Prizes, Prestige, a Priceless Experience...2005 Student Video Discovery Awards

(PRWEB) March 20, 2005

Student video producers and their educator supporters in high schools, community colleges, and universities: Enter eSN's 2005 Student Video Discovery Awards.

For the schools of the winners: More than $ 30,000 in video technology. Prizes committed so far include these:

Three 17-inch iMac G5 1.8Ghz with SuperDrive, including an Apple Memory Module 256MB DDR400 PC3200 DIMM;

Nine copies of Apple's Production Suite Academic;

Nine copies of Avid Xpress Pro software;

Six copies of Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004;

Three copies of Macromedia Studio MX 2004 with Flash Professional.

Additional prizes are being announced regularly, as the awards-ceremony date approaches. For the winning student producers: An opportunity to learn from the video professionals of Discovery Education and from the award-winning journalists of eSchool News. Student winners are eligible to . . . Cover the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in Philadelphia, June 27-29, under the tutelage of professional videographers, video producers, and award-winning journalists.

See their NECC video coverage posted on eSchool News Online, the world's most respected ed-tech publication web site--visited each month by more than 200,000 educators and education supporters from around the world.

Receive a video record of their NECC coverage to include in their college or career portfolio. Field-leading sponsors of eSN's 2005 Student Video Discovery Awards: Discovery Education, Cisco Systems, Apple Computer, Avid Technology, Macromedia.

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MyMathLab Finalist in 2011 Software & Information Industry Association CODiE Awards

Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 18, 2011

MyMathLab Algebra I and II is a finalist in the prestigious 2011 Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) CODiE Awards. Pearsons innovative online homework and assessment program is honored in the Best Mathematics Instructional Solution category.

Established in 1986, the CODiE Awards celebrate outstanding achievement across the software, digital information and education technology industries. Nominated products undergo an intensive review by subject matter experts, analysts, journalists and other respected authorities in education technology.

MyMathLab Algebra I and II features e-Courses by award-winning author Elayn Martin-Gay. Pearsons groundbreaking online math program provides a wealth of learning tools and resources for students of all levels, including personalized study plans; homework, quizzes and tests with immediate feedback; a fully interactive eText; more than 1,500 videos per course; and a Student Organizer for help with note-taking and practice.

We collaborated with Elayn Martin-Gay to develop MyMathLab Algebra I and II based on our shared belief that every student can succeed in mathematics, said Greg Tobin, President of Mathematics and Statistics at Pearson Higher Education. We are honored that the Software & Information Industry Association has recognized what college and universities around the country have been telling us: when students have personalized online learning, they are poised for success in college and careers.

MyMathLab is used by more than 3 million students and 60,000 educators at over 2,000 schools, colleges and universities. Last year alone, more than 97 million assignments were graded in MyMathLab. Colleges and universities using MyMathLab have improved student performance by up to 30 percent, while achieving cost savings of nearly 30 percent over traditional lecture courses. To watch a video about MyMathLab, click here.

For the second consecutive year, Pearson tops the list of companies with products named as CODiE finalists, with 15 innovative ed-tech and information management products earning recognition. All were developed based on the companys commitment to leveraging the power of technology and innovation to prepare todays students for success in college and careers. Pearson products earning finalist honors span the spectrum of todays breakthrough education and business technology products, such as mobile learning apps, educational games, technology-driven professional development and robust systems for managing information and data.

In addition to MyMathLab Algebra I and II, the companys products moving on to the next round of competition in this years CODiE Awards are Briggs/Cochran Calculus; enVisionMATH: Understanding Fractions; EQUELLA; Grammar Jammers Primary Edition; Hospitality and Tourism Interactive; MyLiteratureLab; MyMathTest; MyReadingLab; myWorld Geography; PowerSchool; PowerTeacher 2.0; SuccessMaker; SuccessMaker Collaborate; and Words Their Way Online Workshop.

MyMathLab Algebra I and II will be voted on by the entire SIIA membership, who determines the winner in each category. The CODiE Awards will be announced at the 2011 Ed Tech Industry Summit in San Francisco on May 23.

About Pearson

Pearson, the worlds leading learning company, has global reach and market leading businesses in education, business and consumer publishing (NYSE: PSO).

For more information, press only:

Lisa Wolfe, L. Wolfe Communications, 773-227-1049, lwolfe(at)lwolfe(dot)com

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Prizes, Prestige, a Priceless Experience: 2005 Student Video Discovery Awards

(PRWEB) March 26, 2005

Student video producers and their educator supporters in high schools, community colleges, and universities: Enter eSN's 2005 Student Video Discovery Awards.

For the schools of the winners: More than $ 30,000 in video technology.

Prizes committed so far include these:

-Three 17-inch iMac G5 1.8Ghz with SuperDrive, including an Apple Memory Module 256MB DDR400 PC3200 DIMM;

-Nine copies of Apple's Production Suite Academic;

-Nine copies of Avid Xpress Pro software;

-Six copies of Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004;

-Three copies of Macromedia Studio MX 2004 with Flash Professional.

Additional prizes are being announced regularly, as the awards-ceremony date approaches.

For the winning student producers: An opportunity to learn from the video professionals of Discovery Education and from the award-winning journalists of eSchool News. Student winners are eligible to . . .

Cover the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in Philadelphia, June 27-29, under the tutelage of professional videographers, video producers, and award-winning journalists.

See their NECC video coverage posted on eSchool News Online, the world's most respected ed-tech publication web site--visited each month by more than 200,000 educators and education supporters from around the world.

Receive a video record of their NECC coverage to include in their college or career portfolio. Field-leading sponsors of eSN's 2005 Student Video Discovery Awards: Discovery Education, Cisco Systems, Apple Computer, Avid Technology, Macromedia.

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