Edmark's products win two Codie Awards for Best Education Software Programs from Software Publishers Association.REDMOND Redmond, city (1990 pop. 35,800), King co., W Wash., a suburb of Seattle, on Lake Sammamish; inc. 1912. Its economy centers around computer software (Microsoft Corp. , Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 1996--Two educational software programs from Edmark Corp. were selected to receive two Codie Awards for Best Education Software Programs in the Software Publishers Association's (SPA) annual Excellence in Software Awards program on Monday, March 4, 1996. Trudy's Time & Place House won the Codie for Best Early Childhood Education Program and Thinkin' Things Collection 3 won the Codie for Best Education Software Program. Edmark products Thinkin' Things Collection 1, Millie's Math House and KidDesk are also Codie Award winners from previous years. Software Publishers Association, the primary trade association of the software industry, presented its prestigious Codie Awards for the best in consumer, education and business software published during 1995 in a gala awards event on March 4th in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . "We are extremely proud to be honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. with these important awards by our peers," says Sally Narodick, Edmark 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. . "Codie Awards are a tremendous tribute to the products and receiving the award means so much to the whole Edmark team. We look forward to continuing our development of new interactive software that challenges kids to learn and grow while having fun." Trudy's Time & Place House, winner of the Codie Award for Best Early Childhood Education Program, is the fourth software program in Edmark's award-winning Early Learning House Series, which also includes Millie's Math House, Bailey's Book House and Sammy's Science House. Trudy's Time & Place House offers children ages 3 to 6 the opportunity to learn important time and geography concepts. Trudy, a charming alligator alligator, large aquatic reptile of the genus Alligator, in the same order as the crocodile. There are two species—a large type found in the S United States and a small type found in E China. Alligators differ from crocodiles in several ways. , and her whimsical whim·si·cal adj. 1. Determined by, arising from, or marked by whim or caprice. See Synonyms at arbitrary. 2. Erratic in behavior or degree of unpredictability: a whimsical personality. friends, Ann ANN, Scotch law. Half a year's stipend over and above what is owing for the incumbency due to a minister's relict, or child, or next of kin, after his decease. Wishaw. Also, an abbreviation of annus, year; also of annates. In the old law French writers, ann or rather an, signifies a year. and Dan, Joe Crow, Dale the Dog and Melvin the Hippo, invite kids to build time-telling skills; to develop mapping and direction skills; and to "travel" the world learning about continents, oceans and landmarks. It is available for both Windows and Macintosh computers on CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). for approximately $40. Thinkin' Things Collection 3, winner of the Codie Award for Best Education Software Program, is the third program in an award-winning line of products designed to build kids' thinking skills. Geared toward children ages 7 to 13, Thinkin' Things Collection 3 includes five challenging and fun activities that motivate kids to strengthen reasoning, synthesize To create a whole or complete unit from parts or components. See synthesis. and analyze information, build early computer programming skills and experiment with physics properties. A 12 year old in Glenview, Illinois There are at least two locations in Illinois called Glenview:
Edmark Corp., located in Redmond, is a leading developer and publisher of educational software and materials with 25 years of experience applying proven educational concepts to the development of learning products for children. The company develops products for both the consumer and education markets, including its award-winning line of software for PC and Macintosh platforms: KidDesk Family Edition, Millie's Math House, Bailey's Book House, Sammy's Science House, Trudy's Time & Place House, Thinkin' Things Collection 1, Thinkin' Things Collection 2, Thinkin' Things Collection 3, Strategy Games of the World and the Imagination Express Series: Destination: Neighborhood, Destination: Castle, Destination: Rain Forest and Destination: Ocean. -0- Edmark, the Edmark logo, Millie's Math House, Bailey's Book House, Thinkin' Things and TouchWindow are registered trademarks of Edmark Corp. Sammy's Science House, Trudy's Time & Place House, KidDesk Family Edition, Strategy Games of the World, Imagination Express Destination: Neighborhood, Destination: Castle, Destination: Rain Forest and Destination: Ocean are trademarks of Edmark Corp. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corp. CONTACT: Edmark Corp., Redmond Amy Gutmann
Amy Gutmann (1949 - ), Ph.D., is the 8th President of the University of Pennsylvania[1]. She is also a political theorist who taught at Princeton University from 1976 to 2004 and served as its Provost. , 206/556-8825, amyg@edmark.com NOTE TO EDITORS: In the Internet/email address noted in this news release, there is an "at" symbol between: amyg AND edmark.com. This symbol may not appear properly in some systems. |
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