30th Annual Awards Of Excellence Winners Announced By Tech & Learning Magazine
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Tech & Learning magazine today named 83 education technology products as winners in its prestigious 30-year-old recognition program. Honored software, hardware, network, Web products include innovative applications that break new ground as well as those that added significant enhancements to proven education tools. A panel of more than 30 educators, who tested more than 160 entries, chose the winners.
“As schools continue to have to do more with less, buying the right solution for your district needs is more important than ever,” says Kevin Hogan, Editorial Director for NewBay Media’s Tech & Learning Group. “Tech & Learning is proud to present these recommended products that have been put to the test by our experienced educational team of judges.”
Entries were divided into two categories: New Products and Best Upgraded Products. Winning selections include software and Web-based products, as well as hardware and AV tools. Among the high-quality offerings being honored are resources addressing management, safety, communication, differentiated learning, assessment, and other key areas in education.
Please join us in congratulating the New Product winners of the 2012 Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence. Look for detailed descriptions and judges’ comments in the December 2012 Awards Issue.
NEW PRODUCT WINNERS
| AVer Academy Document Camera Suite | AVer Information Inc. |
| AVer W30 Wireless Document Camera | AVer Information Inc. |
| Common Core 360 | School Improvement Network |
| Curriculum Associates' BRIGANCE IED II Record Book for the iPad | Curriculum Associates |
| Curriculum Associates’ STAAR i-Ready | Curriculum Associates |
| CyberBully Hotline | SchoolReach |
| DigtalMedia Presentation System 300 (DMPS-300-C) | Crestron |
| DyKnow Monitor CP | DyKnow |
| eBeam Connect | Luidia Inc. |
| EcoBright ZX210ST | Optoma Technology Inc. |
| ExploreLearning Reflex | ExploreLearning |
| GameUp | BrainPOP |
| Insight 360 - Mobi 360 | eInstruction Corporation |
| Insight 360 - Mobi 360 for iPad app | eInstruction Corporation |
| Inspiration Maps | Inspiration Software |
| Labdisc Gensci (Labdisc for General Science) | Globisens |
| Learning.com Marketplace | Learning.com |
| Lightspeed Filtering and Reporting Solution (next-gen UNIX) | Lightspeed Systems |
| LiveBook | School Improvement Network |
| Math Teachlets Geometry and Algebra | Connections Education |
| MCI | School Specialty |
| Middle School STEM | Learning.com |
| Miller & Levine Biology iBook | Pearson |
| Online Learning Exchange | Pearson |
| PBS KIDS PLAY! Classroom Edition | Tribal Nova, Inc. |
| Pearson Algebra 1 Common Core Edition (iBook) | Pearson |
| Pearson Geometry Common Core Edition (iBook) | Pearson |
| PN-L802B | Sharp Electronics |
| PresenceLearning | PresenceLearning |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab | Samsung Electronics America Inc. |
| Samsung Series 5 Chromebook | Samsung Electronics America Inc. |
| Science of Disney Imagineering: Roller Coaster Ride Builder Computer & Whiteboard App. | Disney Educational Productions |
| Splashtop Whiteboard | Splashtop, Inc. |
| State Signature Courses | Connections Education |
| Talk About It | SchoolMessenger |
| TriCaster 455 | NewTek, Inc. |
| TW675UTi-3D | Optoma Technology Inc. |
| Voyager Online Algebra | Cambium Learning Group/Voyager |
| Wixie | Tech4Learning, Inc. |
Tech & Learning also recognizes recently revised and updated products. This category honors already-released products that have made significant enhancements since the previous version of the same product and evolved with the changing technology to continue to offer the highest quality experiences for educators and students. This year's “Best Upgrade” winners include the following titles:
BEST UPGRADED PRODUCT WINNERS
| Adaptive Curriculum Math | Adaptive Curriculum |
| Adaptive Curriculum Science | Adaptive Curriculum |
| Aha!Math | Learning.com |
| Blackboard Connect | Blackboard Inc. |
| Briggs/Cochran Calculus Early Transcendentals,
1e eText | Pearson |
| ClassLink LaunchPad | ClassLink |
| Dell KACE K2000 Deployment Appliance | Dell KACE |
| Destiny Library Manager | Follett Library Resources Digital Products |
| Discovery Education Science Techbook 2.0 | Discovery Education |
| DreamBox Learning Math | DreamBox Learning |
| Econ Ed Live Online Courses | Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis |
| Epson's BrightLink 485Wi | Epson America, Inc. |
| Epson's PowerLite 470 | Epson America, Inc. |
| Epson's PowerLite 93+ | Epson America, Inc. |
| Espresso Elementary | Espresso Education |
| Faronics Deep Freeze Enterprise | Faronics |
| Gaggle | Gaggle |
| HMH Fuse: Algebra 1, Common Core Edition | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| HP Z210 Small Form Factor Workstation | HP |
| iPrism | EdgeWave |
| LanSchool V7.6 | Stoneware, Inc. |
| Learn360 | Learn360 |
| Lexia Reading v8 | Lexia Learning |
| MimioStudio 9 and MimioTeach | Mimio |
| Motorola NX 9500 Integrated Service Platform | Motorola Solutions, Inc |
| My Big Campus | Lightspeed Systems |
| myON reader | Capstone Digital |
| Pearson Compass Suite | Pearson |
| Pinnacle Instruction | GlobalScholar |
| Raptivity - Rapid Interactivity for Effective Learning | Harbinger Knowledge Products |
| Reading Assistant™ | Scientific Learning Corp. |
| Safe Browser for iPod Touch and iPad | Mobicip.com |
| SchoolMessenger | SchoolMessenger |
| Schoology | Schoology |
| Shmoop | Shmoop |
| Sibelius First | Avid Technology |
| Study Island | Archipelago Learning |
| Teachscape Professional Learning Suite | Teachscape |
| Teachscape Reflect Video | Teachscape |
| Time To Know Digital Teaching Platform | Time To Know |
| Titanium Series Headset (with Guaranteed for Life Cord) | Califone |
| Turnitin | Turnitin |
| VocabJourney | Cambium Learning Group/Voyager |
| WriteToLearn 7.0 | Pearson |