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Educational Search Engine Recognized
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Cincinnati, Ohio - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - May 19, 2006
- A search engine specifically designed to support differentiated instruction, netTrekker d.i., has been recognized by the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) as one of the best educational products available.
Thinkronize, Inc., the developer of the netTrekker suite of safe educational search products, earned its fourth Codie award in four years for netTrekker d.i. during the 21st annual SIIA awards presentation. The award was given in the educational product category of ''Best Instructional Solution: Classroom Management,'' which honors the best instructional management system designed for preK-12 or postsecondary educators. netTrekker d.i. was also a finalist in the ''Best Instructional Solution: English Language Acquisition'' and ''Best Instructional Solution: Web-based or Online'' categories. netTrekker d.i is quickly becoming a ''must-have'' resource in many school districts nationwide.
Since the product's launch in Fall 2005, nearly 7 million students in 11,000 schools across the country are currently using the search engine. The Pennsylvania Department of Education has partnered with Thinkronize to provide access to netTrekker d.i. for every student and educator across the state. Michigan Virtual University, in conjunction with the Michigan Department of Education, has also teamed with Thinkronize to provide netTrekker d.i. access to educators statewide. netTrekker d.i. provides teachers and students with fast and easy access to more than 180,000 educator-selected, standards-based online resources.
The search engine goes a step further by assigning each prescreened resource a readability measure based on Lexile ratings and eight other popular methods. In addition, an entire section of netTrekker d.i. resources is filled with customized ELL content to help teach English as a second language, addressing a growing need in K-12 education today. This latest honor marks the fourth time in four years that Thinkronize has been recognized by SIIA. Just last year, the netTrekker classic search engine earned dual honors in the 20th annual Codie awards program.
Christine Willig, President of Thinkronize commented, ''With the exponential amount of growth and innovation in the educational software industry, it is a tremendous accomplishment for Thinkronize to be continually recognized by our peers for helping children learn through the valuable resources provided by the netTrekker product suite.''
Established in 1986, the Codie Awards remain the standard-bearer for celebrating outstanding achievement and vision in the software, digital content and education technology industries. Through a unique combination of journalist and peer review, the Codie Awards recognize 71 categories of outstanding products and services, as well as corporate excellence and philanthropy. This year's 348 finalists represent a wide and impressive array of technology and business excellence, passion and success.
The winners were chosen from more than 1,026 nominations submitted by more than 500 companies -- breaking the nominations record set in the 2005 awards. The 2006 Codie Awards were presented at a gala event on May 16 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, Calif. About SIIA The Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to more than 800 leading software and information companies.
The netTrekker product line includes educational search products for both the education (netTrekker classic and netTrekker d.i.) and consumer markets (netTrekker home). Unlike ordinary search engines, products from the netTrekker suite provide fast and easy access to only the best, pornography-free, educational resources from the entire Internet in a safe, organized, standards-aligned format.
Using netTrekker search engines, educators, school librarians, students, and parents save valuable time because they are directed to relevant, reliable, educator-selected websites every time -- meaning less time spent on searching and more time focused on learning.
Thinkronize, an Internet developer of award-winning K-12 educational products, was founded in 1999 and grew out of a passion and commitment to enhancing teaching and learning with the Internet and standards-based online resources. The company's flagship product, netTrekker classic, was launched in October 2000 and has won 11 industry awards for excellence since its inception.
Thinkronize currently serves nearly 7 million students in 48 states, including adoptions by key districts and states nationwide, making it one of the fastest growing companies in the education industry.
In recent years, the company has expanded the netTrekker product line to include netTrekker d.i., designed for use in schools to help educators meet individual students' learning needs, and netTrekker home, available for purchase by parents whose district or school has not yet purchased a netTrekker school subscription.
To learn more about Thinkronize, please visit: www.thinkronize.com.
For more information about the netTrekker suite, please visit: www.nettrekker.com.
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