Best K-12 Instructional Solution

Recognizes the best broad-based, multi-disciplinary teaching application or solution for curricula and content that is specifically targeted toward students in K-12 learning environments.

Products nominated here are eligible for the Best Instruction Solution and Best K-12 Education Solution supercategories.

Collaborative Classroom Suite - eInstruction The Collaborative Classroom Suite enables K-12 teachers to seamlessly integrate instruction, content and assessment to actively engage students and increase performance. CCS, combining Mobi, CPS Pulse, Exam View Assessment Suite and Workspace, creates a unique and powerful environment based on freedom, mobility and cooperative learning. Go To eInstruction's Web Site Go To Product Site
LearnThatWord.org - eSpindle Learning Introductory videos: About our concept and program: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SQwxt7W_vo LearnThatWord in the school http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86xFJGJgi1w Our philanthropic Vocabulary Junction campaign: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9O23Ag3QA8 About Pay-Per-Result: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMKTUHye5hc LearnThatWord is the only comprehensive online vocabulary program that combines 100% personalized practice with a multi-faceted database of 200,000 words. Students excel with pre-edited data sets including audio, images, definitions, usage samples, tutoring comments, translations in 37 languages, links to online resources, and more. Personal comments can be added easily. Tutoring is offered via our innovative Pay-Per-Result concept or traditional membership. While the two established quiz modules require active input of the word studied, a third quiz module that focuses on correct understanding and usage of the word is currently in Beta (scheduled to go live end of May). Every learning session is custom designed based on the member's individual learning profile, considering personal goals, priority words requested, as well as learning history. Our word list archive holds millions of word lists and makes it a snap to synchronize LearnThatWord with the curriculum. Go To eSpindle Learning's Web Site
ExploreLearning Gizmos - ExploreLearning.com Gizmos are highly interactive, online simulations that drive conceptual understanding of math and science in grades 3-12. Teachers can enhance instruction with powerful visualizations of concepts. Students can manipulate variables, generate and test hypotheses, and engage in "what-if" experimentation. Gizmos include inquiry-based lessons, formative assessment, and correlations to state standards. Go To ExploreLearning.com's Web Site Go To Product Site
MyVRSpot - FTC Family of Companies MyVRSpot allows all users, including administrators, teachers, parents, and students alike, to share multimedia projects within their own school and/or school district; this includes video, graphic, and audio files. Each user has their own personal webspot to upload and archive all of their multimedia in one centralized location, giving students that online presence they strive for. Having work published online gives students instant gratification and recognition from their peers, and when paired with the 'Hot List' and 'Rating System,' engages and inspires students. When combining MyVRSpot's 'Buddy List' feature with class, school, and district-wide Group Pages, students are given the key tools to collaborate and network with both their teachers and classmates, all within the district's "safe backyard." In addition, this revolutionary system creates a social learning network allowing participation by all members of a school and/or district. Students are able to share their work with other students, empowering them to become the teacher as they explain key curriculum concepts and ideas through their uploaded multimedia. On this same note, teachers are able to upload and share their daily lesson plans, presentations, and lectures with students as well as other educators within their school or district, working to extend the school day past the 3 o'clock hour. Another key collaborative feature of MyVRSpot is the Group Pages, which can also be utilized to create an environment where users can access additional resources specific to that subject or curriculum. In addition, Group Pages provide a place for virtual discussion related to the subject matter through the use of MyVRSpot's bulletin board. Another exciting use of the MyVRSpot system is to provide districts with a technology-rich professional development platform for the sharing and collaboration of videos, presentations, graphics, audio files, text files, and more. In addition, the video tracker function allows administrators to document which users accessed or watched the professional development content, a definite value-add to the MyVRSpot system when utilized in this way. No matter the use of MyVRSpot, the end result is an amazing, customized, interactive social learning resource, created by students and faculty. With MyVRSpot, student as well as teacher collaboration has never been more exciting! Go To FTC Family of Companies' Web Site Go To Product Site
netTrekker - netTrekker netTrekker is a leader in the delivery of digital K-12 educational content and is dedicated to enhancing the education of today's youth with highly effective technologies that deliver rich educational content to every child in a safe, relevant, easy-to-use format. With the mission to help every child learn and a belief that technology can transform education, netTrekker was first to market with a standards-based educational search tool. Go To netTrekker's Web Site Go To Product Site
SuccessMaker - Pearson SuccessMaker is an instructional software that provides elementary and middle school learners with adaptive, personalized paths for mastery of essential reading and math concepts and delivers outcome-based data to inform educational decision-making. With SuccessMaker, teachers get: • Strong correlation to Common Core State Standards. With a strong focus on developing critical skills for reading and mathematics, SuccessMaker provides real-world problems to help activate the link between accessing prior knowledge and acquiring new abilities, to strongly develop and improve comprehension. • One-on-one instruction for every learner. With a strong focus on the most critical math and reading concepts, individualized learning for every student becomes a reality with SuccessMaker. Embedded assessment finds just the right starting point in the curriculum, and the program’s dynamic presentation of content focuses instruction on areas where each learner’s skills need to be strengthened. • Real engagement. SuccessMaker delivers content through a highly engaging interface that makes math and reading instruction, practice and assessment fun. The program is highly interactive, addressing multiple learning modalities and making students active participants in their learning, and the game-like formats of many activities are challenging and motivating so learners can’t wait to use the program. • Powerful data. SuccessMaker ends the guesswork with ongoing, embedded assessment and on-demand reporting, making it easy to identify strengths and weaknesses, track progress, meet accountability requirements and inform instruction. • Serious fun. Even the best curriculum falls flat if learners aren’t interested in using it. SuccessMaker was built on research around what motivates learners at each age. Students from kindergarten through grade eight LOVE using the program and, most importantly, can’t wait to learn more. Go To Pearson's Web Site Go To Product Site
Schoolnet Instructional Management Suite (IMS) - SchoolNet, Inc. Schoolnet's Instructional Management Suite (IMS) is a comprehensive, Web-based and content neutral solution for K-12 districts that integrates data to track, inform, and document student progress. With Schoolnet's IMS, educators are enhancing student learning through data-driven instruction, increasing central office productivity, and realizing extraordinary growth in student achievement. Go To SchoolNet, Inc.'s Web Site Go To Product Site
iCORE - Triumph Learning icore is an interactive web-based curriculum that is 100% aligned to state standards. Delivered using current and emerging technology in the classroom, the innovative platform and blended instructional format provides standards-based instruction to support all levels of differentiated learning. Our 21st century resources create both a teacher- and student-centric environment that is proven to have a significant impact on achievement in math, science, and reading. The blended instructional format provides teachers a variety of learning objects and assessment tools to instantly accommodate all learning styles. Students can create graphic novels, sing along to subject-themed rap songs, strengthen problem solving with gaming activities, and gain real-world, hands-on learning experience with science simulations to promote student achievement at all levels. Go To Triumph Learning's Web Site Go To Product Site

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