In This Issue

NovaNET® Helps Ohio Students Reach New Heights

Waterford™ Early Math & Science Reaches Out

40+ Years of Proven Effectiveness Research and Development

Reach Every Student with Over 5,000 Engaging Digital Media Courses

Grant-Writing Tip #88— Reach Your Target

August 2005

Welcome to Digital Link from Pearson Digital Learning. In the world of education—as in any industry—certain themes are constant.

In this issue of The Digital LINK, we examine the idea of REACH. Are you reaching your students? Is your instruction reaching it's target? Are your students getting everything they need to reach their greatest potential?

As you read through this issue, think about the extent of your own reach. Partner with Pearson Digital Learning and we can help you and your students reach further than ever before.

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NovaNET Helps Ohio Students Reach New Heights

Challenge:
The Toledo Education Center needed to find a program that would address their large population of at-risk and drop-out students. The program had to be flexible and it had to have the ability to meet the individual needs of their diverse population of non-traditional students, while at the same time providing a quality educational curriculum.

Solution:
A committee formed to address these challenges selected NovaNET, the online curriculum solution from Pearson Digital Learning, as the solution to help them reach their goals.

Results:
According to Earl Apgar, Principal of the Toledo Education Center, the center is realizing a return on its investment in NovaNET thanks to the average daily attendance (ADA) dollars generated for recovered full-time-equivalent (FTE) students. “With increased enrollment, the district may realize a profit of up to a million dollars this year,” said Apgar. “It’s a nice ‘bonus’ on top of the real reward of helping so many students succeed.”

Congratulations to the Toledo Education Center; Pearson Digital Learning is proud to be your partner!

Waterford Early Math & Science Reaches Out with a World to Discover

Waterford Early Math & Science leverages a uniquely engaging and age-appropriate learning environment to deliver initial instruction for grades pre-K–2. Waterford’s design motivates students with software as well as print materials that individualize instruction precisely, using embedded assessment and responsive sequencer software. The unmatched breadth and depth of the Waterford curriculum provides every classroom a replicable model of early math and science foundations.

Each of the Waterford Early Math & Science’s three levels is designed to provide a full year of daily instruction. Students work through curriculum in four content areas: Daily Activities, Number Sense, Abstract Math and Reasoning, and Science Concepts. Waterford then reinforces lessons learned at the computer with a family literacy program comprised of student copies of books and videos of songs seen in the software to help reach and involve parents and younger siblings.

Want to see Waterford in action? Download a sample video of Odd Todd and Even Steven, two Waterford characters who help introduce the concept odd and even numbers.

[3.1 MB, QuickTime Movie. Estimated Download Time @ 1.5Mbps (High-Speed DSL/Cable): 20 Seconds.]

Leverage Over 40 Years of Proven Effectiveness Research and Development

SuccessMaker® Enterprise's groundbreaking research was initiated at Stanford University over 40 years ago by Professor Patrick Suppes, a pioneer in the field of computer-assisted instruction.

Pearson Digital Learning has taken the foundations of Suppes' early work and—with continued investment and ongoing research—brought to market one of the industry’s most unique and effective curriculum products. In an ongoing effort that builds on the original research, the models of mastery learning that drive SuccessMaker continue to evolve based on analyses of actual student performance data.

To download free white papers on SuccessMaker Enterprise effectiveness research, visit http://www.pearsondigital.com/successmaker/research.

Reach Every Student with 5,000 Engaging Digital Media Courses

KnowledgeBox® is the first K-6 Digital Learning System for reading/language arts, math, science, and social studies. Leveraging broadband technology, KnowledgeBox provides immediate and centralized access to a rich library of digital media content, empowering educators to easily integrate research-based, high-quality core instructional curriculum into the classroom. With a full array of instructional resources, the powerful KnowledgeBox system delivers full-motion video, software, electronic texts and more, right to the classroom desktop.

Unlike Web-dependent programs, KnowledgeBox media is accessed easily, with little or no download time. Whether your Internet connection is up or down, KnowledgeBox is always available at every workstation on your network. Pearson Digital Learning continually manages and updates the KnowledgeBox content to reflect the most recent state and national educational standards.

To download a free KnowledgeBox demo, visit: http://www.pearsondigital.com/offers/knowledgebox/vt-kbox.cfm.

Grant-Writing Tip #88—The Right Polish Will Help Your Application Reach Its Target.

To make your final grant application as professional as possible, consider improving your final production process. Try printing on thicker paper, such as 24-lb. bond paper with 90-92 brightness. Set your printer at 600 dots-per-inch, so the ink is darker. If the RFP asks for extra copies of the proposal, send all original high-quality printouts so each reviewer has one. These minor considerations will help extend the reach of your grant proposal.

For further information, reach us at 1.888.977.7900 or www.PearsonDigital.com.