SIIA Announces Education Finalists for 2013 CODiE Awards

148 education technology and service products recognized in peer-reviewed awards program

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 20, 2013) – The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software and digital content industries, today announced the 148 finalists in Education categories for the 2013 SIIA CODiE Awards. These finalists represent applications, products and services from developers of educational software, digital content, online learning services, and related technologies across the K-20 sector.

This year’s program features 23 Education categories, several of which are new or updated to reflect the latest industry trends and business models. New this year, Best Personalized Learning Solution was the program’s most popular category. Due to its popularity, the category was split into Best PK-12 Personalized Learning Solution and Best Postsecondary Personalized Learning Solution.

Winners will be announced during a special awards dinner at the nation’s leading education technology conference, the Ed Tech Industry Summit, in San Francisco on May 6.

“We’re pleased with the innovative educational technology products that made it to this stage. All of this year’s finalists show great promise, and they should be proud of their finalist status,” said Karen Billings, vice president of the SIIA Education Division. “I look forward to seeing them all in May at the Ed Tech Industry Summit.”

The SIIA CODiE Awards are the industry’s only peer-reviewed awards program. Educators and administrators conduct the first-round review of all education nominees. The judges are responsible for selecting the CODiE Awards finalists, and SIIA members then vote on the finalist products. The scores from both rounds are tabulated to select the winners.

Details about each finalist are listed at http://siia.net/codies/2013/finalists.asp. For more information on the Ed Tech Industry Summit, attending the CODiE Awards dinner, and to see a full schedule of events, visit http://www.siia.net/etis.

2013 CODiE Awards Education Finalists

Best Classroom Management Solution

McGraw-Hill Education: McGraw-Hill Reading Wonders
McGraw-Hill Higher Education Group: McGraw-Hill SimNet Online
Pearson: PowerSchool
Stoneware: LanSchool 7.7
Wowzers: Wowzers

Best Corporate Learning/Workforce Development Solution

Adobe Systems, Inc.: Adobe Captivate 6
Blackboard Inc.: Blackboard Learn for Salesforce
GlobalEnglish: GlobalEnglish Product Suite
NetDimensions: NetDimensions Talent Suite

Best Cross-Curricular Solution

Blackboard Inc.: CourseSites by Blackboard
CompassLearning: Renzulli Learning
eInstruction: Insight 360 – with Mobi 360
eInstruction: Insight 360 with Teacher app for iPad
Gaggle: Gaggle
Knovation: icurio
SoftChalk LLC: SoftChalk Cloud
StudySync: StudySync
Turnitin: Turnitin

Best Education Community Solution

Blackboard Inc.: CourseSites by Blackboard
ConnectYard, Inc.: ConnectYard
Discovery Education: Discovery Educator Network
Gaggle: Gaggle
Grockit: Learnist

Best Education Game or Simulation

BrainPOP: Guts and Bolts
Cambium Learning Group: VmathLive
ChineseCUBES: ChienseCUBES (AR)
DreamBox Learning: DreamBox Learning Math
ETA Hand2mind: VersaMate
ExploreLearning.com: ExploreLearning Reflex
McGraw-Hill Higher Education Group: McGraw-Hill Practice Marketing
Triad Interactive Media, Inc.: PlatinuMath: An Online Formative Assessment Math Game
WILL Interactive, Inc.: JumpMaster

Best Education Reference Solution

ABC-CLIO: The American Mosaic: The Latino American Experience
Credo Reference: Literati by Credo
PBS: PBS LearningMedia
Questia: Questia
Scholastic Library Publishing: Grolier Online
Trinity Education Group: InSync Education

Best Educational Use of a Mobile Device

Blackboard Inc.: Blackboard Mobile Learn
ClassLink, Inc.: ClassLink LaunchPad iOS & Touch Apps
eInstruction: Insight 360 with Teacher app for iPad
Inspiration Software, Inc.: Inspiration Maps
McGraw-Hill Higher Education Group: McGraw-Hill Anatomy & Physiology Revealed
Pearson: iLit
Pearson: Pearson iBook2 Textbooks
School Improvement Network: PD 360 Mobile
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.: Sail Through Math app
Vernier Software & Technology – Software Division: LabQuest 2 App

Best Instructional Solution in Other Curriculum Areas

Arcademics: Arcademics Plus
Avant Assessment: iCAN
Florida Virtual School- Global Services Division: Mawi Leadership Course
McGraw-Hill Education: McGraw-Hill Studio Space: ArtTalk and Exploring Art
Mindset Works: Mindset WorksÂ^® SchoolKit
Ripple Effects: Ripple Effects Whole Spectrum Learning System
Waterford Institute: Waterford Early Learning

Best K-12 Course or Learning Management Solution

Blackboard Inc.: Edline LCMS by Blackboard EngageTM
Chalkable: https://chalkable.com/
ClassLink, Inc.: ClassLink ClassMate
CompassLearning: CompassLearning Odyssey
Follett Software Company: Aspen Curriculum & Learning Student Information System (SIS)
PLATO Learning, Inc.: PLATO Learning Environment (PLE)

Best K-12 Enterprise Solution

Aspex Solutions: AppliTrack Recruiting
GuideK12: GuideK12-geovisual analytics for education
Netchemia: Netchemia’s TalentEd | K-12 Strategic Talent Management Suite
Pearson: Schoolnet
Schoology, Inc: www.schoology.com

Best Mathematics Instructional Solution

Carnegie Learning, Inc.: Carnegie Learning MATHia Software powered by Cognitive Tutor
Curriculum Associates: i-Ready Diagnostic & Instruction
DreamBox Learning: DreamBox Learning Math
ExploreLearning.com: ExploreLearning Reflex
Florida Virtual School- Global Services Division: Ko’s Journey
Pearson: digits
Reasoning Mind: Reasoning Mind
Slate Science Inc: Slate Math
Whizz Education Inc.: Math-Whizz

Best PK-12 Personalized Learning Solution

Achieve3000: eScience3000
Agilix Labs, Inc: Buzz
Avant Assessment: iCAN
Capstone Digital: myON reader
Carnegie Learning, Inc.: Carnegie Learning MATHia Software powered by Cognitive Tutor
ChineseCUBES: ChienseCUBES (AR)
DreamBox Learning: DreamBox Learning Math
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.: SRA Reading Laboratory 2.0
Think Through Math: Think Through Math
Waterford Institute: Waterford Early Learning

Best Postsecondary Course or Learning Management Solution

Blackboard Inc.: Blackboard Learn
Edvance360: Edvance360 LMS-SN
Pearson: OpenClass
Vista Higher Learning: Vista Higher Learning Supersite

Best Postsecondary Enterprise Solution

Blackboard Inc.: Blackboard Analytics
Blackboard Inc.: Blackboard Transact
McGraw-Hill Higher Education Group: McGraw-Hill Tegrity Campus
Pearson: EQUELLA

Best Postsecondary Learning Solution

Atomic Learning: Tech Skills Plus Training Package
Blackboard Inc.: Blackboard Learn
McGraw-Hill Higher Education Group: McGraw-Hill Connect
Pearson: OpenClass
Triad Interactive Media, Inc.: PlatinuMath: An Online Formative Assessment Math Game

Best Postsecondary Personalized Learning Solution

Altius Education: Helix Personalized Learning
Blackboard Inc.: Blackboard Learn
Cengage Learning: MindTap
McGraw-Hill Higher Education Group: McGraw-Hill SimNet Online
Pearson: MyEconLab with Knewton
Pearson: MyMathLab with Knewton Adaptive Learning
Pearson: Propero

Best Professional Learning Solution for Education

edWeb.net: edWeb.net Professional Learning Programs
Empirical Education Inc.: Observation Engine
Insight Education Group, Inc.: myCore
Pearson: Pearson Compass Suite
Vulcan Productions: Success at the Core

Best Reading/English/ELL Instructional Solution

Capstone Digital: myON reader
Learning A-Z: ReadingA-Z.com
McGraw-Hill Education: McGraw-Hill Reading Wonders
StudySync: StudySync
Texthelp Systems, Inc.: Fluency Tutor
Urban Planet Mobile: Writing Planet
Vista Higher Learning: Vista Higher Learning Supersite
VitalSource Technologies Inc.: Online Practice System
Waterford Institute: Waterford Early Learning

Best Science/Health Instructional Solution

Cengage Learning: myNGconnect
ExploreLearning.com: ExploreLearning Gizmos
Learning A-Z: ScienceA-Z.com
McGraw-Hill Higher Education Group: McGraw-Hill Anatomy & Physiology Revealed
Pearson: Lab Investigator Tools

Best Social Sciences Instructional Solution

ABC-CLIO: American Government
McGraw-Hill Education: McGraw-Hill networks: A Social Studies Learning System
ProQuest: ProQuest SIRS Issues Researcher
Scholastic Library Publishing: FreedomFlix

Best Solution for Special Needs Students

Brighter Futures for Beautiful Minds: Wonkidos Animated Social Skills
CompassLearning: Renzulli Learning
Learning A-Z: Raz-Kids.com
Monarch Teaching Technologies: VizZle District Edition
Texthelp Systems, Inc.: Read&Write GOLD with Web Apps

Best Student Assessment Solution

Curriculum Associates: i-Ready Diagnostic & Instruction
MasteryConnect: MasteryConnect
McGraw-Hill Higher Education Group: McGraw-Hill SimNet Online
Pearson: Prep for the GED Test: MyFoundationsLab Edition
Pearson: Schoolnet
Promethean Inc. (USA): Promethean ActivEngage
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.: Everyday MathematicsÂ^® Assessment Differentiation
Wireless Generation: mCLASS Beacon

Best Virtual Learning Solution

Adaptive Curriculum: Adaptive Curriculum
Altius Education: Helix Personalized Learning
itslearning, Inc.: itslearning
McGraw-Hill Higher Education Group: McGraw-Hill Practice Marketing
Pearson: MyFoundationsLab
Questia: Questia
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.: Glencoe Math Courses 1-3

About SIIA
SIIA is the leading association representing the software and digital content industries. SIIA represents approximately 700 member companies worldwide that develop software and digital information content. Information technology (IT) and software security are critical issues to SIIA’s members, many of whom strive to develop safe, secure and state-of the-art products that effectively serve their commercial and government customers alike, while protecting their intellectual property. The SIIA Education Division serves and represents more than 200 member companies that provide software, digital content and other technologies that address educational needs. The Division shapes and supports the industry by providing leadership, advocacy, business development opportunities and critical market information. For more information, visit www.siia.net/education.

Media Contacts
• Laura Greenback, SIIA Communications, 410-533-1943, lgreenback@siia.net

• Saul Hafenbredl, C. Blohm & Associates, 608-216-7300 x25, saul@cblohm.com