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Prince Edward Island Signs Province-Wide Agreement for netTrekker d.i.
Thinkronize Continues Expansion into Canada with Leading K-12 Safe Search Tool, netTrekker d.i.
Cincinnati, OH, October 16, 2008 – All elementary school students in the Province of Prince Edward Island now have access to the #1 educational search tool for K-12 schools, netTrekker d.i. Using netTrekker d.i., students and educators have fast and easy access to more than 300,000 educator-selected digital resources, aligned with provincial outcomes and expectations, that support and enhance the complete curricula. This is the first province-wide agreement Thinkronize, Inc., developer of netTrekker d.i., has signed with a Canadian department of education.
netTrekker d.i.’s safe and valuable digital resources are custom designed to help every child learn. The Prince Edward Island (PEI) Department of Education and Early Childhood Development has purchased netTrekker d.i. for all of its elementary schools bringing netTrekker d.i. to 8600 students in 46 schools across the province.
According to Guy Albert, Education Technology Coordinator for the Prince Edward Island Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, “netTrekker d.i. permits students and teachers to surf the Internet for educational sites in a safe environment and we are pleased to offer it to all elementary students and teachers in the Province. The decision to purchase netTrekker d.i. was based on the feedback from educators who piloted the product. Teachers were very impressed with the ease of use, the search criteria and the selection of sites as well as the administrative tools that enable teachers to share information and monitor student use.”
“We are thrilled about our continued expansion into Canada and this first province-wide deal with Prince Edward Island’s Department of Education and Early Childhood Development,” said Randy Wilhelm, CEO, Thinkronize, Inc. “Currently over 100,000 Canadian students are searching safely with netTrekker d.i. and we hope to continue to add to that number.”
About netTrekker d.i.
netTrekker d.i. is the #1 K-12 educational search tool that transforms digital content into safe, valuable, custom designed resources for educators and students. Unlike ordinary search engines, netTrekker d.i. provides fast and easy access to more than 300,000 digital resources that have been evaluated by a team of expert educators for superior quality and academic appropriateness, organized by grade and readability level and aligned with provincial outcomes and expectations. The company’s unmatched proprietary technology adds valuable differentiated instruction features to the content mix. Using netTrekker d.i., educators, school librarians, students, and parents save valuable time because they are directed to relevant, reliable, websites every time—meaning less time spent on searching and more time focused on teaching, learning, and achieving. For more information visit www.netTrekker.ca.
About Thinkronize
Founded in 1999, Thinkronize is a leader in the digital delivery of K-12 educational content and is dedicated to enhancing the education of today’s youth with highly effective technologies that deliver the rich educational value of the Internet to every child in a safe, relevant, easy-to-use format. With the mission to help every child learn and a belief that technology can transform education, Thinkronize was first to market with a standards-based educational search engine, utilizing the services of Academic Benchmarks (www.AcademicBenchmarks.com), the premier provider of comprehensive standards-based K-12 educational databases, alignment tools, and integration products. Thinkronize’s flagship product, netTrekker d.i., is the #1 educational search tool in K-12 schools and is currently used in over 21,000 schools worldwide. Peers, educators, and parents have honored Thinkronize and netTrekker d.i. over 25 times for its contribution to education. In 2007, netTrekker d.i. was named the Best Education Solution in SIIA's CODiE award competition. In addition, Thinkronize was named to the 2007 Inc. 5000 and 2006 Inc. 500 lists as one of the fastest growing private companies in the United States. The company was founded by Robert Reinders and currently serves over 12 million students in all 50 states and 12 Canadian provinces and territories, including adoptions by key districts and states, and the Province of Prince Edward Island. For more information visit www.Thinkronize.com or phone 877-517-1125.
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