Tech4Learning releases Wixie app for the Kindle Fire HD

Wixie, the cloud-based creativity tool, from Tech4Learning is now available for Kindle Fire HD tablets through the Amazon Appstore for Android.

2012-11-21

SAN DIEGO, CA, November 21, 2012 (Press-News.org) Tech4Learning's Wixie is now available for Kindle Fire HD tablets through the Amazon Appstore. The app is free for Wixie subscribers. The Wixie app for Kindle Fire HD takes advantage of authoring on the tablet's touch interface, while connecting to storage, classroom management, and assessment tools in the cloud.

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.

"We are working to make Wixie available to as many users as possible. Developing an app for the Kindle Fire HD is essential to our goal of providing powerful tools and a wide audience for student work," explains David Wagner, CEO of Tech4Learning.

"Creating and communicating ideas is essential to success in our digital age, shares Melinda Kolk, Director of Professional Learning. "From the computers at school and the local library to the tablet a family has chosen to buy, Wixie offers an opportunity for anytime, anywhere learning in which students are creating and not simply consuming information."

To learn more about Wixie, visit the Tech4Learning web site at: http://www.tech4learning.com/wixie.

Tech4Learning develops award-winning educational products that support effective use of technology and help build essential skills for the digital age. Founded in 1999, the company's tools are used by millions of students around the world. Additional information about Wixie is available at http://tech4learning.com/wixie or by contacting Danielle Abernethy at 1-877-834-5453 ext 3345.

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