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AlphaSmart Joins Education Technology Think Tank Study Aimed at
Evaluating the Impact Handheld Solutions Can Have on Improving Math Instruction
Brooklyn's P.S. 161 Crown School to Serve as a Model for Demonstrating the
Power of MathAmigo and Dana by AlphaSmart as a Teaching and Learning Platform
LOS GATOS, Calif., April 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AlphaSmart, Inc.
(NASDAQ:ALSM), a provider of technology solutions for education, today
announced that it is working collaboratively with the Education Technology
Think Tank (ET3), a non-profit group dedicated to addressing America's growing
digital divide, to extend a university study that evaluates the impact Valiant
Technology's MathAmigo software used on handhelds can have on improving math
skills.
Utilizing a donation of 35 Dana by AlphaSmart computer companions, the study
will be conducted by Rutgers University at P.S. 161 Crown School in Crown
Heights, Brooklyn, one of the poorest neighborhoods in New York City. The first
phase of the partnership project is being launched today with a visit by U.S.
Congressman Major R. Owens, whose long-term TEC Campaign, harnessing Technology
to Empower Community, addresses the conditions of the digital divide and the
ongoing achievement gap of poor and minority youth.
"For more than ten years, I have been crusading for public/private partnerships
like the one announced today to advance the use of technology in inner-city
classrooms," said Major R. Owens, U.S. Congressman. "In our emerging
cybercivilization, technology is no longer a luxury or option; it is a right of
our students, and a key weapon of education reform. We have witnessed creative
uses of technology exerting a profound impact on the way teachers teach and
students learn. With math skills so vital, the ET3 study will provide important
insight into how handheld solutions with quality software and effective
professional development can improve math instruction and influence learning."
The ET3 partnership research is being designed to address how a handheld
solution can impact the study of mathematics in the classroom, an area of
critical need in public schooling. Professional development for teachers will
be provided by Rutgers' Center for Math and Science, in collaboration with
Medgar Evers College; staff development will be available on-site at P.S. 161.
"We are delighted to collaborate with the Education Technology Think Tank and
its partners to develop a model program in the 11th Congressional District of
Brooklyn that will demonstrate the power of MathAmigo and Dana as a teaching
and learning platform," said Manish Kothari, president of AlphaSmart. "With
more than a decade of experience in the classroom, we believe our computer
companions can play an important role in getting students excited about math,
and helping teachers develop creative ways to share math concepts."
About the Education Technology Think Tank
The Education Technology Think Tank (ET3) is a nonprofit organization committed
to improving the conditions of the growing digital divide throughout America.
ET3 seeks to promote equity and excellence in education and training. It
accomplishes its mission by creating forums for exchange of information for
various education stakeholders: educators, private sector, community-based
groups, and government; and by catalyzing technology partnerships to achieve
economic and educational empowerment in traditionally underserved communities.
AlphaSmart, Inc.
AlphaSmart, Inc. is a provider of affordable, portable personal learning
solutions for the K-12 classroom. Its portable computer-companion products are
used by students to enhance writing, keyboarding and comprehension, and have
been adopted by more than 8,500 school districts in the United States and other
countries. Based in Los Gatos, California, the company was founded in 1992 by
former Apple Computer engineers.
DATASOURCE: AlphaSmart, Inc.
CONTACT: Carleen LeVasseur of AlphaSmart Public Relations,
+1-408-264-6767 or
Web site: http://www.alphasmart.com/