31 st ANNUAL AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE WINNERS ANNOUNCED BY TECH & LEARNING MAGAZINE Outstanding Education Technology Products Saluted

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1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Jared Stearns st ANNUAL AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE WINNERS ANNOUNCED BY TECH & LEARNING MAGAZINE Outstanding Education Technology Products Saluted SAN BRUNO, CA (October 30, 2013) Tech & Learning magazine today named 72 education technology products as winners in its prestigious 31-year-old recognition program. Honored software, hardware, network, web products include innovative applications that break new ground as well as those that added significant enhancements to proven education tools. A panel of more than 30 educators, who tested more than 150 entries, chose the winners. The opportunities for using technology in the classroom have never been better, but making purchasing decisions has never been more difficult, says Kevin Hogan, Editorial Director for NewBay Media s Tech & Learning Group. We hope that the hard work our judges have performed this year adds insight to our readers' search for the best solutions. Entries were divided into two categories: New Products and Best Upgraded Products. Winning selections include software and web-based products, as well as hardware and AV tools. Among the high-quality offerings being honored are resources addressing management, safety, communication, differentiated learning, assessment, and other key areas in education. Please join us in congratulating the New Product winners of the 2013 Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence. Look for detailed descriptions and judges comments in the December 2013 Awards Issue. NEW PRODUCT WINNERS Company Name Product Name Acer Inc. Acer Iconia W700P-6821 Acer Inc. Acer C Chromebook

2 Aerohive Bonjour Gateway AirWatch AirWatch Secure Content Locker Atomic Learning Atomic Mobilize Online Mobile Learning PD Solution AVer Information, Inc. AVer EVC100 Interactive Video Conferencing AVer Information, Inc. AVer TabSync ipad Sync and Charge Cart Crestron Capture HD High-Definition Capture Recorder Discovery Education Discovery Education Social Studies Techbook DynEd International, Inc. DynEd Kids EdgeWave EdgeWave Social Horizon DataSys Corporation Reboot Restore Rx Houghton Mifflin Harcourt The Americans ibooks Textbook icreate to Educate mycreate LG Electronics 23" class LG Zero Client V-Series PCoIP monitor model# 23CAV42K-BL Luidia Inc ebeam Edge Plug and Play Wireless with Battery Pack

3 Mimio MimioProjector Mitsubishi Electric Visual Solutions America, Inc. Mitsubishi WD390U-EST Cloud Projector Motorola Solutions Motorola AP 6562 Outdoor Dual Radio a/b/g/n MESH Wireless Access Point My Learning Plan Inc MyLearningPlan ELEVATE NEC Display Solutions NP-UM330Xi-WK1 Pearson ilit Pearson Zeos PresenceLearning PresenceLearning Online Occupational Therapy Realityworks teachweld Welding Simulation Samsung Electronics America, Inc. GALAXY Note 10.1 Software MacKiev KID PIX 3D Super Duper Publications StoryMaker Teaching Channel Teaching Channel Teams (Tch Teams)

4 Teachscape Teachscape Effectiveness Platform Texas Instruments TI-Nspire Apps for ipad Texthelp Inc. ireadwrite WIN Learning WIN Learning's Soft Skills Tech & Learning also recognizes recently revised and updated products. This category honors already-released products that have made significant enhancements since the previous version of the same product and evolved with the changing technology to continue to offer the highest quality experiences for educators and students. This year's Best Upgrade winners include the following titles: BEST UPGRADED PRODUCT WINNERS AceReader AceReader Elite Achieve3000 Achive3000 Barracuda Networks Barracuda Message Archiver Barracuda Networks Barracuda Web Filter Blackmagic Design ATEM Television Studio BookheadEd Learning, LLC StudySync Capstone Digital myon reader

5 ClassLink ClassLink LaunchPad Crestron Crestron DMPS-300-C-AEC CTB / McGraw-Hill ACUITY Curriculum Associates Dell Software Curriculum Associates i-ready Diagnostic & Instruction Dell KACE K1000 Systems Management Appliance v5.4 Discovery Education Discovery Education Streaming Plus DreamBox Learning Inc. DreamBox Learning Math EdgeWave EdgeWave iprism Web Security epals The All-New epals Espresso Education Espresso Elementary Gaggle Gaggle Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation and Discovery Education Kaseya Together Counts Kaseya IT Systems Management solution, version 6.3: Remote Management and Network Discovery capabilities

6 Kurzweil Educational Systems Kurzweil firefly Learning A-Z Reading A-Z Lightspeed Systems My Big Campus Maplesoft Maple 17 Academic NetSupport Inc. NetSupport School observe4success observe4success Pearson WriteToLearn SchoolMessenger SchoolMessenger SchoolReach CyberBully Hotline SchoolReach SchoolReach Schoology Schoology Shmoop University, Inc. Shmoop University, Inc. Stoneware, Inc. LanSchool 7.7

7 Stoneware, Inc. webnetwork 6.1 TechSmith Camtasia Studio TechSmith Snagit TenMarks Education TenMarks Math TreeRing TreeRing Vernier Software & Technology Vernier Video Physics for ios About Tech & Learning For over 30 years, Tech & Learning has been and continues to be the leading resource for K-12 leaders. Its publications, Web sites and events provide factual and evaluative information on trends, products, and strategies to educators who purchase technology products in their districts and schools. Tech & Learning, published by NewBay Media LLC, delivers the highest quality content and essential resources to manage, train, and teach technology. For more information, visit About NewBay Media LLC NewBay Media's market leading brands are centered on five vertical markets -- Pro Audio, Broadcast and Video, Musical Instruments, Systems Integration and K-12 Education. NewBay publishes and produces more than 40 publications and show dailies, 50 websites, 30 daily and weekly E-Newsletters, three Expos and more than 50 custom publishing efforts, annually. NewBay reaches more than two million readers in print and one million online and in person -- around the world in more than 100 countries. Additional information on NewBay can be found by visiting ###