Triple win for SMART from Education Software Review Awards
SMART software receives international acclaim from ComputED Learning Center and San Diego Center for Educational Technology
CALGARY, ALBERTA --- August 23, 2006 --- SMART Technologies Inc. announces that the ComputED Learning Center and the Educational Software Preview Service of the San Diego Center for Educational Technology awarded first place to three SMART software titles in their 11th Annual Education Software Review Awards (EDDIES). The winning titles include SynchronEyes® classroom management software 6.0 in the Teacher Tools: Computer Lab Instruction category, Bridgit® conferencing software 3.0 in the Teacher Tools: Teacher Productivity category and SMART Ideas® concept-mapping software 5.0 in the Post-Secondary education category.
The EDDIE awards recognize innovative and content-rich software from software publishers worldwide that provide parents and teachers alike with technology to foster educational excellence. The judging process is based on academic content, potential for broad classroom use, technical merit, subject approach and management system. In the 2005 EDDIE award competition, SMART Ideas software 4.1 won first place in the High School: Thinking Skills category, and SynchronEyes software 5.0 won first place in the Network Solutions: Computer Lab Courseware category.
“Teachers and parents regularly seek classroom technology tools that enhance student engagement and learning,” says Nancy Knowlton, SMART’s president and co-CEO. “Winning top honors in three categories highlights SMART’s strength in creating software products that positively impact classroom learning.”
About the EDDIES
The ComputED Gazette, headquartered in San Diego, sponsors two international software awards: The Education Software Review Awards (EDDIES) in the spring and the Best Educational Software Awards (BESSIES) in the winter. Educational software titles are submitted from publishers worldwide. Winning titles are selected based on academic content, potential for broad classroom use, technical merit, subject approach and management system.
ComputED’s staff and directors are educators who provide the finest computer education for children and adults in the San Diego area. Services are offered to classroom teachers and school districts on how to implement technology in the classroom and select appropriate educational software. For more information visit www.computedgazette.com.
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