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Outstanding Education Technology Products Saluted
2005 AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
ANNOUNCED BY TECHNOLOGY & LEARNING MAGAZINE
SAN FRANCISCO, October 18, 2005 –Technology & Learning magazine today named 45 curriculum products as Awards of Excellence winners in its prestigious 23-year-old recognition program. Software and Web products being honored include innovative applications that break new ground in some important way and also best-of-breed examples that demonstrate clear superiority over similar products in the market. This year's winners were chosen by more than 30 educator-judges who test-drove the more than 130 entries, logging in many hours in computer labs at San Francisco Bay Area schools.
"Our educator-judges deemed this year's winners to be the most effective and innovative products on the market today," said Associate Publisher/Executive Editor Amy Poftak. "We're pleased to bestow the Awards of Excellence honor on such a distinguished group."
This year’s selections include numerous Web-, CD-, and DVD-based programs, as well as software running on handheld devices and several special hardware/software combination packages. Among the high-quality offerings recognized this year are math and science programs that encourage students to think critically, cutting-edge presentation tools, a range of communication and collaboration applications, data management resources, and much more. Please join us in congratulating the 45 winners of the 2005 Technology & Learning Awards of Excellence. And look for detailed descriptions and judges’ comments in the December 2005 Awards Issue.
Title |
Publisher |
ACTIVstudio II |
Promethean |
Apple Learning Interchange |
Apple Computer, Inc. |
Camtasia Studio |
TechSmith Corporation |
Criterion SM Online Writing Evaluation |
ETS |
Curriculum Mapper |
Collaborative Learning, Inc. |
Destination Success |
Riverdeep |
District Data Analyzer |
Excelsior Software |
DyKnow Vision 4.0 |
DyKnow |
Elluminate Live! Academic Edition |
Elluminate |
Fathom Dynamic Data Software |
Key Curriculum Press |
Froguts subscription service |
Froguts, Inc. |
Grab Todd's Cash |
InCharge Education Foundation, Inc. |
InterWrite SchoolPad |
GTCO CalComp |
LearnerLink Math |
HOSTS Learning |
Macromedia Captivate |
Macromedia, Inc. |
PLATO Writing Process and Practice |
PLATO Learning |
Prosper™ assessment system |
Pearson NCS |
SchoolFusion |
Centrifuge Solutions |
SchoolNet Instructional Management Solutions |
SchoolNet, Inc. |
Science Bulletins |
American Museum of Natural History |
SoftChalk LessonBuilder |
SoftChalk |
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SynchronEyes® computer-lab instruction software |
SMART Technologies Inc. |
testGEAR |
Bridges Transitions |
The Questia Classroom |
Questia |
Soliloquy Reading Assistant Version 3 |
Soliloquy Learning |
The Xplorer GLX: |
Pasco Scientific |
"Think Like a Historian": Primary Sources CD-ROM' Grades 4-6 |
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation |
TI Navigator |
Texas Instruments |
TinkerPlots Dynamic Data Exploration |
Key Curriculum Press |
TI-SmartView™ emulator software |
Texas Instruments |
Visual Communicator |
Serious Magic |
Visual Thesaurus 3.0 |
THINKMAP, Inc. |
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Waterford Early Math & Science Levels 2 & 3 |
Pearson Digital Learning |
For the second year, Technology & Learning is also recognizing Legacy Winners. This category honors products that have stood the test of time and have evolved with the changing technology to continue to offer the highest quality experiences for educators and students. This year's Legacy Winners include the following 12 titles:
Title |
Publisher |
Atomic Learning |
Atomic Learning, Inc. |
Classroom Jeopardy! |
Educational Insights |
eLibrary Science |
ProQuest Information and Learning |
Go! Motion |
Vernier Software & Technology |
KnowledgeBox |
Pearson Digital Learning |
NetOp School |
Crosstec Corporation |
OLogy Earth: Our World in Motion |
American Museum of Natural History |
PowerSchool Premier SIS |
PowerSchool, a division of Apple Computer, Inc. |
R3000 MSA |
8e6 Technologies |
Read-It-All Summer |
LeapFrog SchoolHouse |
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Seminars on Science-The Ocean System: Integrated Science |
American Museum of Natural History |
World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras |
ABC-CLIO |
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in the K-12 educational technology market. In 2002, Technology & Learning was recognized for its commitment to excellence, receiving several of the industry’s top media accolades, including a Maggie Award for Best How-To Article. In 2003, the magazine received two Distinguished Achievement Awards from the Association of Educational Publishers.
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