Computer Curriculum Corporation Launches Breakthrough Solution for Education Management; CCC EdMAP Connects Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 1998--Computer Curriculum Corporation (CCC CCC A very speculative grade assigned to a debt obligation by a rating agency. Such a rating indicates default or considerable doubt that interest will be paid or principal repaid. Also called Caa. ), the leading provider of educational software and services to K-12 schools, today launched CCC EdMAP, a software and services solution for managing and improving the educational process. The software connects a school district as an enterprise-wide, collaborative system with shared access to critical resources, curriculum objectives and lesson plans. EdMAP currently is the most extensive product of its kind. It addresses a critical need in schools as educators re-evaluate their local curricula to meet new emerging national and state standards and new performance-based standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. assessments. EdMAP was designed with input from an advisory panel of national experts in education, policy, standards, reform and professional development. Several charter customers also provided input on product design and implementation. The software is a powerful object-oriented, relational database relational database Database in which all data are represented in tabular form. The description of a particular entity is provided by the set of its attribute values, stored as one row or record of the table, called a tuple. of national education standards, state and district-level objectives, exemplary lessons and assessment tools. Its integrated calendar and communication tools facilitate an ongoing, interactive process. "San Jose Unified School District The San Jose Unified School District operates the following schools in San Jose, California USA, for 32612 students*: School Name Students FTE Teachers Pupil/Teacher Ratio Allen Elementary School 379 25.9 14.6 Almaden Elementary School 395 25 15.8 (Walter L. is committed to school reform and is working to improve student achievement throughout the district," Joana French, San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. Unified School District's director of curriculum, said. "In order to achieve our goals, we researched a variety of technology solutions that would help us manage our education process and facilitate communication within our district. EdMAP meets our needs for improving curriculum design, instruction and assessment, and facilitating immediate access to student progress." "With EdMAP we are striving to enable far-reaching school improvement goals," said Dr. David Dwyer David Dwyer was an Irish soccer player who played in the League of Ireland during the late 80s and early 1990s. Dwyer played for Kilkenny City and Bohemians amongst others during his career in the League of Ireland. , CCC's vice president of advanced learning technology. "Our enterprise technology, paired with professional development, is the key to engaging teachers and other stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. in the important business of helping all students reach increasingly challenging learning goals." EdMAP Benefits EdMAP, which is designed for use by all educators -- from superintendents to district curriculum leaders, principals and teachers -- makes instructional planning time more productive. EdMAP helps teachers to more easily and efficiently reach instructional goals through a rich set of planning, instruction, assessment and professional development tools. EdMAP enables district curriculum specialists to align local curriculum to state and national standards through robust curriculum frameworks and development tools. In addition, the software facilitates communication and collaboration among educators, helping to create a dynamic planning “Dynamic Planning” redirects here. For the AI technique, see Dynamic planning. Dynamic Planning Inc. (ダイナミック企画株式会社) is a Licensing company and anime studio owned by manga artist process. Resources within the EdMAP database can be customized to include textbooks, educational software, web-based resources and local resources such as field trip locations, films and science equipment. The database of exemplary lessons expands as districts certify cer·ti·fy v. cer·ti·fied, cer·ti·fy·ing, cer·ti·fies v.tr. 1. a. To confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine. b. and add new lessons submitted by teachers within their district. EdMAP Professional Development Services EdMAP is supported by a range of services including professional development, on-site project management and technical integration services. CCC adds specific district-level objectives to the EdMAP database so that local objectives are an integral part of the system. The software also includes a sophisticated online professional support system that includes basic software tips as well as instructional guidance, such as tips for writing effective curriculum objectives and planning successful instructional units. EdMAP Availability EdMAP, which is available now, is designed as a district-wide application and is a scalable solution. The software is based on a distributed client/server network (1) A communications network that uses dedicated servers. In this context, the term is used to contrast it with a peer-to-peer network, which allows any client to also be a server. (2) A network that is processing applications designed for client/server architecture. architecture and industry standard technologies including Wide Area Networks, TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. , Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. 6.5 and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. 4.0. The Company Computer Curriculum Corporation is the leading provider of educational software and services to K-12 schools and a unit of Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. . CCC's software is installed in more than 16,000 schools and has been used by more than 10 million students worldwide. Simon & Schuster, the world's largest educational publisher, is the publishing operation of Viacom Inc. Viacom is one of the world's largest entertainment and publishing companies and a leading force in nearly every segment of the international media marketplace. Reader Contact Information: Readers can call Computer Curriculum Corporation at (888) CCC-4KIDS, ext. 6189, or visit the company's web site at http://www.cccnet.com. Computer Curriculum Corporation and the CCC logo are registered trademarks of Computer Curriculum Corporation. CCC EdMAP is a trademark of Computer Curriculum Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Keywords: educational software, education reform, instruction management system
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