring binder kits are
made available under the Pockets Plus brand, and a line of
upgraded wire notebooks incorporating these powerful features is
now available under the Einstein Pockets Plus™ brand
The binder organizer kits are being used by Sylvan Franchises to
get kids organized. Claude Guidroz, VP of Business Development
for Superior Learning Systems, Sylvan’s largest independent
franchise owner, asks, “Have you ever had that student who
just couldn’t keep all their papers together and turned in
on time? Chances are you encounter this kind of student on a
daily basis.” Further, “90% of the parents we interview
have told us that organizing is a problem for their
children.” Guidroz points out, “we often tell these
kids to get organized, but we don’t give them the tools to
accomplish the task. By addressing their document handling needs
head on, we now have a way to solve this problem for the child,
the teacher, and the parent alike.” He continued,
“Sylvan already provides a unique and powerful array of
courses that develop critical thinking in children. The document
organizing and record keeping features of Pockets Plus™
notebook tools help to further stimulate the child’s
critical thinking process. These tools fit right into our model
for teaching kids how to “learn how to learn”. Once the
“grammar of organizing” is mastered using these tools,
all the other things we teach can be delivered more readily and
the child can focus on content. I use the tools as a front end
notebook organizing thread for our study skills course. The
system makes the life of the teacher, parent, and student far
easier. The fun part is introducing these tools to our students
as a secret weapon they can use to get power over the process of
managing their own portfolios of work. Accomplishing this step in
all our programs is a critical leg in our effort to enable each
and every student to boost their own performance.”
The reason PEI offered the product line directly to Sylvan was
explained by Adam Forste, Vice President New Business Development
at PEI, creator of the newly updated line of 8x11 1/2”
document organizers. “Sylvan works with children every day
and knows how difficult it is to track workflow. I knew we had a
product that addressed this need, but I wanted to be absolutely
sure that we hit the mark on ease of use. Since Sylvan teaches
note book organizing as part of their study skills course, we
felt Sylvan franchise owners would be our best critics. They gave
us positive feedback on both the tools and our self-guided
teachpak, allowing us to fine tune the final product.”
Participating Sylvan franchises offer the products as optional
material and provide hands on teaching and support.
“The great news is that the Superior Learning Systems
franchise of Sylvan was so excited with the teachpak approach
that they implemented it with students returning to school for
this winter term”, commented David Schwartz, CEO of PEI.
“They use every part of the system including the user guide,
all of the patented pockets, the forms, the peel n’ tab
labels, and the PopPad™ with Notepaper 2000™.”
The products offer complete record keeping and document handling
for every paper the child handles. The line was described as
“a great tool, most beneficial, it kept the disorganized
students organized.” The windowing note pad was singled out
as a fun notetaking feature. The Copymaster™ forms for
calendar, homework, and scheduling were recognized as being very
useful complements to day planners and calendars. “The best
part,” continued Schwartz, “ is that the products are
simply drop shipped to franchise centers and they engage the
student, handle the initial instruction, and provide the on-going
maintenance.
The PocketsPlus line, including the new TeachPak starter kit, is
being manufactured under patent license from PEI by a team of
established stationery product manufacturers who already provide
mass market versions of the products which sell at many fine
retail stores under brand names such as Pockets Plus from Roaring
Spring Paper Products and SwingPad from the Renner Davis division
of Specialty Loose Leaf. The upgraded line of 3-ring binder kits
are available from participating Sylvan franchises. Individuals
and schools can contact PEI directly to find out how to implement
the system at home or in their own districts.