Archipelago Learning Unveils Enhancements to its Study Island Digital Lessons

Archipelago Learning a subscription-based software-as-a-service provider of education products announced the release of Study Island’s Fall enhancements that include mobile optimization, new games, interactive flash animations and enhanced lessons

In a release, Tim McEwen, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Archipelago Learning said, “Districts and schools are under immense pressure to improve student performance, while dealing with severe budget constraints and changing state and federal accountability mandates.”

“With the launch of these enhancements, educators using Study Island have the latest customizable digital education tools to increase student learning and improve academic performance, all in one affordable, easy to use web-based solution,” McEwen added.

According to company sources these new enhancements are expected to help educators and students enjoy easy access to a better learning experience. It will also showcase how Study Island makes the print-to-digital transition affordable and easy for schools. Study Island is actually a high impact, low cost educational solution offering standards-based instruction, practice, assessment and productivity tools.

Besides being very useful for K-12 students and their teachers this updated offering will be suitable for use on mobile devices such as iPad, iTouch, and iPhone besides Android tablet and smartphone devices.

This enables teachers and students to easily access Study Island lessons, activities, and reports from any connected mobile device, emphasized officials.

The new lessons will come with easier navigation, and new videos, slide shows and interactive animations that are sure to increase engagement and reinforce academic concepts. Study Island’s new animations will feature interesting characters, for 2nd through 5th grade math and English language arts that will facilitate individualized, self-paced instruction or whole-class instruction on interactive whiteboards.

Study Island ensures that the lessons and activities are designed to suit individual state standards and Common Core State Standards. The lessons offer fun-based and engaging content in math, reading, writing, science and social studies.

Also the real-time reporting on student performance will help teachers to differentiate instructions using a research-based content bank that encompass more than 440,000 unique items which will prepare students for state assessments. The product also includes tools for parent communication and professional development added officials.

In related news a recent report published by education market research firm Simba Information reveals that the highly competitive PreK-12 landscape will go digital soon owing to budget constraints. The study shows that the digital courseware segment will drive the PreK-12 school market, growing 34 percent to $1.43 billion by 2014.