Boxer Learning Announces Macintosh Compatibility.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2000 Boxer Learning, Inc., a leading provider of online educational curriculum, is now available to Mac users. Macintosh users with Microsoft Internet Explorer See Internet Explorer. 5.0 for MacOS will now be able to enjoy the rich learning experience of BOXERmath.COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. . "We look forward to adding Mac users to the growing number of schools and homes across the country that use BOXERmath.COM to enhance their students' math education," said Bob Block, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Boxer Learning. Boxer Learning uses teaching philosophies that embrace new learning environments through a marriage of technology and educational pedagogy. Boxer Learning tutorials incorporate brilliant graphics and computer images to motivate and engage the learner in exploration and discovery. Students can manipulate these tools to visualize and reinforce new concepts on their own, and actively participate in the learning process. BOXERmath.COM is an interactive learning environment that features on-demand, web-based, guided instructional tutorials in math. Teachers, students, and parents can access the Internet site at www.boxermath.com. The tutorial content available on BOXERmath.COM includes the award-winning titles: Boxer Introductory Algebra algebra, branch of mathematics concerned with operations on sets of numbers or other elements that are often represented by symbols. Algebra is a generalization of arithmetic and gains much of its power from dealing symbolically with elements and operations (such as , Boxer Intermediate Algebra, Boxer Trigonometry trigonometry [Gr.,=measurement of triangles], a specialized area of geometry concerned with the properties of and relations among the parts of a triangle. Spherical trigonometry is concerned with the study of triangles on the surface of a sphere rather than in the , and Boxer Geometry. Other areas of the site include the Point of Reference, a cross-referenced list of glossary A term used by Microsoft Word and adopted by other word processors for the list of shorthand, keyboard macros created by a particular user. See glossaries in this publication and The Computer Glossary. terms from all of the tutorial titles; Newton's Workshop, a hands-on, "what if...?", discovery-oriented learning area with experiments; the Museum, a place to explore and discover math at work in areas as diverse as Science, Art & Architecture, History, Nature, Language & Literature, and Music; the Parent-Teacher Forum, an arena which provides a variety of resources, including lesson plans, printable print·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of being printed or of producing a print: printable negatives. 2. Fit for publication: printable language. worksheets, and linked correlations of the site's tutorial materials with textbooks and state and national standards of learning Standards of Learning or (SOL) is a program of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It sets forth learning and achievement expectations for grades K-12 in Virginia's Public Schools. ; and the Ledger(TM), an innovative management and tracking system that monitors student performance and progress, providing automatic reporting from any location with an Internet connection. The Ledger(TM) also gives the teacher the ability to create classes, track student activity, and assess results while clearly identifying students' strengths and weaknesses. Founded in 1995, Boxer Learning, Inc. is an Internet Education Company committed to developing superior instructional programming that takes advantage of new and promising technologies. The company creates and distributes high-quality, educational content to schools and homes in the U.S. and abroad. For additional information about Boxer Learning, Inc., please contact Pamela Peterson by phone at 804/817-5900 or by email at pamelap@boxerlearning.com. |
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