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LearningStation Wins EdNET Pioneer Award
LearningStation announced it has been awarded the EdNET Pioneer. The EdNET Pioneer Award recognizes an organization which contributes most significantly to the growth of the educational technology market.
LearningStation was named winner of the Pioneer Award for a for-profit company during the awards banquet at EdNET 2002 in Los Angeles, CA. LearningStation was selected over Apex Learning and McGraw Hill Learning Network. LearningStation was recognized for its use of the Application Service Provider (ASP) model within the K-12 education market.
Nelson Heller, President and Publisher of The Heller Reports, a QED company stated “LearningStation typifies the leadership we look for in our awards programs. Its contribution to the education technology industry has helped form our industry today.”
Craig Larsen, CEO of LearningStation stated “We are very excited to receive this award. Receiving such a prestigious award with such high standards and qualification procedures is an honor. It is very rewarding to have our revolutionary delivery system recognized by industry leaders as the future of educational technology.”
Previous EdNET Pioneer Award Winners Include: Inspiration Software Inc. (2001), Classroom Connect (2000), Pioneer New Media technologies (1999), Surfwatch Software (1998), VTEl (1997), Microsoft Corporation (1996), Apple Computer (1995), Scholastic Network and Compass Learning.
About LearningStation
LearningStation, a leading provider of customized portal solutions, focuses on helping schools authentically engage students in learning through innovative applications and web-based learning tools. LearningStation has been honored as a 2005 and 2006 SIIA Codie Award finalist, a 2003 Media & Methods Magazine Awards Portfolio recipient and a recipient of the EdNET 2002 Pioneer Award for significant contributions to the growth of education technology.
About the EdNET Industry Awards
The EdNET Industry awards are the only educational technology awards that honor companies and non-profit organizations that have made significant contributions to either education or industry growth or which promise to become significant players in the industry. The awards, given annually since 1993, are coordinated by EdNET, The Educational Technology and Telecommunications Markets Conference, which is sponsored by The Heller Reports, a QED company. Individuals familiar with the educational technology and telecommunications industry nominate both for-profit companies and non-profit organizations for the awards. Each year EdNET gathers a panel of education industry experts who subject each nomination to a rigorous judging process. Co-sponsoring this awards program, with The Heller Reports, a QED Company are Texas Instruments and Words & Numbers.