Archipelago Learning's Study Island Receives eSchool Media's 2012 Readers' Choice Award in the K-12 Category

By Calvin Azuri, TMCnet Contributor

Archipelago Learning’s Study Island is the winner of eSchool Media’s 2012 Readers’ Choice Award in the K-12 category. Study Island is a program that functions as an Internet-based medium of instruction grounded in individual state testing standards.

From all across North America, educators and administrators nominate their favorite educational technology products or services. In all, almost 1,400 nominations were received. Each of the prize-winning products and/or services was placed into one of three categories: K-12, Higher Education and Honorable Mention.

In release, Tim McEwen, President and CEO of Archipelago Learning, said, “The Study Island team is thrilled to receive this validation from our customers. We work hard to ensure a fun and engaging experience for students and provide the tools necessary for teachers to meet their yearly goals. It’s wonderful to be recognized by the people who use our products on a daily basis.”

eSchool Media publishes eSchool News, eCampus News and eClassroom News are and the 2012 Readers' Choice Awards Report was featured in January issues of each of these three publications. This report is also available on each of the eSchool Media publication websites. This special supplement is a complete showcase on the prize winning products and their services. It also includes viewpoints from readers as well as visitors on why each entry deserves a mention.

Archipelago Learning is a subscription-based, software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider in the field of education products. Their products are utilized by more than 14 million students in approximately 37,600 schools based in the USA, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Study Island is a digital supplemental solution that works as a support system to help K-12 students gain mastery over their grade-level academic standards in a fun way.