SAN DIEGO, CA, November 09, 2012 (Press-News.org) Tech4Learning's Wixie wins an Award of Excellence in Tech & Learning magazine's prestigious 30-year-old recognition program. Over 160 entries were put to the test by Tech & Learning's experienced educational team of judges.
Wixie is an online authoring tool students can use to explore the curriculum through a combination of text, original artwork, voice narration, and images. Projects are stored in the cloud, making it easy for students to move between devices, teachers to evaluate student work, and schools to share projects with family and community.
"Because Wixie is a cloud-based product, we constantly improve the tools for students and teachers," explains David Wagner, CEO of Tech4Learning. "Recently we have been working to ensure Wixie runs on iPads, Android tablets, Kindle Fire HDs, Chromebooks, and PCs running Windows or OSX."
"I have been a long time fan and user of Pixie and love how we can create the same projects online with Wixie," shares Katy Hammack, a 3rd grade teacher in Santee, California. "Now our students work on assignments and digital stories on their iPads, classroom laptops, or computers at home, allowing us to enable anytime, anywhere learning."
To learn more about Wixie, visit the Tech4Learning web site at: http://www.tech4learning.com/wixie or contact us at 619-563-5348.
About Tech4Learning
Tech4Learning develops award-winning educational software that supports effective use of educational technology and helps build essential skills for the digital age. Founded in 1999, the company's software is used by millions of students around the world. For more information, visit http://www.tech4learning.com
Wixie Wins 2012 Tech & Learning Award of Excellence
Wixie, Tech4Learning's online authoring tool for education, wins a 2012 Award of Excellence from Tech & Learning magazine.
2012-11-09
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[Press-News.org] Wixie Wins 2012 Tech & Learning Award of ExcellenceWixie, Tech4Learning's online authoring tool for education, wins a 2012 Award of Excellence from Tech & Learning magazine.