GLOW, Scotland's National Education Intranet delivered by RM, Receives Highest Honors at 2009 Global Learning Impact Awards

The IMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS GLC) today announced the results of the world’s annual competition of high impact use of technology to support and enhance learning. Glow, the world's first national intranet for education, comes out on top receiving the highly distinguished platinum award.

Managed by Learning and Teaching Scotland and delivered by Research Machines (RM), Glow is the world's first national intranet for education. Preparation for Glow began with phase zero, which involved checking that Glow could use existing data, provided by local authorities, to automatically create the anticipated 800,000 accounts. Glow was then piloted over a number of stages, all of which introduced new components. Feedback was then taken from the 13 local authorities and 3000 users (made up of teachers, students and local authority staff) involved in piloting. This feedback led to further improvements and the launch of the full system at the Scottish Learning Festival in 2007. Since the rollout of the live service began in 2007, 16 out of the 32 Scottish local authorities are now live with Glow and numbers are rapidly continuing to rise. The central Glow team is working with local authorities to ensure Glow is rolled out in an appropriate manner tailored to the needs of each local authority. The main purpose of Glow is to enhance the quality of learning and teaching in the classroom by fully supporting the delivery of Curriculum for Excellence. Learn more about Glow at http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/.

The Learning Impact Awards (LIAs) recognize use of technology to improve learning across all education segments and in all regions of the world. The finalists were evaluated by an expert panel of judges and the attendees at the IMS annual Learning Impact conference and Summit on Global Learning Challenges. The Learning Impact conference brings together leaders from supplier, educational, and government organizations focused on improving access, affordability, and quality of education worldwide. This year’s conference featured record attendance of global leaders from 25 countries and six continents. The LIA awards are unique in that they recognize the use of technology in context. Nominations include not only information about the technology but how it is used by an education provider. In addition, the entries are evaluated according to eight criteria of impact, including improving access to learning, improving affordability of learning, and improving the quality of learning. For more information about the Learning Impact Awards, go to http://www.imsglobal.org/pressreleases/pr090514.html.

New RM Math Player Launched at the NCTM 2009 Annual Conference

Thank you to everyone who stopped by the RM Education booth at the NCTM annual conference in Washington DC and making this a record best! And WOW what a great event it was! With more than 11,800 attendees, the new RM Math Player was well received with sessions filled throughout the day. Always a crowd favorite, the best seller RM Easiteach and Singin’ and Signin’ presentations had attendees engaging with every presentation.

Through May 31, 2009 please be sure to take advantage of our NCTM special pricing, including the RM Classpad and RM Easiteach bundle, as well as on our new RM Math Player featuring over 400 interactive lessons for each grade or subject and aligned with NCTM and state standards. When ordering, please use code NCTM09.

If you are interested in learning more about RM Education, request a copy of our first full line catalog containing a wide range of transformational solutions and services that will bring your classroom to life; making teaching more effective and learning more fun. To request a catalog please visit us at www.rmeducation.com/catalog or by calling 866-728-6758.

Technology Roll-out in the Chandler Unified School District

RM Education Announces the Release of RM Math Player

Developed to increase student motivation and performance.
Single user licenses now available!

Hyannis, MA - April 9, 2009 - RM Education, the U.S. division of RM, a world-wide supplier of technology-based curriculum products for education, announced today the release of RM Math Player, their first interactive math curriculum program available for individual math teachers.

Now math teachers in grades 6 through 12 will have access to the same content found in the award-winning RM Math Framework Edition, but without the need or expense of purchasing licenses for the entire math department or school. RM Math Player is available for individual users, making it a very affordable option for bringing 21st century learning into the classroom. The curriculum is aligned to the standards of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) as well as state-based standards. Subjects include: Calculus, Algebra I & II, Geometry, Numbers and Operations; and the content is self-contained on easy-to-use CDs for both PC and MAC users.

“We have found that the introduction of interactive technology to the classroom can greatly benefit the understanding and retention of difficult math concepts.” said Kevin Pawsey, Chief Excecutive United States RM Education Software Inc. “RM Math Player enables teachers to deliver lessons that are exciting, fast-paced and speak to all student learning styles resulting in improved student performance and test scores. We also understand that not all schools have the budgets to support the installment of a school-wide interactive math application, which inspired us to develop a product that could be utilized by a single teacher vs. the entire school.”

For more information on RM Math Player please visit http://www.rmeducation.com/ or call tollfree (866) 728-6758.

About RM: Founded in 1973, in Oxford, England, RM is a world-wide leader in developing outstanding educational tools, technology and services that engage students and inspire learning. RM is one of Europe’s largest and most respected suppliers of technology-based curriculum products for education, supplying thousands of schools in six different countries including the United States. RM Education is the United States division of RM and is located in Hyannis, Massachusetts.

For More Information Contact:

Catherine Carmarco, Product Manager, RM (508) 862-8102 cbell@rmeducation.com, or

Jeff Holden, Marketing Director, (508) 862-0700, jholden@rmeducation.com

Going to NCTM? Visit us at Booth #1048

This year at NCTM, RM is presenting a series of engaging hands-on workshops discussing some of the newest technologies to engage and inspire students from K-12. Drop by RM Booth #1048 and join in.

RM Math Framework & NEW! RM Math Player (grades 6 – 12)
Are you looking to improve math performance and test scores, implement or further develop a standards-based curriculum, or discover new ways to engage and inspire your students with the challenge of mathematics? Intuitive and easy to use, RM Math Framework and RM Math Player are two programs that utilize interactive technology to deliver a dynamic, highly visual and standards-aligned supplementary math curriculum. Both programs will transform classroom instruction, engage and motivate students and focus instruction and learning on state-based learning standards.
9:10a, 10:50a, 12:30p, 2:10p, 3:40p

RM Easiteach Math
Now for grades K-12! Engage your students with dedicated math tools and pre-made content for interactive technologies such as Interactive Whiteboards, Wireless Tablets/Slates, Projectors, and Classroom Response Systems. Dance to Learn with the RM Dancemat. Community
8:40a, 10:20a, 12:00p, 1:40p, 3:10p

Singin’ & Signin’ Powered by RM Easiteach
Be ready for a fun, interactive way to learn and apply math formulas. The musical methodology is so catchy that you will be singing formulas in your head long after the session ends. In this interactive workshop, you will learn how to teach the program by becoming a student.
9:50a, 11:30a, 1:10p, 2:50p, 4:20p

New Releases for NCTM

NEW! RM Mech-RC Educational Robot
Explore simulations, behavior modeling, control and more with education’s first humanoid robot. Walk through the included activities and easy-to-use animation software.

NEW! RM Bee-Bot & RM Pro-Bot
Liven up your classroom with the RM Bee-Bot and RM Pro-Bot, the easy-to-use programmable robots designed to make math concepts tangible to young students

NEW! myeasiteach.com
Free lesson sharing community

RM 21st Century Total Classroom Solution Featured in THE Journal and eSchool News

RM Education has partnered with leading educational technology companies to offer teachers the Total Classroom Solution™ - a wide range of innovative products that will make teaching more effective and learning more fun. Our products are designed to be scalable, enabling users to add components as desired or can be bundled into a customized solution that will maximize your technology. Check out the Total Classroom Solution in the April, May and June issues of THE Journal and eSchool News.

For more information on the Total Classroom Solution, call 866-728-6758.

RM Mech-RC Featured in April’s Digital Edition of Tech & Learning

With cross-curricular activities designed specifically for the classroom, the RM Mech-RC is turning heads in education and getting much press attention! Have a look for yourself at http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/newbay/tl_200904/ (Pg 39) or see this 21st century educational robot in-person at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Convention (NCTM) in Washington (booth #1048) where we will be showing all the technical moves the RM Mech-RC has to offer.

Just Published! RM Education's First Full Line Catalog

Spring Forward with a New Catalog A new season, a new catalog. We are happy to announce RM Education’s first full-line catalog, Transforming the 21st Century Classroom. Just in time for Spring, the catalog features NEW products including the most comprehensive interactive whiteboard and interactive software offering in the educational technology industry!

Throughout the catalog you will find a wide range of transformational solutions and services that will bring your classroom to life; making teaching more effective and learning more fun. We invite you to explore our catalog to learn more about our company, the innovative products and services we offer, and the ground breaking initiatives we’re implementing to help educators bring the 21st century classroom to life.

Request a copy today at www.rmeducation.com/catalog

RM Classpad - Best New Writing Pad

We are pleased to announce that the RM Classpad has been chosen as a January/February 2009 Teachers’ Pick by Scholastic Instructor magazine! Giving teachers the mobility they want and allowing them to engage with students from anywhere in the classroom, The RM Classpad allows educators to create and deliver engaging lessons from anywhere in the classroom.


Instructor magazine leads the way with Teacher-Leaders – the teachers who sit on purchasing committees, make product recommendations and are in charge of allocating school funds. Instructor is the most read, most trusted teaching magazine in the field, reaching the hands of more than 900,000 Teacher-Leaders. Every product chosen as a Teachers’ Pick has been carefully evaluated by our teacher testers. Learn More..

Another Satisfied Elementary School in Georgia

This is an e-mail that Rich Alder received from a very satified customer, Shallowford Falls Elementary School.

Hi Rich (Alder),

The installation went well. You should REALLY be proud of your installers and how professional they are. Lee, Mike and Josh were a joy (yet again) to work with. I look forward to working together again! I also appreciate the extra time you take with us to make sure everything is to your high standards. I know with your new job your time has been limited and yet you still took care of Shallowford. We REALLY appreciate it.

Have a nice, long weekend!

Brenda

Brenda Ku

Secretary

Shallowford Falls Elementary