Archipelago Learning Wins SIIA CODiE Award for Best Student Assessment Solution

Archipelago Learning, a PLATO Learning company and leading subscription-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider of education solutions, has won the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) CODiE Award for Best Student Assessment Solution. Study Island is a web-based instruction, practice, and learning program built from individual state standards used by thousands of students, educators and administrators internationally.

SIIA, the principal trade association for the software and digital content industries, announced Study Island 5.0 as one of 29 CODiE Award winners in the education technology category. Study Island 5.0 included the release of flash animations, new games, enhanced customer reporting, and mobile optimization. An SIIA CODiE Award win is regarded as an especially prestigious honor because each award winner is selected by a combination of educators and SIIA members-company peers

"We're honored to be awarded a CODiE for the Best Student Assessment Solution," said Ray Lowry, Archipelago Learning's Chief Technology Officer overseeing the release of Study Island 5.0. "Study Island supports educators, and helps them identify each student's unique needs and capabilities."

"This year's winners reflect excellence and vision," noted SIIA Vice President for the Education Division, Karen Billings. "I'm proud to congratulate them on the success of their applications, platforms, and products."

ISTE 2012 NEWS: Archipelago Learning Previews EdIslands Study Island Interface

Archipelago Learning, a PLATO Learning company, previewed EdIslands Portal and a new user interface for Study Island at the International Society for Technology Education (ISTE) 2012 in San Diego.
The new Study Island user interface offers simplified navigation, more streamlined reporting, and intuitive icons.

The EdIslands Portal is a new site offering schools single sign-on access to Archipelago Learning’s full suite of subscription-based, software-as-a-service (SaaS) products. As a product hub, the EdIslands Portal will give educators and students quick access to their purchased products, including:

• Study Island, a K-12 instruction, practice and learning program built from individual state and Common Core standards;
• EducationCity, a Pre-K-6th grade teaching and learning resource mapped to individual state standards;
• Reading Eggs, a comprehensive supplemental literacy program for early learners in PreK-2nd grade;
• Reading Eggspress, an advanced supplemental literacy program for 2nd-6th graders;
• ESL ReadingSmart, a learning environment designed to accelerate English language development for English language learners in grades 4-12; and
• ESL ReadingMate, an individualized reading intervention program that prepares students in grades 4-12 to read at grade level.

EdIslands Portal will allow school and district program administrators to import students through a single point of entry for all of their Archipelago products.

Both the EdIslands Portal and new Study Island user interface will be available later this fall.