Posted by Denis Soukhanov on Tue, Apr 24, 2012 @ 10:02 AM
Learning Today, Inc., a South Florida-based math and reading software publisher, announced today that the company’s Smart Tutor Education Program (http://www.SmartTutor.com) was awarded two Best Educational Software Awards (BESSIEs) from the ComputED Learning Center. Smart Tutor received BESSIE Awards in two categories including Upper Elementary Reading/Literacy and Upper Elementary Math.
The BESSIE Awards target innovative and content-rich programs and websites that provide parents and teachers with the technology to promote educational excellence. Winners are selected from titles submitted by publishers around the world. The awards truly highlight the best in educational software.
“SmartTutor’s integrity, availability, and ease of use have fostered a positive reputation and passionate following by teachers, tutors, parents and children worldwide. Smart Tutor has expanded since the ComputED review and will soon include our new Think Online Education Program that delivers additional content, significant assessment enhancements, and advanced user functionality and monitoring,” stated Robin Baker, President of SmartTutor.com. “Our Think Online Education Program’s much awaited release will be delivered in two phases beginning June 1st, 2012.”
Smart Tutor’s Education Programs include research-based math and reading programs that provide diagnostic assessment (Fall 2012) and individualized instruction. The program provides children with the customized tutoring they need at school or home. Parents are able to afford a credible tutoring program without all the costs, scheduling, and traveling associated with traditional tutoring. Tutors, however, can also use and assign the program as homework and practice to ensure that the children are completing the prescribed intervention they need to maintain or improve their grades. Teachers, parents and tutors can view their children’s progress from any computer (with proper login), ensuring a cohesive approach to managing and monitoring academic progress.
Smart Tutor math and reading curriculum is designed to address the needs of children that are in need of academic maintenance, improvement, or advancement. Smart Tutor seamlessly and automatically assesses children to determine their appropriate skill levels, establishes their individualized instruction plan and program, and monitors their progress. The program is also proven to identify children in need of remediation and intervention, establish targeted intervention programs, and help build skills that allow children to perform better in the classroom and on tests. All Smart Tutor lessons are aligned with the U.S.A.’s Common Core Education Standards.
There are no downloads or installations required for this web-based program and it can be set up in minutes by parents at home, while school accounts can be set up in days instead of weeks. Parents and children do not need training to use the program. The system is easy to use and all learning content and customer support is “on demand.” Phone and email support is available free of charge.
About SmartTutor.com:
SmartTutor’s primary goal is to research, develop, and deliver effective, interactive online reading and math instruction that helps children improve their knowledge and their grades. An assessment test places every child into their own, personalized learning program, tailored to his or her specific areas of need. This engaging learning environment supports the children’s learning styles and needs.
Smart Tutor and the upcoming Think Online Education Program can be found at http://www.SmartTutor.com. Online flashcards for Special Education and ESOL education can be found free of charge at http://www.MyFreeFlashcards.com.
Posted by Denis Soukhanov on Fri, Sep 23, 2011 @ 02:16 PM
Learning Today, Inc., a South Florida-based reading and math software publisher, announced today that the company’s Smart Tutor TM program was awarded EDDIE Awards from the ComputED Learning Center. Smart Tutor received EDDIE Awards in two categories including Upper Elementary Reading / Literacy and Upper Elementary Math.
The EDDIE Awards target original, content-rich programs and websites that provide educators and parents with the technology to promote educational excellence. Winners are selected from titles submitted by publishers around the world.
“As part of the 16th Annual Education Software Review Awards, we are thrilled to have won two EDDIE Awards this year,” commented Sukanti Husain, Vice President. “Our focus has always been on creating world-class, online Reading/Literacy and Math programs for students and parents. Winning the EDDIE Awards is an honor to our team and a tribute to their dedication to our industry, the students, and the parents we serve.”
Smart Tutor is a research-based math and reading program that provides individualized assessment and instruction. Its online learning management system allows parents to use reports to improve teaching and learning, and manage individual lesson plans. Free resources include a teacher forum, as well as reading games and math games for whole group instruction.
The math and reading curriculum is designed to address the needs of special education students, English language learners, economically-disadvantaged students, and students in need of intervention. Lessons are aligned with state and national education standards.
Smart Tutor meets the needs of low-achieving students, including the fostering of specific reading skills, by tailoring assessments, instruction, practice, and re-assessment to individual students and providing a specialized learning plan for each student. More specifically, Smart Tutor assesses students to determine their appropriate skill level, establishes individualized instruction for each student, monitors and reviews student progress by accessing reports, identifies students in need of remediation and intervention, establishes targeted intervention programs using teacher-assigned instruction and helps build skills that allow students to perform better on high-stakes tests.
There are no downloads or installations required for this web-based program and can be set up in minutes instead of days. Parent manuals and training videos supplement Smart Tutor’s unlimited phone and email support.
Posted by Denis Soukhanov on Fri, Apr 22, 2011 @ 03:06 PM
Learning Today, Inc., a South Florida-based reading and math software publisher, announced today that the company’s Smart Tutor (http://SmartTutor.com) program was awarded two Best Educational Software Awards (BESSIE) from the ComputED Learning Center. Smart Tutor received BESSIE Awards in two categories including Upper Elementary Reading/Literacy and Upper Elementary Math.
Best Educational Software Awards
The BESSIE Awards target original, content-rich programs and websites that provide educators and parents with the technology to promote educational excellence. Winners are selected from software titles and websites submitted by publishers around the globe. The awards truly highlight the best in educational software.
“These awards are a wonderful testament to our team as we continue to focus on the development of superior educational content for at-level and at-risk learners,” stated Robin Baker, Executive Vice President. “As we begin to expand from an online K-5 assessment and content developer to K-8, we will continue our quest for excellence.”
Learning Today’s Smart Tutor program is a research-based reading and math program that provides placement and/or diagnostic assessment and individualized instruction. Its online learning management system allows educators to use reports to improve teaching and learning, manage individual lesson plans, and provide information to encourage parents to be involved in their child’s education.
Smart Tutor math and reading curriculum is designed to address the needs of at-level and at-risk learners including students in need of intervention (Response to Intervention, RTI). Smart Tutor assesses students to determine their appropriate skill level, establishes individualized instruction for each student, monitors and reviews student progress, identifies students in need of remediation and intervention, establishes targeted intervention programs, and helps build skills that allow students to perform better on high-stakes tests. Lessons are aligned with state and Common Core national education standards.
There are no downloads or installations required for this web-based program, and typical school accounts can be set up in days instead of weeks. Teacher manuals, training videos, and webinars supplement Smart Tutor’s training and professional development, and unlimited phone and email support is available free of charge.
About Learning Today
Learning Today, Inc.’s Smart Tutor program provides schools, school districts, extended-day learning centers, and parents with web-based math and reading curriculum that supports instruction and targeted intervention.
The SmartTutor.com's online curriculum is designed for homeschool, after-school help, summer use, special needs, and gifted children.
Posted by Denis Soukhanov on Wed, Apr 13, 2011 @ 04:28 PM
Learning Today, Inc., a Florida-based math and reading software publisher, announces its Smart Tutor program (http://SmartTutor.com) has been selected as a finalist in the Software & Information Industry Association's (SIIA) 26th Annual CODiE Awards for Best Mathematics Instructional Solution and Best Instructional Solution for Special Needs Students.
“Being selected as a finalist in just one category is a very special honor,” said Dale Baker, President and CEO of Learning Today. “Being nominated in two categories has made my team and myself so extremely grateful and excited about the possibility of winning these awards. Our gifted and dedicated team continues to demonstrate that Smart Tutor TM is an excellent program for students at-level and at-risk.”
According to SIIA, the Best Mathematics Instructional Solution category recognizes the best instructional solution for mathematics curriculum and content for students in the K-12 and postsecondary markets. The Best Instructional Solution for Special Needs Students recognizes the best teaching application specifically designed to benefit students with unique educational needs, including those with physical or learning disabilities or those who are gifted and talented in the K-12 or postsecondary markets.
“Our ability to develop award-winning products is a testament to the feedback and participation from our clients, including administrators, teachers, and parents. It also serves as evidence that a dedicated team can produce excellence, no matter their size. We are so proud to produce this product to help students meet their academic goals,” says Sukanti Husain, Vice President of Educational Technology at Learning Today, Inc.
The CODiE™ Awards hold the distinction of being the industry's only peer-reviewed awards program, which provides member companies with a unique opportunity to earn praise from their competitors. Now in its 26th year, the CODiE Awards program has raised the standard for excellence and serves as a prestigious representation of outstanding achievement and vision in the software and information industry.
Finalists move on to a second round of judging where member SIIA companies cast their votes for winners in each category. CODiE award winners in the software and education product category will be announced at the SIIA Ed Tech Industry Summit, May 22-24.
Smart Tutor is an award-winning program and LMS that helps students build critical elementary level reading and math skills. The research-based program provides placement assessment, individualized instruction, on-demand reporting, and is aligned to national and state standards. The program is used by schools, school districts, and parents to provide instruction to at-level and at-risk learners.
For a complete list of the 2011 CODiE Award finalists, please go to: http://www.siia.net/codies/2011/finalists.asp
About SIIA
The Software & Information Industry Association 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 the leading companies that are setting the pace for the digital age.
About Learning Today
Learning Today, Inc.’s Smart Tutor program provides schools, school districts, extended-day learning centers, and parents with web-based math and reading curriculum that supports instruction and targeted intervention.
The SmartTutor.com's
online curriculum is designed for homeschool, after-school help, summer use, special needs, and gifted children.
Posted by Denis Soukhanov on Thu, Nov 04, 2010 @ 02:40 PM
Learning Today, Inc., a Florida-based math and reading software publisher, announces that its software has been selected as a winner of Tech & Learning’s 28th Annual “Award of Excellence” awards for Best New Product.
“Learning Today employs an efficient, mature, incredibly dedicated development team that works cohesively with our expert curriculum team to ensure that today’s sophisticated technology brings the best of education to light,” stated Robin Baker, Executive Vice President of Learning Today, Inc. “Our team works diligently to create the best-of-breed educational technology product and is extremely honored to win this Award of Excellence.”
Learning Today’s Smart Tutor and MangoMon programs are used in schools and school districts throughout the United States. Its consumer version, www.Smarttutor.com, is used in homes and tutoring centers domestically and internationally. The programs meet all state education standards as well as the national Common Core Standards (CCS) and are designed to assist all students in maintaining or improving their reading and/or math skills by using an explicit, differentiated, prescriptive instruction methodology. Qualitative studies have proven that its interface design makes it easy to use in school, extended day programs, and at home. Quantitative studies have demonstrated academic gains in all reading and math sub-skill areas.
“This year’s Award of Excellence products were tested by ed tech experts from the New York City Department of Education and the University of Michigan, our top T&L advisors, and more. These companies can be proud that their products were selected as winners by this prestigious team of judges,” stated Kevin Hogan, Editorial Director for NewBay Media’s Tech & Learning Group.
“We are incredibly appreciative of the recognition this award brings to our company, product, and people,” stated Sukanti Husain, Vice President of Educational Technology at Learning Today, Inc. “Being judged by such a prestigious team of ed tech experts validates our methodology of combining scientifically research-based curriculum, world-class technology, and game-like interface design in order to create a program that enables students to learn at their own pace and on their own path.”
About Learning Today, Inc.
Learning Today, Inc. provides schools, school districts, and extended-day learning centers with web-based math and reading curriculum that supports instruction and targeted intervention. It also provides teachers with free materials of exceptional quality that they can access quickly and easily, including online interactive lessons, math and reading games, professional development resources, and printables for the classroom. It is also available in a consumer-friendly version via www.SmartTutor.com.
Posted by Denis Soukhanov on Mon, Oct 11, 2010 @ 02:29 PM
Learning Today, Inc., a South Florida-based reading and math software publisher (http://www.learningtoday.com), announced the release today of their new Adobe Flash-based data analysis math series for grades K through 5. This release completes the company's already extensive online elementary Smart Tutor math program.
These new
data analysis math lessons are designed to cognitively engage students and increase their intrinsic motivation to learn through the use of student-centered, content-related, purposeful interactions in a game-like setting. The program’s new lessons include age-appropriate themes, characters, and animations that are of interest to elementary students as well as older, struggling learners in middle and high school.
"With Learning Today’s new data analysis lessons, students learn to collect, represent and interpret relevant data using frequency tables, pictographs, single and double bar graphs, and line plots. The lessons are designed to engage students in a sequence of data analysis processes by formulating questions, collecting and representing the data, and taking into account whether their data gives them the information they need to answer their questions," stated Nora Jaegerman, M.Ed., Director of Mathematics at Learning Today, Inc.
Initial student testing of these new data analysis math lessons and activities has indicated a high level of student engagement due to their real-world context, fast pace and game-like interface design. Students who struggle receive specific feedback and detailed explanations, including rich animations and audio, in a fun and encouraging way. In addition, Learning Today’s new adaptive instruction logic ensures that students in need of additional support continue to receive more practice exercises, while students that do not are able to move on quickly to higher-level concepts.
Learning Today’s Smart Tutor reading and math program is research-based and provides placement assessment and individualized instruction. Its online learning management system allows educators to use reports to improve teaching and learning, manage individual lesson plans, and provide information to encourage parents to be involved in their child’s education. Free teacher resources include a teacher forum, as well as reading games and math games for whole group instruction.
Posted by Denis Soukhanov on Tue, Apr 20, 2010 @ 03:07 PM
Learning Today, Inc., a South Florida-based reading and math software publisher, announced today that the company's Smart Tutor program was awarded three Best Educational Software Awards (BESSIE) from the ComputED Learning Center. Smart Tutor received BESSIE Awards in two categories including Upper Elementary Reading and Upper Elementary Math, while MangoMon received one BESSIE Award in Early Elementary / Special Education due to that program's focus on high-interest curriculum for struggling learners.
The BESSIE Awards target original, content-rich programs and websites that provide educators and parents with the technology to promote educational excellence. Winners are selected from software titles and websites submitted by publishers around the globe. The awards truly highlight the best in educational software.
"We are very grateful to receive these awards and the recognition it brings to our product and team. We strive to develop our programs, curriculum, and websites with the best interest of administrators, teachers, and students in mind," stated Robin Baker, Executive Vice President. "Staying focused on their needs, best practices, research-based methodologies, and world-class technology has enabled us to create a highly-accredited set of resources that helps them meet their academic goals."
Smart Tutor is a research-based reading and math program that provides placement assessment and individualized instruction . Its online learning management system allows educators to use reports to improve teaching and learning, manage individual lesson plans, and provide information to encourage parents to be involved in their child's education.
Smart Tutor reading and math curriculum is designed to address the needs of special education students, English language learners (ELL / ESOL / ESL / LEP), economically disadvantaged students (Title I, Free & Reduced Lunch program), and students in need of intervention (Response to Intervention, RTI). Lessons are aligned with state and national education standards.
The MangoMon website offers a variety of free resources for special needs educators, such as reading and math games, interactive flashcards, printables, and a special education blog. There is also an option to access Learning Today's subscription-based Smart Tutor programs for teens, transition students, and young adults. The reviewers from ComputEd stated, "Visually appealing graphics illustrate concepts, making them understandable and motivating to students with communication disorders."
Smart Tutor meets the needs of low-achieving students, including the fostering of specific reading skills, by tailoring assessments, instruction, practice, and re-assessment to individual students and providing a specialized learning plan for each student. More specifically, Smart Tutor assesses students to determine their appropriate skill level, establishes individualized instruction for each student, monitors and reviews student progress by accessing reports, identifies students in need of remediation and intervention, establishes targeted intervention programs using teacher-assigned instruction, and helps build skills that allow students to perform better on high-stakes tests.
There are no downloads or installations required for this web-based program and typical school accounts can be set up in days instead of weeks. Teacher manuals, training videos, and webinars supplement Smart Tutor's training and professional development, and unlimited phone and email support is available free of charge.
Reading and Math Games by Learning Today
Posted by Lauren Grossberg on Tue, Feb 23, 2010 @ 02:33 PM
The Oscar's. The Emmy's. The Academy Awards. These are all very prestigious and impressive awards.
If you work with educational software, so are the CODiE Awards.
The CODiE Awards is a yearly award issued by the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) for excellence in software development. The CODiE Awards program has showcased the software and information industry's products and services. It has also honored excellence for corporate achievement and philanthropic efforts. It is the only peer-recognition awards program in the software industry which provides the opportunity for companies to earn the praise of their competitors.
"This is the twenty‐fifth year we have recognized excellence in the software, education and information industries through the CODiE Awards program," noted Ken Wasch, President of SIIA. "In this economic climate, companies are doing even more to innovate. Learning Today has demonstrated a commitment to innovation and quality that is reflected in their selection as a finalist for the CODiE Awards. I am pleased and proud to have them listed among the candidates, and I wish them the best in the final round of voting."
Learning Today, providers of the Smart Tutor online learning system, has been selected as a finalist in the 25th Annual CODiE Awards for Best Instructional Solution for Special Needs Students. The nomination for this category proves that the Smart Tutor program is a quality and engaging product, especially for students with special needs.
Smart Tutor is a LMS that helps students build critical elementary level reading and math skills. The research-based program provides placement assessment, individualized instruction, on-demand reporting, and is aligned to national and state standards. It is used by schools and districts to provide instruction to At-Risk and Exceptional Students, including ESL and Special Needs students.
The Best Instructional Solution for Special Needs Students category "awards the best instructional solution specifically designed to benefit students with unique educational needs, including those with physical or learning disabilities or those who are gifted and talented in preK-12 or postsecondary."
Finalists for this category move on to a second round of judging where SIIA companies will cast their votes for winners of each category. The CODiE award winners in the software and education product category will be announced at a special CODiE Awards Dinner on May 25, 2010, at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco.
Posted by Denis Soukhanov on Mon, Feb 22, 2010 @ 05:04 PM
Learning Today, Inc., a Florida-based math and reading software publisher, announces a new art contest on their Mangomon (http://www.mangomon.com) website, which provides high-interest, low-level online curriculum and resources for exceptional students.
MangoMon.com's math and reading software is currently being used by special education and special needs (ESE) students, including those with ADD/ADHD, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), reading difficulties, and other learning disabilities. The learning program has been used by thousands of special education students and teachers.
The Art Contest was designed as a way to let students express their ideas through art while enhancing creativity. The contest is open to any student in grades 6th - adult, and any original artwork can be submitted for a chance to win some great prizes.
The contest is free to enter, and entries may be submitted by teachers, parents, or the students themselves. Each contest entry must include the contestant's name, age, grade level, school, email address, and the subject "Art Contest" emailed to contest (at) learningtoday (dot) com.
The winners will be judged by the staff at Learning Today. There will be three winners chosen each quarter, starting March 26, 2010. All winners will have their artwork displayed on the home page of MangoMon.com and will receive a prize.
First place winners will receive a $50 Visa gift card. Second place winners will receive a $25 Visa gift card. Third place winners will receive a $10 iTunes gift card.
For more details, please visit: http://www.mangomon.com/art-contest/
Posted by Denis Soukhanov on Tue, Feb 02, 2010 @ 04:57 PM
Learning Today, Inc., a Florida-based math and reading software publisher, announces the latest addition to their company website, Teacher Toolbox, a collection of free high-quality online resources for teachers.
The Teacher Toolbox is designed to provide teachers with materials of exceptional quality that they can access quickly and easily. Currently divided into three areas, the Teacher Toolbox includes online interactive lessons, professional development resources, and printables for the classroom.
"We understand the challenges that teachers face right now, especially when it comes to trying to find premium resources on very tight budgets. Our goal in making these resources available is to provide educators with high-quality, free materials at the click of a mouse," stated Sukanti Husain, VP of Education at Learning Today.
Included in the Teacher Toolbox are interactive math applets, reading and math games, and whiteboard lessons, as well as flashcards and video podcast stories. The professional development resources section incorporates educational articles, inspirational videos, access to a teacher forum and an educational software blog. Downloadable posters, bookmarks, coloring pages, word searches, and award certificates are included in the printables section.
The math applets are one of the most popular interactives offered., These applets were designed in conjunction with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) for their Illuminations website. Another teacher favorite is the research-based lessons and games, which are interactive whiteboard (IWB) compatible. ESL and exceptional student specialists find that the free video podcast series "Stories for Kids" and the free interactive flashcards are valuable instructional resources for their students.
The professional development resources section has proven to be both educational and inspirational for teachers. Judging from the number of subscribers, Learning Today's Educational Technology blog is a credible source of information that many educators refer to for industry news and software reviews. The forum, still in its early stages, offers a community for those interested in exploring ways to use technology to reach all children.
The printables section includes the Blooming Butterfly and Blooming Orange taxonomy posters which created a buzz on the internet when first released. The motivational poster "NETS Pledge for Teachers" has been downloaded thousands of times and is a visual reminder of the ways educators can enable students to succeed in today's digital society.
Teachers and parents can send in requests and suggestions for new resources via the website (LearningToday.com) or via twitter - @learningtoday. No registration is required, and educators can freely download and distribute the printables without requesting prior permission.