Interwrite Learning™ Is Changing How the World Learns
International expansion continues for innovative education technology company with major contracts in Russia, Mexico, Italy, New Zealand, Spain and France
Columbia, MD – January 24, 2007 – Interwrite Learning, a leading provider of interactive learning solutions for primary, secondary and higher education/university markets, announces that its interactive products are now in use in over 250,000 classrooms around the world. School districts across the US and around the world are realizing the immense benefits of installing Interwrite Learning solutions in their classrooms. From improved test scores to positive results in class behavior and focus, Interwrite Learning Interactive Classroom solutions are changing how the world learns.
Recent international installations include:
Russia
Interwrite Learning will supply interactive whiteboards to the four major
regions in the Russian Federation. The contract for over 1,600 Interwrite
Boards
will support the Russian’s Ministry of Education’s objective
to provide students from various regions in Russia with equal rights to
access information-reference resources and educational programs in a dynamic
and
interactive setting.
Mexico
Interwrite Learning will supply over 11,700 Interwrite Boards to provide
support to the Mexican government’s “Secundarias Project”,
which provides secondary schools in the country with the equipment required
to
access digital resources for teaching and learning. By February 2007, there
will be over 36,000 Interwrite Boards installed and operating in primary
and secondary schools across Mexico.
Italy
In partnership with distributor, Know K. Srl, Interwrite Learning will install
over 120 Interwrite Learning Interactive Classrooms in primary schools throughout
the region of Bologna. These installations include an Interwrite Board, Pad
and PRS Class Pack in each classroom.
New Zealand
Sitech Systems, Interwrite Learning’s Partner in New Zealand, will work
with Decile 1A schools in Flaxmere, the Hawke’s Bay in New Zealand. Over
the next three years, every classroom will be fitted with an Interwrite Board,
two Interwrite Pads, and an Interwrite PRS class pack system. The funding has
been provided by the local Licensing Trust with the objective to improve the
educational and work opportunities available to the children and families in
this area.
Spain
The Extremadura Government, one of the 17 Autonomies in Spain, chose Interwrite
Boards to install in all of its primary schools. During the length of the
project, Interwrite Learning’s Spanish distributor, Artigraf, will
install close to 500 Interwrite Boards throughout the region. The Extremadura
Government evaluated several vendors on issues such as durability, reliability,
Linux compatibility, functionality, resolution and the availability of training
for its teachers.
France
Based on Interwrite Learning’s increasingly strong relationship with
the Ministry of Education in France, nearly 400 Interwrite Boards and Interwrite
Pads have been installed across the country, including in education departments
92 and 95, in many of the colleges in the education departments 60, 78 and
13, as well as in the Lycés of the region Bretagne.
“Interwrite Learning continues to be the solution of choice for interactive classrooms around the world,” said Frank Augustino, vice president of business development and international sales at Interwrite Learning. “Our company takes great pride in providing a complete interactive classroom solution that can be customized to our customers needs. Our teachers come to us for everything, just not one piece of the puzzle. We offer everything that teachers need to improve learning and see positive results in the classroom, from interactive whiteboard and interactive software to award-winning student response. We are excited to bring even more innovative products and solutions to our global customers in 2007.”
About Interwrite Learning
Interwrite Learning is a premier
global provider of interactive learning solutions for primary, secondary
and higher education markets. Interactive solutions,
including the Interwrite Board, Pad and Panel all come with Interwrite
Software, a robust software package that includes thousands of images and
resources to create dynamic and exciting lessons in an interactive learning
environment.
Interwrite PRS, available in infrared, radio-frequency and “virtual” software
configurations, is a powerful student response system that combines interaction
and assessment to enhance classroom productivity and improve student results.
Interwrite Learning has a rich 32-year history of delivering interactive
solutions that are changing how the world learns. To learn more about Interwrite
Learning’s Interactive Classroom solutions, please visit http://www.interwritelearning.com.
Case Study
Principal Greg Stillions envisioned a new way of teaching for his newly built high school that included creating a creative and interactive learning environment. After seeing the Interwrite Pad at an elementary school, he recognized that it was the perfect technology to achieve his goal. View Case Study