ClassLink ClassMate® Winner of SIIA CODiE Award
Best Classroom Management Solution
Clifton, NJ, May 13, 2009 – ClassLink, creator of multiple award winning educational technology products, is pleased to announce that their industry leading ClassMate management software for Career and Technical Education received the CODiE Award for Best Classroom Management Solution. ClassLink education solutions have won three CODiE Awards and earned seven finalist honors in the last two years. The prestigious CODiE Awards are the only peer-reviewed awards in the industry.
ClassLink ClassMate is the only student administration and curriculum management software exclusively designed for Career and Technical Education. Developed in partnership with career and technical administrators, teachers, and counselors, ClassMate features a wide array of functionality to help establish standardized policies and procedures within an organization. ClassMate provides CTE schools the ability to organize and analyze student performance, assessment, and curriculum mapping data.
“At ClassLink, we believe in building and supporting products that evolve with what customers want. That path of continuous listening and continuous improvement is a tough road to travel for sure, but ultimately it delivers the best odds for success,” states Berj Akian, ClassLink CEO.
SIIA and industry partners recognized more than 70 nation’s best software, digital content and education products on the evening of May 5th, during a celebration at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. All finalists were reviewed by a panel of expert judges in this most rigorous and sought-after award competition.
“Now, more than ever, information technology is playing a vital role in fostering American innovation and providing a powerful economic engine,” said SIIA President Ken Wasch. “We should not only congratulate these winners, but we should keep a close eye on them. These are the products and businesses that will help ensure our country maintains its leadership in the global information economy.”
About ClassLink
Founded in 1998, ClassLink’s mission is to empower educators to improve learning through innovative systems and services. ClassLink has a proven record of delivering high quality technology solutions designed to meet the unique needs of the K-12 instructional setting. Engineered for students and teachers, ClassLink’s products are simple to use yet help raise student achievement by providing anytime anywhere learning access. ClassLink solutions provide administrators tracking and usage information to allow for informed decision making which lowers the overall cost of technology.
ClassLink LaunchPad™ delivers 24/7 access to a school's full array of instructional software resources from any computer in the school, community and from home. ClassLink ClassMate is the only student administration and curriculum management software designed for Career and Technical Education. ClassLink Inquiry™ provides administrators with comprehensive and customizable real-time software and hardware utilization reports. With an extreme commitment toward customer satisfaction, ClassLink continually partners with its customers.
About SIIA and CODiE Awards
Established in 1986, the CODiE Awards is the longest-running awards program in the software and information industry. For 24 years, SIIA CODiE Awards have remained the leading honor for the software and information industry's finest products and services. The program acknowledges the industry’s most innovative products and services through a combination of journalist and peer review. CODiE Awards judges work to identify the "best-of-the-best" from literally hundreds of nominees.
The Software & Information Industry Association is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to more than 750 leading software and information companies.